At OFC, NTT Photonics Laboratories unveiled optical fiber that functions as both multi-mode and single-mode optical fiber, eliminating the need for expensive upgrades and reducing fiber management and ...

Building on a long heritage of developing specialized optical fibers for submarine and long haul applications, OFS now introduces the TeraWave™ Ultra Low Loss (ULL) Single-Mode Optical Fiber. This new ...

World record internet speeds reach 430Tbps over regular fiber, outperforming previous tests and redefining technical ...

Miniaturized sensors mounted upon optical fibers are widely recognized as an important future solution to instant and point-of-care medical diagnosis and on-site agricultural produce inspection.

The DIAMOND Power Solution (PS) connector series is designed for high-power fiber optic transmission on small core fibers to ensure high reliability. Our unique expanded beam technology reduces the ...

Electro-optic modulators (EOMs) are cardinal elements in the optical communication networks, which control the amplitude, phase and polarization of a light via external electric signals. Aiming to ...

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Arlington, Va., has published a new standard, FOTP -171, "Attenuation by Substitution Measurement for Short-Length Multimode Graded-Index and Single ...

Today's fiber-optic networks are alive with a variety of signals including analog voice, digital data, and high-speed Internet communications. In the past, these signals have been carried through ...

Researchers have shown that 3D laser printing can be used to fabricate a high-quality, complex polymer optical device directly on the end of an optical fiber. As described, this type of micro-optical ...

The UK's leading telecoms provider BT has been trialing a new type of optical fiber that could significantly boost the performance of future 5G networks. Called hollow core fiber, the technology ...