Precision-Optical Engineering (P-OE) is making one of the latest Interfire II 3-5 infrared interferometers available for use in the Photonics Application Centre in Birmingham, UK
The Photonics Application Centre houses seven different laboratories set up by the Photonics Cluster (UK) to solve practical problems related to photonics.
P-OE has recently joined the Photonics Cluster (UK) as members of the group based in the south of England at Stevenage.
P-OE sales and marketing manager Robin Addison said: "We are excited about the prospect of having the new Interfire II on show at Aston Science Park. Primarily it will provide a valuable practical tool for the staff at Aston to use in their partnerships with companies by allowing quality monitoring tests for optical components and systems to be performed in the 3-5 micron region of the spectrum.
However, it will also give many companies the chance to see the capabilities of the equipment and as an added bonus we will have use of the superb facilities at Aston should we want to carry out some commercial demonstrations away from our headquarters in Hitchin. The Interfire-II 3-5 may be used in production, quality control or research applications.
It features a focal plane array camera which is much more sensitive than previous cameras and has significantly reduced noise, allowing high quality images of fringes to be acquired.
When used with phase shifting fringe analysis software, the acquisition of fringes is much more reliable.
This is of particular importance in the 3-5 micron wavelength range where the lasers are generally of low power.
