Redondo Optics

Redondo Optics makes fiber-optic sensors and the instruments that read them. It describes itself as a research and engineering company. Its skills cover material science, optics, fiber optics, electronics and signal processing. The company was founded in 2004. In 2024 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Opterro Inc., based in Silicon Valley.

The main product line is the FBG-Transceiver series. FBG is the abbreviation the site uses for these sensors. The series runs from compact handheld units to multi-channel systems. The company lists passive and dynamic FBG sensor interrogators and wireless interrogator transceivers. An interrogator is the unit that reads the sensor signal.

The sensors measure strain, temperature, pressure, vibration and acceleration. The company also sells packaged FBG sensors and micro opto mechanical systems. It has two other product groups. These are fiber-optic chemical sensors and fiber-optic bio-medical sensors for health diagnostics and patient monitoring.

For aerospace and defense, Redondo Optics offers optical sensing for structural health monitoring, acoustic and ultrasound emissions, and threat detection. Structural health monitoring means checking the condition of a structure as it is used. The company says it also works on photonic integrated circuits.

The company lists many other markets. These include buildings, bridges and infrastructure, railways, renewable energy, pipelines for oil and gas, life sciences, medical and sports wearables, smart robotics and smart cities. It also names telecommunications and biotechnology.

Redondo Optics says it focuses on uses where size, weight and power matter. It also says it holds numerous patents and invests in research and development. Its listed values include integrity, teamwork, innovation, care for employees and giving back to the community.

The Redondo Optics website has pages on each sensor family, its industries and its history. It also has a contact form for enquiries. The site also lists DIFOS-FBG products and Passive FBG Sensor Interrogators as separate product groups.