Miniaturised FSO tech for high-speed wireless communication
19 October, 2023Researchers have achieved a significant development in miniaturised free-space optical communication, with a promising solution for high-speed wireless communication anywhere.
Advanced 'light switch' to control data transmission
11 October, 2023 by Robert WellsThe novel class of optical modulators can make data transfer over optical fibre communication faster and more efficient.
Generating Bessel beams with customised fibre
23 August, 2022Researchers have fabricated intricate optical structures onto the tip of an optical fibre to create a new source of special light beams.
Researchers create 40-channel optical comms link
15 July, 2022The chip-scale optical interconnect can transmit about 400 GB of data per second — the equivalent of about 100,000 streaming movies.
Self-calibrated photonic chip developed
13 July, 2022Australian researchers have found a way to create an advanced photonic integrated circuit that builds bridges between so-called data superhighways.
Luminescent optical fibre for underwater communications
19 May, 2022The omnidirectional detector system can be scaled to large areas and operate at a data transmission speed of hundreds of megabits per second.
Long-distance transmission achieved in a 4-core optical fibre
26 July, 2021Researchers say they have achieved the first S-, C- and L-band transmission over long-haul distances in a 4-core optical fibre with standard outer diameter.
Fibre-optic monitoring system for 5G light-powered networks
25 June, 2021The system has been able to light-power a system for controlling turning antennas on and off using a fibre-optic infrastructure, thus optimising energy consumption.
Optical fibre could boost superconducting quantum computers
09 April, 2021The secret to building superconducting quantum computers with massive processing power may be an ordinary telecommunications technology.
Low levels of backscattering confirmed in hollow-core fibres
19 February, 2021Researchers have successfully measured back-reflection in cutting-edge hollow-core fibres that is around 10,000 times lower than conventional optical fibres.
Quantum network paves way for safer online communication
07 September, 2020The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and a solution to the growing problem of cyber attacks.
Optical data transmission record broken
13 August, 2020An international research team claims to have broken the spectral efficiency world record for optical data transmission with a single integrated photonic chip.
World's fastest internet speed recorded, researchers claim
27 May, 2020Australian researchers have successfully tested and recorded what is claimed to be the world's fastest internet data speed from a single optical chip.
Tiny optical cavities could enable a quantum internet
06 April, 2020Quantum engineers have shown that atoms held in optical cavities — tiny boxes to hold light — could be foundational to the creation of a quantum internet.
Light beam device packs more into optical fibre
29 May, 2019Researchers have developed a light beam device that could lead to faster internet, splitting light into the shapes it is made up of.
