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                                                                         Night-vision

                                                                         devices



                                                                                 night-vision  device (NVD),
                                                                                also   known   as night
                                                                         Aoptical/observation
                                                                         device (NOD)  and night-vision
                                                                         goggles (NVG), is an optoelectronic
                                                                         device that  allows  images  to  be
                                                                         produced  in  levels  of  light
                                                                         approaching total darkness. The
                                                                         image  may  be  a  conversion  to
                                                                         visible light of both visible light
                                                                         and near-infrared,  while  by
                                                                         convention detection of thermal
                                                                         infrared  is  denoted thermal
                                                                         imaging.  The  image  produced  is
                                                                         typically monochrome, e.g. shades
                                                                         of green.







                                                    ince 45 years
                                                    Opticoelectro
                                            Sn  was  and
                                            still   is   the
                                      largest  producer  of
              he  courses  in
                                      q u a l i t y   o p t i c a l
              Alfa-  Metal  can
                                      components  and  OEM
       Tbe   conducted
                                      products on the Balkans.
       during the day, as well
                                      Opticoelectron Group JSCo
       as the dark part of the
                                      has  700  employees  from                 VDs are most often used by
       night The students  are
                                      which 150 highly qualified                 the   military and law
       able  to  use  night
                                      engineers  and  Ph.D`s             Nenforcement agencies,  but
       vision techiques.   The
                                      specialized in designing           are  available  to civilian users.
       center  has  the  newest
                                      own products and working           The  term  usually  refers  to  a
       and the most effective
                                      on  customer  request.             complete unit, including an image
       goggles, thermal scopes
                                      Their  production  is              intensifier tube, a protective and
       and sights.The devices,
                                      exported to all European           generally   water-resistant
       that are offered in our
                                      countries, Near East and           housing, and some type of mounting
       courses  are  submitted
                                      USA.                               system.  Many  NVDs  also  include
       by  Opticoelectron.
                                                                         optical  components  such  as  a
                                                                         sacrificial  lens,[1] or telescopic
                                      This is the web-site,              lenses or mirrors. An NVD may have
                                      where you can read more            an IR illuminator,  making  it  an
                                      about the company.                 active  as  opposed  to  passive
                                      https://www.opticoel.com/          night-vision device.
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