LINCam

Single photon detection System

Photon counting is the only way to get as much information brought by light as it is physically possible. Here we present the system allowing to detect not only arrival time of individual photons but also a position as straightforward as camera. Standing on the shoulders of night vision technology LINCam allows to extend any simple wide-field microscope to the powerful fluorescence lifetime imaging system.

Acquisition System
Everything one needs for robust and reliable single photon counting in a single box. The acquisition system integrates TDC, analog to digital converters, power suppliers, reference signal constant fraction discriminator and more. Just plug it to an USB 3.0 port, or connect it to the network of your lab and start counting photons.

Acquire a high fidelity stream of single photon events

Spatially

Spatial resolution of 1000*1000 pixels

Temporally

Temporal accuracy of 40ps

Countrate

Record up to 1 MEvent/s

Technical Data

Single photon detector
LINCam
Active area diameter, mm
17
Positional resolution, pixels
1000 × 1000
Temporal resolution, ps FWHM
< 40 (Blue, Aqua), < 45 (Green), < 55 (Red)
Microscope mount
C-mount
Housing dimentions, mm
145 × 78 × 50
Weight, g
500
Cooling
Liquid cooled
Single photon acquisition system
Maximal count rate, MHz
1
Dead time, ns
250
Timing method
FPGA based TDC
Minimum bin width, ps
1
Electrical resolution, ps, FWHM
8.5
Number of bins / Window
100 000 or 100ns
Reference input
Positive or negative NIM
Time tagging resolution, ps
1
Computer interface
USB 3.0, Ethernet
Operating System
Windows (64 Bit), macOS, Linux

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