Raptor News

  1. Raptor Launches Ultrafast And Sensitive EMCCD Camera For Under $25K 9/23/2020

    Raptor Photonics has released the Kestrel, an ultra-fast EMCCD camera, offering single photon sensitivity at KHz frame rates for under $25K.  Using a cooled back-illuminated sensor, it offers ultra-high sensitivity from 350nm to 1100nm with a peak QE of 95% at 600nm.

  2. Imaging Venus With A Scientific SWIR Camera 8/17/2020

    Raptor Photonics has published a new application note based on the work of a German researcher, Dr. Sebastian Voltmer, who has been looking at the inner planet Venus as a Ring next to the sun and how the crescent is getting bigger. He was able to capture the very faint radiation beyond 1000 nm of the surface of Venus thanks to the latest state of the art Ninox 640 II VIS-SWIR camera. 

  3. Raptor Photonics Launches The First SWIR Digital Night Vision Camera 8/5/2020

    Passive digital night vision is now possible with Raptor’s Owl 640 N. With ultra-low readout noise (<18e-) and dark current, the Owl 640 N is the first, state-of-the-art SWIR camera with digital night vision capability.

  4. Raptor Publishes A New Application Note On The Use Of Swir Cameras For Driver Vision Enhancement 7/22/2020

    Raptor Photonics has published a new application note on Driver Vision Enhancement (DVE) highlighting how Raptor SWIR / InGaAs cameras provide a better alternative to passive thermal imaging systems. It shows how SWIR cameras can see through smoke, dust, and fog.

  5. Raptor Launches The OWL 640 T, World's First ½” / VGA Sensor With 10µm VIS-SWIR Response For Under $10k 7/16/2020

    Raptor Photonics has launched the Owl 640T, an InGaAs based camera with 640x512 resolution and a 10µm x 10µm pixel pitch. The Owl 640 T has less than 50 electrons readout noise, with a high intra-scene dynamic range of 69dB that enables simultaneous capture of bright and dark portions of a scene.

  6. Raptor Launches An HD-SDI Version Of The Owl 1280 VIS-SWIR Camera 7/8/2020

    Raptor Photonics has launched an OEM version of the Owl 1280 with Serial Digital Interface (SDI) connectivity for high sensitivity imaging from 600nm-1700nm. The camera produces uncompressed, mono, progressive scan, digital video output to HD-SDI SMPTE-274M 1080p30 standard. SDI connectivity reduces system complexity, maximizes interface bandwidth, and expands the usable operational range.

  7. Raptor Launches The World's First SWaP Optimised ½” / VGA Sensor With VIS-SWIR Response 5/28/2020

    Raptor Photonics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance digital cameras has launched the World’s first SWaP Optimised ½” / VGA sensor with VIS-SWIR Response. With a 10µm x 10µm pixel pitch, the Owl 640 T has less than 50 electrons readout noise, with a high intra-scene dynamic range of 69dB that enables simultaneous capture of bright and dark portions of a scene.

  8. Raptor Photonics Appoints New General Manager 5/27/2020

    Raptor Photonics Ltd, a manufacturer of high-performance SWIR, CCD and EMCCD cameras, has announced that Liam Mulholland joined the company as General Manager. As a key part of Raptor’s growth strategy to expand and pursue new markets, Mulholland will be responsible for directing and managing all day to day business activities and implementing effective business strategies. Mulholland has previously held leadership positions in medical device manufacturer Stryker Inc, and industrial giant Caterpillar Inc.

  9. Raptor Launches The HAWK 252 HD EMCCD Camera 5/1/2019

    Raptor Photonics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance digital cameras has launched an additional member to its family of EMCCD cameras with the Hawk 252, offering HD resolution for surveillance applications.

  10. Raptor Launches The Ninox 1280, A High Resolution, High Sensitivity Cooled VIS-SWIR InGaAs Camera 1/23/2018

    Raptor Photonics, a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance digital cameras has launched an additional member to its family of Visible SWIR cameras with the Ninox 1280, offering HD resolution for high end scientific and astronomy applications. Using a 1280 x 1024 InGaAs sensor from SCD, cooled to -15°C, the Ninox 1280 offers visible extension from 0.4µm to 1.7µm to enable high sensitivity imaging. It will offer less than 40 electrons readout noise combined with one of the lowest dark current readings on the market.  The camera will offer ultra-high intrascene dynamic range of 69dB enabling simultaneous capture of bright & dark portions of a scene.