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 environment industry, as well as others that could easily be adapted to the field.

	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...
	Portable Underwater Lidar System Equipment (PULSE) Conventional lidar terrain mapping will not penetrate water by more than a few centimeters. Bathymetric lidar systems...
	Environmental Monitoring System Pesticides spraying, quarry operations, and residential and road construction projects often emit fine particles that...
	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...
	Infrared Satellite Images There are an increasing number of the upcoming space missions that require thermal imaging from space, notably to study...
	Eyesafe Nanosecond-Pulse Fiber Lasers Our client wanted to develop a new generation of fiber lasers to conduct highly accurate telemetric measurements at a...
	Standard packaging and micropackaging Packaging often accounts for the bulk of MEMS/MOEMS (Micro-ElectroMechanical-Systems and Micro-Opto-Electromechanical...
	Contaminant Detection Detection of contaminants in raw materials such as sunflower seeds, berries, and certain vegetables like beans, is a well-known...
	Optical thin films for the JWST The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the product of international cooperation between NASA, the European Space Agency...
	Visibility Detector Air, marine, and land transportation services use visibility detectors to optimize the security of their operations. These...
	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...
	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...
	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...
	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...
	Assembly and Characterization of reflective microscope objectives INO boasts a host of optical measuring instruments and analysis equipment to characterize optical components and facilitate...