CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) cameras are widely used in scientific and industrial imaging applications where low noise, high sensitivity, and stable, repeatable performance are critical. Compared to standard CMOS sensors, scientific CCD cameras are often preferred for applications requiring long exposure times, precise photometric measurements, and excellent uniformity across the sensor.
Pembroke Instruments supplies a range of scientific CCD cameras optimized for spectroscopy, laboratory imaging, industrial inspection, and research environments. Available configurations include deep-cooled CCD cameras for low-light operation, vacuum-compatible detectors for UV and X-ray applications, and compact CCD systems designed for OEM integration. Key performance parameters such as quantum efficiency, read noise, pixel size, cooling method, and spectral response vary by model and are critical to proper system selection.
CCD cameras remain an effective solution for applications where image quality, dynamic range, and measurement stability take priority over maximum frame rate. The CCD camera comparison table below provides an overview of available models and specifications, with links to detailed technical information to assist engineers and researchers in selecting the most appropriate CCD camera for their application.
Low Noise CCD Camera for Imaging and Spectroscopy
Based on a unique platform concept, Greateyes is a product family of scientific CCD cameras for imaging and spectroscopy in the X-Ray, XUV, EUV, UV, VIS and NIR range. The deep-cooled CCD camera is very compact. They combine highly sensitive sensors with 18-bit electronics for optimal detection of weak signals. Select among different pixel formats, several sensor technologies and various sensor coatings to find the best solution for your imaging or spectroscopic application.
Featured Camera: ELSE
ELSE integrates cutting-edge low-noise electronics and ultra-deep cooling technology while keeping a compact camera design. Multiple readout speeds
can be selected supporting pixel rates from 50 kHz up to 5 MHz. True 18-bit AD conversion allows to exploit the full dynamic range of the CCD sensor for
highest performance and SNR. ELSE Datasheet
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The CCD camera table below provides a quick comparison of key performance features and a link to the complete data sheet.
The QE curves can be found in the data sheets as well as more details on data ports, software, and physical dimensions.
Note ELSE cameras respond 100-1000 nm and ALEX/LOTTE respond 0.1 nm to 150 nm
| Camera Model | Image | Description | Sensor Formats/Pixel Size um | Active Area mm X mm | Spectral Response | Sensor Cooling Range | Typ. read noise (-e) | Dark Charge e/p/s | Data Sheet Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELSE-I |  | High performance CCD camera for imaging applications between 100-1000 nm | 1024 X1024 , 13 2048 X 20452, 13 4056 X 4112, 15 | 1024 X1024 ,13X3 2048 X 2052, 27X27 4056 X 4112, 61X61 | 100 to 1000 nm (see individual QE curves) | -100C to +20C | Typ. read noise (e¯) @ 50 kHz 2.8 @ 1 MHz 6.4 @ 3 MHz 10.9 | @ -100 °C 0.00015 0.0005 | ELSE-I |
| ELSE-S | | High performance CCD camera for spectroscopy between 100-1000 nm | 1024 X128 , 13 um 1024 X 256, 13.5 um 4056 X 4112, 15 um | 1024 X128 ,27X3 1024X256, 27X7 2048X256, 31X4 2048X512, 31X7 | 100 to 1000 nm (see individual QE curves) | -100C to +20C | Typ. read noise (e¯) @ 50 kHz 2.8 @ 1 MHz 6.4 @ 3 MHz 10.9 | @ -100 °C 0.00015 0.0005 | ELSE-S |
| ALEX-I |  | High performance imaging in the X-Ray, EUV, and VUV | 1024 X1024 , 13 um 2048 X 20452, 13.5 um 4056 X 4112, 15 um | 1024 X1024 ,13X3 2048 X 2052, 27X27 4056 X 4112, 61X61 | 0.1 to 150 nm | -100C to +20C | Typ. read noise (e¯) @ 50 kHz 2.8 @ 1 MHz 6.4 @ 3 MHz 10.9 | @-100C 0.00015 | ALEX-I |
| ALEX-S |  | High performance spectroscopyin the X-Ray, EUV, and VUV | 1024 X1024 , 13 um 2048 X 20452, 13.5 um 4056 X 4112, 15 um | 1024 X128 ,27X3 1024X256, 27X7 2048X256, 31X4 2048X512, 31X7 | 0.1 to 150 nm | -100C to +20C | Typ. read noise (e¯) @ 50 kHz 2.8 @ 1 MHz 6.4 @ 3 MHz 10.9 | @-100C 0.00015 | ALEX-S |
| LOTTE-I |  | Vacuum compatible CCD camera in the X-Ray, EUV, and VUV | 1024 X1024 , 13 um 2048 X 20452, 13.5 um 4056 X 4112, 15 um | 1024 X1024 ,13X40m 20 X 205 um27X27056 X 4112, 15X1XX1 | 0.1 to 150 nm | -100C to +20C | Typ. read noise (e¯) @ 50 kHz 2.8 @ 1 MHz 6.4 @ 3 MHz 10.9 | @-100C 0.00015 | LOTTE-I |
| LOTTE-S |  | Vacuum compatible spectroscopy CCD camera in the X-Ray, EUV, and VUV | 1024 X1024 , 13 um 2048 X 20452, 13.5 um 4056 X 4112, 15 um | 1024 X1024 ,13X40m 20 X 205 um27X27056 X 4112, 15X1XX1 | 0.1 to 150 nm | -100C to +20C | Typ. read noise (e¯) @ 50 kHz 2.8 @ 1 MHz 6.4 @ 3 MHz 10.9 | @-100C 0.00015 | LOTTE-S |
Featured CCD Cameras for 2022
ELSE Camera for UV-VIS-NIR Imaging and Spectroscopy
Select the ELSE series for high performance imaging and spectroscopy between 100 and 100 nm. Based on a unique platform concept, ELSE is a product family of scientific cameras for imaging and spectroscopy in the UV, VIS and NIR range. The deep-cooled, high-performance CCD detectors are very compact. They combine highly sensitive sensors with 18-bit electronics for optimal detection of weak signals. Select among man different pixel formats, several sensor technologies and various sensor coatings to find the best solution for your imaging or spectroscopic application. Request quote.
LOTTE In Vacuum Compatible Camera
LOTTE in-vacuum CCD camera is the latest innovation from Greateyes. LOTTE can be submerged, operated and positioned freely inside a vacuum chamber. Utilizing scientific-grade back-illuminated CCD sensors for the detection of EUV, VUV and X-ray signals, LOTTE is equipped with a novel and advanced cooling concept enabling detector temperatures as low as -100 °C. It is furthermore driven by the most powerful and versatile true 18-bit electronic platform available for in-vacuum use. Request Quote.
Cameras with Large FPA’s for Imaging and Spectroscopy
We offer 16 Megapixel CCD cameras with 4K X 4K formats, deeply cooled, low noise and 18 bit electronics. These are available in ALEX, ELSE, and LOTTE platforms collectively covering the spectral range from X-Ray to NIR. Request quote.
ALEX series Cameras for Imaging and Spectroscopy 0.1 nm to 150 nm
Select the ALEX series when you need how imaging and spectroscopy performance from 0.1 nm to 150 nm. Choose from a wide variety of optimized sensors in the exact spectral range you need. Request quote
Published Documentation Using Greateyes CCD Cameras
| Title of Article | Brief Abstract / Verified GreatEyes Reference | Article URL |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluating Palladium 4d-to-2p X-ray Emission Spectroscopy for Characterizing Catalytically Relevant Species | 2026 paper on palladium Lβ2 X-ray emission spectroscopy. The methods state that fluorescence was dispersed onto a 1 in. GreatEyes CCD detector with 256 × 1024 pixels (26 µm × 26 µm), confirming explicit GreatEyes detector use for XES data collection. | Evaluating Palladium 4d-to-2p X-ray Emission Spectroscopy for Characterizing Catalytically Relevant Species |
| Soft X-ray imaging with coherence tomography in the water window | 2026 soft X-ray coherence-tomography paper. Search results state that the setup used a Greateyes GE 2048 512 BI detector, making it a verified GreatEyes citation for water-window soft X-ray imaging/spectroscopy. | Soft X-ray imaging with coherence tomography in the water window |
| Transient domain boundary drives ultrafast magnetisation reversal | 2025 Nature Communications paper on ultrafast soft X-ray magnetisation measurements. The methods explicitly say the dispersed soft X-ray spectrum was focused on an in-vacuum CCD camera, model Greateyes GE 2048 512 BI, with ≈0.3 eV photon-energy resolution. | Transient domain boundary drives ultrafast magnetisation reversal |
| Observation of distorted tilted conical phase at the surface of a bulk chiral magnet with resonant elastic x-ray scattering | 2025 resonant elastic X-ray scattering study of Cu2OSeO3. The article states that REXS intensity was collected by a 4k CCD detector from GreatEyes GmbH, explicitly identifying GreatEyes hardware in the imaging chain. | Observation of distorted tilted conical phase at the surface of a bulk chiral magnet with resonant elastic x-ray scattering |
| Ultrafast Mapping of Electronic and Nuclear Structure in the Photo Dissociation of Nitrogen Dioxide | 2024 ultrafast soft X-ray spectroscopy paper on NO2 photodissociation. Search results state that the soft X-ray spectrum was recorded with a CCD camera from Greateyes, model GE 2048 512 BI UV1. | Ultrafast Mapping of Electronic and Nuclear Structure in the Photo Dissociation of Nitrogen Dioxide |
| Soft X-ray wavefront sensing at an ellipsoidal mirror shell | 2024 soft X-ray wavefront-sensing article in Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. The paper explicitly lists a greateyes ALEX-s 2048 × 515 BI UV1 CCD camera placed on an evacuated optical bench for detector readout. | Soft X-ray wavefront sensing at an ellipsoidal mirror shell |
| PINK: a tender X-ray beamline for X-ray emission spectroscopy | 2024 beamline paper describing the PINK tender X-ray branch at BESSY II. The instrumentation section states that a windowless GreatEyes CCD detector with 256 × 1024 pixels and 26 µm × 26 µm pixel size is mounted on the spectrometer. | PINK: a tender X-ray beamline for X-ray emission spectroscopy |
| Testing quantum electrodynamics in extreme fields using helium-like uranium | 2024 high-field QED/X-ray spectroscopy paper. The methods say the inner spectrometer used a Great Eyes 2048 2048 BI X-ray CCD camera under vacuum, explicitly naming the detector vendor and model family. | Testing quantum electrodynamics in extreme fields using helium-like uranium |
| Temperature and structure measurements of heavy-ion-heated diamond using in situ X-ray diagnostics | 2024 in situ X-ray diagnostics paper. Search results state that both spectrally resolved diagnostics used Greateyes CCD detectors to record the signal, confirming explicit GreatEyes usage in X-ray measurements. | Temperature and structure measurements of heavy-ion-heated diamond using in situ X-ray diagnostics |
| Laser-induced XUV spectroscopy (LIXS): From fundamentals to application for high-precision LIBS | 2023 analytical-spectroscopy paper introducing LIXS. The article states that the back-illuminated X-ray CCD detector was from Greateyes (GE2048521 BI UV1), explicitly tying GreatEyes hardware to XUV spectral data acquisition. | Laser-induced XUV spectroscopy (LIXS): From fundamentals to application for high-precision LIBS |
| Atom Probe Tomography Using an Extreme Ultraviolet Trigger Pulse | 2023 atom-probe paper using an extreme-ultraviolet trigger. The imaging spectrometer is described as using a Greateyes ALEX-s 2k512 BI CCD camera to image the capillary exit, providing an explicit GreatEyes citation. | Atom Probe Tomography Using an Extreme Ultraviolet Trigger Pulse |
| Extreme ultraviolet broadband imaging spectrometer using reflection zone plates | 2023 Optics Letters paper on an EUV imaging spectrometer. Search results state that the zone plates imaged the source onto a back-illuminated Greateyes GE2048 512BI UV1 CCD, explicitly naming the detector. | Extreme ultraviolet broadband imaging spectrometer using reflection zone plates |
| Laboratory-Based Correlative Soft X-ray and Fluorescence Microscopy | 2023 microscopy paper combining laboratory soft X-ray and fluorescence modalities. The methods explicitly state that an in-vacuum CCD camera (greateyes GE-VAC) was used to record the image in the pinhole setup. | Laboratory-Based Correlative Soft X-ray and Fluorescence Microscopy |
| Probing electron and hole colocalization by resonant four-wave mixing spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet | 2022 Science Advances paper on resonant four-wave mixing in the XUV. The methods explicitly identify a back-illuminated CCD camera, Greateyes model GE-VAC 2048 2048, mounted in vacuum to detect the XUV radiation. | Probing electron and hole colocalization by resonant four-wave mixing spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet |
| Chiral surface spin textures in Cu2OSeO3 unveiled by soft X-ray resonant scattering | 2022 resonant soft X-ray scattering study. Search results state that the chamber’s CCD detector from Greateyes GmbH was centered at the scattering angle, explicitly naming GreatEyes in the detector setup. | Chiral surface spin textures in Cu2OSeO3 unveiled by soft X-ray resonant scattering |
| Highly efficient soft x-ray spectrometer for transient absorption spectroscopy with broadband table-top high harmonic sources | 2021 spectrometer paper. The article states that the setup used a two-dimensional CCD detector, Greateyes GE 2048 512 BI UV1, in a broadband table-top high-harmonic soft X-ray spectrometer. | Highly efficient soft x-ray spectrometer for transient absorption spectroscopy with broadband table-top high harmonic sources |
| Towards Understanding Excited-State Properties of Organic Molecules Using Time-Resolved Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy | 2021 review/perspective on time-resolved soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The detector section explicitly states that standard detectors are soft X-ray CCD cameras, Greateyes GE 2048 BI. | Towards Understanding Excited-State Properties of Organic Molecules Using Time-Resolved Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy |
| Laboratory quick near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy | 2021 laboratory quick-NEXAFS paper. Search results state that the CCD camera used was the GE 2048 2048 from Greateyes GmbH, explicitly naming GreatEyes for soft X-ray absorption measurements. | Laboratory quick near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy |
| Demonstration of Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy of Transition Metals Using Xe/He Double Stream Gas Puff Target Soft X-ray Source | 2021 Materials paper on laboratory NEXAFS of transition metals. The methods explicitly state that a GE 20482048 CCD camera from greateyes, Berlin, Germany, was used for detection and storage of the soft X-ray spectrum. | Demonstration of Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy of Transition Metals Using Xe/He Double Stream Gas Puff Target Soft X-ray Source |
| High-precision mapping of fluorine and lithium in energy materials by laser-induced soft X-ray emission spectroscopy | 2021 X-ray spectrochemistry paper. Search results state that the flat-field camera was a Greateyes GE2048 512 BI UV1 CCD, explicitly identifying GreatEyes in the spectrometer. | High-precision mapping of fluorine and lithium in energy materials by laser-induced soft X-ray emission spectroscopy |
| 1-keV emission from laser-plasma source based on an Xe/He gas puff target for biological imaging in the water window | 2021 optics paper on a water-window laser-plasma source. Search results state that a GE 20482048 CCD camera from greateyes, Germany, registered the source images, explicitly naming GreatEyes. | 1-keV emission from laser-plasma source based on an Xe/He gas puff target for biological imaging in the water window |
| Extreme-ultraviolet-excited time-resolved luminescence | 2021 instrumentation paper on time-resolved luminescence with XUV excitation. Search results state that an XUV-sensitized CCD camera, model GE 2048512 BI UV1 from Greateyes, was used in the setup. | Extreme-ultraviolet-excited time-resolved luminescence |
| Efficient table-top dual-wavelength beamline for ultrafast soft X-ray spectroscopy | 2020 Scientific Reports paper on a dual-wavelength HHG beamline. The methods state that the soft X-ray spectrum was imaged onto an X-ray CCD camera from Greateyes, model GE 2048 512 BI UV1. | Efficient table-top dual-wavelength beamline for ultrafast soft X-ray spectroscopy |
| Flat Field Soft X-ray Spectrometry with Reflection Zone Plates on a Curved Substrate | 2020 applied-optics/spectrometry paper. The article’s detector discussion explicitly refers to the quantum efficiency of a CCD camera from greateyes GmbH with a BI UV1 sensor. | Flat Field Soft X-ray Spectrometry with Reflection Zone Plates on a Curved Substrate |
| Scientific instrument Femtosecond X-ray Experiments (FXE): instrumentation and baseline experimental capabilities | 2019 instrumentation paper for the European XFEL FXE endstation. The article states that images were recorded with a CCD from GreatEyes Co. in the von Hamos spectrometer measurements. | Scientific instrument Femtosecond X-ray Experiments (FXE): instrumentation and baseline experimental capabilities |
| Compact system for near edge X-ray fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy using a laser-plasma light source | 2018 Optics Express paper on a compact NEXAFS system. The article states that spectra were recorded using a back-illuminated CCD camera, GE 20482048 from greateyes, Germany. | Compact system for near edge X-ray fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy using a laser-plasma light source |
| Optical coherence tomography (OCT) with 2 nm axial resolution using a compact laser-plasma soft X-ray source | 2018 Scientific Reports paper on soft X-ray OCT. The methods state that spectra from the SXR grating were recorded using a back-illuminated CCD camera, GE 20482048 from greateyes GmbH. | Optical coherence tomography (OCT) with 2 nm axial resolution using a compact laser-plasma soft X-ray source |
| Note: Reflection zone plates as highly resolving broadband optical elements for soft x-ray spectrometry | 2018 Review of Scientific Instruments note on reflection zone plates. Search results state that the high-vacuum spectrometer used a CCD camera, GE 2048 512 X-ray from Greateyes GmbH. | Note: Reflection zone plates as highly resolving broadband optical elements for soft x-ray spectrometry |
| Single shot near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy in the laboratory | 2016 Applied Physics Letters paper on single-shot lab NEXAFS. Search results state that the dispersed light was collected with a CCD, GE 2048 512 X-ray from greateyes GmbH. | Single shot near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy in the laboratory |
| Study of ion beam induced chemical effects in silicon with a downsized high resolution X-ray spectrometer for use with focused ion beams | 2016 Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry paper. The methods say camera control used DLL files supplied by the CCD camera manufacturer greateyes, explicitly naming GreatEyes in the spectroscopy instrumentation. | Study of ion beam induced chemical effects in silicon with a downsized high resolution X-ray spectrometer for use with focused ion beams |
| High average power, highly brilliant laser-produced plasma source for soft X-ray spectroscopy | 2015 Review of Scientific Instruments paper on a soft X-ray plasma source. Search results state that the setup used a CCD camera, GE 2048 512 BI from Greateyes, behind a pinhole and Al filter. | High average power, highly brilliant laser-produced plasma source for soft X-ray spectroscopy |
| Reflection zone plate wavelength-dispersive spectrometer for tender X-ray emission lines | 2015 optics/spectrometer paper. Search results state that photons were recorded with a Greateyes GmbH GE 2048 512 BI UV1 CCD camera, explicitly identifying GreatEyes for tender X-ray emission spectroscopy. | Reflection zone plate wavelength-dispersive spectrometer for tender X-ray emission lines |
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