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Apple VR Headset: Immersive Realities Unveiled
Apple VR Headset: Immersive Realities Unveiled
In today’s blog post we provide a review of the Apple VR Headset, highlighting its features, performance, and role in advancing virtual reality. Table of Contents Introduction The Apple VR Headset: ...
AI in Robotics: Exploring Emerging Trends and Future Prospects
AI in Robotics: Exploring Emerging Trends and Future Prospects
The fusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics represents one of the most significant technological synergies of our time. This convergence is not just about robots becoming more intelligent; ...
Plate Beamsplitters: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide
Plate Beamsplitters: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide
In the intricate realm of optical engineering and photonics, plate beamsplitters stand as quintessential components, pivotal in the manipulation and analysis of light paths. These planar, optically coated ...
Avalanche Photodiodes: A Guide to Choosing the Right APD
Avalanche Photodiodes: A Guide to Choosing the Right APD
In the vast realm of optoelectronics, avalanche photodiodes (APDs) stand out as pivotal components, bridging the chasm between photons and electronic signals. These sophisticated devices, while resembling ...
Disk Laser Welding of Thick Plates Using Machine Learning
Disk Laser Welding of Thick Plates Using Machine Learning
Introduction We frequently use disk laser welding in the manufacturing sector (e.g., see Figure 1). The laser beam interacts with the material to carry the welding energy, with the result that some of the ...
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 ...
Neural Imaging with Visible Light: Intrinsic Signal
Neural Imaging with Visible Light: Intrinsic Signal
Recent advances in neural imaging (or neuroimaging) techniques may pave the way for better treatment of neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and next-generation applications in fields ...
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 ...
AI and Robots: Is the Future Promising or Foreboding?
AI and Robots: Is the Future Promising or Foreboding?
The inherent purpose of technology is to make our lives easier. Humanity has been able to get things done with less physical work by transferring a large portion of labor onto machines. From the most ...
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 ...