In this episode of Photonics Hot List…
As the production and storage of toxic chemicals continues worldwide, accurately detecting and locating contaminants like gas leaks in the air is crucial. This has been a difficult task, but researchers in China are working to change that. Learn how a new combination imaging/sensing technique could help experts to minimize, or eliminate, atmospheric pollutants at the source.
Take a deep dive under the skin to see human organs at extraordinary depths. Using a new technique for shaping laser beams, a team at Stanford University is working to expand and boost optical coherence tomography (OCT). The work also shows promise for improving other noninvasive imaging methods.
LiDAR technology is ideal for things like autonomous vehicles, agriculture tools, and mining applications. But what if it could be scaled down for other real-world uses? Researchers in the U.K. are exploring this possibility. Learn how quantum-inspired techniques could magnify LiDAR’s features and open a world of new possibilities.
About the Author
Justine Murphy
Multimedia Director, Digital Infrastructure
Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for Endeavor Business Media's Digital Infrastructure Group. She is a multiple award-winning writer and editor with more 20 years of experience in newspaper publishing as well as public relations, marketing, and communications. For nearly 10 years, she has covered all facets of the optics and photonics industry as an editor, writer, web news anchor, and podcast host for an internationally reaching magazine publishing company. Her work has earned accolades from the New England Press Association as well as the SIIA/Jesse H. Neal Awards. She received a B.A. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.