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Romove specializes in custom optical design for applications that demand more-higher resolution, broader spectrum, compact formats, or large-area imaging. Our expert team delivers tailored solutions that outperform generic lenses in both performance and value.

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Custom Made Optical Systems

When an off-the-shelf lens does not meet your specific requirements, Romove offers comprehensive custom optical design services to address your unique needs. Standard commercial lenses are typically engineered for broad-market applications where low unit cost is the primary goal. However, if your application demands higher resolution, a broad optical spectrum, compactness, or large-format imaging, standard lenses often force compromises in one or more aspects of optical performance.

These compromises can result in lower technical performance and a diminished competitive advantage.

Romove’s experienced team delivers high-resolution optics that combine quality and value-often outperforming catalog alternatives and performance.

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Hyperspectral Imaging

Custom Optical Solutions

Romove designs application-specific optics that go beyond standard lenses-delivering superior performance in resolution, spectral range, and form factor.

High-Resolution Innovation

Our systems achieve diffraction-limited resolution across the entire image field, offering unmatched clarity for surveillance, imaging, and scientific use.

Multispectral Expertise

We develop compact, high-power optical systems capable of combining VIS, SWIR, and thermal imaging - ideal for defense, border control, and UAVs.

Hyperspectral Leadership

Romove creates lightweight hyperspectral optics for Earth observation, agriculture, and geology- solving the trade-offs between spatial and spectral resolution.

Advanced Magnetometry

Our optical magnetometer sensor offers femtotesla-level sensitivity and real-time, multi-dimensional magnetic field mapping for scientific and industrial use.

Proven Engineering Track Record

With 35+ years of experience and deep understanding of optics physics, Romove consistently developed reliable, high-performance systems.

About Us

ROMOVE has been developing multispectral and hyperspectral optical designs for high-technology applications for over 15 years, consistently delivering innovative and advanced optical solutions.

With extensive expertise in the field of optical technologies, we excel in the development of both complete systems and sub-systems – particularly in optical surveillance. ROMOVE specializes in very high-performance optical systems, with capabilities spanning Defense & Security, Hyperspectral Imaging, and Long-Range Surveillance applications.

Innovation

Designing high-resolution optical systems is notoriously complex, with existing tools and methods often falling short for innovative applications. Romove has developed a groundbreaking optical architecture that doubles resolution compared to standard systems – while remaining compact and efficient. Perfect for Earth observation, precision agriculture, and small satellites.

For long distance high-resolution surveillance applications, the optical system design has traditionally been a significant challenge. Designing optical systems is inherently complex due to the intricate behavior of light, requiring extensive expertise to achieve optimal performance.

There is a critical shortage in the photonics industry of graduates and PhDs with broad expertise in modeling and designing industrially relevant optical systems. This gap is exacerbated because most practical design methodologies rely heavily on the prior experience of designers and the capabilities of existing optical design software such as Zemax, Oslo, and TracePro. While these programs employ various optimization methods and are well-suited for routine projects, they often fall short when it comes to pioneering entirely new designs. Optical design software also faces inherent limitations. Light exhibits a wave-particle duality -sometimes behaving like a wave, other times like a stream of fast particles called photons. This fundamental duality remains one of nature’s mysteries, and in practice, designers use whichever model simplifies calculations. Moreover, mathematical models in these software tools assume ideal conditions – illumination is never perfectly monochromatic or collimated in reality, and coatings are not uniform ideal layers.

At the heart of multispectral and hyperspectral camera devices lies the optical system. We have developed a revolutionary designs that achieves several times better optical resolution in long distances compared to other cameras with the same aperture size. Our optical system delivers exceptionally high resolution across nearly the entire image area and over a broad spectral range.

Over the past few decades, researchers have developed numerous hyperspectral Earth Observation (EO) remote sensing techniques, analyses, and applications. Hyperspectral exploratory sensors have proven their potential, and the technology behind Hyperspectral Imaging Systems (HIS) has matured significantly. These instruments enable simultaneous acquisition of data in many narrow, contiguous spectral bands, unlocking a wide range of applications.
Even though hyperspectral imaging technology designed for drones has made significant advances in software and data processing over the past several years, it is still lacking in development of optical systems for better resolution, also in size and weight reduction. The small size systems operating at present are designed as low sensitivity cameras and lack high resolution capabilities, since these systems sacrifice considerable spatial resolution to increase the spectral resolution. The utility of captured data for video analysis applications is limited. There is still a strong need for higher spatial resolution at higher spectral resolution and more spectral bands.

Today’s HIS market is saturated with low spatial resolution cameras, while commercially available high-resolution hyperspectral imaging systems remain large and heavy, rendering them impractical for drones and small satellite platforms. This challenge stems from inherent trade-offs in conventional optical designs between spectral resolution, spatial resolution, and signal-to-noise ratio. Our innovative optical system overcomes these limitations by delivering a compact, lightweight solution that maintains exceptional performance, making it perfectly suited for small satellites and other demanding applications.

Hyperspectral Imaging

Hyperspectral Imaging

Ultra-high resolution for Earth observation
Our innovative optical design significantly improves the resolution of optical systems - ideal for agriculture, geology, disaster response, and environmental monitoring from flying platforms.

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Multispectral Surveillance

Border and coastal monitoring
Compact, high-resolution optical systems that fuse SWIR, visible, and thermal imaging - capable of identifying people and vessels up to 20 nautical miles away, even in fog or darkness.

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Magnetometer

Optical Magnetometer

Precision magnetic field mapping
Powered by optical multipixel sensor technology, our magnetometer delivers femtotesla-level sensitivity for geophysics, biomedical imaging, industrial testing, and space science.

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Hyperspectral imaging application

Advancements in technology over the coming years are expected to transform hyperspectral imaging (HSI) into a mainstream tool for agriculture, forestry, and related fields. This project introduces an emerging UAV-based aerial remote sensing HSI camera concept aimed at addressing these needs.

1. Vegetation Classification Hyperspectral imagery has proven to be a cost-effective method for vegetation classification, enabling differentiation among various classes such as forest types (fallow, primary, secondary forests) or tree species. However, complex agroecosystems present challenges due to the medium spatial resolution of current hyperspectral sensors. The development of next-generation hyperspectral sensors with higher technology and improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is expected to enhance the accuracy of vegetation discrimination significantly.

2. Pest Detection and Mapping Accurate detection of agricultural and natural vegetation pests—including invasive species and diseases—relies on capturing pure pixels. The medium spatial resolution of existing sensors limits the ability to detect invasive species that occur in small patches or linear formations. Enhancing spatial resolution is therefore critical for effective pest monitoring, stress detection, and the advancement of precision agriculture.

3. Biophysical Parameters Estimation Beyond vegetation classification, hyperspectral imaging facilitates monitoring of various biophysical parameters in natural and agricultural vegetation. One widely estimated parameter is Leaf Area Index (LAI). The short-wave infrared (SWIR) portion of the spectrum is particularly effective for LAI retrieval due to its sensitivity to pigments, water, and other biochemicals. Studies show that higher spatial resolution hyperspectral data can significantly improve biophysical parameter estimation, including more accurate LAI predictions.

4. Geological Applications Hyperspectral sensors are primarily used in geology for surface composition mapping. The accuracy of geological maps depends heavily on the sensor’s SNR and spectral capabilities. However, none of the current sensors adequately capture the full diversity of surface materials within studied areas, highlighting the need for improved hyperspectral designs.

5. Soil Applications Soil studies, such as salinity mapping, utilize specific SWIR bands to generate quantitative salinity maps with moderate accuracy. Medium spatial resolution is generally sufficient for regional soil assessments. However, when it comes to detailed erosion mapping related to land use, current spatial resolution is a limiting factor. Thus, spatial resolution remains a critical challenge for accurate fine-scale soil parameter retrieval.

6. Land Cover Applications Land cover classification achieves varying success based on the targeted class. Sparse vegetation, heterogeneous agricultural zones, burnt areas, and transitional land uses pose particular difficulties. Although the high spectral resolution and narrow bandwidths of existing satellites offer significant advantages, low spatial resolution hampers effective classification of complex and heterogeneous landscapes.

7. Urban Applications HSI sensors like Hyperion have shown improved classification of major urban surfaces such as non-impervious materials, concrete structures (large buildings, industrial/commercial zones), asphalt parking lots, and paved roads. However, only three principal urban cover types—vegetation, paving, and roofing—are reliably identified. Higher spatial resolution airborne sensors such as MIVIS demonstrate superior performance. Overall, the spatial resolution of typical hyperspectral systems limits accurate mapping of smaller-scale urban features like industrial rooftops, parks, urban forests, and open fields.

8. Disaster Applications Hyperspectral cameras are increasingly employed in disaster prevention and post-event monitoring. However, limitations in SWIR signal-to-noise ratio have hindered effective wildfire prevention and monitoring, restricting the broader application of hyperspectral technology in disaster management.

This summary highlights the critical role that improved spatial resolution and advanced sensor technologies will play in unlocking the full potential of hyperspectral imaging across a wide range of environmental and industrial applications.

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Multispectral security & defense long range imaging camera for coastal border surveillance, ship and UAV/drone detection

Romove have developed innovative optical system technology that relies on a unique shape lense and mirrors to deliver a compact, energy efficient, and inexpensive wide-spectrum system that can provide high-resolution images with minimal distortion.

Romove multispectral optical system is a breakthrough technology that provides superior performance and capability. Proposal is narrowly focused on the optical system for the long range visual sea shore observation network to detect man, ships and small vessel sized objects at a long distance and in harsh terrains with combined Visual/SWIR/thermal camera solutions. With these imaging cameras protecting your borders and frontiers, you can rest assured that infiltrators will be quickly identified.

Multispectral cameras can “see” through challenging atmospheric conditions, including haze, mist, rain, and fog. SWIR cameras are used to a limited extent, however, all commercially available technologies has significant limitation – rather poor spatial resolution. Photonic newly designed multispectral camera uses improved optical technology to deliver images with a greater level of detail than ever before. This new optical system, which boasts the latest Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) and Visible Light sensors, delivers images with at least 4 times the resolution of alternatives available in the market today. Our optical design allows for high image quality at very low distortion, and will provide operators with an improved surveillance and reconnaissance situational awareness capability.

Romove will bring their engineering expertise to design and bring to market an innovative and industry-leading multispectral optical system capable of integrating with other systems and delivering images of outstanding clarity at extreme distances and through adverse conditions

This optical system brings multiple performance improvements over alternative designs, including:

1)  Diffraction-limited resolution–limited by physics rather than optical design

2)  High resolution over the entire image field–not just at the center

3)  High optical power, delivering extremely positive low-light performance

4)  Ability to present high resolution images at distances of 20 nautical miles

5)  Extremely low spatial and spectral distortion

6) Multi spectrum capability–enabling simultaneous SWIR and VIS spectra range.

7) Compact design for long focal lengths

Optical Magnetometer Sensor Based on Optical Multipixel Technology

Sensory magnetometers are highly sensitive devices used to detect and measure magnetic fields. They have a wide range of applications across various fields due to their precision and ability to operate in diverse environments. Sensory magnetometers has wide range of applications:

  1. Geophysical and Geological Exploration, Mineral Exploration. Oil and Gas Exploration
  2. Navigation and Orientation, Aerospace and Aviation. Marine Navigation. Robotics: 3. Military and Defense. Detection of Submarines and Mines. Surveillance. Unexploded Ordnance Detection.
  3. Environmental Monitoring. Space Weather Monitoring. Earthquake Prediction. Pollution Monitoring.
  4. Industrial Applications. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). Metal Detection.
  5. Archaeology and Forensics. Archaeological Surveys. Crime Scene Investigation:
  6. Space Science. Planetary Exploration. Satellite Operations.

The optical magnetometer sensor, leveraging cutting-edge Optical Multipixel Sensor (OMS) technology, represents a breakthrough in detecting magnetic fields with exceptional sensitivity and spatial resolution. By integrating optical magnetometry principles with a multipixel array design, this sensor delivers unparalleled performance across scientific, industrial, and medical domains. 

Optical magnetometers operate by exploiting how magnetic fields influence atomic or molecular properties. The OMS-based sensor detects magnetic field variations through light-matter interactions, including:

: Magnetic fields induce splitting of atomic energy levels, detected as changes in light polarization or intensity.

: The polarization plane of transmitted polarized light rotates proportionally to magnetic field strength, enabling direct measurement.

: The sensor incorporates atomic vapor cells coupled with optical readout arrays, allowing for precise magnetic field detection.

The optical multipixel array captures spatially resolved magnetic field data in real time, enabling detailed magnetic field mapping with high accuracy.

: Detects magnetic fields at femtotesla (fT) levels.

: The multipixel array architecture minimizes sensor size without compromising functionality or resolution.

Real-Time, Multi-Dimensional Mapping: Facilitates dynamic visualization of magnetic fields over space and time.

: Ideal for applications that require minimal interference, such as biomedical imaging.

: Enables advanced modalities like magnetocardiography (MCG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG).

: Facilitates detailed mapping of underground mineral deposits and resource exploration.

: Supports non-destructive testing and quality assurance in manufacturing processes.

: Provides precise magnetic field measurements essential for quantum physics and material science investigations.

The optical magnetometer sensor, leveraging advanced optical multipixel sensor (OMS) technology, represents a cutting-edge solution for detecting magnetic fields with high sensitivity and spatial resolution. By combining the principles of optical magnetometry and multipixel array design, this sensor offers unparalleled performance for scientific, industrial, and medical applications. 

Features and Advantages

  1. High Sensitivity: Capable of detecting magnetic fields as low as femtoteslas (fT).
  2. Compact Design: The multipixel array minimizes the sensor footprint without compromising functionality.
  3. Real-Time Mapping: Enables dynamic visualization of magnetic fields across multiple dimensions.
  4. Non-Invasive Operation: Ideal for applications requiring minimal interaction with the environment, such as biomedical imaging.

Applications

  • Medical Imaging: Advanced imaging techniques like magnetocardiography and magnetoencephalography.
  • Geophysical Surveys: Mapping underground mineral and resource distributions.
  • Industrial Monitoring: Non-destructive testing and quality assurance in manufacturing.
  • Fundamental Research: Quantum physics and material science studies requiring precise magnetic field measurements.

The optical magnetometer sensor based on optical multipixel technology is a revolutionary tool for modern magnetic field detection. By combining sensitivity, precision, and compactness, it paves the way for innovative applications across various domains. Future developments aim to enhance scalability and integrate machine learning for even more sophisticated data analysis.