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We provide industry with custom optics/photonics solutions that push the boundaries of innovation and performance. Here are a few examples of our inspection and analysis solutions.

3D microscope for NDT applications
3D microscope for NDT applications

Several technologies have been developed for non-destructive testing applications, but the existing systems do not fully...

Assembly and Characterization of reflective microscope objectives
Assembly and Characterization of reflective microscope objectives

INO boasts a host of optical measuring instruments and analysis equipment to characterize optical components and facilitate...

Laser crack measurement system (LCMS)
Laser crack measurement system (LCMS)

Prevention and rehabilitation are crucial to effective road and highway management. In order to help optimize road maintenance...

Laser road imaging system (LRIS)
Laser road imaging system (LRIS)

We developed a laser imaging system to increase the contrast and visibility of small longitudinal and lateral road cracks...

Short-Range Bioaerosol Threat Detection Sensor (SR-BioSpectra)
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...

Laser rut measurement system (LRMS)
Laser rut measurement system (LRMS)

In Quebec, summer is the season for road work. To prioritize the work being planned, INO and Ministère des Transports...

Vision systems for timber grading
Vision systems for timber grading

INO has developed a vision system for Autolog designed to grade timber as it is fed through sawmill planers. The assignment...

Contaminant Detection
Contaminant Detection

Detection of contaminants in raw materials such as sunflower seeds, berries, and certain vegetables like beans, is a well-known...

Portable Underwater Lidar System Equipment (PULSE)
Portable Underwater Lidar System Equipment (PULSE)

Conventional lidar terrain mapping will not penetrate water by more than a few centimeters. Bathymetric lidar systems...

HRXCAM-1280: High resolution microscanned infrared camera module
HRXCAM-1280: High resolution microscanned infrared camera module

Numerous defense, security, military, transport, and aerospace applications require high-resolution infrared imaging capabilities...

Road sign detection and recognition system
Road sign detection and recognition system

Québec’s Ministère des Transports (MTQ) is responsible for highway management in the province, including regular inventory...

Video analytics software
Video analytics software

A closed circuit video surveillance system uses cameras set up in private or public areas to provide security. Banks...

Grain Grading System (Canola)
Grain Grading System (Canola)

The current method of grading canola seeds involves visually evaluating the percentage of green seeds present in a sample...

Compact 3D Camera (3D scanner)
Compact 3D Camera (3D scanner)

In the context technological development work at the Canadian Space Agency in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, we had to conduct...

Biosensor - Microorganism Detection
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...

Flow Cytometer
Flow Cytometer

Nowadays, quality control is a key part of any industrial process, in line with dynamically changing standards, and creation...

IntelliDAR™ - Intelligent Video-based Detection and Range Processing System
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...

Chemical sensor/ion-selective optical fiber
Chemical sensor/ion-selective optical fiber

You must comply with increasingly strict surveillance, continuous monitoring, and rapid diagnostic standards. Current...

Color-Index (CI) Sensors
Color-Index (CI) Sensors

Everyone who works in the food industry knows how difficult it can be to measure the refractive index (Brix scale) and...

Programmable array
Programmable array

When it comes to space applications, specifications usually call for the smallest, lightest, most energy efficient and...

Airborne Infrared Application
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
Infrared Satellite Images

There are an increasing number of the upcoming space missions that require thermal imaging from space, notably to study...

Fiber Laser With Programmable Amplitude Waveform
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
Eyesafe Nanosecond-Pulse Fiber Lasers

Our client wanted to develop a new generation of fiber lasers to conduct highly accurate telemetric measurements at a...

IRXCAM: Infrared camera module (LWIR and THz)
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...

Pattern Recognition for Security Applications
Pattern Recognition for Security Applications

Increased air traffic, tighter security, and an ever-expanding list of prohibited items pose significant challenges to...

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