Infrared Protection for a Digital World
Infrared Protection for a Digital World
Privacy-Focused Eyewear with Advanced Infrared Filtration
Advanced lens technology designed to filter infrared (IR) light, including wavelengths used by certain IR-dependent biometric and identity-recognition technologies, without compromising clarity, comfort, or style.
Understanding Infrared and Biometric Technology
Infrared light is invisible to the human eye, but it plays an important role in many modern technologies.
Certain biometric authentication and identity-recognition systems use infrared illumination, IR cameras, structured light, depth sensing, or other infrared-dependent technologies to capture information about a user's face or eyes. Examples can include some facial authentication systems used in smartphones, computers, access-control devices, and other electronics.
Solir Optics lenses are engineered to filter specific infrared wavelengths, including wavelengths used by certain IR-dependent systems.
An important distinction: Not all facial recognition uses infrared technology. Conventional cameras and video systems can capture and analyze facial features using visible light alone. Solir Optics eyewear is not designed to make the wearer invisible or unidentifiable to conventional cameras or visible-light facial recognition systems.
How Solir Optics IR-Filtering Lenses Work
Solir Optics lenses use passive optical filtration to block more than 90% of infrared light across the 780-2000 nm range.
This filtration provides enhanced protection from infrared light while also affecting the transmission of IR wavelengths through the lenses.
Because certain biometric technologies depend on infrared light to illuminate, scan, map, or authenticate facial features around the eyes, wearing IR-filtering eyewear may interfere with the operation of some IR-dependent systems.
For example, in Solir Optics' internal testing, Apple's Face ID did not consistently unlock a device while Solir Optics eyewear was worn.
Performance can vary significantly depending on the technology, device, software, lighting conditions, positioning, and other factors. Solir Optics does not guarantee that its eyewear will prevent identification or authentication by any particular system.
IR Protection Without Compromising Vision
Solir Optics lenses are built first and foremost for advanced light management and optical performance.
Our lens technology combines:
- Infrared Filtration: Blocks more than 90% of IR light from 780-2000 nm
- UV415 Protection: Provides 100% UV protection through 415 nm
- Blue-Light Filtration: Helps manage targeted wavelengths of high-energy visible light
- Color & Contrast Enhancement: Selectively manages visible light to enhance visual detail and contrast
- Premium Optical Performance: Designed for clarity and comfortable everyday wear
The result is advanced eyewear that manages a broader spectrum of light than conventional sunglasses, including infrared wavelengths that may also be used by certain IR-dependent biometric technologies.
How Solir Optics Lenses Compare
| Feature | Typical Sunglasses | Blue Light Glasses | Solir Optics IR-Blocking Sunglasses |
|---|---|---|---|
| UV Protection | Typically UV385 or UV400 protection only |
Varies |
Enhanced UV415 protection |
| Blue Light Filtration | Limited/Varies | ||
| Infrared Light Protection | >90% from 780-2000 nm |
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| Advanced Visible Light Management | |||
| May Affect Certain IR-Dependent Technologies | Not designed for this purpose | Not designed for this purpose |
Most eyewear focuses primarily on visible and ultraviolet light. Solir Optics takes a broader approach to light management by incorporating advanced infrared filtration alongside UV, blue-light, and visible-light technologies.
More Than Conventional Sun Protection
Solir Optics combines multiple light-management technologies in a single lens system:
- IR Light Filtration: Filters more than 90% of infrared light across 780–2000 nm.
- UV415 Protection: Provides 100% UV protection through 415 nm.
- Color & Contrast Enhancement: Selectively manages visible wavelengths to enhance contrast and visual detail.
- Performance-Driven Design: Premium frames and lenses engineered for clarity, comfort, and demanding environments.
Experience a broader approach to light management without sacrificing design or optical performance.
FAQs
Solir Optics lenses use passive optical filtration to block more than 90% of infrared light across the 780–2000 nm range. The technology requires no batteries, electronics, connectivity, or data collection.
Solir Optics should not be considered a general facial-recognition-blocking product.
Some biometric authentication and identity-recognition technologies depend on infrared light, and Solir Optics' IR filtration may interfere with the operation of certain IR-dependent systems.
However, many facial-recognition systems can operate using conventional visible-light cameras. Solir Optics is not designed to prevent a person's face from being photographed, recorded, detected, or identified by conventional cameras or visible-light facial recognition systems.
In Solir Optics' internal testing, Apple Face ID did not consistently unlock while Solir Optics eyewear was worn. Face ID uses infrared-dependent technology as part of its authentication system.
Results may vary by device, hardware, software version, eyewear position, lens coatings & mirrors, lighting, and other conditions. Removing the eyewear may be necessary to authenticate using Face ID.
Any effect depends on how a particular system operates. Technologies that rely on infrared illumination, IR imaging, or other
IR-dependent sensing around the eyes may potentially be affected by Solir Optics' infrared filtration.
Systems that operate using conventional visible-light cameras should not be assumed to be affected.
No. Solir Optics does not make the wearer invisible or anonymous and should not be relied upon to prevent photography, video recording, surveillance, facial detection, or identification.
Conventional cameras and facial-recognition systems can operate using visible light, which means a person's facial features may remain visible and identifiable while wearing Solir Optics eyewear.
Solir Optics is passive eyewear. The lenses filter incoming light; they do not emit electronic signals, transmit data, alter cameras, or modify external devices or software.
A Smarter Approach to Modern Light Management
Traditional sunglasses are primarily designed to manage ultraviolet and visible light. Solir Optics goes further by incorporating advanced infrared filtration into performance eyewear designed for real-world use.
The same infrared filtration that provides broader-spectrum light management may also affect certain technologies that depend on infrared light for biometric sensing or authentication.
Important Technology Notice: Solir Optics eyewear filters infrared light and may affect the operation of certain IR-dependent technologies, including some biometric authentication systems such as Apple Face ID and Windows Hello. Solir Optics does not guarantee protection against facial recognition, surveillance, photography, video recording, or biometric identification. Many recognition systems use visible-light cameras or other technologies that do not depend on infrared light and may operate normally while Solir Optics eyewear is worn.