Improved energy efficiency and the associated cost savings is critical for environmental
stewardship. In heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) systems, occupancy sensors play …

For some applications, a reliable detection of the distance of objects is necessary, even
under strong environmental conditions. Commonly this includes sunlight, but fog, rain and …

The need for technological devices to interact with one another is becoming more important
in today's world, particularly with the rise of automated control systems. As data transfer …

In this dissertation, we demonstrate two applications based on grating coupled phase
matching to a slab waveguide: lab-on-a-chip spectrometer using a transversely chirped …

Over the past years a lot of effort is being focused on realizing the vision of fully
autonomously driving vehicles. The achievement of this goal strongly depends on the …

LiDAR is a key sensor technology for future driving. For autonomous vehicles a fast and
reliable three dimensional monitoring of the environment is essential for managing a wide …

A CMOS-compatible plenoptic sensor for smart lighting applications Page 1 STh1I.6.pdf
CLEO:2015 © OSA 2015 A CMOS-Compatible Plenoptic Sensor for Smart Lighting Applications …

In this thesis, we will introduce the innovative concept of a plenoptic sensor that can
determine the phase and amplitude distortion in a coherent beam, for example a laser beam …

LED lighting systems with large color gamuts, with multiple LEDs spanning the visible
spectrum, offer the potential of increased lighting efficiency, improved human health and …

Lidar detects atmospheric parameters by transmitting laser pulse to the atmosphere and
receiving the backscattering signals from molecules and aerosol particles. Because of the …