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Rays and Waves
Rays and Waves, a passion project of two optical engineers, Daniel and Steve, who moonlight as podcast hosts. Join them as they explore the beautiful world of optics and photonics. The topics will span across the whole optical universe, demonstrating the versatile applications of optical engineering and feature prominent characters from the community. Ready to dive into the captivating world of photonics?
Episodes
Rays and WavesThe Machine Next Door: Christian Wenzel on Innolite's Diamond Turning Mindset - Ep 20
Achieving sub-micrometer mechanical tolerances requires an engineering mindset where every physical effect, structural detail, and micro-scale behavior is…
Rays and WavesThe Truth-Teller of Near-Eye Displays and Semiconductor Pioneer Karl Guttag - Ep 19
Virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality form a proverbial alphabet soup of near-eye display technologies, each offering varying degrees of immersion…
Rays and WavesMetaoptics, OCT, and the Future of Lung Biopsies with Reza Khorasani - Ep 18
During a lung biopsy, physicians must navigate a needle to a suspected lesion deep within the body, often with limited visibility of the tissue directly in…
Rays and WavesInterferometry for Precision Metrology with Zygo’s Xavier Colonna de Lega - Ep 17
While massive interferometers orbit the earth or span kilometers to detect gravitational waves, the real workhorses of optical metrology live quietly on the…
Rays and WavesBinoculars, an optical superpower through engineering - Ep 16
A pair of binoculars might be the closest thing to a superpower you can buy. That is how a friend once described them while gifting a pair to his wife, and it…
Rays and WavesA space telescope architect’s odyssey from Hubble to Webb and beyond with Lee Feinberg - Ep 15
From Hubble’s breathtaking images to the deep infrared view of the James Webb Space Telescope, space-based observatories have transformed how we see the…
Rays and WavesProject Silica and the future of data storage with James Clegg - Ep 14 - Rays and Waves
In a quiet laboratory, bursts of ultrafast laser light are etching humanity’s information deep inside glass, layer by layer, voxel by voxel. Long after today’s…
Rays and WavesLIGO and the birth of gravitational-wave astronomy with Gabriele Vajente - Ep 13 - Rays and Waves
1.3 billion years ago, two black holes collided in a distant galaxy, sending ripples through the fabric of spacetime. On September 14, 2015, those ripples…
Rays and WavesOptical tweezers with Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop - Ep 12 - Rays and Waves
In this episode of Rays and Waves, Daniel and Steven take a nostalgic dive back into the world where they both began their scientific journeys: optical…
Rays and WavesAn Optomechanics Bootcamp with Nathan Wallace - Ep 11 - Rays and Waves
When we think about optical systems, lenses and light often steal the spotlight. But behind every high-performance optical instrument lies a critical…
Rays and WavesAI in Optical Engineering Panel Discussion - Ep 10 - Rays and Waves
The current narrative is that Artificial Intelligence is reshaping industries at breakneck speed. Is optics no exception? In this special episode of Rays and…
Rays and WavesAn Unsung Hero: Optical Standards with Eric Herman - Ep 9 - Rays and Waves
Standards may not grab headlines, but they quietly shape the world. In this episode of Rays and Waves, we shine a light on the unsung hero of modern optical…
Rays and WavesErwin De Baetselier and Luceda's first-time-right automated PIC design- Ep 8 - Rays and Waves
In this episode, we sit down with Erwin De Baetselier, the CEO of Luceda, a company at the forefront of software innovation for Photonic Integrated Circuits…
Rays and WavesMiniaturising Optics with Photonic Integrated Circuits - Ep 7 - Rays and Waves
In this episode, we explore the rise of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), which aim to compress the sprawling optical setups found on lab benches into…
Rays and WavesGerard Milburn's Path to Photonic Quantum Computing and Beyond - Ep 6 - Rays and Waves
In the last episode of Rays and Waves about linear optical quantum computers we discussed how using photons as qubits is good in many ways. However, the…
Rays and WavesOptical Quantum Computers - Ep 5 - Rays and Waves
In this episode of Rays and Waves we speak about Linear Optical Quantum Computers. There has been lots of talk about quantum computers in the science media…
Rays and WavesTracing 'A Pencil of Rays' with Katsumoto Ikeda - Ep 4 - Rays and Waves
In this episode of Rays and Waves we speak to Katsumoto Ikeda. Kats runs a brilliant webpage about optical design called “A Pencil of Rays”…
Rays and WavesMark Nicholson's Optical Design Journey - Ep 3 - Rays and Waves
In this episode of Rays and Waves we speak to Mark Nicholson. Few people have made a bigger impact on how modern optics is designed and analysed. Mark was for…
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Introducing 'Rays and Waves' - A New Optics Podcast
In this episode of Rays and Waves we get to know the podcast purpose and the hosts a bit. Join Daniel and Steve in the episodes to come as they explore the…
Rays and WavesOptical Communication - Ep 1 - Rays and Waves
In this episode of Rays and Waves we speak about Optical Communication. Join Daniel and Steve as they explore how information transfer through hair-thin glass…
Rays and WavesOptical Design - Ep 2 - Rays and Waves
In this episode of Rays and Waves we speak about Optical Design. Optical products are all around us, ranging from phones, cameras, cars, communication, grocery…