The use of fibre-optic drones in frontline areas is leaving debris in fields that can become traps for animals and birds and ...
Researchers have shown that data can be sent at more than 100 terabits per second (Tb/s) through a single optical fiber over 2,000 kilometers, a first for this class of long-haul transmission.
Researchers have built a microscopic 3D-printed optical device that funnels light from 37 separate multimode semiconductor lasers into a single optical fiber, merging 222 distinct spatial modes; the ...
Natural compound eyes (NCEs) were first investigated by Robert Hooke in 1664 after he observed orderly arranged pearls in the cornea of a grey drone fly. These NCEs then inspired the development of ...
And because of this simple shift, from current to light, optical fibre is now helping to power not only our internet connections, but also sensing technologies, industrial monitoring systems, and even ...