Summary
This report contains a Spotlight article from Springer's automotive technical magazine "ATZ" www.atz-magazine.com. and "MTZ" www.mtz-magazine.com. Springer is a German company affiliated with MarkLines.
About Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH
Established in 2010 as a subsidiary of Springer Nature Company, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH is one of the world's leading scientific and technical publishers. It mainly publishes technical journals and books for engineers and social scientists, in addition to holding various technical events.
About Automotive Technology Magazine ATZ
Motorwagen-Zeitschrift (Motored Vehicles Magazine) was founded in 1898 as an automotive technical magazine. From 1929, the name of the magazine was changed to "ATZ (=Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift: Automotive engineering magazine)". In addition to being published in German, the English edition has been available since 2001.
Automotive Engineering
Using Optical Technologies
Photons, the quanta of light, are a key to vehicle functionalities that pure electronics can only accomplish to a limited extent or not at all. Optical technologies therefore no longer just limit their scope to cameras and lighting. Today, light also carries sensor information and data. Correlations can be drawn to the evolution of semiconductor technologies.
Material from: Dr. Matthias Laasch, an independent technical journalist and author, Automotive Engineering Using Optical Technologies, IN THE SPOTLIGHT article from ATZ electronics [11/2023] [the websites of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, which are available at www.springerfachmedien-wiesbaden.de] reproduced with permission of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.
Local Reconstruction Note
This article has been expanded from the visible local mirror text, headings, tags, image captions, tables, and related local article titles. It is presented as a reconstructed reading version, not as a hidden original document.
Introduction
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Automotive Engineering Using Optical Technologies”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of LED, EtherNet, Electronics, European Suppliers, Europe, ATZ and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
SOURCES OF LIGHT
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Automotive Engineering Using Optical Technologies”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of LED, EtherNet, Electronics, European Suppliers, Europe, ATZ and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
PHOTONICS MEET SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Automotive Engineering Using Optical Technologies”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of LED, EtherNet, Electronics, European Suppliers, Europe, ATZ and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
HIGHLY INTEGRATED LIGHTING
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Automotive Engineering Using Optical Technologies”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of LED, EtherNet, Electronics, European Suppliers, Europe, ATZ and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
PHOTONICS IN SENSORS
The source outline identifies this section as part of “Automotive Engineering Using Optical Technologies”. Based on the available local metadata, this section should be read through the lens of LED, EtherNet, Electronics, European Suppliers, Europe, ATZ and the visible introduction, figures, captions, and tables.
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