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From the world leaders in optical
spectroscopy and CCD/EMCCD/ICCD technology
comes LightField™, an all-new 64-bit
data acquisition platform for spectroscopy
and imaging. LightField combines complete
control over Princeton Instruments’
cameras and spectrometers with easy-to-use
tools for experimental setup, data acquisition
and post-processing. LightField™ provides
a cutting-edge user interface and the
powerful functionality needed to set
up and perform complex optical diagnostic
experiments. This unique and revolutionary
tool lets researchers around the world
realize the true potential of their
advanced Princeton Instruments low-light-level
cameras and spectrographs.
- Top 10 LightField features
- Cutting-edge user interface
- New... PI-MAX 3 ICCD support
- Introducing IntelliCal™ - Automated wavelength and intensity
calibration
Top 10 Features of
LightField
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1. Get up and go!
LightField is smart. Just connect the hardware, launch
LightField, and you’re ready to start capturing data. It’s that
simple! LightField detects attached hardware and sets up
intelligent defaults for you.
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2. Peace of mind...
We know how important your data is! LightField automatically saves every acquisition to your desired
folder
and keeps track of all experiment settings in the file header.It even
saves your raw data when a
post-processing feature is applied.
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3. It knows you...
In many labs, Princeton Instruments cameras and spectrographs
are used by multiple researchers. LightField provides an easy “experiment setup” save/load function that
quickly loads your experiment settings for you.
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4. Streams of data...
Need to capture data over an extended
period of time?
Thanks to its native 64-bit architecture,
LightField is not only able to utilize all the
memory (RAM) available on your computer, it can stream multi-gigabyte
pixel data directly
into the hard drive, all without missing a beat.
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5. Unite!
Multi-camera control, multi-spectrograph
control.
LightField controls each of the Princeton
Instruments cameras and spectrographs in your lab from a single
computer.
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6. Simpler spectrograph alignment...
LightField’s ROI and Peak Find features
help you align your camera on your spectrograph more quickly than ever
before. Go from out-ofthe-box to spectral
acquisition in minutes!
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7. What's new with Step & Glue?
Traditional approaches can be plagued by a
host of spectral artifacts. Our Intensity Calibration routine
automatically corrects these artifacts, delivering a spectrum free of
instrumental bias. For the first time, high resolution and a broad
spectral range can be achieved simultaneously
with no compromises!
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8. It's all about timing!
Every frame (or sub-frame in kinetics readout mode) is
automatically hardware time stamped with 1 μsec accuracy and stored in the
file data. Simply perform a cross-section analysis on a sequence of frames to
quickly gain insight into the temporal nature of your data.
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9. Search and decide.
Cameras and spectrographs can have a multitude of settings, but
only a few are used routinely. LightField’s smart search function
quickly directs you to the controls you want, as you type.You can even
build your own custom settings dock to access frequently used
settings!
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10. Powerful, yet easy!
No marketing hyperbole here. LightField allows complete control
over supported Princeton Instruments cameras and spectrographs. All available readout modes, such as frame
transfer, kinetics, spectrakinetics (microsecond time resolution), and
custom chip (>10 kHz frame rates), are supported.
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Cutting-edge User
Interface
New...PI-MAX 3 ICCD Camera
Support -What you see is truly what you get!
Princeton Instruments PI-MAX 3 ICCD cameras can measure events with
ultrafine temporal resolution in imaging and spectroscopy experiments.
What you see is truly what you get!
What you see is truly what you get! Princeton Instruments PI-MAX 3* ICCD
cameras can measure events with ultrafine temporal resolution in imaging
and spectroscopy experiments via:
- The SuperSynchro™ timing generator
- <500 picosecond gate widths (exposure times)
- Whenever a compatible PI-MAX 3 camera is connected, LightField
displays a highly intuitive “virtual” dashboard akin to a laboratory
oscilloscope so that you can:
- Adjust the gate delay, width, SyncMaster™, and auxiliary delays
on-the-fly
- Easily synchronize your PI-MAX 3 camera with external lasers
- Quickly plot “time vs. intensity” graphs via a single click
* A factory upgrade may be necessary to enable LightField compatibility
for certain PI-MAX 3 cameras.
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LightField provides complete timing control for compatible
PI-MAX 3 cameras.
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Introducing IntelliCal™ -
Automated wavelength and intensity calibration
Publish with absolute confidence. For the first time, the spectral
response of all
elements in the detection path, including that of the grating and the
camera, has been
taken into account.
LightField’s optional IntelliCal feature lets you firmly and
immediately establish the
accuracy of your spectroscopic data on a pixel-by-pixel basis:
- Calibrate the entire spectrum in both the wavelength and intensity
scales
against the NIST database
- Rely on patent-pending technology that delivers up to 10x better
accuracy
than standard calibration
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LightField offers patent-pending IntelliCal for accurate
spectrum calibration in both the wavelength and intensity spaces! Data
using standard spectral calibration (left); same data utilizing
LightField’s IntelliCal wavelength and intensity calibration
(right).
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To learn more about this revolutionary new feature, download our
IntelliCal technical
notes.
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