Though radar is the more prevalent object detection system, the lesser-known ladar -- radar that uses lasers instead of radio frequencies -- produces a more detailed result. The problem though, is ...

I often wonder if there is something beyond our grasp and perhaps “other-worldly” about elemental Silicon (Si), which is the primary material for most ICs and discrete semiconductors work. Yes, there ...

Taara already uses optical systems to extend high-speed internet to places where traditional infrastructure is difficult to deploy. Its first system, Taara Lightbridge, is now deployed in over 20 ...

Wireless communications startup Taara Connect Inc., a spinout from X, Google LLC’s Moonshot Factory, today unveiled Taara Photonics, a wireless communication platform based on optical phased arrays ...

Implantable nanophotonic probe based on an optical switch array for optogenetic neural stimulation. Credit: Aseema Mohanty, Columbia Engineering A new chip-based device that can shape and steer blue ...

Taara, a graduate of X, Google’s Moonshot Factory, today announced a breakthrough approach to commercial communications and ...

CEO details how the innovation, which shrinks free space optics into a fingernail-sized piece of hardware, could extend to data centers and space ...

Optical phased arrays (OPAs) and beam steering technologies represent a transformative approach in photonic systems, offering rapid and reliable control of light propagation without reliance on ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has demonstrated solid-state optical phased array technology in a microchip, bringing the ability to bend light to the battlefront. Share on ...

New York, NY--March 19, 2020--While beam steering systems have been used for many years for applications such as imaging, display, and optical trapping, they require bulky mechanical mirrors and are ...