Institut national d’optique - INO

INO’s innovations cover a wide range of applications in various sectors of the economy. Here are a few examples of solutions specifically developed for the aerospace/astronomy industry, as well as others that could easily be adapted to the field.

	3D microscope for NTD applications Several technologies have been developed for non-destructive testing applications, but the existing systems do not fully...
	Real-time SAR optronic processor Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a powerful remote sensing tool that provides enhanced day and night imaging capabilities...
	Radiometric Packaging Uncooled microbolometer detectors are well suited for space applications due to their strong performance and their low...
	Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope When you deal in the science of exploring the universe, dimensions and distances are immense, as is the need for sensitive...
	CFRP-Structure in Optronic Devices and Payload In most optronic defense and space applications, structures must be lightweight and ultrastable. These state-of-the-art...
	CGH simulator system CFHT wanted nothing less than to bring the sky into the lab. Our optical design team was called in to design a custom...
	Compact 3D Camera (3D scanner) In the context technological development work at the Canadian Space Agency in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, we had to conduct...
	Optical thin films for the JWST The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the product of international cooperation between NASA, the European Space Agency...
	New Infrared Sensor Technology Over the years, INO has built a solid reputation in the field of infrared technology, particularly in the area of uncooled...
	Standard packaging and micropackaging Packaging often accounts for the bulk of MEMS/MOEMS (Micro-ElectroMechanical-Systems and Micro-Opto-Electromechanical...
	Micromirror with Feedback In space missions, the current trend is to use a constellation of small spacecrafts that work together, rather than using...
	Airborne Infrared Application Airborne imaging is used to evaluate vegetation and soils in agricultural and forestry, and to monitor land use and the...
	Infrared Satellite Images There are an increasing number of the upcoming space missions that require thermal imaging from space, notably to study...
	IRXCAM: Infrared camera module (LWIR and THz) The IRXCAM module is a generic camera core that can be combined with various sensors. The IRXCAM meets user needs in terms...
	HRXCAM-1280: High resolution microscanned infrared camera module Numerous defense, security, military, transport, and aerospace applications require high-resolution infrared imaging capabilities...
	Environmental Monitoring System Pesticides spraying, quarry operations, and residential and road construction projects often emit fine particles that...
	Fluoride glass fibers We signed a strategic alliance with IRPhotonics Inc. - a company specialized in the development and fabrication of advanced...
	High Resolution Projection System Generally, scene resolution in contemporary flight simulators is not high enough for military jet pilot training. To overcome...
	Phase Modulator Conventional laser beam shaping systems are generally heavy and bulky, which limits their usefulness in a number of applications...
	Fiber Laser With Programmable Amplitude Waveform Our client wanted to develop a new generation of lasers to process and repair DRAM, SRAM, and other types of memory that...
	Eyesafe Nanosecond-Pulse Fiber Lasers Our client wanted to develop a new generation of fiber lasers to conduct highly accurate telemetric measurements at a...
	Active Television System Search and surveillance systems require increasingly long-range vision for positive identification in conditions of total...
	Assembly and Characterization of reflective microscope objectives INO boasts a host of optical measuring instruments and analysis equipment to characterize optical components and facilitate...
	Broadband Radiometer Detectors The Broadband Radiometer (BBR) is an instrument being developed for the ESA EarthCARE satellite. The EarthCARE mission...