Security Applications

The use of advanced optical systems enables pilots in the aviation industry, for example, to safely land and fly in bad weather conditions using head-up displays. The pilot's gaze does not have to alternate between the different instruments, but receives the most important information, such as course and speed, via a system of laser projectors, lenses and mirrors on the windscreen. Outside the aircraft, during airport security checks, laser systems can be used to identify the difference between shampoo and liquid explosives based on the liquid angle. Art trade also uses lasers. To analyze works of art, but also to remove impurities from precious, historically valuable works without damaging them.

In the manufacturing industry, e.g. in the automotive industry, camera systems enable control and process monitoring. With a thermal imaging camera, for example, it is possible to detect temperature differences during production and thus sources of error immediately, which could otherwise lead to quality differences.

Camera systems installed in drones are used in military, agricultural or meteorological areas. They enable the protection of border areas, crop stands - by control flights over the cultivated fields - as well as the environment through climate research and environmental studies.

Optical components have to meet high requirements: Robust and durable, they must withstand daily use reliably. High temperature differences, humidity or contamination must not negatively influence the imaging properties and performance of spheres, aspheres or optical systems. The solution are optical components that pass extensive environmental tests. These include, for example, adhesion, humidity and temperature tests. asphericon carries out such tests in-house. Our products impress through constant best performance and easy handling in daily use. As a reliable partner, optics from asphericon can complement microscopes, laser and camera systems, as well as many other optical devices in the field of security applications.

The same applies to optical coatings. You have the possibility to have existing optics coated afterwards or to seal new optical elements. Our optical refinements effectively help to minimize reflections in beam paths or to allow certain wavelengths to pass through.