Multispectral Imaging, Inc.
(MII) is developing
and commercializing innovative microcantilever based infrared (IR)
imaging detectors and arrays under an exclusive license for technology invented
and patented by the
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The company's
corporate office is located in Parsippany, New Jersey with a
branch office at Tech2020 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Thermal imaging cameras make the
invisible visible simply by enabling us to see the thermal or
long-wavelength infrared radiation (LWIR) emitted by all
objects, rather than the reflected or emitted visible light.
Thermal radiation also has the unique property that it can
penetrate smoke, fog and atmospheric haze. Driving in the
fog or pouring rain and at night would be considerably safer if
you could see clearly. Many lives will be saved when every
firefighting department is routinely equipped and can find
victims trapped in burning buildings quickly and safely.
The dramatic advantages of
infrared imaging are that it uses thermally generated heat to
produce images in total darkness or in adverse weather
conditions. While these applications are currently
available and many other compelling applications are feasible
using IR technology, the high cost and complexity of today's IR
cameras limit access to IR imaging. Multispectral’s vision
is based on its development of a unique, proprietary family of
proprietary IR detector products. They are expected to
enable existing IR market expansion and create new markets due
to improved performance, reduced complexity and lower cost.
Multispectral Imaging can achieve
these goals due to its leading edge microcantilever detector
technology with high responsivities and low noise detection
electronics allowing detector sensitivities to approach the
limits for IR detection, while all the silicon implementation
results in low detector costs.
