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Space exploration will be possible at a new level: a chip has been developed that increases the power of telescopes
American scientists have developed a microscopic chip that amplifies the telescope's signals, maximizing the accuracy of the "picture". By neutralizing unnecessary noise, the new development will allow you to explore space objects that were previously inaccessible.
The principle of operation of the chip consists in the presence of an interferometer, which separates the light waves into several separate sources, and then processes each of them and forms a whole image.
According to Jaime Cardenas, an employee of the University of Rochester, the scale does not affect the final result: the device is able to restore the image through a mirror defect, disperse polluting substances in the atmosphere and detect gravitational elements in the farthest parts of the universe.
“We have created an ultra-sensitive device capable of amplifying interferometer signals with almost no additional financial investment. And what is no less important - without unnecessary sound noise, "- noted the chip developers.
The research was based on the quantum mechanics of light, in which only photons carrying certain information arrive at the detector. Similar experiments were carried out earlier. But within the framework of large laboratories, which housed many laser installations and hundreds of mirror surfaces. And each of the instruments required lengthy and thorough tuning.
“We modified the settings by placing the main settings on the chip. Thanks to this, they can be equipped not only with rockets and helicopters, but even with their own telephones, ”the researchers said. On our website, telescopes and other optical instruments are presented in this section.
The principle of operation of the chip consists in the presence of an interferometer, which separates the light waves into several separate sources, and then processes each of them and forms a whole image.
According to Jaime Cardenas, an employee of the University of Rochester, the scale does not affect the final result: the device is able to restore the image through a mirror defect, disperse polluting substances in the atmosphere and detect gravitational elements in the farthest parts of the universe.
“We have created an ultra-sensitive device capable of amplifying interferometer signals with almost no additional financial investment. And what is no less important - without unnecessary sound noise, "- noted the chip developers.
The research was based on the quantum mechanics of light, in which only photons carrying certain information arrive at the detector. Similar experiments were carried out earlier. But within the framework of large laboratories, which housed many laser installations and hundreds of mirror surfaces. And each of the instruments required lengthy and thorough tuning.
“We modified the settings by placing the main settings on the chip. Thanks to this, they can be equipped not only with rockets and helicopters, but even with their own telephones, ”the researchers said. On our website, telescopes and other optical instruments are presented in this section.