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Sensing

Explore the technical groups of the Sensing Technical Division, which cover the latest developments in optical sensors and sensing systems, as well as their use in a variety of applications.

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The Sensing Technical Division focuses on the latest developments in optical sensors and sensing systems, as well as their use in a variety of applications. From sensing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to detecting the presence of trace chemicals in the human body, optics can be used in a variety of ways to achieve compact, low-cost, stand-off sensing with extreme sensitivity and selectivity. Explore the technical groups within this division, each of which offers their members access to innovative events, focused networking opportunities and engaging webinars. Learn More.

Technical Groups
Agriphotonics (SP)

This group focuses onusing optical sensors to perform soil monitoring, plant analysis, fertilizer analysis, and microalgae research to benefit food sources and delivery systems.

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Applied Spectroscopy (SA)

This group emphasizes the application of optical spectroscopy to detection and sensing problems in environmental, atmospheric, combustion, defense, and biomedical fields. Examples include VNIR sensing and processing for food characterization, optical techniques for forensics, and chemical analysis.

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Environmental Sensing (SE)

This group focuses on tools and processing techniques to characterize the environment including DIAL and LIDAR, hyper-spectral monitoring, detection, processing and characterization, surveying applications, atmospheric propagation, pollution monitoring, and remote imaging.

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