Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different ...

Deep Fusion EEA Optical-Electrical Architecture to Serve as Foundation for Joint Programs ...

Free-space optical communications (FSOC), which use lasers for data transmission, are a promising approach for achieving high-speed links between aircraft, spacecraft, and ground stations. However, ...

Optical communication systems form the backbone of modern global networks, continually evolving to satisfy the increasing demand for high data rates and robust connectivity. At the core of these ...

A new Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) grating modulator has been developed, offering significant advancements in optical efficiency and scalability for communication systems. By integrating a ...

Figure 1: Conceptual image of an optical network with optical comb generation and frequency reference distribution which enables automatic frequency synchronization. - Eliminates the need for hundreds ...

In space exploration, long-distance optical links can now be used to transmit images, films and data from space probes to Earth using light. But in order for the signals to reach all the way and not ...

Aerospace Corp.'s Flashlight Laser Crosslink Demonstration payloads were built primarily with commercial-off-the-shelf parts and a custom-built laser-communications terminal. Credit: Aerospace Corp.

Scientists have revealed a futuristic 'communication with light' system that uses light pulses instead of radio waves to ...

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A new imaging technology developed at the University of Connecticut promises to rewrite the rules of optical imaging, ...