Optical Transport Market Growth Seen

Intel reported an eight-wavelength distributed feedback (DFB) laser array fully integrated on a silicon wafer. The device delivers output power uniformity of +/- 0.25 dB and wavelength spacing...

Researchers from Harbin Institute of Technology and Australian National University used bulk states in the continuum (BICs) to develop metasurfaces — doped with light-emitting molecules —...

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,...

Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides long-term security for long-distance communications by generating encryption keys based on quantum mechanics. Quantum technology ensures a secure key exchange...

The RXT-4113+ combination dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) and legacy optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) from VeEX Inc. is designed for contractors and technicians who require...

The Photowave™ optical communications hardware from Lightelligence Co. Ltd. is designed for PCIe and Compute Express Link connectivity, enabling efficient connectivity between xPUs and memory....

The LaserWave® Dual-Band OM4+ Multimode Optical Fiber from OFS is fiber optimized for bidirectional applications. The optical fiber offers OM5-equivalent performance at the 850-nm and 910-nm...

The DI-1200 from Cincoze is a compact, high-performance industrial computer for applications with limited space and power supply, such as mobile devices, in-vehicle, or outdoor environmental...

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...

Optical fibers are made from either glass or plastic. Most are roughly the diameter of a human hair, and they may be many miles long. Light is transmitted along the center of the fiber from one end...

An optical time-domain reflectometer sends short pulses of light into a fiber and measures its reflections as a function of time. The delay of these reflections to the detector as well as their...

There are three fundamentally different dispersive phenomena in optical fiber, of which polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is the most complex. In digital multimode fiber systems, a light pulse...

The use of polarization maintaining (PM) elements based upon optical fibers and waveguides are constantly growing in many applications, including telecommunications, fiber sensing, medical imaging,...

Dual-comb ranging (DCR) is a powerful optical metrology technique capable of absolute distance measurements at high-precisions and rapid update rates. Unfortunately, data analysis usually requires...

Silicon photonics and planar waveguide technologies have become integral components in the rapidly evolving landscape of optical communication, sensing, and integrated photonics. Planar waveguides...

Join us for a FREE webinar! CMOS-integrated nanophotonics (CINP) has the potential to bring traditional semiconductor industry efficiency and low-cost manufacturing to single-mode, short-reach...

A fiber optic transceiver, often simply referred to as an "optical transceiver," is a device used in fiber optic communications to transmit and receive data over optical fibers. It integrates both a...

Term for service offered by a vendor who leases a particular wavelength to a customer through DWDM technology. Lambda services are often associated with the leasing of dark fiber.

A phenomenon that occurs in WDM and DWDM systems when three closely spaced signal wavelengths near the zero-dispersion wavelength interact with each other, producing a fourth wavelength that...

Laser optics refers to a broad category of optical components and systems designed for manipulating and controlling laser light. Laser optics play a crucial role in shaping the characteristics of...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

Peter O’Brien, director of the PIXAPP Photonics Packaging Pilot Line and head of the photonics packaging group at the Tyndall Institute, overviews the current state of integrated photonics...

Researchers at Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have discovered a new phenomenon of quantum cascade laser frequency combs, which would allow the devices to...

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....

A linear array is a solid-state video detector consisting of a single row of light-sensitive semiconductor devices, used in linear-array cameras.

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,...

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,...

Our company's vision and mission are to become one of the top three providers in the global fiber laser industry and the space laser communication industry within the next ten years. We aim to...

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...