Sofradir

sofradir is the leading developer and manufacturer of key classes of advanced infrared (ir) detectors for military, space and industrial applications. its vast ir product portfolio covers the entire spectrum from the visible and near infrared to very far infrared. sofradir pioneers developments in cooled ir detectors based on a sophisticated high performance technology: mercury cadmium telluride (mct) to which sofradir has added indium antimonide (insb), indium gallium arsenide (ingaas) and quantum well infrared photodetector (qwip) technologies. many of the world’s missile seekers use sofradir’s military-grade, battlefield proven ir detectors for targeting pods, armored vehicle sights, handheld thermal imagers and other airborne, naval and ground vehicle applications. sofradir is the only european ir manufacturer to have its ir detectors deployed in space. founded in 1986, sofradir is headquartered in palaiseau, near paris. it carries out research and development as well as high volum