Symphony II CCD Detectors

Overview

The Symphony® II line of CCD detectors is a family of array detectors from HORIBA Scientific, the world leader in optical spectroscopy. Because of their unique combination of outstanding sensitivity, high speed, low noise, ruggedness and durability, all in compact and economical packages, these array detectors have totally revolutionized spectroscopic detection with the ultimate performance for a wide range of spectroscopic applications.

CCD for Spectroscopy

HORIBA Scientific offers a complete line of superior Symphony II CCD detectors that are dedicated to scientific and spectroscopic applications. All detectors in this family use high quality, full-frame, scientific-grade CCD sensors from various major chip-manufacturers. HORIBA Scientific works very closely with these manufacturers to specify and design these chips in order to make them ideally suited for spectroscopic and scientific applications.

In these applications, the most appropriate CCD detection system depends upon the specific application itself. In general the optimum choice of a CCD detector will depend upon:

  • The wavelength range of interest.
  • The anticipated signal or light levels.
  • The required spectral coverage and resolution.

These parameters in turn will determine the type of chip (best quantum efficiency, QE), the type of cooling the detector uses, the overall active sensor area, and the individual pixel size. In addition to these operating parameters, other important experimental factors include the required dynamic range of the measurements and the desired speed of data-acquisition.

HORIBA Scientific currently offers a wide selection of cooling options for our CCD detectors:

  • Liquid-nitrogen-cooling Symphony II Detectors
  • Four-stage thermoelectric-cooled Synapse Detectors

Features

All HORIBA Scientific CCD detectors include a 16-bit ADC with 20 kHz to 1 MHz readout rates and software-selectable gain. A USB 2.0 interface provides 100% data integrity, ensuring against transmission errors.

With these full CCD packages, HORIBA Scientific offers the best detectors designed for milliseconds to hours of integration time for spectroscopic measurements.

Benefits

  • Extensive choice of Scientific Grade 1 CCD chips
  • High sensitivity
  • Ultra low noise
  • High speed
  • Easy trigger operation
  • Compatible with most spectrographs
  • Optimized for spectroscopy
  • Fully automated with SynerJY® software
  • LabVIEWTM VIs and SDK available

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Specifications

Select the best CCD detector for your needs:

Chip Size

Type

LN Cooling

1024x256

OE

Datasheet

1024x256

FIVS

Datasheet

1024x256

FIUV

Datasheet

1024x256

BIVS

Datasheet

1024x256

BIUV

Datasheet

1024x256

BIDD

Datasheet

2048x512

FIVS

Datasheet

2048x512

FIUV

Datasheet

2048x512

BIVS

Datasheet

2048x512

BIUV

Datasheet

Key to table codes

Chip Size = Pixels wide x Pixels high

FIVS = Front Illuminated

FIUV = Lumogen Coated (UV enhancement)

BIVS = Back Illuminated (back thinned)

BIUV = Back Illuminated (back thinned) UV coating

OE = Open Electrode

FIDD = Front Illuminated Deep Depletion

BIDD = Back Illuminated Deep Depletion

Cooling = LN for Liquid Nitrogen