The Directed Energy Research Center (DERC) at Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII), in the United Arab Emirates, is an emerging global center of excellence in optics and photonics.
We live in an era of accelerating growth and disruption, and advanced technologies will empower us to handle several of the 21st century’s evolving complexities. Nanoelectronics and photonics are among the key enabling technologies of our time, together with artificial intelligence (AI), advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, life science technologies, and security and connectivity. These are driving the development of digital goods and can open new areas for growth and industrial competitiveness, create new jobs, and usher in new products and services.
Photonics has the potential to transform several industries, including healthcare, telecommunications, and renewable energy. Today, photonics systems from lasers to sensors are central to autonomous transport, quantum technologies, real-time digital services, and 3D printing solutions. Photonics can enhance the precision and accuracy of medical equipment, aid more rapid disease detection and treatment, enable faster data transfer rates, boost optical data communications and imaging, and increase the efficiency of solar cells.
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