Title :
Optics and Photonics: Key Enabling Technologies
Author :
Willner, Alan E. ; Byer, Robert L. ; Chang-Hasnain, Constance J. ; Forrest, Stephen R. ; Kressel, Henry ; Kogelnik, Herwig ; Tearney, Guillermo J. ; Townes, Charles H. ; Zervas, Michalis N.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering-Systems, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The fields of optics and photonics have experienced dramatic technical advances over the past several decades and have cemented themselves as key enabling technologies across many different industries. This paper explores past milestones, present state of the art, and future perspectives of several different topics, including: lasers, materials, devices, communications, bioimaging, displays, manufacturing, and industry evolution.
Keywords :
Optical fiber communication; Optical imaging; Optical transmitters; Photonics; Communications; devices; displays; imaging; lasers; manufacturing; materials; optics; photonics;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2012.2190174
