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New Computational Physics Research Could Lead to New Devices for Use in Fiber-Optic Communications

New computational physics research at the University of Arkansas shows that applying electrical fields and changing temperature could lead to new devices for use in fiber-optic communications.

3 Mar 2016

OIF to Showcase Pluggable Coherent Optics and 56G Electrical Interfaces

The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) today released the slate of public demonstrations that it will conduct at OFC in Anaheim, March 22-24, 2016. The demo will showcase multi-vendor interoperability of two key technologies; Pluggable Coherent Optics and 56G Electrical Interfaces. These technologies will cover a range of channel reaches from Very Short Reach (VSR) to Long Reach (LR) and includes using both NRZ and PAM4 modulation formats.

3 Mar 2016

New Tekes-Funded Project Focuses on Development of Novel Optical Components and Technologies

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University, together with a group of contributing local companies, are starting a new Tekes-funded project on optical switching and transmission technologies to improve the scalability and energy-efficiency of data centres and 5G networks where the volumes of data transfer grow exponentially.

2 Mar 2016

New Burst-Mode Gain-Controlled Optical Amplifier from II]VI for NG-PON2 Broadband Access Networks

II]VI Incorporated, a leading provider of solutions for next generation optical networks, today announced the prototype-stage availability of a burst-mode gain-controlled optical amplifier designed for upstream transmission in NG-PON2 broadband access networks.

1 Mar 2016

Accessbolaget to Provide High-Speed Connectivity to More Locations in Sweden Using ADVA FSP 150

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that Accessbolaget, Sweden's newest telecommunications service provider, is leveraging its technology to deliver wholesale Carrier Ethernet services to customers across the country. The newly established Ethernet provider is utilizing the ADVA FSP 150, together with an existing national backbone built on the ADVA FSP 3000, to provide high-speed connectivity to more locations in Sweden than ever before.

22 Feb 2016

ZTE Researchers Set New Capacity Record for Optical Fiber Link

The amount of data traffic on the internet and between servers in datacenters has exploded in the past few decades and shows no signs of slowing down.

19 Feb 2016

OIF Approves Implementation Agreement on Pluggable Coherent Optics Modules for Industry Applications

The membership of the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has approved an Implementation Agreement (IA) on pluggable coherent optics modules for industry use.

19 Feb 2016

Mitsubishi Electric's New Multi-Subcarrier Optical Transceiver Technology Enhances Fiber Optic Communication

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has developed a multi-subcarrier optical transceiver technology that significantly increases the data rate of terrestrial fiber optic communication.

15 Feb 2016

Novel Terahertz Transmitter Could Open New Frontier in Wireless Communications

Hiroshima University, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Panasonic Corporation announced the development of a terahertz (THz) transmitter capable of signal transmission at a per-channel data rate of over ten gigabits per second over multiple channels at around 300 GHz. The aggregate multi-channel data rate exceeds one hundred gigabits per second. The transmitter was implemented as a silicon CMOS integrated circuit, which would have a great advantage for commercialization and consumer use.

12 Feb 2016