KAE-02152: Interline Transfer EMCCD Image Sensor, 2.1 MP

The KAE−02152 Image Sensor is a 1080p CCD in a 2/3” optical format that provides increased Quantum Efficiency (particularly for NIR wavelengths) compared to KAE−02150. Each of the sensor’s four outputs includes both a conventional horizontal CCD register and a high gain EMCCD register. Exceptional low light imaging performance is the result.

QE at 820 nm has approximately doubled, enabling enhanced sensitivity without any decrease in the device’s Modulation Transfer Function (MTF). An intra−scene switchable gain feature samples each charge packet on a pixel−by−pixel basis. This enables the camera system to determine, based on a user selectable threshold, whether charge will be routed through the normal gain output or the EMCCD output. Scenes having bright objects in an otherwise dark setting are deftly managed. From sunlight to starlight, a single camera can capture quality images.

A vertical overflow drain structure suppresses image blooming, provides excellent MTF, and enables electronic shuttering for precise exposure control.

KAE−02152 is available in two package configurations: PGA, and PGA with integrated thermoelectric cooler (TEC).