Light solutions for military applications

Manufacturers and suppliers of lighting technology for the military industry need accurate and fast systems for quality verification.

Light solutions for military applications

Lighting technology for the defense industry

Light solutions for military applications

Manufacturers and suppliers of lighting technology for the defense industry need accurate and fast systems for quality verification. They often face the challenge of testing dozens of products. Then the ease and speed of the entire process becomes crucial. Our devices are designed according to the ‘plug and measure’ concept, allowing for a quick start. They are all individually calibrated to make work as easy as possible. They can be freely combined with each other to obtain a measurement system tailored to specific needs. Extensive analysis software is also provided, guaranteeing quick access to all relevant information.

Night vision system performance

Night time visibility can be enhanced by precisely designed and efficient Infrared active emitting sources. We offer comprehensive selection of photometric and radiometric equipment for tests and measurements that go beyond the visual range.

Vehicle & aircraft lights approval

Excellent nighttime visibility and maintaining a low profile for covert operations are critical performance parameters for military vehicle lighting systems. LED sources and lamps must be measured to ensure the color consistency, intensity values or spatial distribution patterns. Blackout Light, Tail and Head lamps must be tested according to industry specific standards.

Quality of displays and backlit controls

We place high value on calibration procedures and system design to increase the accuracy of our systems. Each spectroradiometer is individually calibrated and before the Absolute Spectral Calibration process, three pre-calibration stages are performed: (1) Wavelength calibration, (2) non-Linearity correction, and (3) Optical Stray-Light Rejection*.

Who is this light solution for?

  • LED components and luminaire manufacturers who produce for military appilcations
  • research and developments centers for military technologies

Vehicle & aircraft lights approval

Excellent nighttime visibility and maintaining a low profile for covert operations are critical performance parameters for military vehicle lighting systems. LED sources and lamps must be measured to ensure the color consistency, intensity values or spatial distribution patterns. Blackout Light, Tail and Head lamps must be tested according to industry specific standards. Our systems allows for immediate tests and approval of any light emitting sources. The GL PHOTOMETER 3.0 LS + Flicker has been designed for On Fly (non stop) measurements of lamps on goniophotometer. Our new Spectrally Corrected GL RADIOMETER SC improves speed and accuracy of inferred sources testing up to 2500 nm.

Quality of displays and backlit controls

Electronic devices used in military technologies with luminous elements of various shapes and sizes require more advanced analysis than just measuring spot luminance meters. Imaging Luminance Measuring Device GL OPTICAM 2.0 4K TEC is used to verify luminous components in terms of their compliance with standards and to assess their quality. The purpose designed GL SPECTROSOFT software for image analysis is a great tool for R&D and production quality control.

Night vision system performance

Night time visibility can be enhanced by precisely designed and efficient Infrared active emitting sources. We offer comprehensive selection of photometric and radiometric equipment for tests and measurements that go beyond the visual range. GL Optic systems are the best choice for VIS and IR lighting products quality control. This easy-to-operate system combine the functionality of a goniophotometer with the features of a spectroradiometer for total radiant flux and angle dependent radiant intensity distribution. Full optical characterization of NIR LEDs, including angular intensity distribution diagrams, is available thanks to a dedicated GL GONIO SPECTROMETER system setup.
Black body radiator GL Optic Calibration and Laboratory of Optical Radiation

Center of excellence

As a result of a 2-year research project, finalised in 2020, GL Optic developed new calibration facilities and created Calibration and Research Laboratory of Optical Radiation ( CARLO ). Today, CARLO is the only laboratory in Central and Eastern Europe equipped with the Black Body Radiator – the primary standard source for implementation of spectral irradiance units. These types of reference standards are found only in the leading National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) in the world, such as NIST, PTB, NPL or VNIIOFI.

Build your own set

Combine the products below to create a setup for your specific application requirements

GL PHOTOMETER 3.0 + FLICKER

2 in 1 high precision illuminance photometer with wide dynamic range & accurate flicker meter

  • wide dynamic range 0,001 – 10 000 000 lx
  • uncertainty of spectral response (f1’) less than 3 % (Class A)
  • cosine correction (f2’) below 1,5% (class A)
  • can be used as a standalone photometer or combined with other systems (integrating sphere, goniometer) to build a measuring station
gonio spectrometer laboratory goniometer light measurement goniospectrometer

GL GONIOSPECTROMETER GLG 30-1800

  • C type goniometer in C-γ coordinate
  • Optical axis in horizontal direction
  • Angular luminous intensity measurements
  • Luminous flux measurements
  • EULUMDAT and IES file generation
Flicker measurement with GL SPECTIS 1.0 Touch + Flicker

GL SPECTIS 1.0 TOUCH + FLICKER

It is an essential tool for R&D departments, application engineers and developers for:

  • Checking the influence of dimming
  • Testing diffusers or optics installed on LEDs
  • Monitoring changes of spectra, color or luminous flux
  • Measuring flicker
GL AC waveform generator

GL AC-WAVEFORM GENERATOR

Programmable power supply, capable of generating waveforms with appropriate resolution and speed.

  • Creates appropriate simulation of electrical network disturbances in laboratory conditions
  • Simulates voltage disturbances which are defined for 120 V and 230 V and frequencies of 50 Hz and 60 Hz.
  • Ables to switch between two AC voltages in a precise phase with an accuracy better than 0.5 ms
  • Stores all the disturbance modes in its memory and executes them with appropriate parameters.
  • Suitable for PstLM measurements
GL Automation software spectrosoft

GL AUTOMATION SPECTROSOFT add-on

Intelligent software tool to manage and communicate with peripheral devices.

  • Allows to create a fully automatic product testing process for PstLM
  • Instead of individually setting up parameters for each connected device separately, this novel additional software communicates with and runs all of them.
  • It is the perfect tool for laboratories with complex operations and production applications alike.
gl optic power meter ecodesign

GL POWER METER

Single phase high accuracy power meter capable of integration with the GL Automation module.

  • Active, Reactive and Apparent Power measurements
  • Current, Voltage and Frequency measurements
  • Power factor and THD measurements
  • Input of up to 600 V / 20 A
GL OPTI SPHERE 500

GL OPTI SPHERE 500

Compact integrating spheres are not only made for laboratories, but are also equally suited to free office space or production rooms, where quick and accessible light measurements are needed.

  • Complete measurement set including accessories for lamps and modules installation and controller for self-absorption compensation. USB connection to PC based Spectrosoft software.
  • The Opti Sphere 500 integrating sphere was designed to accommodate complete optical measurement of LED retrofit / replacement lamps with typical sockets like E27, E14 GU10 and others.

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