IRCOL Collimators
Test bench for visible to infrared cameras, laser range finders, and Day/ Night goggles
Versatile complete test bench for all electro-optical systems
The IRCOL series are test equipment for the characterization and the performance validation of a wide array of electro-optical sensors: visible cameras, CCD and ICCD cameras, day/night goggles, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, LWIR imagers and laser rangefinders.
The IRCOL series are designed on a modular concept, each brick is selectable depending on the electro-optical sensor to be tested.
3 Key Points
Highly modular system configurable for every need
High optical quality
Wide range of focal lengths and apertures
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All HGH reference sources, black bodies and integrating spheres, can be located at the focus of the collimator.
Main benefits of the IRCOL collimators :
- A wide range of optical projectors compatible with the test requirements for all standard cameras and laser range finders: Ø 150 to 600 mm clear aperture off-axis collimator Ø Focal length from 750 to 6000 mm
- UV and Visible to far IR operating spectral bandwidth depending on coatings: aluminium, silver or gold available
- Output wavefront map supplied
- Motorized wheel with interchangeable targets
- Tests along vertical and horizontal axes with only one target
- High repeatability of target positioning
- Robust mechanical structure with a protective cover of the optical components against shocks, dust and stray light
- Background temperature accurately measured thanks to a calibrated Pt sensor
- Exhaustive range of targets and options for electro-optical system testing
- Short delivery time
Main applications :
- Visible to SWIR cameras: effective focal length, resolution (MRC), distortion, field of view, latency.
- Thermal imagers: spatial resolution (LSF/MTF), MRTD and DRI ranges, alignment of optical axis vs; mechanical axis.
- Multi-sensor gimbaled systems: alignment of axes, large apertures compatible.
- Laser rangefinders and designators: alignment, beam profiling, divergence, accuracy of distance measurement, laser pulse energy and power
- Night vision devices: gain, resolution, infinity focus, zero and range of eyepiece, parallelism of goggles axes, figure of merit, spot defect
