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Photonics:
"Photonics" comes from "photon" which is
the smallest unit of light just as an electron
is the smallest unit of electricity. "Photonics
is the generation, process and manipulation
of photon to achieve a certain function.
OPTOELECTRONICS application
Displays.
Display:
alarm clock, TV and video recorder,
microwave cooker and some ovens.
Liquid crystal displays
watches, calculators, telephones,
portable radios, tape and CD players
office machines such as faxes and copiers.
Most laptop computers & Large flat screen TVs have
liquid crystal displays.
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Communications.
A phone call outside local area
To link computers,
outside broadcast TV cameras,
Banks, Stock Exchange dealing rooms, etc.
Cameras.
Camcorders and Digital still cameras
depend on a high quality multi- component optical lens.
Entertainment.
TV remote controller
sends a coded infra-red beam to the set. CD player
uses a laser diode
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Manufacturing.
Lasers are being used for cutting and welding .
Clothes made in large quantity are cut to shape using
a laser.
The gears in car have probably been welded to the
shaft using a laser.
The symbols all over the dashboard have been
produced using a different type of laser to remove the
black overcoat from a colored.
CAREERS INVOLVING
OPTOELECTRONICS
Optoelectronics Engineer .
Biological Researcher and Technician
uses microscopes with video camera attachment .
Civil Engineer
uses a laser beam with a theodelite to create a straight line over
long distances to measure the angle of a proposed road bridge
from a reference position.
Auto focus camera lens designer
uses computer programs to design the lens, the sensors and
electronics to measure the sharpness of the image to control the
focus, and CAD (Computer Aided Design) to design the
components and housings.
Heating Engineer
uses a Thermal Imaging camera to give a high quality picture
showing the temperature distribution across a scene.
Communications System Installer
couples optical fibers to electronic systems to route the
information between computers, monitors etc. or to control a
production machine.
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Conservation Specialist
uses laser beams to blast away the grime that has built up on
buildings and statues
Environmental Inspector
uses a laser beam projected into the smoke plume from a factory
to monitor the levels of the different gases emitted .
Quality Control Inspector
uses apparatus which measures the precise color spectrum of the
food product .
Surgeon
uses a slip-on device over the patients thumb which monitors an
infra-red beam to continuously measure the pulse rate. Also inserts
a fiber optic endoscope into the patient with a camera attached.
Skilled Machinist
uses various types of laser beam under computer control
e.g. to cut holes finer than a human hair,
treat or decorate the metal surface,
join components together in a vacuum
Technology - SCOPE
System Structure
Optoelectronic Components
Optoelectronics in
Optical Communication System
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