Vista Photonics Inc was established for the purpose of research and development of laser based trace gas sensors. The firm has developed world-class laser sensing techniques and incorporates them into commercial instrumentation for high-performance optical detection technologies. Vista's core technologies focus on Trace Gas Sensing with photoacoustic spectroscopy, TDLAS; and the design, development and production of laser systems such as ECL and DPSS. The firms research staff has extensive experience in the development of optical trace gas detection instrumentation and has received numerous awards. Recent research includes optical sensors capable of measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide from unmanned aerial vehicles.