Back to the catalog

Spinoff story

High-Performance Lasers Make Waves in Self-Driving Cars, Quantum Devices

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

The optoelectronic oscillator and whispering gallery mode optical resonator, created at NASA and licensed to their inventor at OEwaves Inc. of Pasadena, California, have gained widespread popularity and enable high-performance lasers and communication devices for emerging fields.