Owais Ali

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

NEBOSH certified Mechanical Engineer with 3 years of experience as a technical writer and editor. Owais is interested in occupational health and safety, computer hardware, industrial and mobile robotics. During his academic career, Owais worked on several research projects regarding mobile robots, notably the Autonomous Fire Fighting Mobile Robot.

The designed mobile robot could navigate, detect and extinguish fire autonomously. Arduino Uno was used as the microcontroller to control the flame sensors' input and output of the flame extinguisher. Apart from his professional life, Owais is an avid book reader and a huge computer technology enthusiast and likes to keep himself updated regarding developments in the computer industry.

Articles from Owais

The Fusion of Mass Spectrometry and Photonics in Analytical Science

The fusion of mass spectrometry and photonics, once seemingly unrelated, has yielded a powerful toolkit that transcends previous limits on analytical science.

28 Nov 2023

High-Precision Optical Metrology Techniques and Their Principles

Optical metrology is the science of making precise measurements using light-based techniques. It enables non-contact characterization and inspection across diverse fields, including semiconductor fabrication, nanotechnology research, biomedical imaging, precision manufacturing, and scientific studies. This article overviews key optical metrology techniques, their technical principles, and leading technology providers.

27 Nov 2023

The Fundamentals of Laser Mode Locking

Laser mode locking generates ultrashort pico- and femtosecond pulses by establishing phase uniformity among intrinsic cavity modes. This article overviews the fundamentals of laser mode locking, its underlying principles, different methods, and recent developments in this field.

27 Nov 2023

Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics for Laser Pulse Compression

In the past 50 years, the pursuit of shorter laser pulses has been the driving force in advancing ultrafast science, with laser pulse compression techniques now enabling the generation of single-digit femtoseconds and even attosecond pulse durations.

30 Oct 2023

Quantum Optics Experiments with Trapped Ions: Recent Advances

This article explores the technical aspects of quantum optics experiments with trapped ions, offering insights and exploring the latest developments in this rapidly evolving field at the forefront of quantum science.

23 Oct 2023

Electromagnetic Theory in Optical Waveguides

Optical waveguides are specialized devices or mediums designed to confine and direct light propagation along a predetermined path, primarily in the form of optical signals or photons. These waveguides rely on the fundamental principles of electromagnetic theory to regulate the transmission and containment of light waves within their structures.

19 Oct 2023

What is Laser Heat Treatment?

This article provides an overview of laser heat treatment, how it works, the various techniques and processes involved, key applications across industries, and the future outlook for this rapidly evolving technology.

11 Oct 2023

Differential Absorption LiDAR for Emissions Detection

Differential absorption LiDAR (DIAL) is an advanced laser remote sensing technique that can accurately measure the concentration and distribution of pollutants, greenhouse gases, and industrial emissions.

9 Oct 2023

Optical Testing for Semiconductor Devices

This article explores how key optical methodologies are applied to inspection, metrology, and analysis at various stages of semiconductor research, development, and volume manufacturing.

29 Sep 2023

How Is Electron Microscopy Used to Characterize Catalysts?

With advanced resolutions reaching sub-angstrom levels, electron microscopy provides direct visualizations of catalyst particles, support structures, and pores that complement spectroscopic and diffraction methods. When integrated with elemental analysis techniques, a comprehensive picture of catalytic systems can be built up from the microscopic level.

26 Sep 2023