Custom Visible And Infrared Light Solutions For Defense Applications

Opto Diode specializes in custom optoelectronic solutions engineered specifically for defense and tactical systems. Their product lineup includes high-performance infrared (IR) emitters, green LEDs, and photodiode detectors designed for critical applications such as night vision, laser range finding, missile guidance, and optical targeting. These components are built to meet stringent MIL SPEC standards, ensuring reliable performance in harsh environments with extreme temperatures, mechanical shock, and high vibration.

Key product features include wide spectral sensitivity (450–1100 nm), high-output IR LED arrays, hermetically sealed TO-can packaging, and full ITAR compliance. The IR LEDs are available in narrow and wide beam profiles, boasting fast rise and fall times and excellent thermal management—ideal for covert operations. The photodiodes, including versions with integrated preamplifiers, offer high sensitivity and spectral response in green and IR bands, ensuring precision detection in both pulsed and continuous wave systems.

Devices are customizable in terms of wavelength, package format, and optical characteristics to suit specific defense programs. They are also fully tested for environmental durability and manufactured in an ITAR-registered, U.S.-based wafer fabrication facility to guarantee complete traceability and quality assurance.

Applications range from night vision illumination and defense reconnaissance to missile guidance and surveillance systems. Featured models include the OD-110WISOLHT IR LED with 120 mW output at 880 nm and the ODA-6W-500M photodiode optimized for near-infrared detection. Opto Diode's rugged, mission-ready solutions are designed to deliver reliable, long-term performance in the most demanding tactical environments.