A career in connectivity
25 July 2019
EPIC’s Carlos Lee speaks with Jean François Vinchant, CEO of SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques, about his career progression and business strategies
fibre optics
Enhanced-performance PM fibres for fibre optic gyroscopes
23 October 2018
Fibercore, a UK developer and manufacture of specialty optical fibers, has announced the release of two, enhanced-performance PM fibers developed specifically for next generation fibre optic gyroscopes
Hollow-core fibre breakthrough could herald 5G networks
28 September 2018
Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronic Research Centre (ORC) have developed a new type of hollow-core optical fibre (HCF) that exhibits the world’s lowest optical signal attenuation
Ghent University and Imec spin out silicon photonics firm
10 September 2018
Ghent University and Imec have spun out a silicon photonics-based fibre optic sensing company, called Sentea
Fibre optic hearing aids demonstrated
9 May 2018
Researchers in Austria have tested a pair of implantable hearing devices based on fibre optic technology. The technology is based on completely contact-free fibre-optic technology, which senses the tiniest ossicle movements and uses them to stimulate the acoustic nerves
Optoelectronics Research Centre to lead £6.1 million effort to develop next-gen optical fibres
2 January 2018
The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC), based at the University of Southampton, UK, is heading a £6.1 million programme funded by the UK’s EPSRC to develop the next generation of fibre optics
Guided by holes
1 November 2017
Rachel Berkowitz on the latest developments made in photonic crystal fibres, optical fibres with unique light guiding properties
