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Researchers Develop Optical Fiber with Integrated, High-Speed Electronic Functions

A team of physicists, engineers and chemists has developed a new approach where crystalline materials facilitate optical fibers to have integrated, high-speed electronic functions.

7 Feb 2012

Development and Utilization of VX Fiber Optic KVM Routers Across NATO

Thinklogical, a supplier of fiber optic routing and extension solutions, has declared the approval of its high bandwidth VX routers to be employed all over the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

From Thinklogical 7 Jan 2012

Vytran Unveils Advanced Optical Fiber Stripper, ‘SAS-400’

Vytran, a producer of optical fiber splicing and processing solutions, has launched ‘SAS-400,’ an optical fiber stripper that utilizes a hot sulfuric acid which eliminates the protective coating from a fiber, retaining its intrinsic strength.

6 Jan 2012

Lightower Fiber Networks Employed for MBI’s Diverse Network Solution

Lightower Fiber Networks, a pioneer in supplying bandwidth services and metro fiber network to the Northeast, declared that the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI), a part of the Massachusetts Technology, has chosen Lightower to deliver a diverse network solution.

6 Jan 2012

Infinera Recognized as Premier Provider in WDM Transport and ROADM Market in 3Q11

Infinera, a supplier of digital optical networking solutions, declared that Infonetics Research has evaluated Infinera to be the premier provider in the North America terrestrial long-haul WDM transport and ROADM market, marking the company's consistent progress and market opportunities.

From Infinera 31 Dec 2011

Introducing Passive Optical Diodes for Optical Information Processing

A new type of small optical device appropriate to fit several devices on a computer chip has been formulated by researches that promote accelerated, potential information processing and supercomputers.

26 Dec 2011

KVH Receives DSP-3000 Fiber Optic Gyro Order

KVH Industries declared that it has accepted new purchase orders over $2.5M from an international customer belonging to the military, for its precision DSP-3000 fiber optic gyros (FOGs) employed for optimized remote weapon stations (RWS).

From KVH Industries, Inc. 23 Dec 2011

KVH Industries Delivers Single-Axis Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes for US Military

KVH Industries has declared that the company has received a $7.6 million order from an international defense contractor for its single-axis fiber optic gyroscope (FOGs).

22 Dec 2011

Northrop Grumman Provides Fiber-Optic INS-GPS System for US Navy Helicopter

The US Navy, Naval Air Systems Command based in Patuxent River, has awarded a follow-on contract for Northrop Grumman to provide laboratory test and integration support for the LN-251 embedded fiber-optic inertial navigation system (INS)/ global positioning system (GPS), which is installed on the latest Sikorsky Aircraft's CH-53K Super Stallion helicopter.

21 Dec 2011

Parts of PCF Technology of NKT Photonics Licensed to GLphotonics

NKT Photonics has declared that certain parts of its Photonic Crystal Fiber technology have been licensed to GLOphotonics. Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Bath have developed this technology.

16 Dec 2011