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On this episode of Material Signs, a podcast by Enpro, Host Tyler Kern talks with Darius Sankey, the Managing Director of Innovation Acceleration Capital; Alexis Vogt, Endowed Chair and Professor of Optics at Monroe Community College; and Peter Egerton, Chief Commercial Officer at Alluxa, Exec. The trio dug into the advancements that have been made in optics and photonics.
As technology has advanced, primary innovations have expanded optics and photonics beyond classical optical lens engineering and image capturing. “When you think about the first advancement in optics, the invention of the laser was sort of the big invention,” Sankey said.
The innovation of lasers happened in the 1960s in Malibu. Next was the invention of the optical fiber, which allowed doctors to take the laser and amplify signals and send them through a fiber. This created a new market for telecommunications and broadband applications such as the internet.
“The invention of the laser, followed by the semi-conductor and optical fiber, has paved the way for so much information transfer,” Egerton explained. “It underpins the development in many different fields, not just within optics.”
While these early inventions made waves in the field, they have also led to many other inventions and innovations.
“This industry of photonics and optics is revolutionizing our world,” Vogt said.
Listen to hear more about how these early innovations led to future inventions and what the world of advancement in photonics and optics looks like today.
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Technological evolution is not slowing down. Each iteration is exponentially superior to the previous generation. In this podcast, we’ll examine critical technological development and how our lives will be impacted.
Listen to leading experts in a variety of areas – optics, photonics, life sciences, biopharma, semiconductors, space, aerospace, sensors, explain the science behind the technologies that will shape our existence over the next decade
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