Basic Information
The beginning of PCO's success story can be traced back to the 1980s and a research project by its founder, Dr. Emil Ott, who once served as the Chair of Technical Electrophysics at the Technical University of Munich. While using intensified slow-scan cameras for measurements, Dr. Ott realized that existing standards could not meet the complex requirements of scientific applications — thus, PCO was born in 1987. With the help of a small team of engineers, Dr. Ott began developing his first image-intensified camera, followed by several variants of the original model, aimed at overcoming all existing shortcomings and surpassing the standards of the time. In these early days, PCO developed a now well-established core of advanced technology to serve as the foundation for developing cutting-edge products. This was one result of the technology developed by Dr. Ott.