The cryogenically cooled NIRvana® LN is unbeatable on sensitivity. For the faintest samples and the longest exposures, the LN can deliver exposure times of 60+ minutes.
- 850 – 1550nm SWIR / NIR-II
- Most sensitive SWIR camera
- 15e- Read Noise
- 10e- Dark Current
Key Features
If it can be seen, you can see it with the NIRvana LN.
When your sample can barely be detected, sometimes a ‘long stare’ is your only option.
The NIRvana® LN represents the pinnacle of SWIR sensitivity. Thanks to our liquid nitrogen cooling technology, the NIRvana® LN offers the longest noise-free exposure times in SWIR with only 10e-/p/s of dark current. Combined with only 15e- of read noise and high QE, this camera can detect the previously undetectable.
Cryogenic Cooling for Unbeatable Long Exposure Performance
With liquid nitrogen cooling, the NIRvana® LN can handle exposure times of over an hour. What’s more, the cooling stability can be maintained over more than 30 hours on one liquid nitrogen fill for consistency over long term experiments.
Added to this is our lifetime vacuum guarantee for unparalleled reliability.
Live monitoring and real-time adjustment during long exposures
During exposure times of up to an hour, how can you make sure that you’re only capturing the light you want to capture? The NIRvana® LN has a unique capability: Non-Destructive Read Out allows you to periodically check what the camera has captured during the elapse of one single long exposure, without resetting the collected signal. Never come back to overexposed images again.
Minimise Scene Noise
SWIR photons are everywhere. A significant source of unwanted noise in SWIR imaging is infrared photons from around the sample. The NIRvana® LN features a proprietary cold shield, which blocks photons you don’t want, improving image quality.
Family Specifications
| Imaging array | 640 x 512 pixels |
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| Pixel size | 20 μm x 20 μm |
| Sensor image area | 12.8 mm x 10.24 mm |
NIRvana Family Features
Large Pixel Size Delivers High Sensitivity
We don’t just have lower noise – we collect more photons too. With larger pixel area comes greater light detection ability. The 20 μm pixels of the NIRvana® family collect 80% more light than 15 μm pixel cameras, and 4 times as much light as 10 μm pixel cameras.
Proven Scientific Performance
With Scientific SWIR Imaging comes unique challenges. Building on two decades of experience, our NIRvana® range of cameras is designed to solve them. NIRvana® has a peerless scientific pedigree with 10 publications in Nature journals using NIRvana® cameras since 2017.
See our Research Stories for an insight into the dozens of publications using our cameras.
The NIRvana® range of SWIR cameras provide a superlative performance for low-light imaging that has to be seen to be believed. Why not book a demonstration to see what the NIRvana range can do for you.
Imaging and Spectroscopy in One Powerful Software
Powerful and intuitive software with built-in math engine allows for the complete control of cameras and spectrographs, with real-time image analysis and spectral data.
LightField software provides seamless integration of hardware controls and direct data acquisition into programmes such as Python, National Instruments’ LabVIEW® and MathWorks’ MATLAB®. This software also fully supports IntelliCal automated wavelength and intensity calibration.
Easy Integration with Linux, C++, Python…
Our software support doesn’t end there. Our PICam SDK offers C++ integration and extensive documentation, and is fully supported in Linux.
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Customer Stories
Stories from current researchers using our cameras and spectrometers to further enhance their research.
Research Stories
Featured stories of exciting research using our cameras and spectrometers.
Published Research
Compilation of published research achieved using our cameras and spectrometers.
