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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

The recent development in the utilization of flexible optical fiber sensors and the prospective ... optical fibers deepen the depth of penetration of light signals into tissues, which meets ...