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As the demand for data storage grows, better ways to encode large amounts of data for rapid transmission are required. One method of transmitting data is to encode the data in laser light and send it...

Machine vision industry consulting firm Vision Markets has established Vision Markets Marketing Consulting GmbH as a subsidiary. Registered in Munich, the entity will act as the marketing and...

Although silicon photonics holds potential as a platform for optical transceivers, owing largely to its CMOS compatibility, the approach is limited in its electro-optic bandwidth. It also carries...

As the large-scale, commercial use of 5G networks has grown, so has the need for broader bandwidth to accommodate high-speed communications. To meet the resource needs of the post-5G and 6G eras,...

The WaveShaper® 1000A, 4000A, and 500B from Coherent are programmable optical processors and a filter, respectively, capable of testing optical components and networking systems in the U- and...

The Prysmian Group has extended its Sirocco HD range of microduct cables with an 864f cable for TTX and 5G networks. The cable features 864 fibers in a 11-mm diameter, providing a fiber density...

The OSFP 800G SR8 from Approved Networks is a 800G OSFP transceiver meant for supporting data-intensive applications and enable real-time AI processing across networks for data centers and broadband...

The Galil DMC-3x01x Motion Controller series from Electromate Inc. are single-axis devices featuring Ethernet/RS232 communication and an optional 800-W servo drive. The controllers use a 32-bit...

Spectral selection is a powerful tool that enhances conventional imaging tremendously. Most imaging systems, including the human eye, are designed to image light over a broad range of the spectrum....

Just as an electronic connector provides a pluggable connection between electronic circuits, a fiber optic connector provides an optical one. The goal is joining a fiber to a transmitter, receiver or...

As system and cable installers try to optimize their links, the preferred method has become high-speed DWDM. This demand for bandwidth has led to the development of new test and measurement...

An indicator of how well the entire system performs is a measurement called bit-error-ratio (BER). Acceptable BERs range from one error per billion to one per trillion bits transmitted. It is rare...

3D optical methods have come a long way from the early stereo viewers and multiangle sliding images that existed more than a century ago. As measurement tools, these methods have in the past 40 years...

Optical fibers made of fused silica have many applications, including communications, manufacturing, medical care and diagnostics, and research. These applications are as varied as the requirements...

Thanks to recent advances in electron optics, a new generation of transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) have become available which are capable of image resolutions better than 0.1 nm and...

Advanced control of the polarization state in optical fibers is a critical component of emerging high-performance photonic systems used for applications such as directed energy, quantum computing,...

A laser crystal, also known as an active medium or gain medium, is a solid-state material used in the construction of lasers. The primary function of the laser crystal is to amplify light by...

The advanced communication technology satellite (ACTS) was a program developed by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) in the United States to demonstrate and advance satellite...

The transmission and reception of information by optical devices and sensors.

An attenuator is an electronic or optical device used to reduce the power or intensity of a signal without significantly affecting its waveform or other characteristics. Attenuators are commonly used...

On this episode of Light Matters Extra we take you to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, and introduce you to researchers at LESA -- the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems and...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Trade Show in Austin, Texas, as new photonics innovations hit the show floor of the Austin Convention Center....

On this week’s show we’ll discuss how optogenetics is advancing sleep research, and how lasers are helping speed up satellite transmissions. But first we’ll learn about a government program fueling...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the Quantum Photonics Laboratory at MIT run by Dr. Dirk Englund. Dr. Englund's group, the Quantum Photonics Group, is made up of postdocs and...

Plastic optical fiber is a type of optical fiber made from transparent plastic, typically polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate. Unlike traditional glass optical fibers, which are made from...

Sapphire optical fiber is a type of optical fiber made from single-crystal sapphire, which is a form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) that is highly transparent in the infrared region of the electromagnetic...

IPG Photonics is the world's leading provider of high power fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers that are revolutionizing performance and utility in a remarkable array of materials processing,...

We are a manufacturer of Diffraction Limited Fiber Coupled Laser Systems, Optical Systems, and Fiber Optic Systems from 240 nm to 6000 nm. Unique products include various sizes of Fiber Collimators,...

Ortel offers high-speed analog devices for today’s evolving wireless networks. Our portfolio also features high-performance sensing products for LIDAR and industrial applications with world...

The Synopsys Optical Solutions Group provides design tools that model all aspects of light propagation. With intelligent, easy-to-use solutions and an expert support team anchored by optical...