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Record Optical Nonlinearity Introduces New Paradigm in Photonics Applications

Photonics applications largely depend on nonlinear optics, which can be defined as the different way materials act based on the intensity of light that passes through them. The fact is that the more the nonlinearity, the more potential a material has for use in real-life applications.

3 May 2016

Frontier Communications to Deploy Additional Fiber Technology to Homes and Businesses in Hartford’s North End

Frontier Communications announced an additional investment in Hartford, Connecticut that will increase speeds and deploy additional fiber technology to businesses and homes in the north end of the city. Fiber-optic technology is the fastest and most reliable network to deliver vital broadband services.

3 May 2016

Wind to Deploy Nokia's Ultra-Broadband Technology for FTTH Services in Italy

Wind will deploy Nokia's ultra-broadband fixed access technology in Italy for the roll-out of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services in the cities of Bologna and Turin, going beyond 100 megabits per second (Mbps) to meet the surging demand for high speed Internet access.

21 Apr 2016

Xtera Communications Launches New Subsea Branching Unit

Xtera Communications, Inc., a leading provider of high-capacity, cost-effective optical transport solutions, today announced the release of its subsea Branching Unit (BU) that builds on the technology successfully deployed in its repeater.

18 Apr 2016

NAB 2016: Inneos to Use Semtech’s UHDTV Products for Fiber- Optic Technology Demonstration

Semtech Corporation, a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, announced today that Inneos, a leading supplier of optical subsystems, will use its industry leading chipset for quad channel SR optical interconnects for a fiber-optic technology demonstration at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show on April 18-21 in Semtech’s booth N5024 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

18 Apr 2016

Toshiba’s Opto-Isolated IGBT Gate Pre-Driver IC with Enhanced Protective Functions for In-Vehicle Inverters

Toshiba Corporation's Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of "TB9150FNG," an opto-isolated IGBT[1] gate pre-driver IC with various enhanced protective functions for the in-vehicle inverters of electric and hybrid vehicles.

15 Apr 2016

Surrey Satellite, BridgeSat Collaborate on Development of Free-Space Optical Communications System

Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC and BridgeSat Inc. are pleased to announce a partnership to work towards developing a free-space optical communications system that will provide secure data downlinks from satellites to a proprietary ground network at faster speeds than equivalent radio frequency solutions.

13 Apr 2016

Silicon Line Inaugurates High Tech Micro Optical Manufacturing Site in Belgium

Silicon Line NV, a fully owned subsidiary of Silicon Line GmbH, today announced the opening of the Company’s first High Tech Micro Optical manufacturing site at the Corda Campus (Hasselt, Belgium).

13 Apr 2016

Nokia's New Passive Optical LAN Solution Provides Cost Efficient Alternative to Traditional Ethernet LAN

Nokia today announced its Passive Optical LAN (POL) solution, giving operators and enterprises a faster, more cost-effective way to deploy local area networks (LAN) at a time when gigabit services, WiFi, the Cloud and high-bandwidth applications such as video streaming and file sharing are reshaping today's network needs.

6 Apr 2016

Lumentum to Showcase Advanced Products at Six Commercial Tradeshows Worldwide

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum”) announced it would exhibit at six optical communications and commercial lasers tradeshows worldwide in the next three months. Lumentum will be displaying numerous advanced products focused on addressing the laser micro-machining, laser macro-machining, telecom, enterprise, and data center markets.

5 Apr 2016

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