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Laser Interferometers Detect Gravitational Waves
Laser Interferometers Detect Gravitational Waves
Talking to one another or throwing a rock in a still pond will create waves that affect the mass around the epicenter, creating peaks and troughs. Similar to sound or water waves, gravitational waves are ...
Deformable Mirrors and “Fake” Stars in Space Photography
Deformable Mirrors and “Fake” Stars in Space Photography
Why do We Need Deformable Mirrors? Deformable mirrors are specialty mirrors that are capable of deforming their reflective surface and thus achieve wavefront correction of optical aberrations. In astronomy ...
VCSEL Laser Technology: Applications in 3D Sensing and LiDAR
VCSEL Laser Technology: Applications in 3D Sensing and LiDAR
Ever wonder how facial recognition has come around to be implemented in smartphones today? Vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers, (abbreviated VCSEL, pronounced “vixel”) are to thank for such ...
Laser Microphones: The Soviet Spy Technology that’s Making a Comeback
Laser Microphones: The Soviet Spy Technology that’s Making a Comeback
What is a Laser Microphone? Laser microphones are any device that uses a laser or optical beam to recover audio information, largely these devices use mechanical disturbance of the laser’s beam ...
Night Vision for Hunting
Night Vision for Hunting
Hunting. What was a pursuit once necessary for survival is now a sporting pastime for those in the developed world. Many of the animals are nocturnal which makes the night time a preferred time for ...
Photonics Technologies in Aerospace and Defense Applications
Photonics Technologies in Aerospace and Defense Applications
One area where photonics is integrated prolifically is the aerospace and defense world. Giants of the aerospace and defense industry rely heavily on implementing photonics technologies to successfully ...
Traffic Signals and Intersections: An Innovative Approach
Traffic Signals and Intersections: An Innovative Approach
Today’s blog post is sponsored by Horiba – a leading manufacturer of spectroscopy and material analysis solutions. Most people have experienced the frustration of traffic signals. The lights change at the ...
RADAR and LiDAR for Remote Sensing and Object Tracking
RADAR and LiDAR for Remote Sensing and Object Tracking
Both LiDAR and RADAR are well-established methods of detection and remote sensing. Some systems benefit from using radar while others are better served using LiDAR. In some cases, the two techniques may ...
Everything You Should Know About Thermal Imaging Cameras
Everything You Should Know About Thermal Imaging Cameras
Today’s post on thermal imaging cameras is prepared by a guest blogger – Amanda Wilson – a technical blogger specializing in the electrical and electronic test equipment and measurement ...
Urban Farming: Using Technology to Revolutionize Agriculture
Urban Farming: Using Technology to Revolutionize Agriculture
What is Urban Farming? Historically, farming developed in rural areas with plentiful amounts of land and resources; however, recently urban farming is on the rise. Urban farming is when cities produce ...