pco.edge 9.4bi - sCMOS Microscopy Camera with Photon Counting Sensitivity
The new pco.edge 9.4 bi CLHS from Excelitas is the ideal camera for delivering exceptional imaging for advanced imaging applications in microscopy, life sciences, and physical sciences. Applications include lightsheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM/SPIM), structured illumination microscopy (SIM), confocal spinning disk microscopy, dual-image acquisition for spectral analysis, brightfield and fluorescence microscopy, calcium imaging, TIRF, FRET, FRAP, intravital and in-vivo microscopy.
The camera combines exceptional image quality, photon counting sensitivity, and a large image circle to deliver ultra-low readout noise, high resolution and outstanding modulation transfer function (MTF) as the sensor incorporates microlenses and a full pixel height deep trench isolation for crosstalk suppression resulting in an excellent MTF.
Further, the camera provides a large image circle of 21.6mm by using a high-resolution 9.4 MPixel image sensor with a square pixel size of 4.6 µm optimised for lower magnifications and detailed imaging. It is equipped with four CLHS Fiber Optic Link channels which are all aligned in one compact plug and capable of transmitting up to 4.9 GByte/s.
Key specifications and features include excellent photon counting performance enabled by readout noise < 0.3 e⁻ and a high quantum efficiency of up to 85% with a broad spectrum out to NIR. Dual Image Recording is possible as the camera captures two square images side-by-side, supporting image splitting for spectral, HDR, or polarization-based applications.