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Global Strategic Business Report on Submarine Optical Fiber Cables

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Submarine Optical Fiber Cables - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

6 Dec 2013

Simple, Innovative Solution Dramatically Increases Capacity of Optical Fibers

EPFL scientists have shown how to achieve a dramatic increase in the capacity of optical fibers; Their simple, innovative solution reduces the amount of space required between the pulses of light that transport data

5 Dec 2013

Tellabs' Optical LAN Solutions to be Distributed by temple in EMEA Markets

temple, a leading global distribution company that provides connectivity expertise and solutions to the data and telecommunications sectors, has agreed to become an authorized distributor of Tellabs' Optical LAN solutions. The agreement expands distribution of Tellabs' Optical LAN into the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets.

From Tellabs 28 Nov 2013

SSL Partners With NASA to Place Laser Communications Relay Demonstration on a Commercial Satellite

Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a leading provider of commercial satellites, today highlighted its role in supporting NASA's initiative to benefit from the commercial space industry. Two NASA programs, which recently reached important milestones, benefited from commercial technology contribution from SSL.

28 Nov 2013

Prototype SOH Device Coated with Lightwave Logic Optical Materials Demonstrates Promising Characteristics

Lightwave Logic, Inc., a technology company focused on the development of Next Generation Photonic Devices and Non Linear Optical Polymer Materials Systems for applications in high speed fiber-optic telecommunications and data communications, announced today that preliminary testing and initial data on the recently announced prototype SOH device coated with one of Lightwave's proprietary materials demonstrated several promising characteristics.

27 Nov 2013

Exelis and Innovative Technology Solutions Complete Evaluation of Tactical Line-of-Sight Optical Network

Exelis and its partner Innovative Technology Solutions Inc. (doing business as NovaSol) have successfully completed an extensive series of evaluations of the jointly developed Tactical Line-of-Sight Optical Network (TALON) free-space optical communications system.

26 Nov 2013

Xi-Cheng Zhang Named AAAS Fellow for Research on Broadband Terahertz Waves

Xi-Cheng Zhang, M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics and director of the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

26 Nov 2013

Dr. James C. Wyant Professorship in Optics Bestowed on Distinguished Researcher, Govind Agarwal

Professor Govind Agrawal, a world leader in optical communications, has been installed as the inaugural recipient of the Dr. James C. Wyant Professorship in Optics. Agrawal joined the faculty of the Institute of Optics in 1989 and is a professor of optics and physics at the University, as well as a senior scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

21 Nov 2013

EXFO Extends 40G/100G Ethernet and OTN Test Capabilities with Power Blazer Suite

EXFO Inc. today announced the extension of its FTB/IQS-88100NGE Power Blazer offering to cover 10M-to-10G interfaces, and rates including Ethernet, SONET/SDH and OTN. Adding to the modules' existing 40G/100G capabilities, these functionalities are available as software options for existing 88100NGE Power Blazer modules, thus maximizing customers' return on investment (ROI).

20 Nov 2013

Molex and CALIENT Demonstrate Hybrid Packet-Optical Circuit Switched Network Architecture at Supercomputing 2013

Molex Incorporated has teamed with CALIENT Technologies, Inc., to demonstrate an InfiniBand* hybrid packet-optical circuit switched network architecture at Supercomputing 2013 in Denver (Nov. 17-22).

20 Nov 2013