Photon etc.‘s Alize 1.7 infrared camera is a high-end, scientific grade, 640 x 512 pixels resolution, InGaAs camera that marries performance with reliability. It has low noise levels, high efficiency, and a rapid frame rate compatible with an external trigger.
The Alizé 1.7 is a SWIR scientific grade camera, with an InGaAs detector that combines performance with reliability. It’s low noise levels, high efficiency, and a rapid frame rate are all made possible by combining Photon etc’s state-of-the-art control electronics and a four-stage thermoelectric cooler (TEC). While maintaining an operating temperature as low as -50 °C, the TEC uses forced air cooling that alleviates the need for a water or liquid nitrogen chiller unit.
The Alizé 1.7 is among the most cost-effective sensitive SWIR InGaAs cameras on the market.
| Alize 1.7x | Alize 1.7s | ||||
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| Focal Plane Array (FPA) | InGaAs | InGaAs | |||
| FPA size (px) | 640 x 512 | 640 x 512 | |||
| Pixel size (μm) | 15 | 15 | |||
| Spectral range (QE > 10%) | 0.45 – 1.70 µm at 25 °C | 0.95 – 1.70 μm at 25 °C 0.91 – 1.63 μm at -50 °C |
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| FPA operating temperature | -50 °C | -50 °C | |||
| Dark Current (sensor at -50 °C) | Target at 21 °C: < 450 (Typ. ~300) ē/px/s | Target at 21 °C: < 600 (Typ. ~385) ē/px/s | |||
| High | Low | High | Med | Low | |
| Typical gain setting (ē/adu) | 2.67 | 47.5 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 89 |
| Typical readout noise (ē) | 22 | 125 | 35 | 75 | 315 |
| Typical full well capacity (kē) | 8.5 | 230 | 27 | 110 | 1400 |
| Readout modes | CDS | ITR | CDS ITR, CDS IWR, IMRO IWR | ||
| Frame rate in CameraLink™ (fps) | 105 | 210 | Up to 240 full frame 1900 for a 128×128 ROI | ||
| Frame rate in USB 3.0 (fps) | 110 | 220 | Up to 250 full frame 1900 for a 128×128 ROIM | ||
| Integration time range | 1 µs – 16 s | 100 µs – 14 m | 1 µs – 70 s | 1 µs – 4 m | 1 µs – 15 m |
| Digitization (bits) | 13 | 14 | |||
| Peak responsivity | 1.1 A/W at 1660 nm | 1.0 A/W at 1550 nm | |||
| Quantum efficiency | > 70% 0.95 – 1.67 μm at 25 °C > 70% 0.89 – 1.62 μm at -50 °C |
> 70% 1.00 – 1.65 μm at 25 °C > 70% 0.95 – 1.56 μm at -50 °C |
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| Typical operability/td> | 99.9% | > 99.5% | |||
| Cooling | TEC 4 stages, forced air | TEC 4 stages, forced air | |||
| Cooldown time | < 10 minutes | < 10 minutes | |||
| Ambient temperature range | 10 °C to 35 °C | 10 °C to 35 °C | |||
| Cold shield acceptance | F/1.4 | F/1.4 | |||
| Software | PHySpec™ control and analysis for Windows10 – 64-bits, SDK (C++, Python) | ||||
| Computer interface | CameraLink™ or USB 3.0 | CameraLink™ or USB 3.0 | |||
| External control | Trigger IN / OUT | Trigger IN / OUT | |||
| Power consumption on 12VDC (W) | 39 (typ. 23) | Max. 58 (typ. steady-state 34) | |||
| Dimensions | 169 mm x 130 mm x 97 mm | 169 mm x 130 mm x 97 mm | |||
| Weight | 2.9kg | 2.9kg | |||
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