Fiber optic technology relies on transmitting light along thin, flexible fibers of glass or plastic. These fibers essentially ...

These particles disrupt the light transmission pathways ... Contaminants can enter fiber optics from various sources, ...

New research uses electric fields to manipulate metallic nanoparticles capable of producing vortices within the laser light.

Can light itself cast a shadow? It may sound like a philosophical riddle, but researchers have found that under certain ...

This advancement could advance data transmission capabilities in fields requiring light-based encoding, such as ...

Do like [Stefan Schüller] did, and use fiber optics for your home networking needs! [Stefan] walks you through everything you’d need to know if you ever choose to look into fiber for your ...

The surge in interest regarding the next generation of optical fiber transmission has stimulated the development of digital ...

A research group led by Professor Lilin Yi from the State Key Lab of Advanced Systems and Networks at Shanghai Jiao Tong ...

A device called an all-optical switch could instead use light to control other light signals without the need for electrical conversion, saving both time and energy in fiber-optic communication. A ...

Tiny "hurricanes of light" could revolutionize the transmission of information in a process described as "halfway between ...