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New Way to Deliver Light Signal to Specific Tissues Deep Within Body

As researchers develop novel therapies based on inducing specific cells to do specific things, getting the right message to the right group of cells at the right time remains a major challenge. The use of light to communicate with cells has been restricted by its limited ability to pass through tissues.

23 Oct 2013

FiberPlex, Moss Cape Partner to Improve Bandwidth on Secure Optical Fiber Infrastructure

To meet rising demand for optical fiber in securing government networks, leading fiber optic equipment manufacturer FiberPlex Technologies recently signed on Moss Cape, LLC as a strategic partner for its fiber optic communications line.

22 Oct 2013

Integral Fiber Optic Probe Accessories from Rigaku for its Handheld Raman Analyzers

Rigaku Raman Technologies, a leading pioneer of handheld and truly portable Raman spectrometers, today announced the addition of two compact and easy-to-use fiber optic probe accessories for its Xantus-2™ 785 nm and 532 nm portable Raman analyzers.

22 Oct 2013

Alcatel-Lucent Introduces New Ultra-Broadband Optical Fiber Access Solution for Cable MSOs

Alcatel-Lucent is introducing a new ultra-broadband optical fiber access solution for cable multiple-system operators (MSOs). The Ethernet Passive Optical Networking or EPON, solution can be integrated into existing cable access networks to deliver greater capacity to more businesses at a lower cost.

17 Oct 2013

Lightwave Logic Successfully Fabricates Operating Silicon Organic Hybrid Prototype Modulator

Lightwave Logic, Inc., a technology company focused on the development of a Next Generation Non Linear Optical Polymer Materials Platform for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing, announced today that the combined efforts of Lightwave Logic’s chemists and material system with a third party research group have resulted in the successful fabrication of an operating SOH slot waveguide modulator.

15 Oct 2013

New Report on Visible Light Communication/Li-Fi Technology & Free Space Optics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Visible Light Communication (VLC)/Li-Fi Technology & Free Space Optics (FSO) Market (2013-2018) - By Component (LED, Image Sensor, Opto-couplers), Application (Indoor Networking, Underwater Communication, Location Based Service, ITS) & Geography" report to their offering.

11 Oct 2013

AT&T Provides Fiber-Based Broadband to More Than 25,000 Business Customer Locations in Florida

AT&T is "lighting up" businesses at an impressive pace these days. So far, service crews have installed fiber to an additional 750 multi-tenant buildings across Florida, making fiber-based broadband services available to more than 25,000 business customer locations.

11 Oct 2013

CenturyLink to Expand 1 Gbps Fiber Network Pilot to Las Vegas

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced that it will expand its fiber network pilot to Las Vegas, enabling Internet speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps). CenturyLink's enhanced fiber network will deliver this ultra-fast broadband technology to residential and small business customers in select Las Vegas neighborhoods beginning this fall.

10 Oct 2013

Researchers Successfully Demonstrate Multicore Fibre-Based Network for Future Internet Infrastructure

With optical fibre networks gradually approaching their theoretical capacity limits, new types of fibres such as multicore fibres have been at the focus of worldwide research to overcome critical capacity barriers, which threaten the evolution of the Internet.

10 Oct 2013

DukeNet Fiber Optic Network Company to be Acquired by Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Duke Energy Corporation and investment funds managed by Alinda Capital Partners to buy DukeNet Communications, LLC for $600 million in cash, including the repayment of debt.

8 Oct 2013

Featured Equipment

Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

These F-theta lenses by Avantier are designed for consistent spot size and uniform field curvature correction, ideal for high-resolution imaging applications.

From Avantier Inc.

Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

From Shanghai Optics