http://www.omminc.comOptical switches based on MEMS technology use tiny movable silicon-based mirrors to steer light beams through the intersections of fiber-optic ...

Opaque materials can transmit light when excited by a high-intensity laser beam. This process, known as optical bleaching, induces a nonlinear effect that temporarily alters the properties of a ...

Over the past decades, engineers have introduced numerous technologies that rely on light and its underlying characteristics. These include photonic and quantum systems that could advance imaging, ...

NEW CASTLE, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FS, a trusted global provider of ICT products and solutions, announced the launch of its independently developed DCS-W Series All-Optical Circuit Switch (OCS).

Over the past few years, Google has been quietly overhauling its data centers, replacing its networking infrastructure with a radical in-house approach that has long been the dream of those in the ...

NII, NTT, Inc. and NTT EAST, Inc. have successfully demonstrated the world's first automated optical transport layer control, ...

Lumentum Holdings Inc. has introduced its R300 optical circuit switch (OCS) featuring a 300x300 port capability, which is currently being sampled by multiple hyperscale customers. The product, ...

Although fiber optic cables today are fast, converting their photons to electric signals at the internet server level still uses a lot of electricity. Japanese telecom firm NTT and Tokyo-based ...

In nanophotonics, tiny structures manipulate light at incredibly small scales, enabling a range of advanced technologies. One of the most important tools in this field is the optical resonator, which ...

While many research efforts are underway to develop active devices that can function in the challenging terahertz spectrum, others are leapfrogging to try to get some devices operate into the ...