UV Cameras for Scientific and Industrial Applications

Axiom Optics provides a comprehensive portfolio of UV Cameras from leading manufacturers, engineered for scientific and industrial applications requiring detection in the ultraviolet spectral range (200 nm to 400 nm). Our offerings include deep-cooled CCDs, Back-Illuminated sCMOS, and Intensified UV technologies. Our experts will ensure you select the optimal sensor for your unique application and budget. Reach out to our technical sales staff for assistance with selection and specifications, including compatible UV optics.

UV Camera Sensor Technologies

• Deep-cooled CCD: Provides extremely low noise and high dynamic range, making it ideal for long-exposure UV imaging and high-resolution UV spectroscopy. These sensors are preferred when maximum sensitivity is required for faint signals.
• Back-illuminated sCMOS: Optimized for high Quantum Efficiency (QE) in the UV range and offers high frame rates. This technology is suited for dynamic, high-speed industrial inspection and scientific UV imaging applications where quick acquisition is necessary.
• Intensified UV Cameras (ICCD/ICMOS): Delivers fast gating capability (microsecond to nanosecond) and high gain. This is necessary for Time-Resolved UV Fluorescence studies, combustion analysis, and any application requiring detection of single photons or high-speed events.
• Deep UV/VUV Systems: These specialized cameras are required for detection below 200 nm (Vacuum UV). They often feature proprietary windows or vacuum compatibility to prevent light absorption by air, making them essential for plasma diagnostics and specialized UV lithography.

Applications for UV Imaging

UV imaging reveals details that are fundamentally indiscernible using visible light, making UV cameras indispensable across various fields:

• Machine vision & Industrial Inspection: UV light can detect features that are indiscernable under visible light. UV light can be used in reflected UV imaging or UV-fluorescence imaging. Working outside the visible spectrum can simplify operations on a factory floor by rejecting all the random ambient light.
• Manufacturing Quality Control: UV cameras can detect defects in manufacturing processes, such as microscopic defects in semiconductor patterns or scratches on metal parts.
• Biology & Life Science: UV-fluorescence imaging can be used to avoid optical crowding of fluorophores by enlarging the available spectrum, thereby increasing the number of objects that can be tagged.
• Art and structures photography: UV cameras can reveal deterioration in art works and structures not detectable under visible light.