Products: NIRvana SWIR InGaAs Cameras
NIR / SWIR Cameras Designed by Scientists,
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Every day, Princeton Instruments NIRvana systems facilitate revolutionary research in leading labs around the world. These compact cameras possess all the essential features for tackling demanding, low-light-level NIR / SWIR imaging and spectroscopy applications.
Widely recognized as a no-compromise camera platform, high-performance NIRvana systems are engineered for applications such as those involving NIR astronomy or photon-starved nanotube / quantum dot fluorescence.
NIRvana has received praise from many customers.
NIRvana InGaAs cameras have set the standard as invaluable tools for highly challenging applications, including:
InGaAs 640 x 512, 20 µm pixel sensor delivers:
Large field of view
High dynamic range
LN cooled camera for highest sensitivity
- TE cooled camera for high frame rate and flexibility
Sensitive in 0.9 um to 1.7 µm SWIR wavelength range:
Coverage for wide variety of applications
- > 85% QE between 0.95 um to 1.5 um range
Thermoelectrically cooled to -85º C using PI unique vacuum technology delivers:
Deep cooling to -85º C with air
Lowest dark noise in it's class
Allows up to minutes of integration time
Integrated cold shield limit ambient thermal background
- Maintenance free operation
High-speed GigE interface provides:
Industry standard computer interface without need for additional hardware
Seamless plug-and-play connectivity with the latest desktops and laptops
- True 16-bit data transfer at 2MHz, 5MHz and 10MHz readout speeds
Powerful imaging and spectroscopy software available:
Powerful, intuitive user interface provides complete control of PI cameras and spectrographs.
Built-in math engine to analyze image and spectral data in real-time.
- Universal programming interface - PICAM (64 bit) - for easy custom programming.
- Seamless integration of hardware controls and direct data acquisition into National Instruments' LabVIEW and MathWorks' MATLAB.
NIRvana camera model comparison and datasheets
|Model||Imaging Array||Pixel Size||Wavelength||Peak QE||Temperature|
|NIRvana: LN||640 x 512 InGaAs||20 x 20||900 - 1550 nm||~75%||-190° C|
|NIRvana: 640||640 x 512 InGaAs||20 x 20||900 - 1700 nm||~85%||-85° C|
|NIRvana: 640ST||640 x 512 InGaAs||20 x 20||900 - 1700 nm||~85%||-65° C|
Export License information: Export of NIRvana (2D InGaAs FPA camera) outside United States of America is subject to all applicable export
Small Animal Imaging
For small-animal imaging in the NIR II / SWIR range, Princeton Instruments recommends the NIRvana:640 camera. We designed this 16-bit camera specifically for scientific research applications that require superb linearity and excellent near-infrared sensitivity.
Astronomical imaging can be broadly divided into two categories: (1) steady-state imaging, in which long exposures are required to capture ultra-low-light-level objects, and (2) time-resolved photometry, in which integration times range from milliseconds to a few seconds.
Singlet Oxygen Imaging
Singlet oxygen, the first excited state of molecular oxygen, is a highly reactive species that plays an important role in a wide range of biological processes, including cell signaling, immune response, macromolecule degradation, and elimination of neoplastic tissue during photodynamic therapy.
Nanotechnology helps scientists and engineers create faster electronics as well as ultrastrong and extremely light structural materials.
Deeply Cooled, Scientific InGaAs Cameras Facilitate NIR-II / SWIR Imaging for Drug Discovery / Small-Animal Research
The Utilization of Materials Such as SWNTs, Rare-earth–doped Phosphors, and Quantum Dots in Concert with Deeply Cooled, Scientific InGaAs Cameras Holds Great Promise for the Future of In Vivo Optical Iimaging Applications in the NIR-II / SWIR Range
Real-Time Imaging of Singlet Oxygen via Innovative Microspectroscopy Instrument
New Two-Dimensional InGaAs Detector Thermoelectrically Cooled to –85°C Facilitates Scientific Research
Ultra-High-Sensitivity, Deeply Cooled InGaAs Cameras for Ground-Based Astronomy in the NIR-II / SWIR
Ground-based observations in the J and H astronomical bands can be improved by utilizing scientific InGaAs cameras from Princeton Instruments.
Scientific NIR-II/ SWIR Cameras Enable Femtosecond Frequency Comb Vernier Spectroscopy
New, Deeply Cooled InGaAs Cameras Provide Ultrahigh Sensitivity for Key Spectral Range
Solar cell inspection via photoluminescence imaging in the NIR/SWIR
Scientific-grade, deep-cooled, large-format InGaAs FPA cameras such as the NIRvana from Princeton Instruments will enable researchers to observe photoluminescence emission at longer wavelengths and rapidly obtain more detailed information about defects within multicrystalline silicon solar cells.
Scientific NIR-II-SWIR Cameras for Advanced Imaging and Spectroscopy Applications
NIRvana InGaAs cameras are ideal for many leading-edge NIR-II / SWIR applications, including semiconductor failure analysis, solar cell inspection, nondestructive testing, astronomy, small animal imaging, and singlet oxygen detection.
Articles Published Using PI Equipment
Dynamic control of light emission faster than the lifetime limit using VO2 phase-change
This proof-of-concept demonstration shows how integration with phase-change materials can transform widespread phosphorescent materials into high-speed optical sources that can be integrated in monolithic nanoscale devices for both free-space and on-chip communication.
Quantifying and controlling the magnetic dipole contribution to 1.5-µm light emission in erbium-doped yttrium oxide
NIRvana SWIR/NIR camera and IsoPlane 320 spectrograph are instrumenatal in recent groundbreaking research.
Cell Membrane Proteins Modulate the Carbon Nanotube Optical Bandgap via Surface Charge Accumulation
NIRvana 640 SWIR/NIR camera and IsoPlane 320 are integral parts of the experimental setup in cell adhesion research involving carbon nanotubes.
X-ray-Induced Shortwave Infrared Biomedical Imaging Using Rare- Earth Nanoprobes
Princeton Instruments NIRvana 640 SWIR InGaAs cameras is used as part of the experimental setup to image biological structures.
Sensitive method for measuring third order nonlinearities in compact dielectric and hybrid plasmonic waveguides
Researchers at University of Sydney, UCal Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore Labs incorporate the IsoPlane and NIRvana to demonstrate a sensitive method for the nonlinear optical characterization of micrometer long waveguides, and apply it to typical silicon-on-insulator nanowires and to hybrid plasmonic waveguides.
Learn more about the world's first research grade, deep cooled InGaAs focal plane array (FPA) camera for short-wave, near infrared (SWIR/NIR) imaging and spectroscopy.
Download operation manuals for Princeton Instruments cameras, spectrometers, and accessories from our ftp site.
LightField 64-bit software - trial download
Download a 45-day free trial of Princeton Instruments' Revolutionary 64-bit data acquisition package for spectroscopy and imaging.
Introduction to Scientific InGaAs FPA Cameras
Working in the near infrared (NIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR) regions of the spectrum offers researchers several advantages, such as the abilities to circumvent unwanted fluorescence backgrounds and to probe more deeply into sample surfaces.
Award-winning imaging spectrographs with superior performance over Czerny-Turner traditional designs, available with 203 mm and 320 mm focal length designs.
Ground breaking software to control your Princeton Instruments systems. It's like nothing you have ever experienced!
High value, dependable industry standard series of spectrographs and monochromators for a variety of applications.
This InGaAs detector offers 16-bit digitization and leads the industry with the fastest spectral rate and lowest system read noise.
Compact liquid circulator for deep-cooled cameras for efficient cooling.
Allows remote operation of GigE cameras from the host PC located up to 550 meters away