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High Performance Infrared Zoom Lenses for UAVs and Drones: Low-SWaP, Extended-Range, Ruggedized Lenses

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Advanced IR Zoom Lenses for Next-Generation Thermal Imaging

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Ophir Optronics has released an application note that details how recent advances in the development of infrared zoom lenses allow them to meet stringent Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) budgets while enabling high-resolution vision and identification for challenging applications such as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).

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The application note covers:

How advances in detector resolution must be accompanied by improvement in the quality of IR optical lens assemblies
Example of low-SWaP lens design for cooled MWIR sensors: folded-optic 16-180mm f/3.6 zoom lens
Example of low-SWaP lens design for cooled MWIR sensors: lightweight 20-275mm f/5.5 zoom lens

Ophir has successfully designed and implemented advanced IR zoom lenses with reduced SWaP that are ideal for harsh environmental conditions and constrained platforms, and open up new opportunities for next-generation UAV thermal imaging applications. To find out more, download the full application note.

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LightIR 15-75 mm f/1.2

Low-germanium LWIR zoom lens for aerial thermal imaging systems

SupIR-X 15-300 mm f/4.0

Continuous zoom MWIR lens for precision cooled camera systems

SupIR 10-135mm f/1.8

MWIR Zoom Lens for Thermal Imaging in ISR & Uncrewed Systems

FoldIR 25-275mm f/5.5

Lightweight MWIR zoom lens for compact UAV gimbals

SWIR & NIR 25-250mm

Continuous zoom lens for SWIR & NIR imaging

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