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Photonics Hot List: April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024

In this episode: a new LiDAR system boosts airborne apps, an optic-involved setup eyes concrete structures, and laser-driven fusion could lead to cleaner energy sources.

Justine Murphy

In this episode of Photonics Hot List...

Environmental monitoring, 3D terrain mapping, and other airborne applications are getting a boost from a new compact, energy-efficient, and much more accurate single-photon LiDAR system that works even in challenging conditions.

A new system that brings together AI, machine vision, and lasers could aid the inspection of concrete structures (such as bridges and tunnels) by more accurately detecting and measuring cracks and other defects.

Researchers in New York are using laser-driven inertial confinement fusion, which generates large amounts of energy, to drive cleaner energy sources, including those in carbon-free power plants.

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.