3D printing of silica glasses and silica optical fiber preforms has recently been proved experimentally. One challenge of 3D printing silica optical fibers performance is how to extend the recent ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AFL enhances fiber preparation and protection for fusion splicing with Fujikura’s new lineup of specialty fusion splicing accessories: the FSR-115, FSR-116 and ...

Sturbridge, Massachusetts, US – OFS, a leading manufacturer of innovative fiber optic products, has announced forty years of optical fiber production in its Sturbridge, Massachusetts facility. Founded ...

Dr. Shahrzad Zahertar (center) holds the developed miniaturized optical interrogator alongside a more traditional optical interrogator unit (foreground). Photo Credit: University of Southampton.

Applications such as self-driving vehicles, 6G mobile communications and quantum communications are pushing fiber optic ...

Researchers have shown how ultrastable optical signals from optical clocks can be transmitted across tens of kilometers of deployed multicore fiber carrying telecommunications data. Nazanin Hoghooghi, ...

As technology continues to advance, there has been an increase in electric power communication method diversity. As compared to alternative communication technologies, optical fiber communication ...

It’s always interesting to see how scientists and engineers have exploited—in the positive sense of the word—somewhat obscure, fundamental physics principles to create innovative sensors. For example, ...

Several factors are driving the popularity of optical fiber cabling. Chief among those is the growth of high-tech applications that require the massive bandwidth fiber-optic cabling makes possible.