HOOD RIVER, OR – January 12, 2016 – Sierra-Olympic Technologies, supplier of infrared (IR) and thermal imaging components, cameras, and systems solutions for advanced imaging applications, introduces the high-performance 640 x 512 pixel format QI-SCD15-M1 visible-shortwave infrared (SWIR) video camera. The camera is equipped with the unique capability of operating in either a conventional SWIR imaging mode, or in asynchronous laser pulse detection (ALPD) mode. The low-power SWIR VGA camera, with 15 µm x 15 µm pixel size, features excellent sensitivity and integral anti-blooming. It is also compatible with smaller, less expensive optics and supports C-mount or M42-mount shortwave infrared, or other lenses. Designed and manufactured by Quantum Imaging (Colorado Springs, CO), the QI-SCD15-M1 will be showcased at SPIE’s Photonics West, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, February 16-18, 2016 in Sierra-Olympic’s booth # 5340.
When the new QI detector is in ALPD mode, it serves as a 2-dimensional sensor capable of capturing short-duration laser pulses and providing the X-Y position of those pulses in both daytime and night-time operation. Additionally, multiple asynchronous spots can exist simultaneously in the same field of view. These characteristics make the new QI-SCD15-M1 ideal for see-spot operations when detecting 860 nm, 1064 nm, and/or 1550 nm laser spots.
Chris Johnston, president of Sierra-Olympic, explains, “The camera’s ALPD mode is based on frequency rather than a conventional laser-pulse-detection method which is based on intensity. Therefore, the ALPD camera is not affected by bright, sunny conditions, making it a superior and more reliable imaging method on a clear day. Conversely, imagery from a laser-pulse detector based on intensity can be seriously impaired and its performance degraded in similar sunny conditions.”
The QI-SCD15-M1 camera features an indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) sensor that provides extended spectral sensitivity; operating from 0.5 µm to 1.7 µm, it is compatible with a number of illumination sources. Available through Sierra-Olympic in a rugged, industrial miniaturized camera body, the same camera optionally comes in a modular design, the QI-SCD15-FLEX, for applications where space is tight or unusually shaped.
For more information on the QI SWIR cameras, please go to: http://www.sierraolympic.com/products/quantum-imaging-swir. To learn more about Sierra-Olympic Technologies’ wide array of advanced infrared imaging systems, please visit: www.sierraolympic.com.
