It’s ancient technology in optical fibre terms, with a lowish data rate and plastic fibre, but consider for a minute whether it could be adapted for modern ultra-high-speed conenctions.

There are numerous types of plugs and sockets to connect optical fibers, using threaded, bayonet, push-pull and snap-lock connections. The first fiber-optic connector to be standardized was SMA ...

Digital sovereignty also requires an industrial basis for components in Europe, emphasizes the ZVEI with a view to the ...

That granular understanding rooted in the building blocks of the fibre-optic communications network – specifically, the laser transmitters, optical amplifiers, switches, receivers and fibres that ...

An all-optical fiber-optic switching device that maintains the signal as light from input to output. Traditional switches that connect optical fiber lines are electro-optic. They convert photons ...

Fibre optical endoscopes (FOEs) are routinely employed in biomedical research and for diagnosing disease and in surgery. They can be used in situations where conventional microscopy does not work very ...

Fibre optic cables are vital to the information communications technology ecosystem. They are not only useful for internet service provision, computer networking, telephoning, cable television ...

Applied Optoelectronics, a fiber-optic networking products provider for cable television, fiber-to-the-home and internet data center end markets, announced terms for its IPO on Wednesday. The ...