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 defense/security industry, as well as others that could easily be adapted to the field.

	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...
	Short-Range Bioaerosol Threat Detection Sensor (SR-BioSpectra) Biological attacks are rare but they could have deadly consequences. A 1993 report by the U.S. Congressional Office of...
	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...
	Ultra-lightweight Thermal Sight Today, soldiers have to carry increasingly heavy loads. That’s why Canada’s Department of National Defence wanted access...
	Dual-Band Thermal/Visible Weapon Sight (DFOV) For military operations to be successful today, individual soldiers and combat units as a whole need state-of-the-art...
	Airborne Infrared Application Airborne imaging is used to evaluate vegetation and soils in agricultural and forestry, and to monitor land use and the...
	Video analytics software A closed circuit video surveillance system uses cameras set up in private or public areas to provide security. Banks...
	IntelliDAR™ - Intelligent Video-based Detection and Range Processing System The safety and seamlessness of air traffic control and airport operations have become critical issues for the aviation...
	Smart Color-Thermal Camera (VIRXCam) The video surveillance market proposes two distinct solutions: thermal cameras and visible cameras. Visible cameras work...
	Standard packaging and micropackaging Packaging often accounts for the bulk of MEMS/MOEMS (Micro-ElectroMechanical-Systems and Micro-Opto-Electromechanical...
	Infrared Satellite Images There are an increasing number of the upcoming space missions that require thermal imaging from space, notably to study...
	Biosensor - Microorganism Detection In Canada, the incidence of food poisoning is estimated at 2.2 million cases a year. Since most food poisoning comes from...
	High Resolution Projection System Generally, scene resolution in contemporary flight simulators is not high enough for military jet pilot training. To overcome...
	Eyesafe Nanosecond-Pulse Fiber Lasers Our client wanted to develop a new generation of fiber lasers to conduct highly accurate telemetric measurements at a...
	Pattern Recognition for Security Applications Increased air traffic, tighter security, and an ever-expanding list of prohibited items pose significant challenges to...
	Active Television System Search and surveillance systems require increasingly long-range vision for positive identification in conditions of total...
	Flow Cytometer According to Frost & Sullivan, the U.S. flow cytometer market is influenced by a better knowledge of diseases and the...
	Environmental Monitoring System Pesticides spraying, quarry operations, and residential and road construction projects often emit fine particles that...
	Visibility Detector Air, marine, and land transportation services use visibility detectors to optimize the security of their operations. These...
	Driving Assistance System Driving a vehicle or heavy equipment in low visibility conditions puts everyone on the road in danger. Our industrial...
	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...
	Optical thin films for the JWST The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the product of international cooperation between NASA, the European Space Agency...
	Graded Reflectivity Mirrors INO has earned an international reputation for its graded reflectivity mirrors (GRMs), which are now used by major manufacturers...
	Micromirror with Feedback In space missions, the current trend is to use a constellation of small spacecrafts that work together, rather than using...
	Programmable array When it comes to space applications, specifications usually call for the smallest, lightest, most energy efficient and...
	Fluoride glass fibers We signed a strategic alliance with IRPhotonics Inc. - a company specialized in the development and fabrication of advanced...
	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...
	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...
	Phase Modulator Conventional laser beam shaping systems are generally heavy and bulky, which limits their usefulness in a number of applications...
	Graded Index Microlenses We signed a strategic alliance with Doric Lenses - a company specialized in the development and fabrication of optical...
	Holographic Beam Sampler In real-time metrology of high power lasers, the most obvious requirement is the high damage threshold of the sampling...
	BioMimic - Optical phantoms Medical imaging instruments are calibrated using standards fabricated in a controlled way, called phantoms, in order to...
	Assembly and Characterization of reflective microscope objectives INO boasts a host of optical measuring instruments and analysis equipment to characterize optical components and facilitate...