Researchers have developed a microscopic 3D-printed optical device that can efficiently combine light from dozens of small semiconductor lasers into a single multimode optical fiber with very low loss ...

Physicists and chemists at Heidelberg University have realized a photonic microchip that is driven by light just as easily as ...

A fibre-optic acoustic sensor that can detect a person up to 10 m away could soon be deployed in many demanding security applications. Jacqueline Hewett talks to David Hill at QinetiQ to find out just ...

Researchers in Israel have created a microscopic optical device that could simplify high-power laser ...

Optical fibres are the backbone of our modern information networks. From long-range communication over the internet to high-speed information transfer within data centres and stock exchanges, optical ...

A new fiber optic technology could enable high-speed internet access to travel further without requiring electricity-powered signal boosters. The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology announced ...

Low-power optical device achieves around 100 times amplification using just a couple of hundred milliwatts of input power ...

New research from Penn State and AGC Inc. in Japan reports that the silica glass used in fiber optic cables would be more efficient if they were manufactured under high pressure. Fiber optic cable ...

Konstantin Vodopyanov, a professor at the College of Sciences and CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics, recently co-authored a study published in the journal Optica. This research examines ...

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