Current News

July 2016	OKSI was selected for funding by the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial R&D (BIRD) Foundation for a project to Foster Advanced Technologies for First Responders.

July 2015	OptoKnowledge's Mid-IR fibers and gas sensing technology featured in Laser Focus World.
May 2015	New Mid-IR Fiber Store launched to enable convenient online ordering of infrared fiber optic patch cables and associated optical assemblies.

September 2014	OptoKnowledge organizes first Special Session on Video Aided Navigation at the 2014 MSS Passive Sensors meeting.
September 2014	OptoKnowledge presents papers on true color image fusion and hyperspectral aerosol measurements at the 2014 MSS Passive Sensors meeting.
June 2014	SPIE NewsRoom article highlights Hyperspectral imaging of dynamic events using OptoKnowledge's 4DIS technology.
May 2014	OptoKnowledge to present recent results on optical health monitoring of rocket engines using passive spectroscopy at the upcoming JANNAF Propulsion Meeting in Charleston, SC.
May 2014	OptoKnowledge to demonstrate new Mid-infrared sensing technology at the MIRTHE led "Workshop on Early Stage Technology Commercialization" at SPIE DSS.
March 2014	Stanford researchers in the Hanson group describe Scramjet combustion diagnostics that utilize a custom bifurcated hollow fiber developed by OptoKnowledge. Paper can be accessed here.
February 2014	Results demonstrating the use of hollow fibers for mode filtering mid-infrared laser beams presented at SPIE Photonics West. Full paper.
February 2014	PNNL researchers present improvements in isotope ratio measurements by utilizing hollow fibers from OptoKnowledge as the gas cell in their mid-infrared spectroscopy sensor. Paper can be accessed here.

May 2013	OptoKnowledge participated in Aegis BMD missile intercept test (FTM-19). Unique data was collected using our SWIR and VNIR 4DIS sensors flown on an MDA airborne platform (HALO-I).
April 2013	OptoKnowledge performs NASA ocean-color flight mission using our airborne AquaScan hyperspectral sensor. The data collect involved a coordinated effort with ship-based sensors from Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO).
March 2013	US Patent Office officially approves patent for OptoKnowledge’s MSTIR invention, “Multispectral Uncooled Thermal Infrared Camera System”, Patent# US 2011/0169962 A1.
February 2013	OptoKnowledge deploys a suite of visible and infrared wavelength hyperspectral and imaging sensors on board the HALO-I aircraft in support of Aegis BMD (FTM-20).
January 2013	OptoKnowledge participates in rocket engine tests at Edwards Air Force base in effort to study potential spectral signatures of engine fatigue and failure.

October 2012	OptoKnowledge utilizes novel sensor in study of human stress due to deceit and intent conducted in collaboration with the University of Houston’ s Computational Physiology Lab.
September 2012	Complete fiber optic laser delivery and signal measurement system for Coherent Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS) developed by OptoKnowledge successfully demonstrated in measurements of the exhaust from a jet engine at the UTSI / AEDC test facility in Tennessee.
June 2012	OptoKnowledge deploys VNIR and SWIR hyperspectral imaging sensors in 2 week long data collect measuring Navy related targets in and around the San Diego Bay.