University of Maryland (UMD) assistant professor Avik Dutt and research colleagues have demonstrated a new way to control ...

Learn how fiber-optic internet works and explore its speeds, costs and benefits for businesses. See how fiber compares with cable, satellite and DSL, and what to consider when choosing an internet ...

Co-packaged optics is not the approach currently making waves in the optical interconnect landscape. Linear-pluggable optics ...

Fiber optics, or optical fiber, refers to the technology that transmits information as light pulses along a glass or plastic fiber. A fiber optic cable can contain a varying number of glass fibers, ...

Optical fibers are the backbone of our modern information networks. From long-range communication over the internet to high-speed information transfer within data centers and stock exchanges, optical ...

In a discovery that blurs the line between biology and technology, scientists have found that heart-shaped clams use fiber optic–like structures to channel sunlight through their shells in much the ...

After receiving a $5 million grant from the city of Joplin two years ago to help build a fiber-optic system in Joplin, Allo ...

Air traffic into City’s major airports suffered heavy delays Monday after crews working on the Northeast Corridor rail line severed a fiber optic cable linking two major air traffic control ...

A helically bonded optical fiber has captured rock strain changes that precede the visible arrival of carbon dioxide in ...

Waveguides made of rubber embedded in a sheet of silicone could deliver better healthcare monitoring and even robot control.

Ukraine is using fiber-optic drones in to study Russian bunkers and also shape attacks, a soldier said.