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DOTA - Optics and Associated Techniques
Research unit
The Department of Optics and Associated Techniques (DOTA) has for mission to carry out studies and researches related to the use of the optical field (electromagnetic waves included between the average Ultraviolet (200nm) and the field of THz (1 THz - 300 microns) and to control the overall optical chain.
Thematics :
- optoelectronics: photodetection and nanophotonics,
- environment and signatures for optronic sensors,
- fiber laser, lidar and 3D imagers,
- active and passive remote sensing,
- adaptive optics,
- optical sensors and hyperspectral imagers.
Innovation themes
Chemin de la Hunière
BP 80100
91120 PALAISEAU
Expertises
- electro-optical characterization and analysis of detectors
- characterization and modeling of optical propagation through atmospheric turbulence
- development of new imaging systems
- characterization and optical diagnostic of diffusing environment
- embedded Laser and Lidar
- multispectral and hyperspectral imaging
- modeling of signature of airborne targets
- modeling of transfer phenomena in heterogeneous environment
- performance evaluation of optronic systems
- modeling the IR and visible signature of aircraft and targets outside the atmosphere
Applications sectors
- IT / software
- Networks / Telecom
- Other business
- Energy
- Defence
- Health / wellness
- Aeronautics / Aerospace
- Automotive industry
- Electronic / photonics
- Agriculture
- Shipbuilding industry
- Cosmetics
- Railway industry
Total number of employees
Number of researchers : 117
Number of doctoral students : 36
Equipment(s) open to collaboration
- Camera Characterization laboratory (Visible, SWIR, MWIR, LWIR)
- MELOPEE (TOULOUSE)
- Terriscope : Airborne remote sensing Platform (TOULOUSE)
- LIMA : Research Laboratory in Airborne Multi sensors (TOULOUSE)
Keywords
- hyperspectral imaging
- multispectral imaging
- visible and IR
- lidar 3D multiechos
- radiometry
- signal and image processing
- multi-sensor fusion
- atmosphere detection / characterization
- marine environment
- adaptive optics
- space
- atmospheric optical link
- propagation and imaging through atmospheric turbulence
- interferometric imager
- active optics
- optoelectronics
- nanotechnologies
- photodetection
- physics of semiconductors
- infrared and THz
- plasmonic
- fiber laser
- coherent combination
- MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier)
- doped fibers
- non-linear effects
- differential absorption lidar (Dial)
- spectrometer
- radiometry
- calibration
- interferometer
- infrared
- freeform optics
- auto-imaging
- night vision
- nptronic sensors
- radiative transfer
- thermal transfer
- atmospheric turbulence
- nightglow
- remote sensing
Valuation offer
https://www.onera.fr/en/innovation-and-know-how
- Softwares: Matisse
- Database: MEMOIRES
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