Communication & Surveillance
Media Lario Technologies has combined its high-precision electroforming know-how with its system engineering capabilities to produce multi-waveband imaging systems for free space optical communication and surveillance applications.
Media Lario Technologies has designed an innovative solution for point-to-point connectivity: a compact and lightweight two-mirror system that operates in the IR band and offers an unprecedented optical performance-to-cost ratio.
The system configuration can be tailored to the optimal solution, employing a Matsukov, Cassegrain or Ritchey-Chrétien design and a diameter for the primary and secondary mirror ranging from 1 to 150 cm.
 | Configuration | Matsukov, Cassegrain
or Ritchey-Chrétien |
| Ø primary & secondary mirror |
from 1 to 150 cm |
| Focal length & ratio |
from f/10 up to f/1 |
| Mirrors coating |
Monolithic gold; reflectivity ≈ 98% |
| Field of view |
23 mrad |
| Operating wavelength |
850 nm, 1310 nm, 1550 nm |
| Optical quality |
WFE ≈ 400 nm RMS |
| Surface roughness |
down to 0.2 nm |
| Weight |
< 1.0 kg |
Based on this technology, Media Lario Technologies is able to utilize centered and de-centered non-spherical optical surfaces, moving from single mirrors towards monolithic subsystems with a specific performance edge for IR, near IR, and multi-spectral imaging systems and capable of combining lightweight, compactness, and performance.
Media Lario Technologies offers the competitive advantage of a monolithic optical system component (MOSC™), where multiple mirrors can be monolithically electroformed together by using a specific structure to fix them. This method permits to increase the rigidity in order to reach the required shape accuracy and to save time and cost related to the mounting and alignment of multiple stand-alone mirrors.