This Collection invites submissions of original research into methods that support the deployment of optical communication systems, driving advancements in high-speed data transmission and network ...

A research team led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has developed a novel integrated all-optical signal ...

Optical fibre systems transmit data by guiding light pulses through thin, low-loss glass cores using total internal reflection. Compared with metallic conductors or free-space links, they offer vastly ...

China has launched the world's first three-band optical fibre system, enabling over five times the traffic of conventional ...

A Chinese research team has developed an integrated communication system bridging optical fiber and wireless networks, setting a new world record for data transmission speed, according to a study ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located 265 ...

Since the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in 2005 for the invention of optical frequency combs, they have become a core technology in information systems. An optical frequency comb consists of a ...

Irish satellite optical communications company Mbryonics is partnering with NTT to develop optical networking technology for ...

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 6-103 mission successfully launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Feb. 24, 2026. Following liftoff, the Falcon ...

A research team from Tohoku University and Kyocera Corp. has developed a new magneto-optical material—a nanocomposite magnetic garnet film—that can be deposited directly onto silicon substrates while ...

While the wind sector battles bearing failures and blade damage, a quieter revolution is unfolding at the heart of the nacelle. Fibre optic rotary joints are replacing electrical slip rings, promising ...