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Novel Optical Fiber Can Detect Materials Surrounding Them

Scientists at EPFL have created an optical fiber with the ability to detect the type of liquid or material it has come into contact with.

3 Aug 2018

New Silicon Laser Uses Sound Waves to Amplify Light

Researchers from Yale have developed an innovative silicon laser that amplifies light using sound waves.

11 Jun 2018

Optical Frequency Reference Based on Molecular Iodine Successfully Demonstrated in Space

A frequency reference based on molecular iodine was effectively demonstrated in space for the first time, marking an important milestone for laser ranging measurements with the highest precursor and precision for optical satellite navigation systems.

21 May 2018

Innovative Technologies for Higher Fiber-to-the-Home Data Transmission Capacity

Scientists from the Eindhoven University of Technology and Genexis, a fiber broadband equipment supplier, have devised data transmission methods that increase the data transmission capacity of prevalent fiber-to-the-home connections by two, or even three, times.

24 Apr 2018

Achieving Long-Distance, Large Data-Rate Transmission with 3-Mode Optical Fiber

A 3-mode optical fiber, with the ability to carry out wide-band wavelength multiplexing transmission with a standard outer diameter that can be cabled with prevalent equipment, has been developed by NICT Network System Research Institute and Fujikura Ltd.

17 Apr 2018

Fiber Optic Sensors that Dissolve Within the Human Body

As a first ever attempt, scientists have developed sensing elements called fiber Bragg gratings within optical fibers, formed to dissolve absolutely within the body. The bioresorbable fiber Bragg gratings can be adopted for in-body observation of bone fracture healing and for secure investigation of sensitive organs, for example, brain.

6 Feb 2018

Laser-Based Technique for 3D Printing Microstructures

Scientists have demonstrated that an optical fiber can be used to develop microstructures by means of laser-based 3D printing.

18 Jan 2018

More Powerful, Energy-Efficient Frequency Set to Become Vital Cyber Security Tool

A recently designed frequency comb built using a new technique might be a successful tool for data encryption.

15 Jan 2018

WPI Researchers Developing Miniaturized Fiber Optical Tweezers to Detect Cancer at Early Stages

In a paper published in Nature Scientific Reports, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has demonstrated how a device that uses beams of light to grip and manipulate tiny objects, including individual cells, can be miniaturized, opening the door to creating portable devices small enough to be inserted into the bloodstream to trap individual cancer cells and diagnose cancer in its earliest stages.

15 Dec 2017

Photonis introduces Neutronic [i] System for Neutron Imaging

Photonis introduces Neutronic [i], a neutron imaging system that provides both high resolution and high detection efficiency when compared to traditional scintillator-based neutron imaging systems. $$IMAGE$$ The Ph...

From PHOTONIS Technologies S.A.S. 10 Nov 2017