When you tune in to watch sports nowadays, you are able to see every single blade of grass or every sweat bead on your favorite athlete thanks to high definition television. This is the result of research in the optics and photonics industry, much of which has taken place in Orlando.
At the University of Central Florida's College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL), research is continuously being conducted to bring the industry to the next level. The next level being, anywhere from 3D television to medical devices that can more efficiently detect tumors. UCF's College of Optics and Photonics has strong partnership ties with industry leaders such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, based in Orlando, as well as with organizations such as the Florida Photonics Cluster.
Shin-Tson Wu, a researcher at the University of Central Florida, has worked vigorously with his team in developing new products for the next generation of technology. Wu was recently recognized by the nation's premier optics society with the Joseph Fraunhofer/Robert M. Burley Prize for exceptional contributions to optical engineering. Most of us do not realize how much our everyday life is affected by the photonics and optics industry and the type of technology that Wu and his team at UCF are constructing is bound to change the way we view this.
With a flip of a switch or a push of a button we have the hard work of the optics and photonics engineers at our fingertips. Cell phones, television sets, computer screens, medical devices and so much more are continuing to be re-vamped and updated which makes things like the flat screen television produce the "real life" images families can enjoy everyday.
