LASER Security System

The security industry is growing parallelly with technology and doing innovations in
developing new products with better features and better performance. Security devices
working on the principle of laser is one such innovative step taken in the field of physical
security.

OPTEX, being the leader in Sensing Technology has always come up with innovative
products and LiDAR based products are one of them.
LASER Security System:
A laser security system is the one that emits a narrow beam of light and gets to know
the intruder presence on getting the beam reflected from the intruder.
On the basis of the reflected beam, the system is able to know the distance, size and
speed of the intruder and differentiate it from other objects.

Components of a Laser Security System:

1. LASER : LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

A LASER is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification
based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The LASER in the
security system releases a narrow beam of light that travels in the air as a medium
of propagation. The LASER keeps on getting reflected into the detector by the fixed
object or surface in front of the system.
2. Detector : The detector is the component of the Laser Security System that
receives the reflected Laser and measures the amount of light energy received.
3. Alarm Unit : The alarm unit generates the alarm based upon its programming on
the way to respond while detection of an object.
Working of a Laser Security System:

A security system working on LASER technology detects and alerts the intrusion attempt
in the following steps –

The Security System keeps on transmitting the narrow beam of light through
LASER in the air.
The transmitted light travels in the air until it is blocked by a fixed object in front
of it.
The beam of light on hitting the fixed object gets reflected back into the device
having a detector.
The detector continuously keeps on measuring the light falling on it after
reflection.
When the Laser Security System is idle with no one coming into the path of the
light beam, there will always be the same amount of light coming to the detector.
When any burglar comes in the path of the light beam, the path of light gets
disturbed and the amount of reflected light falling on the detector gets altered.
On noticing the change in the falling light, the detector considers it as an intrusion
attempt and activates the alarm unit to generate the alarm.
The alarm goes off with a loud sound to alert the intruder as well as the security
personnel of the premises.

Advantages of a Laser Security System:

LASER system is used to create the virtual security curtain or Carpet for precise
identification of an object in a defined zone.
LASER system creates a highly secure zone.

Applications (Verticals) of Laser Security System:

Residence
ATMs and banks

Construction Sites

Airports

Data Centres

Industries

Defence