InGaAs camera C12741-03-02 | Hamamatsu Photonics

The C12741-03-02 is an InGaAs camera with sensitivity in the near infrared region from 950 nm to 1700 nm.
It has a USB 3.0 interface port which supports 14 bit image acquisition and exposure time adjustment. This makes the C12741-03-02 ideal for use in a wide range of applications including internal inspection of silicon wafers and devices, laser beam alignment and evaluation of solar cells.

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Features
Applications
Software
Specifications
Spectral response
Dimensions

Features

High sensitivity in the near infrared region
Resolution: 640 × 512 pixels
Low noise and high stability with cooling
Frame rate of approx. 60 frames/s

Applications

Inspection of internal defects in Si wafers, chips, and MEMS
Evaluation and analysis of optical communication devices such as IR beam profilers
Evaluation of semicconductor materials such as solar cells
Inspection of food and agricultural products
Moisture detection
Observation of cultural assets

Software

Our software provides the interface to access all of our carefully engineered camera features, from simply setting exposure to orchestrating complex triggering for multidimensional experiments.

Specifications

Product number	C12741-03-02
Imaging device	InGaAs sensor
Effective number of pixels	640 (H) × 512 (V)
Pixel size	20 μm (H) × 20 μm (V)
Effective area	12.8 mm (H) × 10.24 mm (V)
Cooling method	Peltier cooling
Cooling temperature	+10 °C (Forced-air cooled, Ambient temperature: +25 °C)
Frame rate	59.774 frames/s
Digital output	14 bit
Exposure time	16.7 ms to 1 s
External trigger input mode	Edge trigger, Level trigger, Start trigger
Trigger delay function	0 to 1 s in 10 μs steps
Trigger input connector	SMA
Interface	USB 3.0 ^*1, EIA
Image processing functions	Background subtraction, Shading correction
Lens mount	C-mount
Connector	USB 3.0 microB type
Power supply	DC +12 V
Power consumption	Approx. 16 W
Ambient operating temperature	0 ℃ to ＋40 ℃
Ambient operating humidity	30 % to 80 % (with no condensation)
Ambient storage temperature	-10 ℃ to ＋50 ℃
Ambient storage humidity	90 % max. (with no condensation)

*1 Equivalent to USB 3.1 Gen 1

As the characteristics of InGaAs sensor, uneven pattern where the brightness of the pixels is different from surrounding area may appear in the image, depending on the exposure time or ambient temperature.