Lockheed Awarded $7.8M Multisensor Contract

An international team led by MIT researchers has developed a spatial light modulator (SLM) that promises greater control of light at orders of magnitude more quickly than commercial devices. The team...

BlueHalo has been awarded two contracts by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), one for optical laser communications and one for a directed-energy modeling and simulations virtual range. ...

Glass technology company SCHOTT (SCHOTT North America) was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract from a leading defense contractor for infrared glass. The order supplies glass for launch tube...

A wide range of applications in industrial automation require and are enabled by 3D imaging. 3D technologies are in demand in varied industries, including aerospace, automotive, logistics, and more....

The DYNAMIC 9D laser detection and ranging (LADAR) system from Automated Precision Europe GmbH provides noncontact optical dimensional metrology for manufacturing uses. The interferometry-based...

REV7 scanning sensors from Ouster Inc. feature the L3 digital lidar chip and the OSDome hemispheric view sensor for industrial automation, crowd analytics, and security. Upgraded OS0, OS1, and...

The SWIFT-EI image detector from SemiConductor Devices Ltd. enables SWIR capabilities for small and large distribution defense systems, as well as commercial, machine vision, and industrial...

The Eyeonic™ Vision System Portfolio from SiLC Technologies are vision detection systems that utilize FMCW lidar technology and can identify objects beyond a kilometer away while also providing...

Given the pace at which technology advances, there always seems to be a learning curve. With the abundance of consumer electronics available, there typically is no right or wrong way to use these...

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....

Silicon photonics is widely considered a key enabling technology for further development of optical interconnect solutions needed to address growing traffic on the internet. From the first submarine...

Quantum well infrared detectors are by design inherently suited for polarization sensitive imaging at the pixel level, within the need of filters. IRnova´s QWIP detectors offer both, highly sensitive...

For spectroscopic applications, quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) provide coherent, polarized mid-IR radiation with spectral power densities in the 10- to 100-mW range. These properties are very...

It is no longer sufficient for a laser to work fine for several days in a nonlinear microscopy lab. Routine two- and three-photon imaging depends on reliable laser output parameters over weeks and...

Spectropolarimetry is a powerful technique for remote sensing of the environment. Combining spectroscopy and polarimetry allows researchers to probe particle shape and size distributions that...

Join 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...

A fiber optic sensor is a device that uses optical fibers to detect and measure physical, chemical, biological, or environmental parameters. Unlike traditional electrical sensors, fiber optic sensors...

The determination of a substance's identity or quantity through the analysis of its optical rotation. For example, the examination of crystals and polymers under polarized infrared radiation is very...

An InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide) camera is a type of imaging device that utilizes InGaAs sensors to capture images in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum. InGaAs is a semiconductor material that is...

Multispectral imaging is a technique that involves capturing and analyzing images at multiple discrete spectral bands within the electromagnetic spectrum. Unlike hyperspectral imaging, which acquires...

Real-time infrared imagery with IRnova's polarimetric detectors. All videos are recorded live with one detector having genuine polarization sensitive pixels (no need for anything on the optical...

-Plasmonic Waves -2000 Sun Power -Reading while Running This week on Light Matters: bad guys can run, but they can’t hide from thermal imaging, on-chip optics makes advances, solar dish pulls in the...

As a leader in the laser system and LED light sources business, Omicron-Laser has been developing, manufacturing, and distributing innovative laser and LED light sources since 1989. Omicron offers CW...

Edinburgh Instruments is a world-leader in both single photon counting and time correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) based fluorescence spectrometers. Our product range includes: FLS1000...

A polarimeter is a polariscope with a half-shade device and an angular scale generally attached to the analyzer. It is used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarization by materials placed...

An infrared scanner is an optical system used to collect infrared energy from a scene using scanning optics with a point or line detector, as compared with a fixed optical system with a full...

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...

An optical barcode reader, commonly known as a barcode scanner, is a device that uses optical technology to capture and interpret data encoded in barcode symbols. Barcodes are typically printed on...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

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...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...

Teledyne DALSA is a part of Teledyne’s Vision Solutions group and a leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of digital imaging components for machine vision. Teledyne DALSA image...