Science news articles about 'optical communications'New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications
... field of optics have been looking for ways to compress light into smaller wires for better optical communications, said Zhang, senior author of the study, which will be published in the August issue ... University of Pennsylvania scientists move optical computing closer to reality
... and therefore do not contradict the theory of relativity, they are fascinating objects and can be utilized in optical communications.
The surface plasmon pulses discovered at Penn belong to the same ... Improved spectrometer based on nonlinear optics
... current commercial optical spectrum analyzers used in industrial applications such as optical communication, semiconductor microelectronics and forensic analysis. Summary
Current spectrometers ... Record-setting laser may aid searches for Earthlike planets
... Thursday, May 8, at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics,* emits 10 billion pulses per second ... -fly precision control of high-speed optical communications to provide greater versatility in data ... Verizon Communications Inc. speeds up FiOS Internet
(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. is boosting the speed of its FiOS fiber-optic Internet service in 10 states.Trap and zap: Harnessing the power of light to pattern surfaces on the nanoscale
... the creation of biological computers as well as micromachines with applications in medicine, optical communications, computing and sensor technologies.
The technique, created by mechanical and ... Exciton-based circuits eliminate a 'speed trap' between computing and communication signals
... said. "This direct coupling of excitons to photons bridges a gap between computing and communications."
Excitons are created by light in a semiconductor such as gallium arsenide, which separates a ... Chasing rainbows
Engineers working in optical communications bear more than a passing resemblance to dreamers chasing rainbows. They may not wish literally to capture all the colors of the spectrum, but they do seek ... Using a grating with a grade, engineers trap a rainbow
... that extend this capability to the near infrared and visible ranges of the spectrum, where optical communications signals are transferred."
The Lehigh researchers report in PRL that their key ... Scientists demonstrate highly directional semiconductor lasers
... .
"Such an advance could also lead to a wide range of applications at the shorter wavelengths used for optical communications. A very narrow angular spread of the laser beam can greatly reduce the ... Nanojewels made easy
... particle sizes determine the colors produced, these nanojewels can be designed for applications in optical communication systems," Melle adds.
As more nanoparticles and nanostructures come into the ... 'Edible optics' could make food safer
... Tufts and others on groundbreaking projects that could someday result in biodegradable optical sensing communications technology.
Silk a Natural for Biocompatible Optics
Silk proteins are, ... 'Edible Optics' Could Make Food Safer
... and requiring no refrigeration -- with many applications in medicine, health, the environment and communications. For example, edible optical sensors could detect harmful bacteria in a bag of produce, ... Argonne scientists peer into heart of compound that may detect chemical, biological weapons
... eventual real-world applications in identifying biological and chemical weapons at long distances and in optical communications.
However, these properties almost went undiscovered. The material, (A) ... Griffin: Lasers Key to NASA's Next In-Space Comm Network
NASA's chief said the agency needs optical communication systems.
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New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications
... field of optics have been looking for ways to compress light into smaller wires for better optical communications, said Zhang, senior author of the study, which will be published in the August issue ...University of Pennsylvania scientists move optical computing closer to reality
... and therefore do not contradict the theory of relativity, they are fascinating objects and can be utilized in optical communications. The surface plasmon pulses discovered at Penn belong to the same ...Improved spectrometer based on nonlinear optics
... current commercial optical spectrum analyzers used in industrial applications such as optical communication, semiconductor microelectronics and forensic analysis. Summary Current spectrometers ...Record-setting laser may aid searches for Earthlike planets
... Thursday, May 8, at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics,* emits 10 billion pulses per second ... -fly precision control of high-speed optical communications to provide greater versatility in data ...Verizon Communications Inc. speeds up FiOS Internet
(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. is boosting the speed of its FiOS fiber-optic Internet service in 10 states.Trap and zap: Harnessing the power of light to pattern surfaces on the nanoscale
... the creation of biological computers as well as micromachines with applications in medicine, optical communications, computing and sensor technologies. The technique, created by mechanical and ...Exciton-based circuits eliminate a 'speed trap' between computing and communication signals
... said. "This direct coupling of excitons to photons bridges a gap between computing and communications." Excitons are created by light in a semiconductor such as gallium arsenide, which separates a ...Chasing rainbows
Engineers working in optical communications bear more than a passing resemblance to dreamers chasing rainbows. They may not wish literally to capture all the colors of the spectrum, but they do seek ...Using a grating with a grade, engineers trap a rainbow
... that extend this capability to the near infrared and visible ranges of the spectrum, where optical communications signals are transferred." The Lehigh researchers report in PRL that their key ...Scientists demonstrate highly directional semiconductor lasers
... . "Such an advance could also lead to a wide range of applications at the shorter wavelengths used for optical communications. A very narrow angular spread of the laser beam can greatly reduce the ...Nanojewels made easy
... particle sizes determine the colors produced, these nanojewels can be designed for applications in optical communication systems," Melle adds. As more nanoparticles and nanostructures come into the ...'Edible optics' could make food safer
... Tufts and others on groundbreaking projects that could someday result in biodegradable optical sensing communications technology. Silk a Natural for Biocompatible Optics Silk proteins are, ...'Edible Optics' Could Make Food Safer
... and requiring no refrigeration -- with many applications in medicine, health, the environment and communications. For example, edible optical sensors could detect harmful bacteria in a bag of produce, ...Argonne scientists peer into heart of compound that may detect chemical, biological weapons
... eventual real-world applications in identifying biological and chemical weapons at long distances and in optical communications. However, these properties almost went undiscovered. The material, (A) ...Griffin: Lasers Key to NASA's Next In-Space Comm Network
NASA's chief said the agency needs optical communication systems.