A 270km optical fiber has been transformed into the world's longest laser, a feat its inventors believe will lead to a radical new outlook on information transmission and secure communications
Millions of dollars travel through the New York Metropolitan Area's communications networks every hour. With so much at stake, businesses need a trustworthy network that handles transactions quickly and reliably.
Fiber optics work on the principle of total internal reflection, in which light is enclosed in an element encased by glass in air of low refractive index. Although, the basic technology remains the same, present day glass fibers are much more tensile, cost efficient and effective. The ongoing progress in the field of medical fiber optics has led to the development of inexpensive lasers for photodynamic therapy, fiber miniaturization, and complex data paths. The need for minimally invasive, small and efficient optical fibers is fast gaining importance with the growing need for minimally invasive surgery and diagnostics.
Alpheus Communications, operator of an extensive fiber optic network across Texas, and HyperCube, LLC, a premier provider of local and national tandem services to carriers across the United States, today announced that HyperCube has selected Alpheus to provide critical network services to further enhance HyperCube’s growing volume of voice traffic.
Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, will supply product and design assistance to Case Western Reserve University and its partners in a historic initiative to test the power of super-high-speed Internet access to change people’s lives in inner-city neighborhoods.
A research team from the TECNALIA Technological Corporation, through its Aerospace Unit, together with the ITEAM Institute at the Valencia Polytechnic University, the ilicitana Emxys aerospace company and the Institute for Photonic Sciences (ICFO), have developed a new protection system for the European Space Agency (ESA) through which safety for space vehicles is enhanced.
IMC Networks, a leading manufacturer of optical access and media conversion solutions for LAN, MAN, and FTTx applications, today announced the release of the IE-iMcV-ModeConverter, a fiber-to-fiber media converter, expanding the IMC IE-ModeConverter platform. The IE-iMcV-ModeConverter module is protocol-transparent and supports variable wavelengths, including multi-mode to single-mode and dual and single-fiber. The flexibility of the new module allows network engineers to monitor it using SNMP management when installed in an IMC iMediaChassis 3, 6 or 20. In addition, the module also supports transmission speeds up to 2.4 Gbps and offers an extended operating temperature range from -40 to +85º C which is ideal for field deployment at CPE locations.
Fiber optics work on the principle of total internal reflection, in which light is enclosed in an element encased by glass in air of low refractive index. Although, the basic technology remains the same, present day glass fibers are much more tensile, cost efficient and effective. The ongoing progress in the field of medical fiber optics has led to the development of inexpensive lasers for photodynamic therapy, fiber miniaturization, and complex data paths. The need for minimally invasive, small and efficient optical fibers is fast gaining importance with the growing need for minimally invasive surgery and diagnostics.
As it marks its third anniversary of offering FiOS TV across the state, Verizon has expanded its revolutionary TV service to three more municipalities, bringing to 348 the number of municipalities that have the service. Verizon is now the largest TV provider in New Jersey, exceeding Comcast and Cablevision, in terms of total locations served.
National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today introduced a high-bandwidth fiber-optic remote controller for PXI Express-based automated test, measurement and control systems. The new NI PXIe-PCIe8375 MXI-Express remote controller for PXI Express incorporates a x4 PCI Express link to provide a low-latency interface with sustained bandwidth of up to 838 MB/s to and from an NI rack-mount, Dell or Hewlett-Packard host PC for advanced performance in a variety of applications. The fiber-optic cable and controller interface of the new controller offer increased distance between the host PC and chassis, improved electrical isolation and greater cabling flexibility compared to a copper remote controller cable and interface. The NI PXIe-PCIe8375 can deliver high-bandwidth performance at distances of up to 100 meters compared to the 7-meter distance afforded by using a passive copper cable and remote controller interface.
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