Theoretical and Applied Optics

Design, development and qualification of high-performance optical instruments

Missions

• To assist contract management in specifying the operational optical systems of the future
• To develop optical instruments which meet experimental requirements
• To verify or provide the methods for verifying the performances of new optical instruments
• To support, as expert, the development programs

Center of excellence

• New methods of design and characterization
• New optical instrument designs, from UV to IR
• Integration of measuring instruments

Examples of projects and specialized activities

• Timbre-Poste, multi-spectral imaging telescope
• Mistere, infrared spectrometric ground facility for the evaluation of emissive and reflective properties
• Aerial reconnaissance of the future
• Qualification of the Hélios and Spot observation satellites
• F4 wind tunnel Instrumentation
• Non diffracting arrays
• Aiquido, analysis, interpretation, qualification and integration of optronic detectors
• Sysiphe, hyper-spectral imager
• Scorpio Optics Inside - Compact High Performance Infrared detectors

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