In a series of nine short videos, Dr. Colin Coates of Andor introduces EMCCD (Electron - Multiplying Charged Coupled Device) technology.
The demonstration uses a camera from the iXon Ultra series (model 897) illuminated by an LED-based source:
EMCCD camera Andor iXon Ultra 897 Back illuminated EMCCD
- QE > 90% 512 x 512 @ 56 fps (Crop mode - 11,000 fps)
- TE cooling -80 °C (Air)
- Pixel size 16 x 16 μm
1. iXon Ultra Introduction (iXon Ultra 897 camera parameters)
2. Applying EM Gain (Demonstration of very low light intensity imaging using EM (Electron Multiplying) Gain as a key parameter of EM CCD cameras - comparison with image obtained without EM Gain using CCD - charge-coupled device part of the sensor)
3. 17 MHz Mode (Maximum scan rate at full resolution)
4. ROI and Crop Mode (Maximum achievable scanning speeds with sensor size limitation. The difference between limiting the sensor size via ROI and Crop mode.
5. Minimizing CIC (Adjusting the vertical pixel shift rate to reduce noise caused by a phenomenon called Clock induced charge)
6. OptAcquire (Introducing OptAcquire's customized sensing modes for specific applications such as: achieving maximum sensing speed, sensitivity and speed, photon counting, and more)
7. Count Convert (Relationship between the photons incident on the sensor and their digital count units)
8. Spurious Noise Filter (Demonstration of the operation of a background noise suppression filter based on various mathematical algorithms)
9. iXon Ultra Connections (Description of the possibilities of connecting the camera to a workstation and other devices)