Military & Defense Case Studies and White Papers

1. Low-SWaP SWIR ALPD Product Development At SUI 3/3/2025

   Sensors Unlimited Inc. advances SWIR imaging with cost-effective, uncooled ALPD technology, enhancing multi-mode tracking, increasing detection range, and improving manufacturability for high-volume military and commercial applications.

2. Advanced SWIR APDs For Multimode Applications 3/3/2025

   Sensors Unlimited Inc. advances SWIR sensors with Geiger Mode APDs, enhancing high-precision range finding, laser tracking, and imaging for military and commercial applications with improved signal-to-noise performance.

3. SWIR Multimode Tracking (MMT) Developments At SUI 11/5/2024

   Explore advancements in SWIR multi-mode tracking with SHIELD and 1280JDSX-MMT, integrating laser range finders for enhanced imaging, target acquisition, and situational awareness.

4. Applications Of Photodetectors, LEDs, And More 9/6/2023

   This range of reliable photodiodes, IR detectors, LEDs, emitters, assemblies, and photonic modules are built to meet the demands of military, medical, and commercial applications.

5. Precision Optics For Military Applications 3/18/2022

   This application note reviews a number of precision optics suitable for military applications, including corner cube retro-reflectors, integrator rods, mirrors, windows, and cube beamsplitters, as well as a wide variety of prisms.

6. Enhance Defense And Protection With Rugged Vision Systems 5/2/2019

   Canon CMOS sensors offer unique performance for next-generation defense solutions.

7. Using Thermal Camera Cores For Reconnaissance Robots 7/18/2016

   Reconnaissance robots are controlled remotely, which allows for access into normally inaccessible sites and reduces risks for users. The FENIX from PIAP is a light reconnaissance robot designed for detecting threats, and can observe, lift, and neutralize dangerous loads, and transport sabotage equipment.

8. Solving 360° Perimeter Security 6/10/2016

   With an increase in global conflicts and threats, perimeter security and protection of critical infrastructures, borders, harbors, and other territories is vital. Xenics’ 360° surveillance system is an efficient and cost-friendly monitoring solution to keep properties safe, day and night.

9. Solving A Difficult Military Beam Alignment Task 4/1/2016

   Laser systems used in the periscope of a nuclear-powered submarine providing on-board instrumentation that offers accurate pitch, yaw, and roll data. As a result of the critical nature of this information, the burden is placed on the quality of the laser beam, its size, its shape, and its intensity. 

10. Defense Applications For SWIR InGaAs Cameras 11/24/2015

    The SWIR InGaAs camera is an ideal option for many defense applications due to key performance features such as an uncooled, small, lightweight design, sensitivity to nightglow, and attached covert eye-safe lasers. Unlike LWIR and MWIR imagers, SWIR imagers are able to see reflected light, and can offer close representations of what is seen in the visible spectrum. This application note provides an overview on many applications that SWIR InGaAs cameras are ideal for including detection of laser designators, nightvision, target recognition, and laser gated imaging.