News
ESA Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) Entrance Window Filters
29 January 2010
The Infrared Multilayer Laboratory has recently been awarded two prestigious development contracts to design and fabricate space-flight infrared optics for the ESA Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) project. The contract for the supply of precision infrared optical filters and beamsplitters was awarded to the Laboratory from detector contractor AIM Infrarot-Module GmbH (Germany) and satellite designers at Selex Galileo (Italy).
The University of Reading aids pioneering research in hunt for future landing sites on the Moon
19 June 2009
Optical components developed by scientists from the University of Reading form a key part of the instrumentation on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently launched from Cape Canaveral that will pave the way for a return to the Moon by US astronauts. Data gathered by LRO will help mission planners select future landing sites and scout locations for lunar outposts.
EarthCARE MSI programme
29 January 2009
The Infrared Multilayer Laboratory has recently started work on the first phase study contract for the design, development and fabrication of space-flight infrared optics in the ESA EarthCARE mission. This initial contract received from Surrey Satellite Technology Limited comprises a conceptual design and feasibility study for thin-film coatings and materials development for filtering the optical system in the Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) instrument payload.
Broadband Antireflection Coatings for Integrated Optics Waveguides
28 April 2008
The Infrared Multilayer Laboratory has recently started work on the first study phase contract for the design, development and manufacture of broadband antireflection coatings for integrated optics waveguides on the ESA Darwin flotilla mission.
Diviner experiment for the JPL Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
07 June 2006
Following on from its successful collaboration with Oxford University on the recently launched Mars Climate Sounder (MCS) instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), the Infrared Multilayer Laboratory has been awarded a contract to design and manufacture of mid-infrared focal plane interference filters for the Diviner experiment for the JPL Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Back to Mars for the closest look yet
05 August 2005
On August 10th 2005 Optical filters, part of the Mars Climate Sounder (MCS) instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), manufactured at the University of Reading will be launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida beginning its journey to the red planet.
New EPSRC/DTI Sustainable Technologies Initiative Project
06 December 2004
Dr Gary Hawkins and Dr John Bowen of the Instrumentation & Signal Processing Research Group have been successful in their bid for a EPSRC/DTI Sustainable Technologies Initiative for a study into 'Mixed Metal Oxides as Alternatives to Cadmium in High Temperature Pigments and Opto-Electronic Materials'.
VLT Imager and Spectrometer in the Infrared
16 August 2004
Optical filters, part of the VLT Imager and Spectrometer in the Infrared (VISIR) instrument, manufactured at the University of Reading have successfully installed in the Melipal Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory Santiago, Chile.
EOS-AURA Launch
26 July 2004
Optical filters, part of the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS) instrument, manufactured at the University of Reading have successfully been launched on the Earth Observing System (EOS) Aura mission from Vandenberg AFB, California.
Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn
10 June 2004
Optical filters manufactured at the University of Reading have just reached Saturn aboard the Cassini-Huygens mission.
Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI)
24 March 2004
The Infrared Multilayer Laboratory has recently been awarded a prestigious contract to design and develop a set of mid infrared optical filters for the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI).
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-3D) System
09 February 2004
The Infrared Multilayer Laboratory has recently been awarded a prestigious contract by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Space Applications Centre (SAC) to design and develop mid and long wavelength infrared optical filters for the INSAT-3D satellite system.
Mars Bound Infrared Technology
15 October 2003
Specialist filters built at Reading provide a new window on the world.