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?

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

Meet the Ophir® SupIR 16–80mm f/1.2, the first compact continuous zoom lens engineered specifically for SXGA (1280×1024) uncooled LWIR detectors with 10–12 µm pixels. Designed for surveillance, ISR, and defense applications, this rugged, lightweight lens unlocks high-resolution thermal imaging with detection ranges exceeding 8 km — all in a form factor ideal for UAVs and portable systems.

HD thermal imaging video of the streets of Paris taken using Ophir's 15-300mm f/4 MWIR zoom lens integrated in Noxant NOX CORE HD

The SupIR 25mm f/1.2 LWIR uncooled lens is compatible with 17µm VGA and 12µm SXGA format cameras. The lens weights only 57gr, size Ø34.9x 29mm which makes her lightweight and compact, answering SWaP constraints.

From great to groundbreaking: A new era in thermal imaging is about to begin. This is only the first glimpse. The full unveiling will take place at Seoul ADEX 2025.

Designed specifically for 5" (127mm) payloads in drones and UAV’s, offering a cutting-edge solution for the newly released low-SWaP 15μm VGA MWIR detectors.

The Ophir SWIR & NIR 25–250mm continuous zoom lens is a first-to-market, low-SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) solution designed for the latest 5 µm SXGA detectors, as well as 10 µm SXGA and 15 µm VGA SWIR sensors. With an f/5.5 aperture at NFOV and f/4.0 at WFOV, it delivers exceptional performance in a compact form factor.

Explore Ophir's comprehensive catalog of long-range IR zoom lenses, designed for both commercial and defense applications including observation and C-UAS systems. Our LWIR, MWIR, and SWIR lenses offer unparalleled performance, featuring:

Introducing the FoldIR 30-450mm f/3.4: high performance, long-range, ideal for small size gimbals

Ophir® Low-SWaP IR Zoom Lenses for Cooled MWIR and Uncooled LWIR Cameras - for UAVs & Drones

Designing a lens system capable of rapid identification with a high degree of accuracy is required for modern aerial threat detection and identification.

Infrared (IR) imaging technology is pivotal in modern security and surveillance systems, enabling the detection, recognition, and identification (DRI) of objects under various environmental conditions. These capabilities are essential across a broad range of applications, including intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), targeting, border security, and counter-drone operations.