Did you know that the internet we use every day, the cameras in our phones and even self-driving cars, work thanks to light?
Photonics is the science and technology that uses light to transmit, process, and measure information. Due to its enormous impact on modern life, it is often referred to as the “electronics of the 21st century”.
In this lesson, you’ll learn:
- How light travels through optical fibers and enables the operation of the Internet and data centers
- How robots and autonomous vehicles “see” the world around them
- How Optical Sensors Are Used in Medicine to Monitor Medications in the Body
- What Optical Chips Are and Why They Could Accelerate the Development of Artificial Intelligence
It will also talk about how modern chips are created, how complex this process is and why it involves the cooperation of the whole world.
The lecture is intended for high school students, college students and anyone interested in how the technologies that shape our future work.