Fiber Optics

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Test & Measurement

Photonics analyzer offers 30-m measurement range

Santec

Jan. 14, 2025

Fiber Optics

ASE suppression filter has use in telecommunications

TeraXion Inc

Jan. 6, 2025

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Dec. 24, 2024

Optics

Assembly station for silicon photonic chips features symmetric configuration

nanosystec GmbH

Dec. 19, 2024

Lasers & Sources

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

Coherent Corp

Nov. 27, 2024

Executive Forum

Photonics IP Update: October 2024

Iain McIntyre

Nov. 6, 2024

Highlights

FIGURE 1. Cooling laser diode in a TOSA package.

Software & Accessories

Optical transceivers can beat the heat in the era of high-speed data centers

Andrew Dereka

Jan. 16, 2025

Optical transceivers designed for longer ranges require precise temperature control to maintain laser stability and performance—and thermoelectric coolers provide a solution.

Rivada's Outernet: an independent, fully meshed network via laser links.

Executive Forum

New space race: Photonics is revolutionizing satellite networks

Jérémy Picot-Clémente

Jan. 8, 2025

A new space race is being driven by unprecedented advancements in photonic technologies, which is revolutionizing satellite networks and redefining global communication infrastructure...

Podcasts

PODCAST: Interview with Andres Chavarria, LUNA Innovations

Justine Murphy

Dec. 31, 2024

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

Birgit Stiller and Steven Becker in the lab with their setup.

Optics

Optoacoustic neural networks?

Sally Cole Johnson

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...

Digital Crossroads Data Center in Hammond, Indiana.

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, ...