Aerospace & Defense

We have over five decades of experience in designing and manufacturing advanced optoelectronic components and electronic assemblies for high reliability, mission-critical applications in Aerospace & Defense.

Aerospace

Advanced Photonix is a leading supplier of high reliability, radiation-hardened, space-qualified sun sensors worldwide.  Our devices have continuously operated in hundreds of spacecrafts for over 15 years.  Commercial satellites have incorporated our advanced photonics technologies for monitoring earth's weather and climate, high-speed free-space communication for offering data to most remote places on earth, and space sensors in navigation, communication, scientific instrumentation, matter analysis, and surface mapping.  These technologies enable sophisticated reconnaissance satellites and navigation satellite systems for national security.  Our optical sensors are used on unmanned spacecraft missions to other space objects for geo-mapping and manned spacecrafts traveling to and from earth's orbit.  

  • Satellite Positioning, Sun Sensors 

  • SOHO Study of the Sun 

  • GOME Monitoring the Earth's atmospheric ozone 

  • Sentinel 1 & 2 Monitoring the Earth's vegetation, soil, and coastal areas 

  • Lucy Study of Jupiter's Trojans 

  • Galileo's study of Jupiter and its moons 

  • Rosetta Study of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko 

  • BepiColombo Study of Mercury 

Defense

Our advanced, high-reliability optical sensor and laser diodes have enabled technologies used on equipment for the battlefield for flight operations, remote sensing, communications, and weapons.  Defense against missile attacks and laser weapons provide a substantial advantage for defense forces with synergies from fully merging optical surveillance technology, laser weapons technology, and free-space laser technology.  By adding extensive in-house environmental, functional, and reliability testing and screening capabilities, we provide the most advanced solutions to meet the challenging demands of the defense field. 

  • FOF (Friend or Foe) Detection Systems  

  • Laser Guidance, Laser Range Finders for Weapon  

  • Nuclear Radiation Sensors  

  • RLG (Ring Laser Gyro), FOG (Fiber Optics Gyro) for guidance 

  • Fire Sensing & Control  

  • Weapons Simulation, Laser Training  

  • Monitors & Displays  

  • Encoders for Accurate Position Sensing  

Missile Guidance

Advanced Photonix photodiode technology has been used in some of the world’s most prevalent guided missile systems. We design and manufacture state-of-the-art ultra-sensitive, high-performance, and robust sensor modules that meet the most demanding requirements of today’s optically-guided missiles.  

We fully understand the critical aspects of defense applications, including size, weight, performance, and durability, and we know what it takes to build a detector subsystem that works all the time. 

Leading guided missile systems manufacturers rely on our expertise to design and manufacture optoelectronics in the world’s most modern ship self-defense weapons. Advanced Photonix offers optocouplers for the guidance module and optical detector assemblies for the laser-based proximity fuse. 

With over 25 years of experience, Advanced Photonix semiconductor and packaging engineering teams lead the effort to identify, design, and manufacture products that exceed your specific expectations. We offer creative solutions for your innovative designs. 

Standards & Certifications

AS9100D:ISO-9001 Certified 

MIL-I-45208 Department of Defense Certification 

MIL-PRF-19500 Quality System Compliance 

MIL-STD-883 and MIL-STD-750 Compliance to Electro-Optical and Environmental Test 

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