Sydor Instruments is a comprehensive diagnostics solutions provider. We provide our customers with custom diagnostics and ultrafast imaging systems for a variety of applications in science and industry. We specialize in streak cameras and single photon detectors where the highest resolution and accuracy is required.

At Sydor Instruments, we're all about diagnostics.  From the company that launched the world class ROSS streak camera, Sydor now delivers the best in single photon counting cameras, image intensifiers, photomultipliers, and detectors for space, energy, and life sciences.  We enthusiastically collaborate with our customers to deliver the best systems for low light and ultrafast imaging.

From x-ray to IR and femtosecond to microsecond our products can detect photons across the entire time spectrum like never before.  Ready for new diagnostics?  Get ready for Sydor - diagnostics delivered.


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 At Sydor Instruments, our people are taking on new and exciting challenges every day. Our imaging systems are a crucial part of the most demanding and interesting scientific applications on the planet. As a Sydor employee...




James Sydor, CEO
James Sydor is the president and owner of Sydor Optics and has more than 30 years’ experience manufacturing precision optical components for advanced light applications for the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense and NASA...

Michael J. Pavia, President
Michael Pavia has almost 20 years’ experience in the design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of precision optical systems and lasers...