optical fibres

^{Fibre lasers channel the and amplify the light through a fibre optic cable}

Design for life

16 September 2020

Keely Portway takes a look at some of the latest developments in optical fibre design for fibre lasers

A hollow-core optical fibre. Credit: Malak Galal, Fan Yang, Flavien Gyger, Luc Thévenaz/EPFL

12 August 2020

'Our technology can be applied to any type of light, from infrared to ultraviolet, and to any gas,' the researchers said.

1 June 2018

Driven by sheet metal processing, system and fibre vendors are combining beams with high reliability, finds Andy Extance

3 April 2017

Researchers from the Femto-ST Institute in France have developed an X-ray sensor that's small enough to fit inside the end of a micro-optical fibre

28 October 2015

Gemma Church investigates the increasing application areas and architecture of optical fibres outside of the telecoms industry