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Researchers Fabricate Breakthrough Electronic-Photonic Microprocessors

Engineers have successfully married electrons and photons within a single-chip microprocessor, a landmark development that opens the door to ultrafast, low-power data crunching.

24 Dec 2015

EXFO’s FIP-435B Fiber Inspection Probe Gets Gold Rating at Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2015 Innovators Awards Program

EXFO Inc. announced today that its FIP-435B fully automated wireless fiber inspection probe was recognized among the best in the industry by the judges of the Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2015 Innovators Awards program. The judging panel consisted of cabling and communications system specifiers, designers, integrators and managers with vast professional experience.

23 Dec 2015

National Academy of Inventors Elects 12 Optical Society Members to 2015 NAI Fellows

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) elected 12 OSA members to its 2015 NAI Fellows on 15 December 2015. The award recognizes innovators that have made positive contributions to the world and U.S. economy and includes: 27 Nobel laureates, 27 inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and 32 recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation and U.S. National Medal of Science.

23 Dec 2015

Sitri and Accelink Collaborate to Develop Opto-Electronic Solutions

SITRI, the innovation center for accelerating the development and commercialization of “More than Moore” solutions to power the Internet of Things, and Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd., the leading opto-electronic components supplier in China, announced today they have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of opto-electronic communication.

22 Dec 2015

Optelian Adds RGN-8040 quad 10G Multiservice OTN Card to Transponder Portfolio

Optical networking solution provider Optelian announces the expansion of its transponder/regenerator portfolio with the introduction of the RGN-8040 quad 10G multiservice Optical Transport Network (OTN) card.

22 Dec 2015

INDATEL Selects TESSCO as Key Delivery Partner for Fiber Optic Cable and Fiber Accessories

TESSCO Technologies, a leading provider of the product and value chain solutions required to build, use, and maintain wireless systems, has been selected by INDATEL, an association of wholesale carriers, as a key delivery partner for fiber optic cable and fiber accessories.

22 Dec 2015

Openreach Deploys ADVA Optical Networking's Technology for New EAD 10G Service

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that Openreach, the infrastructure division of BT Group, has deployed the ADVA FSP 150 as the foundation of its new EAD 10G service. The new point-to-point 10Gbit/s Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) service will provide Openreach's customers with 10 times the bandwidth at little more than twice the price of the current 1Gbit/s product.

17 Dec 2015

II-VI Incorporated Offers Ultra-Compact Optical Components to Meet Requirements of CFP2-ACO Transceivers

II]VI Incorporated, a leading provider of solutions for next generation optical networks, today announced a portfolio of ultra-compact optical components that enable the emerging CFP2-ACO (Analog Coherent Optics) pluggable transceiver form-factor.

17 Dec 2015

SATCO Deploys Ekinops 360 Optical Transport Platform to Offer High-Bandwidth Services

South Arkansas Telephone Company (SATCO) is now offering high-bandwidth services to its business and consumer customers using equipment from Ekinops, a leading supplier of next-generation optical network equipment.

12 Dec 2015

INRS Professor Elected OSA Fellow in Recognition of Contributions to Ultrafast Photonics

INRS professor José Azaña of the Énergie Matériaux Télécommunication Research Centre has been elected Fellow by the Optical Society (OSA) in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the advancement of ultrafast photonics, particularly in the areas of integrated waveguide technologies and compact fibre optics devices. He is the only Quebec academic and one of three Canadian researchers in this year's group of 77 OSA Fellows.

11 Dec 2015