Re: Looking for vidicon camera with enhanced S1 or similar 1.2-1.6 micron viewing


sdswartz@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
While this is in no way a cheap camera, Hamamatsu still make IR cameras
using their N2606 vidicon tube which has significant response out to
longer then two microns. I think this was the tube used in the old
electro-physics cameras. I guess if you google hamamatsu, vidicon and
N2606 something may show up.

Stephen Swartz

N2606-6 looks to be what I want, runs out to 2.2 u
lead sulfide or lead oxysulfide vidicon.


Options so far after a day of Google, google Groups and Ebay:
Am I missing anything?

Edmund upconversion phosphor disk gadget, very nonlinear response vs
wavelength curve. Lousy resolution. 800$ + your own camera.

Electrophysics 7215 camera , about 2K-5K used.

Hammatsu 2606 2K-11K used -> new
Note Two few 99$ specials untested on Ebay claiming to be IR, but
with older numbers I cant trace.

Cohu clone of 2606 "" ""

Sony hyper had exview enhanced IR CCD, some tiny response at 1.3 ,
nothing at 1.5
( 120$. at supercircuits, got one in the lab already, .001 lux. )

Indigo - Alpha - InGaAS CCD very nice but megabucks

Sensors Unlimited, InGaAs CCD very nice but megabucks

Xenix, InGaAs Array with cmos logic, new product, not out there.

Spiricon Phosphor Coated CCD, 3K$ or more
Edmund Coated CCD, " " 2K.$

Intensified CCD with special cathode. 12K$

pyroelectric vidicon, couldnt find one anywhere.

Russian RIA-15 Gen I intensifier (like a 99$ night owl) with
enhanced IR cathode ~600.
Claims to cover 1350-1550 for telecom. Some sort of doped S1 cathode


And my own crazy idea, a Nipkow disk on each end of a double ended
motor with InGaAs pin diode or TE cooled InSB detector at one end and
a led at the other. very hard to interface,.no vertical resolution,
(Just joking! but I might build one as I have the sensor)


Steve Roberts

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