{"id":3064,"date":"2024-10-08T14:38:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T12:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imm-new.laborumgebung.de\/sensorik\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T12:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:20:18","slug":"sensing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/applications\/sensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<style>\n.headerblock.bgimage {\n\tbackground-image: url('https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/imm_photonics_pic_sensorik.jpg');\n\tbackground-position: 50% 50%;\n\tbackground-size: cover;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n  <section class=\"headerblock bgimage\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n          <div class=\"product_breadcrumb \">\n                        <\/div>\n          <h1 class=\"contrast\">Sensing<\/h1>\n          \n                        <h2 class=\"subline main-light\">High precision measurements<\/h2>\n          \n                    \n                  \n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n \n<section class=\"two-columns introtext anim anim-top\" >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"col-2\">\n\t\t           <div class=\"text-wrap\">\n            <h2>Precision &amp; Quality<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t        <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-2\">\n            <div class=\"text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"subline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Modern production becomes more precise, faster, and more efficient with optical measurement support. Whether it\u2019s gas analysis, LiDAR, or 3D scanning, precision components make the difference. This is where IMM Photonics has its history. Our photonic technologies enhance your production with precise sensing solutions such as LiDAR, flame detection, and laser projection, increasing both efficiency and precision in your manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>              \n                  \n                <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/applications\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                All Applications<\/a>\n                          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n \n<section class=\"accordion anwendungen\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n     <div id=\"sensing_1\" class=\"acc_headline\">Time-of-Flight Sensing<\/div>                                   \n      <div class=\"acc_panel\">                                    \n        <div class=\"text-wrap\"><p>In Time-of-Flight sensing, the transmitter must illuminate the target in a controlled and repeatable way before the returned signal can be evaluated reliably.<\/p>\n<p>IMM Photonics 850 nm <a href=\"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/products\/laser\/vcsel\/\">VCSELs<\/a> combine a defined beam profile with flexible optical integration. Beam divergence, optics, electronics and thermal behavior can be engineered together to create a transmitter matched to the geometry and optical requirements of the ToF sensor.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                          \n     <\/div> \n         <div id=\"sensing_2\" class=\"acc_headline\">3D Sensing &amp; Structured Illumination<\/div>                                   \n      <div class=\"acc_panel\">                                    \n        <div class=\"text-wrap\"><p>3D sensing does not always need more optical power \u2014 it needs the right light distribution.<\/p>\n<p>IMM Photonics <a href=\"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/products\/laser\/vcsel\/\">VCSELs<\/a> can be combined with microlenses and diffractive optical elements to transform the native VCSEL beam into application-specific illumination patterns. Customized beam shaping enables structured-light and 3D sensing concepts in compact optical architectures.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                          \n     <\/div> \n         <div id=\"sensing_3\" class=\"acc_headline\">Gas Sensing &amp; TDLAS<\/div>                                   \n      <div class=\"acc_panel\">                                    \n        <div class=\"text-wrap\"><p>Gas molecules absorb light at very specific wavelengths. Detecting them selectively therefore requires more than optical power: the laser must remain spectrally clean and controllable.<\/p>\n<p>IMM Photonics single-mode <a href=\"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/products\/laser\/vcsel\/\">VCSELs<\/a> offer high mode purity, strong side-mode suppression and predictable wavelength tuning for spectroscopic gas sensing and TDLAS. For oxygen detection, the dedicated 760 nm VCSEL addresses the relevant absorption region, while temperature control, electronics and optics can be integrated into a complete spectroscopic source.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                          \n     <\/div> \n         <div id=\"sensing_4\" class=\"acc_headline\">Combat Training<\/div>                                   \n      <div class=\"acc_panel\">                                    \n        <div class=\"text-wrap\"><p>Modern combat simulations utilize optical systems to track the positions and movements of participants, drones, and equipment. IMM Photonics provides customized, self-developed sensors and laser modules to make training environments safer and more realistic. We develop custom solutions for photonic sensors that deliver highly accurate data for <strong>position<\/strong> and <strong>movement tracking<\/strong> in <strong>combat simulations<\/strong>, creating realistic and safe training environments.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                          \n     <\/div> \n         <div id=\"sensing_5\" class=\"acc_headline\">Light Barriers<\/div>                                   \n      <div class=\"acc_panel\">                                    \n        <div class=\"text-wrap\"><div>\n<p><strong>Light barriers<\/strong> are based on photosensors, and we provide custom modules for them. These allow for the contactless detection and <strong>counting of objects<\/strong>, as well as the <strong>safeguarding of machines<\/strong> and production lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>                                          \n     <\/div> \n         <div id=\"sensing_6\" class=\"acc_headline\">Short-Range LiDAR<\/div>                                   \n      <div class=\"acc_panel\">                                    \n        <div class=\"text-wrap\"><p>LiDAR starts with controlled illumination. IMM Photonics<a href=\"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/products\/laser\/vcsel\/\"> 850 nm single-mode VCSELs<\/a> provide a well-defined optical source that can be shaped around the required ranging geometry.<\/p>\n<p>Collimation optics, microlenses or diffractive optical elements can be integrated to control beam divergence and illumination characteristics. This enables compact VCSEL transmitter modules tailored to short-range LiDAR and optical distance-measurement concepts.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                          \n     <\/div> \n         <div id=\"sensing_7\" class=\"acc_headline\">Current Sensing<\/div>                                   \n      <div class=\"acc_panel\">                                    \n        <div class=\"text-wrap\"><p>Whether in energy technology, electric mobility, or industrial automation, electric current must always be measured precisely and as contactlessly as possible. IMM Photonics provides tailored optical modules for this current sensing.<\/p>\n<p>Our photonic systems, equipped with custom modules for current sensing, measure electrical currents accurately and contactlessly, crucial for applications in <strong>energy technology<\/strong>, <strong>electric mobility<\/strong>, and <strong>industrial automation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                          \n     <\/div> \n         <div id=\"sensing_8\" class=\"acc_headline\">Power Transmission Sensing<\/div>                                   \n      <div class=\"acc_panel\">                                    \n        <div class=\"text-wrap\"><p>Power grids and transmission lines need to be reliably monitored and regulated to avoid outages and minimize losses. IMM Photonics develops optical components, such as lasers and signal transmitters, to support these tasks.<\/p>\n<\/div>                                          \n     <\/div> \n    \t<div class=\"bottom-line\"><\/div>\n   <\/div>  \n<\/section>\n \n\n\n<section class=\"kontakt anim anim-top\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"kontakt-textbox\">\n            <span class=\"headline\">NOTHING REPLACES <br>A PERSONAL CONVERSATION<\/span>\n            <span class=\"subline\">Feel free to call us or send us an email via the following link<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button\" href=\"\/en\/contact\">Contact<\/a>\n\t\t            <div class=\"kontakt-kontaktperson\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/imm_photonics_pic_kontakt_MatthiasMorasch.jpg\" alt=\"IMM Photonics Matthias Morasch\" \/>\n                \n                <div class=\"kontakt-infos\">       \n                                            <h3>Matthias Morasch<\/h3>\n                    \n                                             <div class=\"kontakt-position\">Sales Sensing<\/div>\n                    \n                                             <div class=\"kontakt-tel\"><a href=\"tel:+49 89 321412-46\">+49 89 321412-46<\/a><\/div>\n                    \n                     \n                    \t\t\t\t\t\n                         <div class=\"kontakt-email\"><a href=\"mailto:mmo&#114;asc&#104;&#64;&#105;mm-&#112;hoto&#110;&#105;&#99;s.&#100;&#101;\">&#109;&#109;&#111;&#114;a&#115;&#99;h&#64;&#105;&#109;m&#45;&#112;&#104;oto&#110;&#105;&#99;&#115;.d&#101;<\/a><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":3081,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-3064","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3064"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13035,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3064\/revisions\/13035"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imm-photonics.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}