Paper 14145-295
Paper 14145-295
A space qualified digital imaging platform: design, TVAC characterization, and radiation performance with the HWK4123 sCMOS sensor
5 July 2026 • 17:30 - 19:00 CEST | Room B4-M3
Abstract
We present the characterization results of Nüvü Camēras’ space qualified digital imaging platform, integrated with the Fairchild Imaging’s low noise (<0.25e RMS) HWK4123 9.4-megapixel sCMOS sensor. The imaging system has been designed for challenging missions requiring low read noise and/or high dynamic range, such as SSA, transient imaging or applications requiring daytime and nighttime imaging capability. Environmental testing was performed in TVAC to evaluate performance stability over the imaging system’s full temperature range. In addition, we present radiation response data obtained during a proton irradiation campaign conducted at TRIUMF (British Columbia, Canada), focusing on TID, and single-event phenomena observed in the HWK4123 sensor. These results demonstrate the suitability of the Nüvü Camēras-Fairchild Imaging innovative devices for space missions requiring high-performance wide-field sensing.
Presenter
Nüvü Cameras Inc. (Canada)
Olivier Daigle is the vice-president and co-founder at Nüvü Caméras. Ph.D. and MSc in astrophysics, BSc in electrical engineering. Olivier's field of interest revolves around high quality digital cameras and the CCD sensors behind the technology. CCD enabled cameras can indeed offer a great level of performance when operated under a reasonable amount of light but they exhibit precision limits when used for scientific instrumentation under very low light conditions. It is these limits and their causes, specifically the phenomenon inducing noise through electrical current propagation, which Olivier will study during his graduate studies. His research will then lead him to fund a company, Nüvü Caméras, aimed at providing the research field with highly sensitive focal plane solutions.