It’s always interesting to see how scientists and engineers have exploited—in the positive sense of the word—somewhat obscure, fundamental physics principles to create innovative sensors. For example, ...

The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for breakthroughs in fiber optics and... Fiber Optics, Imaging Pioneers Win Physics Nobel This ...

Scientists have turned a long-standing sci‑fi idea into working hardware, using pure light to move data wirelessly through ...

Schematic diagram and microscopic observation of an optical fiber doped with rare-earth atoms. The fluorescence from the entire optical fiber can be seen. (b) Schematic diagram and microscopic ...

Canadian researchers achieve metropolitan-scale quantum teleportation, advancing the quantum internet for secure communications over existing fiber networks.

The same fiber optic networks that provide internet can simultaneously act as earthquake sensors, as demonstrated in a new study. In California, thousands of miles of fiber optic cables crisscross the ...

Why not take the same strands of light that already power the world’s fiber-optic cables and let them travel freely through ...

Tiny 3D-printed “light cages” are giving researchers a new way to catch and hold individual particles of light on a chip, a ...

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

In Sept, 2025, Microsoft Azure announced it is scaling its hollow core fiber (HCF) production by outsourcing manufacturing to ...