Researchers at Specialised Imaging have been supplied with an 8-channel optical module to enable UV imaging at ultra-high speed.
Utilising a SIM ultra-high speed framing camera, the UV optical module and UV ICCD enables the system to optimally operate in the 230-240nm region which allowed scientists to study phenomena that emit UV radiation during the initial phase.
Mark Pontin, managing director of Resolve Optics, believes: “The key to the success of the UV optics module are the novel beam splitters that allow significant throughput in the target wavelength range. Resolve Optics designs optical elements out of fused silica or UV grade calcium fluoride to provide the best possible transmission in the UV range.”
The company uses proprietary UV antireflection multi-layer coatings on its range to achieve a spectral coverage of 200 to 600nm and it quotes a greater than 99% transmission per surface.
Additionally, the Specialised Imaging (SI) SIM range of cameras is capable of capturing up to 32 images at 1 billion frames-per-second and SI state it can also capture visual data from the most fleeting phenomena such as corona from a pre-steamer within electrical discharge studies.
