Acuros eSWIR Camera

Acuros® CQD® extended SWIR (eSWIR) cameras provide high-resolution imaging and sensing capabilities utilizing a CQD sensor array with an extended shortwave infrared spectral response spanning 400 nm to 2100 nm. These cameras share a common feature set with the standard Acuros cameras. They come with the same resolution options, well depths, and camera features.

The extended SWIR photodiodes that SWIR Vision System builds for these sensors have room temperature dark current densities in the 5 nA/cm² range. This results in excellent noise performance without the deep cooling found in traditional extended SWIR cameras made with extended InGaAs, InSb, HgCdTe, or Type II Superlattice detectors.

The family of Acuros cameras is available in a variety of Acuros sensor sizes:

– 6.3 MP, 3064 x 2040 format sensor
– 4.2 MP, 2040 x 2040 format sensor
– 2.1 MP, 1920 x 1080 format sensor
– 1.2 MP, 1280 x 1024 format sensor
– VGA, 640 x 512 format sensor

Competitor InGaAs sensors, such as the Sony IMX990, cannot typically extend their responsivity beyond 1700nm, nor can InGaAs sensors practically achieve full-HD capability in any wavelength band. Mercury Cadmium Telluride (HgCdTe) extended SWIR cameras are lower resolution than CQD cameras, are prohibitively expensive, and require bulky, multi-stage cooling systems. World-class detectivity and dark noise performance for cameras operating in this band are achieved at room temperature. Broadband sensitivity and low noise are achieved via a matured engineering process with the company’s Acuros CQD quantum dot materials. The Acuros CQD eSWIR cameras with single-stage thermo-electric coolers (TECs) exhibit sensitivity superior to most traditional epitaxial infrared sensors in the 1600 – 2000nm band.

All Acuros eSWIR cameras have an EAR-99 export classification which requires no license for export globally. This makes them the ideal choice for integration in global, multinational supply chains and manufacturing operations.

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Camera Model	Image	Doc	Resolution	Megapixel	Interface	TEC	Shutter	Max Frame Rate	Pixel Pitch (µm)	Spectral Response	Lens Mounts
Acuros® 640 GigE 002 eSWIR Camera		PDF	640 x 512	0.33	GigE	TEC	Global	270 fps	15 x 15	400-2000nm	C,F, M-42 @ C
Acuros® 640 USB 002 eSWIR Camera		PDF	640 x 512	0.33	USB	TEC	Global	270 fps	15 x 15	400-2000nm	C,F, M-42 @ C
Acuros® 1280 GigE 002 eSWIR Camera		PDF	1280 x 1024	1.31	GigE	TEC	Global	88 fps	15 x 15	400-2000nm	C,F, M-42 @ C
Acuros® 1280 USB 002 eSWIR Camera		PDF	1280 x 1024	1.31	USB	TEC	Global	88 fps	15 x 15	400-2000nm	C,F, M-42 @ C
Acuros® 1920 GigE 002 eSWIR Camera		PDF	1920 x 1080	2.07	GigE	TEC	Global	58 fps	15 x 15	400-2000nm	F, M-42 @ C
Acuros® 1920 USB 002 eSWIR Camera		PDF	1920 x 1080	2.07	USB	TEC	Global	58 fps	15 x 15	400-2000nm	F, M-42 @ C
Acuros® 4 SWIR Camera		PDF	2040 x 2040	4.2	10GigE & CoaXPress	TEC	Global	100 fps	7 x 7	400-2100nm	C, M-42 @ C
Acuros® 6 SWIR Camera		PDF	3064 x 2040	6.3	10GigE & CoaXPress	TEC	Global	100 fps	7 x 7	400-2100nm	C, M-42 @ C
Acuros® GO Handheld Camera			3064 x 2040	6.3	USB-C	TEC	Global	30 fps	7 x 7	400-2000nm	C, M-42 @ C
Acuros® SWIR Cameras		WEB	1920 x 1080	0.33 to 6.3	USB & GigE	TEC	Global	58 – 270 fps	15 x 15	400-2000nm	C,F, M-42 @ C
Acuros® CQD® L-Series Cameras		WEB	1920 x 1080	0.33 to 2.07	USB & GigE	TEC	Global	58 – 270 fps	15 x 15	400-2000nm

CQD® Sensors

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Sensor Technology

Swir Lenses

Dozens of SWIR lenses that have been designed for use with SWIR cameras are available.

SWIR Lenses