SCD Awarded More Than $40M in Contracts for MWIR Detectors

Lockheed Martin-owned company Lockheed Martin Aculight Corp. has secured a $220.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop, integrate, manufacture, test, and deliver high-energy laser systems...

The University of Twente opened its BioImaging Centre, which serves as the core facility for microscopy at the university’s Technical Medical Centre. The facility is equipped with confocal...

Defense technology company Shield AI has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sentient Vision Systems. The Australia-based developer of AI-enabled real-time situational awareness previously...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) debuted its semiconductor laser indoor propagation range (SLIPR) at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The range, which consists of a 3500-sq-ft...

The Ophir LightIR 10-135 mm and 18-225 mm MWIR f/3.6 continuous zoom lenses from MKS Instruments Inc. are compact, high-performance, motorized continuous zoom lenses. The lightweight thermal...

The PhaseCam MWIR is a dual-port, midwave infrared interferometer that measures optical surface shape and wavefront error at a 3.39 µm infrared wavelength with incredibly fast acquisition for...

The long-range model of the Mantis™ camera systems from LightPath Technologies utilizes LightPath's BlackDiamond™ infrared materials to create a camera system with high magnification that...

Surface-Mount Silicon and Indium Gallium Arsenide Photodetectors from Advanced Photonix are designed for high-speed response applications. The surface-mount devices are assembled in compact,...

To Isaac Newton the problem was clear, and in 1704 he realized the effects of atmospheric turbulence on image formation. Just as heat waves shimmering above a hot patch of ground can distort our...

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....

Infrared system design is not, like some circuit design, a synthetic process. One cannot start by stating the problem and proceeding in an orderly fashion to a final solution. Rather, we guess a...

Imaging has long been used in industrial processes to measure, monitor, control, or otherwise manage the production of goods. The challenge to the process designer is to develop a tool that captures...

Dual-Band IR filters for the MWIR and LWIR provide high performance in-band and out-of-band.

Anti-reflection (AR) coatings provide high transmission in the MWIR and LWIR bands. Reynard’s Dual-Band IR anti-reflection (AR) coatings achieve measured peak transmission values of over 99.5% in...

Important considerations in obtaining infrared optical metrology, for measuring transmitted wavefront error, optical quality, and surface quality. The paper asks questions to help guide the reader in...

Andrew Bodkin, founder of Bodkin Design & Engineering, shares a technical overview of the process of machine vision sensing based on his 30 years of experience in electro-optics, custom...

IR windows and filters are used in packages for a variety of IR detectors, including thermopile, pyroelectric, microbolometer, and narrow-bandgap semiconductors. Windows and filters are optimized to...

There is an ever-increasing need for smaller, lighter, and more powerful imagers — thermal imagers in particular — as the remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) business (also known as unmanned...

This presentation will outline the approach to move advanced technology into successful commercial products. The elements of commercialization will be defined, including: technology innovation,...

An infrared detector is a device that is used to detect and measure infrared radiation, which lies beyond the visible spectrum of light. These detectors are utilized in various applications,...

MWIR stands for mid-wave infrared, referring to a specific range of wavelengths within the infrared spectrum. Infrared radiation is categorized into three main regions based on wavelength:...

An infrared lens is an optical component specifically designed and optimized for transmitting, focusing, or manipulating infrared (IR) radiation within the infrared spectrum. These lenses are used in...

Long-wave infrared (LWIR) refers to a specific range of the infrared spectrum. Infrared radiation is divided into three main categories based on wavelength: near-infrared (NIR), mid-wave infrared...

The Specim FX50 is the first and only push-broom hyperspectral camera on the market that covers the full MWIR spectral range of 2.7 – 5.3 µm. This breakthrough product with enhanced features and...

Students from large and small size companies and bigger Department of Defense affiliates of the AIM Photonics Institute took part in the recent AIM Photonics Summer Academy at MIT. This was the third...

On 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...

Luminate is the world's largest Optics, Photonics and Imaging accelerator focused on advancing next-generation OPI-enabled companies. The accelerator program accepts ten companies per year to compete...

An infrared camera, also known as a thermal imaging camera or IR camera, is a device that captures and visualizes the infrared radiation emitted by objects, revealing temperature variations across...

Teledyne Judson Technologies (TJT) is a global leader for IR sensors from the Visible to VLWIR spectrum. Two-dimensional FPAs (InGaAs, InSb, and MCT) and Integrated Dewar Cooler Assemblies (IDCAs)...

DataRay Inc. was founded in 1988 with a mission to advance the technology of laser beam analysis. We develop standard and custom laser beam characterization solutions that exceed customer...

Expanding upon the storied Fairchild Imaging legacy, we offer a wide range of imaging devices that provide our customers with top performance and key features for the most demanding applications. Our...