PCO: pco.edge 10 bi CLHS sCMOS camera

The pco.edge 10 bi CLHS is described by PCO as a next-level sCMOS camera, with imaging performance features that make it suitable for applications in microscopy, life science and physical science. Due to its back-illuminated image sensor, the camera has a quantum efficiency of up to 85% with broad spectrum out to NIR. The sensor incorporates microlenses and full pixel height deep trench isolation for crosstalk suppression, resulting in good MTF. Further, the camera provides a large image circle by using a high-resolution 10.5 MP image sensor with a square pixel size of 4.6 µm. A low dark current and readout noise of 0.8 electrons are achieved by thermal stabilisation and active cooling of the sensor. Moreover, the sensor technology enables reduction of the noise peak and tail in addition, which makes it comparable to the noise behaviour of CCD sensors. Together with a high full well capacity, this leads to a dynamic range of 25,000:1. The camera offers high frame rates of up to 120 fps and transmission via a fibre-optic link.