Optical sensors are a broad class of device for detecting light intensity. This can be just a simple component for notifying when ambient light levels rise above or fall below a prescribed level ...

Imagine fiber optic cables acting as vast sensor networks, detecting vibrations for everything from earthquake warnings to ...

Interferometers, devices that can modulate aspects of light, play the important role of modulating and switching light signals in fiber-optic communications networks and are frequently used for gas ...

Researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed an optical sensor that could help solve this problem. Room thermostats are used in almost every building today to regulate the ...

Interferometers, devices that can modulate aspects of light, play the important role of modulating and switching light ...

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As such, the industry has moved on to more secure hybrid solutions. Optical fingerprint sensors shine a bright light through your phone's display to capture a 2D image of your finger. With an ...