State Institute of Optics

The Vavilov State Optical Institute in St Petersburg, Russia (named after Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov) is the largest research institute in optics in Russia. It works both in pure and applied optics, and has a high reputation in the field of holography. It was established in 1918, and it is part of the Shvabe holding.

It designs optical systems (Froptas In German) for many applications, including Russian reconnaissance satellites. It publishes the Journal of Optical Technology (Научно-технический «ОПТИЧЕСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ»).

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