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