About Optics & Opto-Electronics Laboratory (OOEL)
The Optics & Opto-Electronics Laboratory (OOEL) is a joint laboratory of the Optics (TEC-MMO) and Opto-Electronics (TEC-MME) sections at ESTEC. The OOEL provides expert advice with a state-of-the-art ISO9001 certified laboratory:
- to evaluate promising novel technologies prior to industrial activities.
- to independently assess the outcome of industrial activities in support to ESA’s projects and Research & Development efforts
- to experimentally support root-cause-analysis for system or component level malfunctions.
- to provide, to maintain hands-on experience and competence of staff and trainees (Young Graduate Trainees and interns)
We provide services in the following domains:
- Laser induced contamination mitigation
- Laser induced damage testing
- Laser diode characterisation
- CCD & CMOS detector validation
- Tailored laser based measurements
