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Innovations in Optics works with consumer companies to create innovative solutions with light that can be cost-effectively deployed to enhance current products or create completely new products. The following case study provides an example of how we work. Case StudyA multi-billion dollar consumer product company wanted to make an existing mass market product "smart." They had an idea of including a sensor that would allow the product to identify a variety of materials — a function that previously required human intervention.We conducted extensive tests on the materials to learn their spectral signature and then created the algorithms necessary to differentiate between them. The key to the success of this project was converting a sophisticated spectrometer, which typically costs thousands of dollars, into a device that is only an inch on a side and cost a few dollars to make in production. An innovative solution was created that used low cost detectors, plastic injection molded lenses, and replicated holographic gratings. Within four months, Innovations in Optics provided its customer with a fully toleranced system that was ready to be prototyped and test marketed.
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