Photonics report

If you are looking for information about photonics, you have many resources at your disposal. You have tweets, articles, blog posts (like this one), brochures, flyers, whitepapers, videos, and of course books. From among the resources listed above books remain the primary source of what I call “first principles” knowledge of photonics. Photonics is a progressive discipline that is evolving fast. …

Photonics is concerned with the control of photons. As a technology, photonics focuses on manipulating light to achieve some practical goals like telecommunication, sensing, industrial processing etc. In photonics, photons are controlled in many ways e.g. switching, re-routing, modulation and amplification. As semiconductors have become more important in optics, we have seen the emergence of hybr…

Have you ever wondered why all automotive lidar systems use laser diodes emitting at either 905 nm or 1550 nm? In this report, you will learn why this is the case. Oh and even more interesting, you will finally get to learn which wavelength is best for automotive lidar. The question we focus on in this report is an important one since advanced automotive lidar is a key component in future self-dr…

The internet started out over 40 years ago with slow speeds and severely limited experiences. Today, you can stream high-quality videos on the go and play around with virtual/augmented reality. Our expectations for the internet of the future — the metaverse, blockchain technology, real-time internet of things, self-driving cars, etc. — all hinge on ultra-high volume data transfer with no latency.…

In this report, we take a close look at the best laser diode sources for automotive lidar. The laser source is arguably the most important component of any lidar system. Laser characteristics like wavelength, power, and pulse duration ultimately determine key lidar performance parameters. These parameters include range, sensitivity, noise immunity, frame rate, and field of view. As a hobbyist or …

As data volumes continue to explode, the energy demands of data centers are also skyrocketing, posing a significant environmental and economic burden. Integrated photonics offers a promising solution to this challenge. It enables more efficient data transmission and reducing the overall power consumption of data centers. Data centers are the backbone of our digital world. Cloud computing, artific…

Electro-optics is the technology that uses electrical signals to control optical properties. It is one of the most useful areas of photonics. In this article, you will learn about why electro-optics is important as well as how it is used in various photonic applications. Why are electro-optic effects so important? Electricity and electronics absolutely dominate technology as we know it today. Sev…

On this page you can find curated photonics industry news and updates for the month of August 2022 here. A big boost for the US Photonics Industry President Joe Biden signed the chips and science act on Tuesday 9th August 2022. The chips and science act will liberate $ 52.7 billion in subsidies for US semiconductor R&D and manufacturing. Naturally, some chunk of these subsidies will boost the opt…

Light detection and ranging (sometimes abbreviated as LiDAR or lidar) is a remote sensing and ranging technique. Lidars use a laser to probe their surroundings to determine the position and velocity of objects of interest. In this report, I will walk you through why lidar is so important, how it works, and then take a look at the central role photonics plays in its development. Why is lidar so us…

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People are increasingly worried about lidar eye safety. Demand for lidar technology is increasing to satisfy applications like self-driving cars and aerial surveying. Twenty years from now we will have several lidar-enabled devices in our immediate environment. This has raised a new concern for many people: is lidar dangerous for your eyes? Lidar-enabled devices use lasers to scan their environme…

This photonics engineer survey was carried out to identify the issues plaguing photonics engineers on a daily basis. Most (if not all) online surveys focused on photonics discuss salary. No one ... Read more The post The ultimate photonics engineer survey appeared first on Photonics report .

Becoming a photonics engineer is a very future-oriented career option. With the advent of photonics technology as an enabler of other technologies, it is an excellent study choice. However, the question ... Read more The post How to become a photonics engineer appeared first on Photonics report .

For engineers and decision-makers working in the photonics industry, it is important to learn how to properly use patents in photonics. There is a lot of prestige associated with research papers, ... Read more The post How to use patents in photonics: a step-by-step guide appeared first on Photonics report .

As researchers or R&D engineers, photonics research journals are an important resource for our daily jobs. As is often the case in science and engineering, we are only able to see ... Read more The post A short guide on the top 5 photonics research journals appeared first on Photonics report .

If you are looking for information about photonics, you have many resources at your disposal. You have tweets, articles, blog posts (like this one), brochures, flyers, whitepapers, videos, and of course … Photonics is concerned with the control of photons. As a technology, photonics focuses on manipulating light to achieve some practical goals like telecommunication, sensing, industrial processin…