Making a quantum leap into commercial fibre networks
16 June 2020
Progress is being made on entanglement methods that can work in mainstream telecom wavelengths, in conventional networks, finds Andy Extance
optical communications
CEA-Leti achieves li-fi data transmission rate of 7.7 Gbps with blue micro-LED
11 June 2020
'This technology has exciting potential for mass-market applications,' said Benoit Miscopein, CEA-Leti research scientist
‘If you're good enough to solve complicated technical problems, you are bright enough to become an entrepreneur’
8 June 2020
Carlos Lee talks to Thierry Georges, CEO of Oxxius, a developer of continuous-wave laser modules
John D’Ambrosia, chairman of Ethernet Alliance (left), and Carlos Lee, director general of EPIC, signing the MoU at EPIC's AGM in Glasgow
EPIC signs MoU with Ethernet Alliance to advance Ethernet tech
15 April 2019
The European Photonics Industry Consortium has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ethernet Alliance, to cooperate on the endorsement of standards and technology roadmaps
II-VI to acquire Finisar for $3.2bn
9 November 2018
US optoelectronic component manufacturer II-VI has announced that it will acquire optical communications firm Finisar for $3.2 billion
Live multivendor interoperability demonstration a success
1 November 2018
The latest 400GbE demonstrations at ECOC 2018 showed potential for future use of high-speed optical transceivers. Keely Portway reports from the show
Optics for 5G
1 November 2018
Prism technology that’s now a major part of optical communications is finding its way into next-generation lidar systems
Uniqorn quantum telecoms EU project kicks off
30 October 2018
A three-year Horizon 2020 Quantum Flagship project, called Uniqorn, has launched that aims to provide enabling photonic technology to accommodate quantum communications
Optoscribe secures multi-million pound deal to supply transceiver optical interconnect chips for datacentres
8 October 2018
Optoscribe a global supplier of glass-based integrated photonic components announces a multi-million pound procurement agreement to supply transceiver optical interconnect chips, in volume, to a global Tier 1 optical networking supplier
New ultrafast lasers needed for alternative Microsoft cloud storage
8 October 2018
Opportunities could soon be on the horizon for laser manufacturers thanks to a new type of cold storage technology under development by Microsoft Research and the University of Southampton
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