CrystalView Microscope

  • Crystallographic Non-Destructive Testing
  • Orientation Imaging
  • Grain-Boundary and Microtexture Analysis
  • Quality Control
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Field Polarimeters

  • Material Mapping & Assessment
  • Real-Time Tactical Surveillance
  • Asset Tracking
  • Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
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Free Space Multiplexers

  • Multi-Channel Video
  • Laser Pointing & Tracking
  • Laser communications
  • Lidar
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Optical Signature Databases

  • Remote sensing/SSA
  • CAD Modeling
  • Rendering & Virtual Reality
  • Complete Polarization Signatures
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Advanced Optical Technologies

Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT) offers multi-dimensional micro- and nano-structural material characterization, mapping, and assessment for a more complete understanding of complex materials, devices, and scenarios, and develops custom sensors for defense and commercial customers.

Materials & Manufacturing Directorate
SAIC
Surface Optics Corporation
UES Excellence in Science & Technology
Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate

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Technologies

Material Characterization

AOT measures polarization signatures with the world’s most accurate laboratory laser polarimeters and scatterometers and characterizes surfaces using extended-range AFM imaging

Microscopy & Nanotechnology Scatterometry

Sensors

Patented solutions from Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT) are redefining how sensors classify materials at high speeds

Polarimeter Optical Signature Databases

Technical Papers

CrystalView Microscope

  • Crystallographic Non-Destructive Testing
  • Orientation Imaging
  • Grain-Boundary and Microtexture Analysis
  • Quality Control
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Registered-Channel Multiplexer

  • Multi-Channel Video
  • Laser Pointing & Tracking
  • Laser communications
  • Lidar
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Field Polarimeters

  • Material Mapping & Assessment
  • Real-Time Tactical Surveillance
  • Asset Tracking
  • Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
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Metrology Instruments

  • Diffuse or Specular Reflection or Transmission
  • Precise Spot & Aperture Control
  • Complete Polarization Signatures
  • Low Noise and Error
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Field Polarimeter SSC West

Our Services

AOT's measurement services span from laboratory to field. AOT provides complete polarization signatures of samples at various wavelengths with better than 1% overall elemental error in measured Mueller matrices. Lab materials span from optical crystals to metallographic samples to diffuse ground materials.

Crystallographic Non-Destructive Testing Material Characterization Optical Signature Databases Optical Calibration & Certification

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Applications

Patented solutions from Advanced Optical Technologies provide remote-sensing capabilities for asset tracking, automated target recognition, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and search and rescue, and in material characterization for crystallographic imaging and non-destructive testing of metal aerospace and 3D-printed parts.  AOT also provides comprehensive and unparalleled polarization calibration of optical components for space and defense sensors. Polarimeters can be customized to your application.

<ul><li>Debris and Pollution Mapping</li><li>Manufacturing Quality Control</li><li>Stress and Damage Assessment</li><li>Search and Rescue</li></ul>

Material Mapping & Assessment

  • Debris and Pollution Mapping
  • Manufacturing Quality Control
  • Stress and Damage Assessment
  • Search and Rescue
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<ul><li>Microstructure Characterization</li><li>Process Development</li><li>Product Improvement</li><li>Failure Analysis</li></ul>

Crystallographic Non Destructive Testing

  • Microstructure Characterization
  • Process Development
  • Product Improvement
  • Failure Analysis
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<ul><li>Polarization Optics Calibration</li><li>Device and Sensor Qualification</li><li>CAD-Model Specification</li></ul>

Optics Calibration & Certification

  • Polarization Optics Calibration
  • Device and Sensor Qualification
  • CAD-Model Specification
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<ul><li>Microstructure Visualization</li><li>Grain Boundary Characterization</li><li>Process Qualification and Control</li><li>Failure Analysis</li><li>Manufacturing Quality Control</li></ul>

Additive Manufacturing

  • Microstructure Visualization
  • Grain Boundary Characterization
  • Process Qualification and Control
  • Failure Analysis
  • Manufacturing Quality Control
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<ul><li>Anomaly Detection and Assessment</li><li>Telescope Calibration</li><li>Rendering and Image Analysis</li><li>Space Debris Classification</li><li>Space Aging</li></ul>

Space

  • Anomaly Detection and Assessment
  • Telescope Calibration
  • Rendering and Image Analysis
  • Space Debris Classification
  • Space Aging
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<ul><li>Automated Target Recognition (ATR)</li><li>Asset Tracking</li><li>Damage Assessment</li><li>Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR)</li><li>Search and Rescue</li></ul>

Defense & Security

  • Automated Target Recognition (ATR)
  • Asset Tracking
  • Damage Assessment
  • Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR)
  • Search and Rescue
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Newsroom

AOT is a gold sponsor of ASTM ICAM 2023 28 Oct, 2023

AOT is a gold sponsor of ASTM ICAM 2023

AOT is excited to be the GOLD sponsor at the @ASTM International ICAM2023 Conference on Advanced Manufacturing in Washington D.C., October 20 – November 3

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AOT is exhibiting at TMS Conference 2023

Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT) will be exhibiting the latest innovations in non-destructive surface and crystallographic characterization of titanium and other aerospace materials at Booth # 506

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AOT Awarded International Patents for Its Platform Imaging Technology 14 Oct, 2021

AOT Awarded International Patents for Its Platform Imaging Technology

AOT has developed and patented the key components that enable the first modern commercial applications of polarization imaging

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