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    • Sofradir

    Chatenay Malabry 92290

    COMPANY OVERVIEW

    About Sofradir

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    43-47 Rue Camille Pelletan
    Chatenay Malabry 92290
    France
    http://www.sofradir.com
    33-1-46-61-38-68
    33-1-46-61-58-84

    More Info on Sofradir

    Supplies a range of cooled and uncooled IR detectors used for space observation missions and battlefield equipment.

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    The Copernicus Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission, or CO2M for short, is one of Europe’s new high-priority satellite missions and will be the first to measure how much carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere specifically through human activity.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Lynred SWIR detector to fly on Copernicus CO2M satellite mission

    LFW Staff
    The SWIR detector will enable coverage of a high number of wavelengths of interest, as well as a large swath, for the major Earth observation satellite mission.
    (Credit: The European Space Agency)
    The Copernicus Land Surface Temperature Monitoring (LSTM) mission will carry a high spatial-temporal resolution thermal infrared sensor to provide observations of land-surface temperature.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Lynred to develop SWIR detector for Land Surface Temperature Monitoring mission

    LFW Staff
    The mission’s prime contractor, Airbus Defence & Space, will integrate Lynred’s shortwave-infrared (SWIR) detector into the satellite’s imager, whose land-surface temperature ...
    (Image credit: Andrew Lloyd & Associates)
    LYNRED logo
    Detectors & Imaging

    Sofradir and ULIS rebrand as Lynred to accelerate infrared technology development

    Gail Overton
    Lynred is the new identity under which its 1,000 staff will provide the widest range of advanced IR technologies.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Sofradir and ULIS to invest €150M in French Nano 2022 program, part of EU initiative on microelectronics

    John Wallace
    Five-year investment to develop next-generation IR detectors aims to strengthen Europe's microelectronics ecosystem.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Sofradir and ULIS undertake structural reorganization to improve efficiency

    LFW Staff
    New organization includes two new departments: innovation and strategic projects, and the product development and maturity.
    FIGURE 1. A VGA 15 μm pixel pitch mid-wave infrared (MWIR) detector with digital interface is optimized for size, weight, and power (SWaP), weighing in at 0.40 kg with a cool-down time of 3 min and 20 s.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Advances in Imaging: Cooled infrared detectors advance the state of the art

    Advances in infrared imaging offer new capabilities and applications for defense, security, research, biomedicine, and manufacturing. Particularly, pixel pitch and packaging improvement...
    (Courtesy of Sofradir)
    A Sofradir VEGA QWIP-based FPA is used for thermal imaging of military vehicles (top left, IR image from QWIP camera; top right, visible image of vehicle). The FPA, housed in its integrated detector dewar assembly, is seen at lower right; the Thales camera into which the assembly is integrated is see at lower left.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Photonics Products: MWIR and LWIR Detectors: QWIPs capture LWIR images at low cost

    John Wallace
    With their low cost and high uptime, quantum-well infrared detector focal-plane arrays compete well with mercury cadmium telluride for some uses in the long-wave infrared.
    Image courtesy of JAXA
    The Hayabusa-2 space probe nears the asteroid 1999 JU3 in this artist's drawing.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Sofradir hyperspectral detector en route to asteroid on board the Hayabusa-2 space mission

    John Wallace
    A hyperspectral detector made by Sofradir (Palaiseau, France) is part of the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) space mission Hayabusa-2, which was successfully launched on December...
    Detectors & Imaging

    IR imaging company Sofradir relocates headquarters to expand production

    Gail Overton
    Chatenay-Malabry, France--Infrared detectors manufacturer Sofradir will transfer its headquarters from Chatenay-Malabry to Palaiseau in order to expand and increase production...
    Detectors & Imaging

    Sagem and Thales IR-detector facilities to be acquired by Sofradir

    LFW Staff
    Paris, France--Sagem (part of the Safran group), Thales (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France), and Sofradir (Chatenay-Malabry, France) have signed an agreement for Sofradir to acquire Sagem...

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    IR detector cooler from Sofradir for military applications

    LFW Staff
    The L-HOT midwave-infrared integrated detector cooler operates at 150 K (-123°C), 60 K higher than standard mercury cadmium telluride IR detectors in the 3 to 5 μm waveband, and...
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    Sofradir garners multi-million Euro MUSIS/CSO infrared contract

    LFW Staff
    Paris, France--Advanced IR detectors developer Sofradir has been awarded a multi-million Euro contract to manufacture IR detectors for the engineering and flight model phases ...
    Detectors & Imaging

    Sofradir to supply SWIR detectors for hyperspectral earth-imaging program

    Barbara Gefvert
    Sofradir (Chatenay-Malabry, France) said today it has agreed with Galileo Avionica (Italy), a worldwide supplier of space equipment, to supply it with Saturn, Sofradir's 1000x256...
    Detectors & Imaging

    Sofradir acquires IR detector company Electrophysics

    LFW Staff
    Ranked #2 worldwide in infrared (IR) detectors, Sofradir agrees acquisition will accelerate its development in the North American market.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Sofradir announces GE as new shareholder for its subsidiary, Ulis

    LFW Staff
    Veurey-Voroize, France--Sofradir has announced that General Electric will become a minority shareholder in Ulis, manufacturer of uncooled infrared detectors.