Fiber Optics

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Podcasts

PODCAST: Interview with Andres Chavarria, LUNA Innovations

Dec. 31, 2024
Episode 32 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Andres Chavarria, technical director at LUNA Innovations.
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Optics

Assembly station for silicon photonic chips features symmetric configuration

Dec. 19, 2024
The VersaSolder system connects multiple optical fibers with silicon photonic chips.
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Optics

Optoacoustic neural networks?

Dec. 12, 2024
Birgit Stiller’s lab at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen and Leibniz University Hannover is pioneering building blocks for optoacoustic neural networks...
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Fiber Optics

Quantum Corridor expands quantum comms network plans

Dec. 11, 2024
In this Q&A with Quantum Corridor’s CEO Thomas P. Dakich, he shares what it’s like to launch a quantum network, challenges involved, how the project’s goals quickly expanded, ...
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Lasers & Sources

Dual-chip micro-pump laser has use in metro and long-haul networks

Nov. 27, 2024
An uncooled, dual-chip, 980-nm micro-pump laser provides 2 × 400 mW output.

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Photonics IP Update: October 2024

Nov. 6, 2024
This roundup summarizes photonics-related patent litigation and Patent Office procedures for October.
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Fiber Optics

Microstructured optical fibers for quantum computing?

Sept. 19, 2024
University of Bath physicists create microstructured hollow-core optical fibers to handle data transfer challenges expected with quantum computing.
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Photonics IP Update: August 2024

Sept. 6, 2024
This roundup summarizes photonics-related patent litigation and Patent Office procedures for August 2024.
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PODCAST: Interview with Anthony Musto, Fast Photonics

Aug. 27, 2024
Episode 14 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Anthony Musto, VP of sales and marketing at Fast Photonics.
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Photonics IP Update: July 2024

Aug. 2, 2024
This roundup summarizes photonics-related patent litigation and Patent Office procedures for July 2024.