PRODUCTS
Solutions for Spectroscopy, TCSPC & Imaging
Time Tagger
- Compact.
- USB powered
- RMS jitter : 34 ps
- input channels : 8
- Data transfer rate over USB 2.0 : 8.5 M tags/s
Catalog
Specification
Timing Precision | Time Tagger 20 | Time Tagger Ultra | Time Tagger X |
RMS jitter (typical) | 34 ps | 8 ps (Performance) 42 ps (Value) |
2.0 ps |
RMS jitter (typical, HighRes) | - | 3 / 4 / 6 ps | - |
FWHM jitter (typical) | 80 ps | 19 ps (Performance) 100 ps (Value) |
4.7 ps |
FWHM jitter (typical, HighRes) | - | 7 / 10 / 14 ps | - |
digital resolution | 1 ps | 1 ps | 1 ps |
Processing Capabilities
input channels | 8 | 4 to 18 | 4 to 18 |
dead time | 6 ns | 2.1 ns | 1.5 ns |
data transfer rate (to PC) | 8.5 M tags/s | 70 M tags/s | 70 M tags/s |
data transfer rate (FPGA link) | - | - | 300 M tags/s |
burst memory | 8 M tags | 512 M tags | 512 M tags |
maximum input frequency | 167 MHz | 475 MHz | 700 MHz |
Input Signals
input impedance | 50 Ω | 50 Ω | 50 Ω / 1M Ω |
input signal range | 0 to 3 V | -3 to 3 V | -1.5 to 1.5 V |
maximum input (no damage) | -0.3 to 5 V | -5 to 5 V | -3 to 3 V |
trigger level range | 0 to 2.5 V | -2.5 to 2.5 V | -0.75 to 0.75 V |
minimum pulse width | 1000 ps | 500 ps | 350 ps |
minimum pulse height | 100 mV | 100 mV | 100 mV |
External Clock Input
frequency | - | 10 MHz or 500 MHz | 10 MHz or 500 MHz |
coupling | - | AC, 50 Ω | AC, 50 Ω |
amplitude | - | 1 to 3 Vpp | 0.5 to 4 Vpp |
General Parameters
data interface | USB 2.0 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.0, SFP+ |
size (L x W x H) in mm | 145 x 100 x 50 | 190 x 140 x 60 | 380 x 480 x 90 (2U) |
Application
TCSPC, time-interval counting, coincidence counting, digital protocol analysis