Advancing optical diagnostics for a wide range of applications.
Extreme conditional optical diagnostics. Make measurements that were previously impossible with optical thermal sensors designed for the most extreme environments.
ExMat Research, Inc. is a spinout from Washington State University’s Applied Sciences Laboratory (ASL) in Spokane, WA. The ASL is a contract research organization focusing on solving problems for industry and government agencies using a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses the sciences and engineering.
The research work at ASL has been sponsored by various government agencies to develop optical diagnostics for extreme environments, examples include:
Optical sensors to probe temperature in explosive fireballs (DTRA)
Optical sensors to probe temperature in arson and fire investigations (NIJ)
Optical sensors to probe temperature in shock-loaded composites (AFOSR)
Optical sensors to monitor chemistry in combustion environments (NETL)
Optical sensors to monitor subsurface chemical reactions in opaque composites (ARO)
Reaction dynamics under fast heating conditions (DTRA)
Authentication via Wavefront-Shaped Optical Responses (DTRA)
ExMat will further develop and refine these optical diagnostics and work with its customers deploy them over a wide range of applications. In addition, we plan to develop additional measurement capabilities such as pressure.
On-line thermal sensors
In many cases, on-line (real-time) temperature sensing is required in extreme and challenging situations. Examples include temperature of gas from traditional combustion and hypersonic engines, post-detonation environments, etc. Our two-color temperature sensors can be used in various configurations.
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