Vol 17, No 8 (2023)

Владикавказский технологический центр «Баспик» – компания, известная своими уникальными изделиями – микроканальными пластинами для особо сложной фотонной и электронной техники.Путь компании – яркий пример настоящего интуитивного прорыва от разрушенного предприятия советских времен к вершинам современного инновационного бизнеса. Компания «Баспик» приобрела широкую известность, благодаря своей уникальной продукции, экспортируемой в крупнейшие научно-исследовательские центры мира (микроканальные пластины выпускают всего пять компаний в мире). Есть ли тайны быстрого продвижения компании или все дело в организации производства, над какими новыми перспективными видами продукции уже работают конструктора компании «Баспик», – об этом рассказывает генеральный директор компании, профессор, доктор технических наук Кулов Сослан Кубадиевич.

The 2023 Microelectronics Forum was held on October 9–14, 2023 at the Sirius Federal Territory in Sochi. 869 scientific reports were presented at the conference. The total number of forum participants was 2,500 persons. This review clarifies the reports submitted at the Microelectronics Forum in section No. 12 “Optoelectronics and Photonics Technologies”, subsection “12.1 Opto- and Photoelectronics” and devoted to the research development in the field of optoelectronics and photonics, namely the semiconductor photosensorics and photosensoric materials, microcryogenic engineering, thermal imaging and night vision technology.

The results of measuring the characteristics of IR sources created on the basis of a b-Al coating are presented. Their stability is noted, and the difference from the theoretically predicted ones is explained.

The article is devoted to the opportunities provided to the small and medium-sized high-tech companies to attract financing for business development. Such proposals relate to the attraction of debt capital through the financial instruments other than the conventional bank project financing, bank loans, targeted public financing or income received due to the fulfillment of public contracts. The alternative funding instruments are provided, such as venture capital financing, digital financial assets, bond issue, Pre-IPO.

A digest of a patent for an invention of the Russian Federation is presented, the essence of which is a method for determining the degree of local cracking of a metal coating applied to the surface of a dielectric material. The new method is based on recording the giant Raman scattering signal of a “probe” analytical material applied in low concentration to the inspected surface.

The most important parameter of an ion thruster, affecting its performance and service life, is the gap between the screen and the accelerating and decelerating grids of the ion optics unit. During operation of the ion thruster, the gap is changed due to the heating and thermal expansion of the grids. Awareness of this gap in the hot grid is necessary for adequate assessment of the ion thrust operating parameters and service life. The paper considers a measuring system based on the direct shadow parallel light method. To register the grid position, the pins protruding above the grid surface are placed on them. The image is recorded by a telecentric lens that lowers the requirements for positioning accuracy of the measurement object. The illumination unit and the image acquisition unit are placed in the pressure-tight housings that allow measurements to be performed in a vacuum chamber. The system has successfully passed the tests, the measurement results are given in the paper.

The paper provides the optical channel description for digital multifunctional binoculars. The design of low-profile and lightweight television variable focus (zoom) lens and night vision and infrared lenses with internal focusing is given. The design options for the eyepiece assembly of binoculars are shown.

The paper presents research materials related to the use of a smartphone video system (depth sensor) to detect the covert video cameras in various premises, including the places of temporary accommodation (hotel rooms, locker rooms, passenger compartments, etc.) where a person suspects an intrusion on his personal security or privacy breach. The depth sensor of a smartphone makes it possible to increase the efficiency of automated search for covert video cameras by optical flare for an untrained person and security specialists. The article formulates proposals for the search procedure for covert video cameras and identifies the main technical specifications of an efficient survey.