COSMOS™

COSMOS™ is the only large format, high performance CMOS camera designed and manufactured entirely within a single source. With LACera™ technology, COSMOS offers superior sensitivity, large imaging area, low noise and fast frame rate.

  • 0.7 e- read noise
  • Up to 50 fps full frame
  • > 90% quantum efficiency
  • Up to 8k x 8k sensor sizes
  • Deep-cooled for low dark current

Typical applications:

See what parameters of COSMOS are beneficial for for a wide range of ground-based observational astronomy applications
COSMOS camera applications

Key Capabilities

COSMOS camera sensitivity curveUnbeatable Sensitivity

Due to back-illumination, the COSMOS achieves near-perfect light collection, achieving over 90% peak quantum efficiency. With minimal 0.7  e- read noise and 0.05 e-/p/s dark current, COSMOS is able to detect the weakest of signals.

COSMOS camera, large format without compromiseLarge Format Without Compromise

The challenge of CMOS cameras has been maintaining performance when scaling to larger formats; in particular offering the combination of speed and low noise architecture. COSMOS delivers deep-cooled, low-noise performance on a multi-megapixel scale with global shutter, 18-bit readout, and glow reduction technology.

COSMOS camera with true global shutterTrue Global Shutter

Electronic global shutter devices are often necessary for the capture of fast-moving objects. This is achieved on CMOS through the addition of a “storage area” within each pixel. However, global shutters on back-illuminated CMOS devices were not previously possible due to parasitic light artifacts.

The COSMOS has a redesigned pixel structure allowing for back-illumination alongside a global shutter. This redesign also minimizes parasitic light sensitivity, providing both the best sensitivity and artefact-free imaging.

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