Scientific Research Institute "Optics" is subordinated to the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
S.R.I. "Optics" was founded in 1978 as a dual subordinate organization of the Georgian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Union Electronics and was the research center of the Soviet military-industrial complex using optics. The Georgian Academy of Sciences carried out its scientific-methodological guidance. In 1992, after the declaration of independence of Georgia, the institute was transferred to the Ministry of Science and Technology and was renamed the Scientific Research Institute "Optics".
Currently, the research areas of the institute are:
Applied (geometric) optics.
Scientific-research, construction and design of various types of optical devices (including special-purpose).
Modernization of existing devices, using modern material and technical base, development of original models and constructions for the military and civilian spheres.
Holographic optics.
Different types of devices and products design based on the holographic method.
Thermo-optics, renewable energy.
Constructive design for solar energy utilization to obtain both thermal energy and electricity. Development of Parabolic mirror-concentrators. Auxiliary water supply solar systems, hybrid (solar / electric) fruit dryers.
Optoelectronics.
Research and design of night vision sights, surveillance devices and targeting system
Magnetron systems, optical coatings.
Design, manufacture, installation and research of innovative magnetron sputtering devices. Protective, anti-reflective and multilayer thin film coating calculations and sputtering on optical details.
Until 1992, the scientific directions of the institute were secret.
The institute has a building area of about 1800 m2, more than 50 different types of machine tools, different types of optical tools and materials. The institute does not own or own a rented space.
The institute has a library with 5000 units of scientific literature.
Expert capabilities of the Institute:
• Optical systems diagnostics,
• Laser systems diagnostics and maintenance,
• Photometric measurements,
• Spectral measurements,
• Geometric measurements,
• Opto-electronic devices diagnostics and repair,
• Expert and consulting services.
International cooperation
The Institute cooperates with many scientific centers and institutions around the world:
In Germany - Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy, Ernst Mach Institute of Gas Dynamics, Carl Zeiss Optical Union, etc .
In USA - the Universities of Minnesota, Rochester, Leahy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and more.
In Canada - Energy Research Center, Drying Research Center, etc .;
France - Grenoble Nuclear Energy Center
In Japan - the universities of Kuushu, Kyoto, Tsukuba
Lepl institute Optica has been actively involved in scientific-technological projects with the Ukrainian Scientific-Technological Center (STCU), International Scientific-Technological Center (ISTC), the Civic Research and Development Fund (CRDF), Georgian Research and Development Fund (GRDF), and the European Union fund (INTAS).