Photonics Hot List: May 24, 2024

May 24, 2024
In this episode: LiDAR advances hurricane damage assessment, 3D holography possible with CGH and iPhone, and laser-based computer processing eyes the future.

Assessing damage quickly and accurately after a hurricane is critical for proper cleanup and future emergency planning, but it can be difficult with conventional field surveying methods. Now, a LiDAR-based system is improving the process.

3D holography is reaching new heights, but by much safer and simpler means. A new approach to holographic imaging can create full-color, 3D, layered images using computer-generated holography, a spatial light modulator, and a standard smartphone.

The capabilities of quantum computers and their potential could far surpass other systems. But a first-of-its-kind laser-based computer processing unit setup could go even further than classical, quantum, or super computers.

About the Author

Justine Murphy | Multimedia Director, Laser & Military

Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for the Laser & Military Group at Endeavor Business Media. In addition to Laser Focus World, the group includes Military & Aerospace Electronics and Vision Systems Design. 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.

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