Webinars

In this webinar we explore the latest innovations in infrared (IR) zoom lens technology—designed to meet the demanding Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) requirements of next-generation thermal imaging systems

Large reflective optics are essential for high-performance multispectral electro-optics imaging systems in defense, surveillance, and aerospace. These systems capture multiple wavelengths to improve target identification and combine data from various bands to offer a comprehensive environmental view, enhancing situational awareness.   They excel in adverse conditions by penetrating haze, smoke, and challenging weather better than visible light, and they provide high-resolution imaging for detailed analysis and accurate decision-making. Using advanced data fusion, these systems enhance target recognition and tracking, adapt to various mission requirements from surveillance to disaster response, and reduce operational costs by minimizing the number of necessary maneuvers.   Join us for an insightful webinar on the latest advancements in reflective optics for multispectral systems. This session will cover: - Background: the fundamentals of multispectral systems, combining various imaging bands to enhance performance without increasing size and weight. - Applications: focused on aerial EO multispectral imaging systems. - Design for Manufacturing: manufacturing process, including raw material considerations, geometrical design, and the importance of a controlled environment. - Capabilities and Performance: the capabilities of large aluminum mirrors and their role in multispectral telescopes, with a focus on case studies and performance metrics.   If you are an R&D scientist, engineer, manufacturer who work at defense and aerospace OEMs that specialize in advanced electro optical systems, unmanned aircraft systems, and others. Purchaser or program manager that are interested in imaging and optical components, and reflective optics.   Held in cooperation with Photonics Spectra.

Optical design breakthroughs that meet the strict requirements of reduced SWaP in thermal imaging optics, while delivering high-resolution vision and long-range detection capabilities in even the harshest environmental conditions and constrained platforms like airborne and handheld systems.

Webinar: Durable IR Coatings for Maritime EO Systems

While drones are relatively new additions to the military’s stable of high-tech robotic systems, ground-based robots have been in use for more than a decade. From detecting, defusing, and disposing of explosives to working side-by-side with soldiers in the field, robots have found a myriad of applications within the military.

The observation-systems industry has significantly evolved and grown in recent years. Alongside this growth, we have seen the development of security and surveillance imaging applications with increasingly advanced infrared imaging systems, containing detectors that are larger in size and smaller in pixel size, which present challenges for thermal imaging optical systems. These include low SWaP, lightweight requirements, while maximizing imaging performance in line with detector capabilities, allowing for high resolution vision.

When it comes to long-range, multispectral optical systems, large mirrors play an integral role. They take many shapes — spherical, aspheric, parabolic, or freeform — and are used for a wide spectrum of light, including visible, UV, and IR. Over the last 10 years, optical systems with reflective elements have been used by system integrators in the defense and aerospace industries, in surveillance and monitoring, and in certain commercial applications.

Precision optics are used in a wide variety of commercial and defense applications, and their performance is often improved or enhanced by unique optical design. But how do you know what types of optics will work best for your application?

For measuring high power lasers in industrial settings, meet Ophir’s Helios Pro family. Designed with factory automation in mind, they have a robust, industrial design for harsh environments, and the range of communication interfaces make them easy to integrate into factory networks. Ideal for optimizing Li-Ion Battery Welding and other high power laser-based production applications.

If you’re using a laser in your process or research, you already know how important it is to monitor what your laser is doing – so you regularly measure it. You even check the power meter’s datasheet to see how accurate those measurements are…and at that point many people get stuck.

Understanding the basics of laser power and energy measurement is essential for anyone working with lasers. In this webinar, an Ophir Photonics expert walks through the fundamentals, making it easier for both newcomers and experienced professionals to get accurate, reliable measurements.

In this webinar, Dr. Kobi Lasri, General Manager, Ophir Optics, will address advances in optical solutions for the most challenging air, land, and sea security and defense deployments. Specifically, we will discuss the use of long range and lightweight thermal imaging zoom lenses that enable high-resolution vision capabilities and identification, in complete darkness over long distances, as well as high-precision IR components for next generation defense and security applications. Hosted by Laser Focus World, March 2021

In his presentation, Suzuki Kenji, Sales Manager, Ophir Japan, introduces key trends and applications related to thermal imaging, along with Ophir’s technologies and products for long distance monitoring and security applications. Lecture is given in Japanese.

Peter Kunert of MKS Ophir IR Optics explores the advantages of SWIR lenses and how they play a pivotal role in air, land, and maritime imaging, offering unparalleled visibility even in challenging conditions, such as haze, smoke, and fog. Incorporating SWIR and NIR into electro-optical (EO) systems significantly enhances image clarity and performance. SWIR lenses excel in long-range daytime observation, effective glass transmission, and precise laser spot detection for designators, making them an ideal solution for defense and homeland security applications. This presentation shares how SWIR technology can transform an EO system and improve operational efficiency. Watch if you are a researcher, developer, or engineer who work with SWIR and NIR lenses. Or interested in purchasing optical equipment and tools and IR camera integrators. Also, if you work includes imaging in challenging environments or electro-optical systems. Or you use cameras, detectors, and imaging equipment in defense and aerospace applications. Held in cooperation with Photonics Spectra.

Webinar Presented by: Kevin Kirkham, MKS Ophir Part of 2024 Photonics Spectra Laser Test & Measurement Summit VCSELS, Laser Diodes, LEDs, and other solid-state light sources have become mainstays in our lives.

Lasers used for material processing face two general challenges over the course of their lives. First, these lasers operate at relatively higher power levels compared to lasers used in other applications. Second, the environments in which these lasers operate are usually harsh. These two challenges can cause the laser's performance to drift over time, causing adverse effects on their processes. In this session, McCauley discusses first, which laser performance characteristics are meaningful to measure, second when, and at what frequency, these characteristics should be measured, and third and most importantly, how changes in these characteristics relate to the process.

Held by LFW Presented by: John McCauley, Sr. Business Development Manager, MKS Ophir

Like any other machine tool, the technologies surrounding the laser system have advanced significantly over the past several decades. However, there are still many myths surrounding the employment, operation, and maintenance of an industrial laser. These can cause a laser operator to be lulled into a false sense of security and form bad habits when it comes to maintaining a consistent laser process. These myths can be traced back to several different sources including, understanding how laser light behaves in material processing applications, how modern-day laser products are different from legacy laser products, and when and where measuring your laser’s performance is important. In this webinar, we will separate fact from fiction to help ensure high-quality laser processes. This webinar will cover: • How the quality of weld-spots or weld-seams significantly affects the overall quality of the vehicle. • How automated production lines can ensure proper laser operation. • How changes in laser measurement techniques are making the laser operator a more savvy user.

Join us to learn the basic principles, and best practices of high-power laser measurement . Monitoring laser behavior in high-power applications is critical to keeping your process running properly. However, that monitoring – the laser measurement itself – is not trivial. There are many "little things" one could do that might unknowingly mess with the measurement, or even damage the instrument. For example: • At what point should the cooling water be turned on? • How should the water channels be purged of water residue after use? Getting issues like these wrong could actually damage your expensive laser power sensor. In this webinar, you'll learn what some of these potential challenges are and how to deal with them correctly.

If you need to measure laser pulse energies, you have probably run into a variety of issues and concepts that seem to just cause confusion… In this webinar, you will learn: • How energy measurement works (short basic version…) • How to make sure you are getting accurate readings • How to avoid out-of-tolerance issues with your measuring tools