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qCMOS® camera

A camera with quantitative complementary metal oxide semiconductor (qCMOS) image sensor. The qCMOS camera reaches the physical limit: reliable quantification of photon numbers within each pixel, eliminating the influence of technology on the “triangle of frustration” (resolution, sensitivity, speed).

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Quantum efficiency(QE)

The ratio of incoming photons converted into photoelectrons inside of the detector.  It is usually represented in percentage and varies with wavelength.  For example, a QE of 70% means that 70 of every 100 incoming photons are converted to photoelectrons.  Many factors of pixel design determine the QE.