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 optics/photonics industry, as well as others that could easily be adapted to the field.

	Holographic Beam Sampler In real-time metrology of high power lasers, the most obvious requirement is the high damage threshold of the sampling...
	Oximetry Monitoring in Photodynamic Therapy for Dosimetry During photodynamic treatment (PDT) of cancer, a photosensitive drug is introduced and activated by light to induce cytotoxicity...
	Graded Reflectivity Mirrors INO has earned an international reputation for its graded reflectivity mirrors (GRMs), which are now used by major manufacturers...
	Specialty Optical Fiber Products We signed a partnership agreement with CorActive High Tech Inc. - a company specializing in the design, fabrication, and...
	Standard packaging and micropackaging Packaging often accounts for the bulk of MEMS/MOEMS (Micro-ElectroMechanical-Systems and Micro-Opto-Electromechanical...
	Fluoride glass fibers We signed a strategic alliance with IRPhotonics Inc. - a company specialized in the development and fabrication of advanced...
	Graded Index Microlenses We signed a strategic alliance with Doric Lenses - a company specialized in the development and fabrication of optical...
	Fiber Optic Distance Sensors When inserting cochlear implants, the main challenge facing otorhinolaryngologists (ORL) is to perform a nontraumatic...
	Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope When you deal in the science of exploring the universe, dimensions and distances are immense, as is the need for sensitive...
	HRXCAM-1280: High resolution microscanned infrared camera module Numerous defense, security, military, transport, and aerospace applications require high-resolution infrared imaging capabilities...
	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...
	Eyesafe Nanosecond-Pulse Fiber Lasers Our client wanted to develop a new generation of fiber lasers to conduct highly accurate telemetric measurements at a...
	Active Television System Search and surveillance systems require increasingly long-range vision for positive identification in conditions of total...
	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...
	Phase Masks In the field of fiber optic telecommunications, multiple communication channels, each composed of an optical signal modulated...
	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...
	Programmable array When it comes to space applications, specifications usually call for the smallest, lightest, most energy efficient and...
	Phase Modulator Conventional laser beam shaping systems are generally heavy and bulky, which limits their usefulness in a number of applications...
	Micromirror with Feedback In space missions, the current trend is to use a constellation of small spacecrafts that work together, rather than using...
	Laser Hair Removal System Our partner OPUSMED INC. wanted to provide its clients (doctors and skin care professionals) with a safe and comfortable...
	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...
	Assembly and Characterization of reflective microscope objectives INO boasts a host of optical measuring instruments and analysis equipment to characterize optical components and facilitate...