{"podcast":{"title":"Rays and Waves","slug":"rays-and-waves-7177942","podcast_index_feed_id":7177942,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fc7e32e8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/raysandwaves","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42261290/42261290-1729282406342-e61660056e2f4.jpg","author":"Rays and Waves","episode_count":16,"summary":"Rays and Waves, a passion project of two optical engineers, Daniel and Steve, who moonlight as podcast hosts. Join them as they explore the beautiful world of optics and photonics. The topics will span across the whole optical universe, demonstrating the versatile applications of optical engineering and sometime feature prominent characters from the community. Ready to dive into the captivating world of photonics?","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rays-and-waves-7177942"},"episode":{"title":"Miniaturising Optics with Photonic Integrated Circuits - Ep 7 - Rays and Waves","slug":"miniaturising-optics-with-photonic-integrated-circuits-ep-7-rays-and-waves","published_at":"2025-09-16T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rays-and-waves-7177942/miniaturising-optics-with-photonic-integrated-circuits-ep-7-rays-and-waves","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rays-and-waves-7177942","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/raysandwaves/episodes/Miniaturising-Optics-with-Photonic-Integrated-Circuits---Ep-7---Rays-and-Waves-e38799l","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fc7e32e8/podcast/play/108290805/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-15%2F8c804767-33ac-dda1-9716-8d1ba1e1695b.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we explore the rise of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), which aim to compress the sprawling optical setups found on lab benches into compact, chip-scale systems. These integrated platforms are becoming foundational for technologies like high-speed data communication, LIDAR, optical quantum computing, AR/VR, and biotech diagnostics—where size, modularity, and manufacturability are critical. We take a closer look at how PICs are built, what makes them so transformative, and why the market is growing at a rapid pace. Whether you're an engineer, researcher, or just fascinated by the future of photonics, this episode offers a view into the architecture driving next-gen optical systems. Join Steven and Daniel as they explore PICs! If you like the show, tell your friends and colleagues about it! And like, subscribe, and all that! If you want to get in touch, shoot us an email on rays.and.waves.podcast@gmail.com Intro music is Good Vibe by Twisterium. Thanks for making sweet music!","meta_description":"In this episode, we explore the rise of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), which aim to compress the sprawling optical setups found on lab benches into…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2601,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rays-and-waves-7177942/episodes/miniaturising-optics-with-photonic-integrated-circuits-ep-7-rays-and-waves/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rays-and-waves-7177942/miniaturising-optics-with-photonic-integrated-circuits-ep-7-rays-and-waves.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}