January 16, 2025
Multispectral imaging is a powerful tool used in a wide range of applications, from detecting bruised fruit to non-invasive monitoring of blood oxygenation levels. Also referred to as imaging spectroscopy, spectral imaging devices record spectral radiance signatures emanating from a surface that are a result of reflected, transmitted, or emitted light and are unique to […]
May 29, 2019
BP deploys advanced infrared camera that can support methane emissions management by monitoring emissions in real time SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 31, 2019 – Surface Optics Corporation is part of an industry team behind an infrared (IR) camera that BP plc group businesses are using to manage methane emissions at oil and gas production facilities […]
May 8, 2018
The Spectral-Polarimetric Hypersensor (SPH) is a new compact, solid state, video rate imaging system with no moving parts capable of capturing up to 16 bands of both spectral and polarimetric content simultaneously. For these imagers, which are an adaptation of a plenoptic system, all elements for a given super pixel sample the same point in […]
April 15, 2018
Roger Hanlon is a Senior Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), an international center for research and education in biological and environmental science located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Hanlon’s laboratory studies the camouflage phenomena of cephalopods, which includes squid, octopus, and cuttlefish. Hanlon’s lab has published over 200 scientific papers on cephalopods and their […]
November 3, 2016
Real-time spectral imaging flare monitoring means real environmental impact Industrial flares are widely used as safety devices in petroleum refineries, chemical plants and oil and gas fields. Waste process gases are vented to flares to be safely combusted over the flare tips, avoiding industrial accidents and reducing air pollution. But recent studies have found flares […]
December 31, 2015
A new method has been developed for a direct and remote measurement of industrial flare combustion efficiency (CE). The method is based on a unique hyper-spectral or multi-spectral Infrared (IR) imager which provides a high frame rate, high spectral selectivity and high spatial resolution. The method can be deployed for short-term flare studies or for […]
July 31, 2013
Announcing the release of the SOC716 Full Motion Video Spectral Imaging system. FMV-SI simultaneously captures and process all three dimensions of a spectral cube at 60Hz video rates through a novel, plenoptic based design. Systems are available in the UV (300-500nm), SWIR (1000-1700nm), and VNIR (450-950 nm) spectral ranges.
April 30, 2013
Surface Optics’ full-motion video spectral imager (FMV-SI) participates in U.S. Navy’s 4th Fleet airship capabilities demonstration flights. FMV-SI combines the real-time, situational awareness provided by full-motion video with the spectral intelligence that aids in the detection, identification and management of targets based on their inherent signature.
August 17, 2009
The hypersensor camera operates with a unique multispectral imaging modality developed recently at Surface Optics Corporation. The Hypersensor camera is small, low cost, rugged, and solid state, using micro-optics and an array of spectral filters, which captures a complete multispectral cube of spatial and spectral data with every focal plane exposure. The prototype VNIR Hypersensor […]
May 8, 2006
A novel, compact visible multispectral, polarimetric camera is under development. The prototype is capable of megapixel imaging with sixteen wavebands and three polarimetric images. The entire system encompasses a volume less than 125mm x 100mm x 75mm. The system is based on commercial megapixel class CMOS sensors and incorporates real time processing of hyperspectral cube […]