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EMCORE Introduces Advanced 10 Gbps DFB Laser and APD Chip Solutions for Passive Optical Networks

EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of advanced Mixed-Signal Optics products that provide the foundation for today's high-speed communication network infrastructures and leading-edge defense systems, announced today the introduction of a variety of advanced 10 Gbps DFB laser and APD chip solutions designed for XG-PON, XG-EPON and NG-PON2 Passive Optical Networks.

21 Mar 2017

Researchers Come Up with Wireless Network Based on Harmless Infrared Rays to Beat Slow Wi-Fi

Slow wi-fi is a source of irritation that nearly everyone experiences. Wireless devices in the home consume ever more data, and it’s only growing, and congesting the wi-fi network.

20 Mar 2017

Applied Optoelectronics to Showcase Several Next-Generation Products at OFC

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the internet data center, cable broadband, fiber-to-the-home and telecom markets, will be showcasing several 200G and 100G products at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) taking place on March 21-23, in Los Angeles, California at booth #1801.

17 Mar 2017

Direct Detect Open Optical Layer Could Help Customers to Avoid Expense of Traditional Coherent Solutions

ADVA Optical Networking today publicly launched a direct detect open optical layer specifically designed for the ICP and CNP market.

17 Mar 2017

Silicon Optical Switch Could Enable Significantly Faster Data Processing Even at Absolute Zero

A silicon optical switch newly developed at Sandia National Laboratories is the first to transmit up to 10 gigabits per second of data at temperatures just a few degrees above absolute zero.

17 Mar 2017

Ciena Introduces Liquid Spectrum to Tune, Control and Dynamically Adjust Optical Network Capacity

Ciena® is introducing new capabilities that empower network operators to tune, control and dynamically adjust optical capacity in an on-demand world, where 5G, IoT, content delivery and cloud are rapidly redefining network requirements.

16 Mar 2017

Researchers Develop New Method to Impart Information into Light Signals Transmitted Over Optical Fiber Networks

Today’s society is growing in population and productivity puts ever higher demands on the Internet, and without scientific developments to provide ways to meet our traffic needs, it will begin to clog.

3 Mar 2017

Scientists Apply Einstein's Theory to Guide Light Through Photonic Crystal Fibers

An innovative mechanism to guide light through photonic crystal fiber (PCF) has been developed by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen.

15 Feb 2017

New Terahertz Transmitter Achieves Communication Speed of 105 Gigabits per Second

Hiroshima University, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Panasonic Corporation announced the development of a terahertz (THz) transmitter capable of transmitting digital data at a rate exceeding 100 gigabits (= 0.1 terabit) per second over a single channel using the 300-GHz band.

6 Feb 2017