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Photonics Market Feels Impacts of COVID-19 at Many Levels PITTSFIELD, Mass., March 17, 2020 — With COVID-19 now declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and states of emergency declared around the globe, the photonics market is starting to feel the impacts of the virus — global supply chains are beginning to slow, and prominent trade shows are beginning to see widespread cancellations and dropouts amid concern about the viral disease. The impact on the economy, according to Wayde Dazelle, a health economist and M.D. candidate in epidemiology at George
Caltech and JPL Launch Hybrid, High-Rate Quantum Communication Systems PASADENA, Calif., March 10, 2020 — Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are collaborating on the design of a practical, high-rate, high-fidelity quantum communication system over fiber and free space. The team said that it is on track to deploy, commission, and...
World Faces Air Pollution Threat, and Light Technology Could Help MAINZ, Germany, March 5, 2020 — Air pollution is responsible for shortening people's lives worldwide on a scale far greater than wars and other forms of violence and than parasitic and vector-borne diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, and smoking, according to a study published...
OFC 2020 Celebrates 50 Years of Light-Speed Connections SAN DIEGO, March 2, 2020 — The Optical Networking and Communication Conference & Exhibition (OFC 2020), to be held at the San Diego Convention Center March 8-12, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first viable optical fiber. The world’s largest conference on...
EU Consortium to Prevent Quantum Cyberattacks BRUSSELS, Feb. 25, 2020 — Scientists at the EU’s €1 billion Quantum Technology (QT) Flagship initiative have developed quantum encryption protocols to create what they’re calling the most secure transmission of sensitive information through the internet. The...
Pseudo-Random Speckle Illumination Patterns Allow for High-Resolution Imaging TOKYO, Feb. 6, 2020 — Researchers at the University of Tokyo have demonstrated the use of a multimode fiber (MMF) in combination with an integrated optical phased array (OPA) chip for single-pixel imaging in potential biomedical applications. The technology could allow...
Researchers Introduce the First All-Optical, Stealth Data Encryption Technology TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 29, 2020 — BGN Technologies, the technology-transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, is introducing the first all-optical “stealth” encryption technology that will be significantly more secure and private for highly sensitive...
Multidimensional Quantum Communications with Legacy Fibers JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 28, 2020 — In a new “twist” on quantum communication using optical fiber, researchers from the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) have demonstrated that multiple quantum patterns of twisted...
Entanglement Maintained over Long Distance at Telecom Wavelengths MUNICH, Jan. 27, 2020 — Physicists at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU), with colleagues at Saarland University, have demonstrated the transport of an entangled state between an atom and a photon via an optical fiber over a distance of up to 20 km. According to the...
Tuned Resonators Allow Control of Electromagnetically Induced Transparency ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16, 2020 — Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have devised an optical resonator system that can be used to turn transparency on and off. The ability to manipulate electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) without the introduction of an...
Quantum Loop Provides Testbed for Unhackable Communications CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2020 — Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago (UChicago) have launched a quantum loop, consisting of two connected, 26-mile fiber optic cables that run between Argonne and the...
VTT Researchers Develop Optical Fiber Made of Cellulose ESPOO, Finland, Jan. 2, 2020 — Researchers from VTT have developed a wood-based optical fiber. The fiber, made from cellulose, is suited for sensors that benefit from biodegradability. In the future, optical cellulose fiber may allow detecting changes in the moisture level of...
Fiber Optic Array Characterizes Thunder-Induced Ground Motions STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Dec. 18, 2019 — A new study shows that underground fiber optic cables can pick up the rumble of thunder underground, potentially providing scientists with a new way of imaging the inside of Earth. Researchers used Pennsylvania State University’s existing...
Fiber Optic-Based Sensor Measures pH Levels in Cell-Growth Environments GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 16, 2019 — Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing a photonic sensor to study tissue growth in the lab. The proof-of-concept sensor uses a light-based signal to measure pH, an important property in cell-growth...
Tapered Optical Fiber Performs Multisite Photometry in the Brain LECCE, Italy, Nov. 26, 2019 — Researchers from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), the University of Salento, and Harvard Medical School have developed a light-based method to capture and pinpoint neural activity in the brain. The new method allows signals from various brain...
HUBER+SUHNER to Acquire BKtel Group HERISAU, Switzerland, Oct. 3, 2019 — HUBER+SUHNER have signed a purchase agreement to acquire German fiber optic specialist BKtel for approximately $50 million. The deal is subject to the approval of the German Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) and is expected to close in...
Hollow-Core Fiber Technology Shows Low Loss, Longer Transmission SOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept. 30, 2019 — The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton has further advanced hollow-core fiber technology, a potential alternative to traditional optical fibers. At the 2019 European Conference on Optical Communication in Dublin,...
NKT Photonics Opens Facility and Office in Boston BREGNERØD, Denmark, Sept. 24, 2019 — NKT Photonics will celebrate the grand opening of their Boston office on Oct. 30. The facility, announced earlier in the year, will not only serve as a headquarters for U.S. sales and support, but will also accommodate state-of-the-art...
DOE Awards $60.7M Funding for Quantum Computing, Communications Projects WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 2, 2019 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $60.7 million in funding to advance the development of quantum computing and networking. Funding of $47 million will be provided for three 5-year projects aimed at accelerating progress in quantum...
Quantum Entanglement Sent Over 50 Km of Optical Fiber INNSBRUCK, Austria, Aug. 30, 2019 — A team from the University of Innsbruck and the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences has achieved what could be a record for the transfer of quantum entanglement between matter (a trapped ion) and...
Harnessing Light-Sound Interactions on a Single Chip SYDNEY, Aug. 21, 2019 — A growing group of scientists is adapting the phenomenon known as Brillouin scattering to a new generation of integrated circuits for 5G and broadband networks, sensors, satellite communication, radar systems, and defense. While the feedback that...
Lensless Endoscope Produces 3D Images of Ultrasmall Objects DRESDEN, Germany, Aug. 16, 2019 — Researchers at Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden) have developed a tiny, self-calibrating endoscope that produces 3D images of objects smaller than a single cell. Without a lens or any optical, electrical, or mechanical components, the...
Suppression of Backscattering Could Improve Optical Data Transmission CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 14, 2019 — To control backscattering and reduce energy loss during optical data transmission, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign exploited the interaction between light and sound waves. They were able to achieve robust light...
Cisco to Acquire Optical Interconnect Giant Acacia for $2.6 B SAN JOSE, Calif., and MAYNARD, Mass., July 11, 2019 — Cisco has agreed to pay $2.6 billion to acquire Acacia Communications, a developer, manufacturer, and seller of high-speed coherent optical interconnect products, to allow growth in Cisco’s switching, routing, and optical networking portfolio....
Fiber Optic Sensors Compete in Environmental Monitoring Market Jul 10, 2019 — Modern societies are facing rising concerns about global environmental issues, including an alarming rise in pollution of our seas, waterways, land, and air. As we bear witness to widespread industrialization along with mass consumption trends,...
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