Engineering physicist Christine Tremblay talks to Joe McEntee about the joys of a career spent making fibre-optic networks cheaper, smarter and more resilient, opening the way for telecommunications ...

With the rise of quantum computers, the security of our existing communication systems is at risk. Quantum computers will be ...

Nonlinear fibre optics is a research field at the two-way interface of fundamental nonlinear physics and fibre-optic engineering that encompasses diverse areas of science and technology. Nonlinear ...

A new light control system created at CU Boulder could increase the capacity for fiber optic technologies, enable thinner medical endoscopes and allow for stronger industrial lasers. Many current ...

With an applied physics: optics degree, you’ll gain specialized expertise in optics, preparing you for diverse career opportunities in technology, research, and academia. Become who you’re meant to be ...

In the internet industry, it’s known as the “last-mile” problem: Millions of people and businesses around the world aren’t able to access broadband because they’re missing the final leg of a broadband ...

[Bill the “Engineer Guy” Hammack] is back with another lesson in the science behind the technology we know and love, but might not fully understand. This time around he discusses fiber optic cabling ...

The world’s first all-optical radio runs on laser light, not electricity, opening new possibilities for stealth sensors and ...

Future extraterrestrial rovers may be powered remotely by high-energy laser beams shot through miles of thin fiber-optic cables. This new technology could allow robotic probes to penetrate thick ...

A new flexible, artifact-free and lensless fibre-based imager can reconstruct high-quality images thanks to a trained deep neural network. The device, which is the first of its kind, transmits the ...