Researchers at Loyola Marymount University's (LMU) Center for Urban Resilience are using thermal imaging cameras from Flir Systems to better understand how hummingbirds can maintain strength with little rest. Thermal imaging helps unlock secrets of hummingbird energy usage. Courtesy of Flir...Read full articleRelated content from Photonics MediaARTICLESAcquisition of Aeryon Labs Expands FLIR’s UAS OfferingsFLIR Systems Inc. has acquired Aeryon Labs Inc., a developer of high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the global military, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets for $200...Photonics Spectra April 2019 IssueLuminate NY Names Double Helix Top Winner of Competition's First RoundDouble Helix Optics was named the overall winner in the first round of the Luminate NY competition. The Boulder, Colo.-based company will receive $1 million in follow-on funding from New York state...BioPhotonics Jul/Aug 2018 IssueCoating Made from Quantum Material Conceals Temperature Change from IR CamerasAn ultrathin coating engineered from samarium nickel oxide (SmNiO3) has been found to emit the same amount of thermal radiation irrespective of temperature, within a range of about 30 °C. The...Photonics.com 12/19/2019Infrared Detector Improves Night-Vision Capabilities at Room TemperatureResearchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have devised a strategy for uncooled, tunable, multispectral infrared (IR) detection. The team showed that room-temperature photodetection using...Photonics.com 10/25/2019PRODUCTSMaritime Thermal CamerasThe M300 Series of maritime thermal cameras delivers advanced awareness-enhancing technologies, safer navigation, and integration with onboard boat systems. The cameras are designed for...BioPhotonics Nov/Dec 2019 IssueThermal Imaging CamerasT530 and T540 thermal imaging cameras from FLIR Systems Inc. offer R&D scientists and engineers the resolution, imagery, and temperature accuracy needed to help improve product design, increase...Photonics Spectra October 2019 IssueSWIR Imaging CameraThe A6260 SWIR imaging camera from FLIR Systems Inc. is a research-grade device with fully customizable features. The A6260 offers improved sensitivity and linearity across the full dynamic...Photonics Spectra November 2019 IssuePeople-Counting SensorThe Brickstream 3D Gen 2 people-counting sensor from FLIR Systems Inc. includes an employee filtering feature designed to provide retail and shopping businesses with more accurate customer traffic...Photonics.com 8/9/2019PHOTONICS HANDBOOK ARTICLESFluorescence Lifetime Imaging: Choosing the Best Approach: Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), which measures the spatial distribution of the fluorescence decay, can be achieved either in the time or in the frequency domain. Each approach exhibits advantages and disadvantages, depending on the type of light detector and acquisition method employed.The term fluorescence is often applied as a synonym for photoluminescence, although luminescence actually covers fluorescence and phosphorescence. Both of these terms describe the process of...Photonics HandbookCamera Resolution: Combining Detector and Optics Performance: Most image-quality discussions center on resolution, which is thought to uniquely determine system performance. Resolution, however, is a more complex concept.Camera resolution depends upon the optical blur diameter and the detector size. Schade combined these to create an equivalent resolution that is a function of Fλ/d where F is the focal ratio,...Photonics HandbookInfrared Spectral Selection: It Begins with the Detector: An IR imaging system employing a narrow spectral band brings hidden images to light, broadening IR imaging’s applications.Spectral selection is a powerful tool that enhances conventional imaging tremendously. Most imaging systems, including the human eye, are designed to image light over a broad range of the spectrum....Photonics HandbookAspheric Lenses: Design Considerations: This first of two articles will cover design and manufacturing options for aspheres; the second will include more detail on manufacturing and testing processes. These articles will provide the tools optics designers need to tailor their designs to the appropriate manufacturing process and to optimize the cost of component fabrication.Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...Photonics HandbookWHITEPAPERSHow Thermal Imaging Can Improve the Safety of Autonomous VehiclesAutonomous driving has recently witnessed several setbacks, with at least three major accidents in 2018 to date. But infrared imaging, also known as thermal imaging, holds great promise of decreasing...Photonics.com 1/31/2019When to Choose HOT MWIR Over Uncooled LWIRCooled midwave infrared (MWIR) cameras have long held a tactical advantage over uncooled longwave infrared (LWIR) cameras in many airborne and ground-based missions. But while cooled MWIR cameras are...Photonics.com 9/1/2019How Infrared Cameras Capture Beyond the InvisibleInfrared cameras, also known as thermographic cameras, differ from cameras that capture images within the visible spectrum. In fact, infrared cameras can only capture images of objects that omit...Photonics.com 5/31/20198 Things Engineers Should Know About Thermal ImagingAdding thermal imaging sensors to your next project can give your customers the ability to see the unseen, and expand their senses into the unknown. If you’re considering adding thermal sensors to...Photonics.com 5/7/2018WEBINARSSelecting an IR Camera for Your R&D Application – 7 Tips from a Top ExpertThermography has become an indispensable tool for all types of R&D projects that require noncontact, accurate temperature measurement. Many IR camera options are available with different features...Photonics.com 3/19/2019Integrating Camera Technology Into an Outstanding Machine Vision SolutionImaging is a critical component of your machine vision solution, whether your field is security, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, building & construction or R&D. Selecting the wrong camera...Photonics.com 3/10/2017Techniques in Biophotonic ImagingFREE WEBINAR Sponsored by: Hamamatsu & Applied Scientific Instrumentation Additional Questions & Answers from the webinar are below: Dr. Kimani C. Toussaint Jr. Quantitative...Photonics.com 3/21/2013Fiber Optic Glass Processing for Photonic Component FabricationJoin us for a FREE webinar - Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 1pm ET Special photonics components may be required for sensors (as used in the oil and gas industry) and for applications in various...Photonics.com 11/11/2014PHOTONICS DICTIONARY TERMSforward-looking infrared (FLIR)A night-vision device that uses one or more infrared transducers to scan a scene in the 3- to 5-µm or 8- to 12-µm spectral region, convert the infrared radiation to electronic data and...EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009thermal imagingThe process of producing a visible two-dimensional image of a scene that is dependent on differences in thermal or infrared radiation from the scene reaching the aperture of the imaging device.EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009noise equivalent delta temperature (NEDT)In a thermal imaging system, the change in temperature that yields a signal-to-noise ratio of unity.EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009pulse video thermography (PVT)A noncontact, nondestructive method of measuring defects in thin composite materials, using a xenon flashtube to generate heat in a sample. A thermal imaging system detects differences in the rates...EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009MEDIAMaterion Engineers Advanced MaterialsMaterion engineers advanced materials that help save lives, help explore space, connect people, deliver energy, support defense, and navigate the world. We deliver innovative designs and prototype...Photonics.com 10/16/2019Light Tomorrow with TodayLuminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...Photonics.com 7/2/2018Photonics on the Showroom Floor and in the Lab - LIGHT MATTERS 02.2018On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...Photonics.com 2/21/2018Light Matters Extra: Weird and Strange: Quantum Photonics - 03.2018In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the Quantum Photonics Laboratory at MIT run by Dr. Dirk Englund. Dr. Englund's group, the Quantum Photonics Group, is made up of postdocs and...Photonics.com 3/29/2018PHOTONICS BUYERS' GUIDE CATEGORIESThermal-Infrared CamerasFLIR Imaging SystemsTarget Designation and Illumination Laser SystemsCatadioptric LensesCOMPANIESKentek Corp.Laser safety eyewear, barriers & signs, laser components, laser replacement parts, laser accessories, medical laser safety eye protection - find these LaserSmart® products and more in the...Photonics Buyers' GuideXenics NVXenics is a pioneer in path-breaking infrared technology. We design and manufacture infrared detectors, cores and cameras with superior image quality. Our infrared products are supporting innovative...Photonics Buyers' GuideLightPath Technologies Inc.LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) is a leading global, vertically-integrated provider of optics, photonics, and infrared solutions for the industrial, defense, telecommunications, testing...Photonics Buyers' GuideMaterion Precision CoatingsAs one of the most diverse and technologically advanced thin-film companies in the world, we design and manufacture high performance optical filters and coatings over the 300-nm to 40-micron spectral...Photonics Buyers' Guide