08.23.23 -- How NASA Uses High-Speed Cameras During Launch And In Flight

The Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer will analyze fringe patterns obtained from multiple pairs of combined beams to reconstruct an image of the target under observation.

To understand how lenses affect the performance of imaging systems, it is necessary to grasp the physics behind diffraction, lens aperture, focal length, and the wavelength of light. Other design limitations also restrict the optical capabilities of a lens, even before manufac­turing tolerances are considered.

Digital image correlation (DIC) is an optical measurement technique that allows full-field analysis of a material’s or structure’s deformation, displacement, and strain. This paper discusses how high-speed cameras and various software packages are helping DIC expand into new applications.

Innovative research and production of InGaAs material with high quantum efficiency (QE) and low dark current has made Sensors Unlimited a leading supplier of linear photodiode arrays for IR spectroscopy camera systems.

Recent advances in IR camera technologies, such as fast camera detector readouts and high-performance electronics, allow high-speed imagery. This article is part 5 of a handbook by FLIR that discusses the use of ultra-high-speed thermography with IR cameras.

A team of Duke University researchers sought to explore the viral infection process before the virus has bonded to tissue, understanding how viruses navigate the epithelial space, through mucus and the periciliary layer.