Since its inception in 2000, through continued technology leadership in cooled and uncooled infrared technology, XenICs is determined to be the driving force in the development of high-performance as well as lower-cost cameras and imaging solutions. We are geared to a broad range of very promising yet highly demanding analytical and process-oriented tasks in R&D, process control and management, industrial maintenance, medical and forensics, surveillance and interdiction, automotive sensing, telecom, airborne and maritime applications, … .

Typical uses of advanced IR cameras as night-vision scopes in public environments and/or governmental applications are perimeter and border patrol, and in specific reconnaissance and surveillance missions. There are also concepts for enhancing drivers' vision in night-time driving under rain and fog conditions using light-weight IR imaging systems.

Just opening up is an attractive potential for IR systems in monitoring the operational safety of land-based commercial fleets and vehicles, and seagoing vessels such as ferry boats and yachts.

Ever more important is guaranteeing the continuous security of ports and airports and their protection against extrinsic disturbances - such as in detailed cargo control – which also pertains to safeguarding sensitive industrial facilities and power plants.

Another promising development based on widespread utilization of thermal imaging covering dense urban zones is traffic monitoring and flow management according to actual vehicle and passenger counts traveling certain roads.

Infrared cameras and systems will find future commercial uses in EVS aircraft landing assistance systems, thereby increasing passenger safety and traffic capacity of heavily frequented airports.

Direct industrial applications of XenICs cameras include research and development projects in all engineering professions, real-time process monitoring in high-temperature manufacturing processes, aircraft maintenance in regard to the performance of electrical, hydraulic und pneumatic systems' malfunctions, such as turbine inspection.

Focal plane arrays in telecom and data traffic infrastructures: The increasing amount of video and data traffic is driving the deployment of high-capacity dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) networks. Multiple optical channels must be closely monitored to identify and correct degradations in optical signal quality. Linear InGaAs arrays can be used to determine the optical power, wavelength and signal-to-noise ratio of each channel. DWDM monitoring is a hot application of optical detectors in the telecom industry.

Other applications of InGaAs focal plane arrays in the telecom industry can be found in laser beam profiling and inspection of laser versus fiber alignment.

An interesting non-technical application for IR imaging systems is in the analysis and validation of art works such as paintings and sculptures in terms of their genesis, provenance and restoration status.

Another wide range of advanced scientific applications of IR imaging and thermography is currently opening up, such as in the observation and measurement of ultra-high speed, high-temperature processes and phenomena.