As a state-of-the-art manufacturer for more than 40 years, Kowa Optimed, Inc., continues to produce high performance optics. Announcing the new, 1 inch Near Infrared / Short Wave Infrared (NIR/SWIR) lens series (HC/SW), this new 3-model series, includes focal lengths of 25mm, 35mm and 50mm for high-resolution cameras. This 1" SWIR lens series is specifically designed for the new, advanced, generation of NIR/SWIR camera applications. Utilizing Kow's manufacturing innovations, these high quality lenses have been produced using a special coating technology and unique glass material. The HC-SW series maintains high sensitivity at wavelengths from 800nm to 2.000 nanometer (nm). A nm is the most common unit used to measure the wavelength of light, where visible light falls in the region of 400-700 nm. All 1-inch lenses in the NIR/SWIR series include, locking screws for iris and focus, metal mount (C mount), and metal housings. [caption id="attachment_2496" align="aligncenter" width="57" caption="Kowa 1" LM50HC-SW"][/caption] The Kowa 1 inch HC-SW lens Series:
  • LM25HC-SW Focal Length: 25 Sensor Size: 1 inch F-stop: 1.4-16
  • LM35HC-SW Focal Length: 35 Sensor Size: 1 inch F-stop: 1.4-16
  • LM50HC-SW Focal Length: 50 Sensor Size: 1 inch F-stop: 1.4-16
Pixelink produces the high performance PL-B782F and PL-B782G, 6.6 mega pixel color cameras designed for a wide range of industrial imaging applications. The Kowa 1" HC-SW lens is a perfect fit for these CMOS sensor architecture cameras. CMOS and CCD imagers are excellent devices that continue to evolve to meet the needs of the military. Designed for high-resolution operation at low light levels in portable and unmanned aerial vehicle applications, NIR/SWIR lenses are utilized where other detectors or cameras are not sensitive enough for the finite detail recognition required. Shortwave infrared (SWIR) cameras allow 24 hour imaging capabilities for night surveillance with optimal clarity. This day-to-night imaging ability enables cameras to see light wavelengths from 0.7-1.7 m, while allowing the user the ability to detect and track range of military lasers. This camera will fit most unmanned aerial or ground vehicles, and with this high-speed imaging and tracking lens, specific target recognition is accomplished. Pinpoint accuracy and clear identification, so very useful in covert and fixed site surveillance missions, can be accomplished in starlight, under overcast skies, or in full daylight. These lenses, coupled with thermal imaging, can detect the presence of a warm object against a cool background, however, with this SWIR lens, actual identification of that object is possible. In the military world, the serious problem of determining whether a threatening vehicle is a civilian truck or a military tank is crucial. A SWIR lens can aid with this friend-or-foe determination, optimizing and lessening errors and causalities.
Gail De Salvo Ages Electronic Group http://www.aegis-elect.com