Integration conceptually dominates methods of producing more compact fiber-optic modules. Nevertheless, today's 10-Gbps designs comprise several interfaces from one element to another. More integrated ...

The AFBR-81uVxyZ and AFBR-82uVxyZ stand-alone MiniPOD optical transmit and receive modules each have twelve unidirectional channels (lanes) that each transfer data at 10.3125 Gbits/s using 64b/66b ...

DILAS, a world leader in high power semiconductor lasers featured its complete series of high brightness, high power, conduction cooled fiber coupled modules at Laser 2007 in Munich, Germany, June ...

Teaming up with Tesat-Spacecom in 2015, Sheaumann developed a space-qualified laser module, which is now deployed in LEO and GEO satellites. This three year intensive project demanded an update that ...

Coherent Corp. has introduced the Axon FL, a new fiber coupling module designed to enhance the versatility of the Axon 920 TPC ultrafast femtosecond laser for Mini2P microscopy applications. This plug ...

Free-space optical communications (FSOC), which use lasers for data transmission, are a promising approach for achieving high ...

The TruFiber 300 is a 300 W system suited for precision cutting and welding. Trumpf has joined the ranks of fiber-laser suppliers by launching a 300 W system that features a modular design, with the ...

Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...

A new technology in the fiber-optics market is striking the right note with investors and raising cash at a time when industry confidence is low and venture capital is hard to find. A number of ...

Radio over fiber transports RF signals via optical fiber, enabling low-loss distribution for wireless networks, radar systems, and radio astronomy applications.

General Atomics has a new third generation combat laser. The technology was originally developed under the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS, Gen 1) program. The Gen 3 Laser ...