High-Speed Fluorescence Imaging Camera by Lambert Instruments

The HiCAM is a gated intensified high-speed camera. It has an integrated fiber-optically coupled image intensifier, which offers a unique combination of high speed imaging and increased light sensitivity down to single photon level. Because the HiCAM does not need high-intensity light sources, it is suitable for use in low-light level conditions like fluorescence imaging.

With its gated image intensifier, the camera''s effective exposure time can be reduced. The minimum gate width of 10 ns (FWHM) increases the range of light levels at which the camera can be used. It also eliminates motion blur and enables time-resolved filtering.

The fanless design of the camera minimizes vibrations to ensure sharp images. Very low noise levels are achieved by Peltier cooling the image intensifier. Noise levels are reduced by a factor of up to 100 times as compared to uncooled intensified cameras.

Images are streamed to a computer using a CoaXPress interface. This high-speed interface enables recording times limited only by hard disk space. Linking the camera to a framegrabber with on-board FPGA enables realtime analysis of the streamed data.