Our unique Imaging Sphere mates a novel, wide angle optical system with a PM Series™ Imaging Photometer and Colorimeter to enable measurements of far field light source output, display view angle performance, or scattered light from surfaces.   The Imaging Sphere offers a unique combination of comprehensive, accurate data and rapid measurement times, making it an ideal tool for both research and production applications in LEDs, FPDs, projectors, display components and surface analysis.  The Imaging Sphere is supplied with a powerful, easy to use instrument control and data analysis software package; developed using the ActiveX interface, this program which can be further extended by the user using software such as LabView, Matlab, VBA, VBScript, Javascript, C and C++.

There are three different versions of the Imaging Sphere available, each optimized to perform a specific range of tasks.

The IS-LI™ Luminous Intensity Measurement System provides comprehensive measurement of far field luminous intensity, radiant intensity, CIE chromaticity coordinates and correlated color temperature (CCT), all as a function of angle, for LEDs and other small light sources.

The IS-VA™ FPD View Angle Measurement System delivers high-speed, comprehensive measurements of color, luminance (brightness) and contrast as a function of view angle for flat panel displays and display components.

The IS-SA™ Scatter and Appearance Measurement System utilizes scattered light measurement to accurately and rapidly characterize surface roughness, imperfections and diffusion properties in a wide range of reflective surfaces as well as transmissive films, such as brightness enhancing films.