Services
Advanced Optical Technologies (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. Other materials measured and validated in sensor applications include plastics, paints, textiles, and fiber-composites.
Crystallographic Non Destructive Testing
AOT offers CrystalView CPCI service to visualize material microstructural properties correlated with failure and corrosion probabilities in high-strength and high-performance parts for aerospace, architectural, auto, energy and medical applications. AOT provides large field-of-view which allows you to make rapid decisions with improved statistics on your sample.
Material Characterization
AOT offers multidimensional material characterization of your materials from microstructural or electronic anisotropies to particle size to surface roughness and modulation depth, all measurable by non-destructive laser probes. Well-designed, exploitable material characterization is the key to success for many devices and sensors. Accurate material measurements can also propel physical models through verification and extension. AOT measures polarization signatures with the world’s most accurate laboratory laser polarimeters and scatterometers with error rates less than 1% and characterizes surfaces using extended-range AFM imaging.
Optical Signature Databases
AOT's optical signature databases offer unparalleled quality and accuracy for specular or diffuse reflection or transmission. All optical measurements and observations can be expressed in terms of appropriate optical signatures, which can be accurately measured over diverse illumination and observation angles, angular and spatial resolutions, wavelengths, polarizations, and other variable dimensions. Accurate and consistent tracking and awareness of space objects, and many other intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance applications, rely on rendering programs that employ signature databases.
Optical Calibration
AOT measures polarization of any optical device or sensor for accurate calibration and comprehensive specifications. Don't spend your precious time on diagnostics and troubleshooting due to under-specified optics. AOT can measure and calibrate your polarization optics with our metrology polarimeters to better than 1% overall elemental error at various laser wavelengths and provide corresponding CAD files for use in optical-design programs.