Raptor Photonics Limited
UK manufacturer of high-performance SWIR, EMCCD, and sCMOS cameras for surveillance, space, scientific, and industrial OEM applications since 2006.
Raptor Photonics Limited is a Northern Ireland-based designer and manufacturer of high-performance digital cameras for demanding imaging applications. The company was established in September 2006 and is headquartered at Willowbank Business Park, Larne, Co. Antrim BT40 2SF, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Raptor specializes in complete camera systems and core engine solutions using a broad range of sensor technologies including EMCCD (Electron Multiplying CCD), scientific CMOS (sCMOS), InGaAs-based SWIR (Short Wave Infrared, 0.6–1.7 µm), VIS-SWIR, extended SWIR (eSWIR, 0.9–2.5 µm), and LWIR (Long Wave Infrared). The company combines high-end sensors with low-noise electronics, vacuum packaging, and Stirling or thermoelectric cooling technologies to achieve extremely high sensitivity in low-light imaging conditions.
The company's product portfolio spans four primary market segments: Surveillance (covert and overt imaging for defense and security), Space (space-qualified imaging for satellite and aerospace platforms), Scientific (research-grade cameras for life sciences, spectroscopy, and astronomy), and Industrial OEM (embedded camera engines for system integrators).
Key product lines include the Owl series (SWIR cameras, 640×512 and 1280×1024 InGaAs sensors), the Ninox series (cooled VIS-SWIR cameras), the Kestrel 640 (eSWIR camera powered by IRNova T2SL sensor, Stirling-cooled to 170K), and various EMCCD models for ultra-low-light scientific imaging. All cameras are built to MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD-704F environmental standards.
Raptor holds ISO 9001:2015 quality certification and IPC Class 3 manufacturing accreditation, and has achieved Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials PLUS cybersecurity certifications. The company draws on more than 100 years of combined internal expertise in CCD, EMCCD, SWIR, and video system design. In May 2026, Raptor was named Manufacturer of the Year (Under £25m) at the Made in Northern Ireland Awards. It is a member of ADS Group (UK aerospace, defense, and space industry association) and a registered supplier to NI-PIC (Northern Ireland Photonics Cluster).
Contact: +44 (0)2828 270 141; [email protected].
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Owl 640 II
SWIR InGaAs camera with 640×512 sensor, CameraLink output, and 120Hz frame rate for active imaging and vision enhancement.
Ninox 640 II
Cooled compact SWIR camera with 640×512 InGaAs sensor, 18e- readout noise, for high-sensitivity scientific and industrial imaging.
Kestrel 640
- Model: Kestrel 640
- Launch Year: 2026
Extended SWIR camera using IRNova T2SL sensor, Stirling-cooled to 170K, covering 0.9–2.5 µm waveband.
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Contact Raptor Photonics Limited
WEBSITE
https://www.raptorphotonics.com/PHONE
+44 (0)2828 270 141HEADQUARTERS
United Kingdom
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Founded
2006
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Europe
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