Development of a 1U new space camera for EMCCD and CCD sensors with enhanced low-light sensitivity

Olivier Daigle; Oleg Djazovski; Jean Dupuis; René Doyon; Farbod Jahandar; Sarah Bouguéroua; Marie-Eve Ducharme; Adam Gilbert; Jeremy Turcotte

doi:10.1117/12.2679002

19 October 2023 Development of a 1U new space camera for EMCCD and CCD sensors with enhanced low-light sensitivity

Olivier Daigle, Oleg Djazovski, Jean Dupuis, René Doyon, Farbod Jahandar, Sarah Bouguéroua, Marie-Eve Ducharme, Adam Gilbert, Jeremy Turcotte

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Proceedings Volume 12729, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXVII; 127291C (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2679002
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

With recent advances in large-scale space telescope missions, new sensors and technologies are made available for use in space for the first time. With the recent developments for the Coronagraph Instrument (CGI) instrument of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (NGRST), Electron Multiplying CCD (EMCCD) readout electronics and sensors are being qualified for extended use in space. To make this new remote sensing technology available for a wider range of missions, a new space camera version has been developed, with the first units outfitted with the Teledyne-e2v CCD201-20 EMCCD sensor. This novel camera, equipped with proprietary Camera Proximity Electronics (CPE), is built with a balance of space-qualified components and commercial off the shelf components with flight heritage to optimize cost, performance, and reliability. In addition to direct imaging and characterization of exoplanets, the sensitivity of this camera is also enabling Space Situational Awareness applications. The first imaging, random vibration and TVAC testing results of this new 1U camera platform named nüSpace will be presented.

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Olivier Daigle, Oleg Djazovski, Jean Dupuis, René Doyon, Farbod Jahandar, Sarah Bouguéroua, Marie-Eve Ducharme, Adam Gilbert, and Jeremy Turcotte "Development of a 1U new space camera for EMCCD and CCD sensors with enhanced low-light sensitivity", Proc. SPIE 12729, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXVII, 127291C (19 October 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2679002

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