Stanford researchers have developed a hierarchical event readout method that solves a major latency problem in event-based image sensors. Event-based sensors output data only when pixels change, enabling fast and efficient sensing.
Stanford researchers have developed flat, ultrathin (sub 100nm) optical elements based on high index nanostructures which can be alternatives to refractive optical elements such as gratings, lenses, and axicons.
Stanford researchers have developed an exceptionally fast, sensitive, and compact X-ray imaging system for distinguishing liquids and other materials in aviation security applications.
Stanford University and University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a new device to achieve upconversion (UC) of incoherent near-infrared (NIR) photons beyond 1100nm to visible photons, through sensitized triplet–triplet annihilation (TTA).
Quantum scientists in the LINQS, Schuster, and Simon Labs at Stanford have developed a method of multiplexing many low-light optical fields onto a single fast sensor.
Active manipulation of light beams is required for a range of emerging optical technologies, including sensing, optical computing, virtual/augmented reality, dynamic holography, and computational imaging.
Inspired by the "last inch" problem in robotic manipulation, the Kennedy group at Stanford has developed a tactile sensor and calibration method for machine-learning-based robotic manipulation.
Image sensors are used across the board in high-resolution image sensing technologies, and critically rely on their ability to separate colors of light.
Researchers at Stanford have developed a multi-wavelength laser with perpendicular polarization, which supports easy and independent measurement in various optical sensors for improved accuracy and speed.
Researchers at Stanford have developed a highly efficient (>90%) holographic beam steering method for obtaining distance information of objects nearby, with applications from autonomous vehicles to home appliances.
Researchers at Stanford are advancing a new class of nonlinear optical devices that operate with significantly lower energy requirements than previous platforms.
Stanford researchers developed a method to make large phase shifts with little or no power dissipation in integrated optics. The approach uses a directional coupler moved by a MEMS actuator to achieve a path delay, i.e. an effective change in refractive index.
A team of interdisciplinary researchers at Stanford have developed a small, lightweight optical strain sensor device to sensitively measure forces within the mitral valve apparatus to help determine the appropriate repair technique for patients undergoing valvular surgery for