Researchers have developed a new way to recognize human emotions by combining fiber-based physiological signals with thermal ...

Researchers have shown that data can be sent at more than 100 terabits per second (Tb/s) through a single optical fiber over 2,000 kilometers, a first for this class of long-haul transmission.

Physicists and chemists at Heidelberg University have realized a photonic microchip that is driven by light just as easily as ...

Light powers everything from communications to sensing, yet even tiny imperfections can scatter it and weaken signals. To address this, a team led by the University of Bath—working with the University ...

And because of this simple shift, from current to light, optical fibre is now helping to power not only our internet connections, but also sensing technologies, industrial monitoring systems, and even ...

Distributed optical fiber temperature sensing is an emerging technique that exploits the intrinsic properties of optical fibres to measure temperature continuously along their entire length. This ...

Last year, fiber-optic drones emerged as a game-changing technology in the Russia-Ukraine War. By transmitting data through fiber-optic cables, these drones are immune to the electronic warfare ...

TAT-8 was the eighth Trans-Atlantic Telephone system and the first to replace copper transmission with single-mode optical fiber between the United States, the United Kingdom, and ...