Boffins claim new fibre can transmit 12 times as much data as existing optic fibresRead More

The global materials and opto electronics company II-VI Inc. announced that it planned to acquire the optical-technology and communications firm Finisar.Read More

New directed energy propulsion systems may enable the first interstellar missions, with small, robotic spacecraft exploring neighboring solar systems, according to experimental cosmologist Philip ...Read More

Scientists have developed a broadband optical antenna for highly efficient extraction of entangled photons. With a yield of 37% per pulse, it is billed ...Read More

Italy?s wholesale provider Open Fiber has signed a seven-year ?3.5 billion finance deal to fund the expansion of its FTTH network.Read More

Mandatory full fibre broadband for all new build homes and a new priority to connect hard-to-reach rural areas are among key measures proposed in ...Read More

Over the next three years, 77% of airports and 71% of airlines are planning major programs or R&D in biometric ID managementRead More

The Harvard?Nokia Bell Labs work has downsized the technology embodied in conventional lithium niobate (LN) electro-optical modulators (right) to a chip-scale device (center) that ...Read More

The new Tellabs? FlexSym? Singlemode to Multimode Splitters enable cost-effective re-use of existing multimode fiber cabling for Passive Optical LANs inside buildings and across ...Read More