CU Boulder researchers have built high-performing optical microresonators, opening the door for new sensor technologies. At its simplest form, a microresonator is a tiny device that can trap light and ...

TSL2520/21 ambient light/flicker detection sensors designed to fit in the gap between the display screen and the chassis of a smartphone High optical sensitivity and programmable gain give phone ...

Ceaseless efforts are being made around the globe to improve energy efficiency. One area receiving attention is lighting. Important power savings are possible if illumination can be automatically ...

Professor Jiwoong Yang’s team has developed a quantum-dot-based “circularly polarized light” sensor covering ultraviolet to infrared spectrum. - Breakthrough design introduces chiral structures into ...

Ambient light sensors are used as backlighting controls in any number of LCD display applications from consumer electronics to automotive, and by automatically adjusting display brightness, they can ...