European researchers have created a world-leading camera in CMOS that can record photons at a million times a second. Best of all, it will be really cheap to manufacture, offering applications in consumer products, entertainment and in-car safety systems.
The Megaframe project created a high-speed camera that can detect 1024 photons at one million frames a second. While their work has put Europe in the lead of this particular field of research, the real news is that the team still cannot keep up with the number of potential applications for their technology.
The Megaframe camera has that precision. “If you want to have a depth resolution of a few millimetres, you have to have a time resolution of a few picoseconds. That is another case in which time resolution is very important,” explains Charbon formerly with EPFL and now at TU Delft.
In the meantime, Megaframe is always interested in meeting potential research partners, and is particularly keen to meet investors who are interested in developing the 3D camera technology.
A whole lot more about Megaframe’s project at http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/index.cfm?section=news&tpl=article&BrowsingType=Features&ID=90924
A group of European researchers have designed a world-leading camera in CMOS that can record photons at a million times a second. Best of all, it will be really cheap to manufacture, offering applications in consumer products, entertainment and in-car safety systems.
The Megaframe project created a high-speed camera that can detect 1024 photons at one million frames a second. While their work has put Europe in the lead of this particular field of research, the real news is that the team still cannot keep up with the number of potential applications for their technology.
The Megaframe camera has that precision. “If you want to have a depth resolution of a few millimetres, you have to have a time resolution of a few picoseconds. That is another case in which time resolution is very important,” explains Charbon formerly with EPFL and now at TU Delft.
In the meantime, Megaframe is always interested in meeting potential research partners, and is particularly keen to meet investors who are interested in developing the 3D camera technology.
A whole lot more about Megaframe’s project at cordis.europa.
