Project description
New cameras filming single photons at picoseconds
Imaging technology has advanced rapidly over the last few years. However, new scientific fields require extremely fast cameras that can record data at the resolution of a single photon. The EU-funded gammaCam project aims to develop a novel CMOS camera capable of filming individual photons. The CMOS sensor comprises an array of 32x32 pixels and is based on the work of a predecessor project. Within 200 picoseconds, it can record when the photon arrives at the detector, thus creating a stunning resolution. Superfast single-photon cameras can underpin many innovations in fields such as molecular biology and medicine.
Objective
The gammaCam project aims at developing a novel type of camera detecting light at the level of individual photons. It is based on a state of the art CMOS sensor developed in the frame of the SUPERTWIN project. This sensor consists of an array of 32x32 pixels where each has a time resolution of 200 picoseconds and an observation rate of 800 kHz.
A main objective of the project is to identify the various applications for such a camera module and to demonstrate the ability of the sensor to achieve the respective requirements. Finally a market study of the most promising applications will be performed.
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CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
3012 Bern
Switzerland