Light does a lot of work in the modern world, enabling all types of information technology, from TVs to satellites to ...

Charles Kao, whose work in the 1960s laid the foundation for today’s long-distance fiber-optic networks, has won a share of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Kao, sometimes referred to as the ...

A new fiber optic technology could enable high-speed internet access to travel further without requiring electricity-powered signal boosters. The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology announced ...

The field of nanophotonics, which describes the integration of nanotechnology with photonic devices, has promoted the research and development of fiber optic nanophotonic devices. Researchers have ...

[Brainiac75] is a fan of fiber optic lamps, except for one thing—they’re often remarkably dim. Thus, they set out to hack the technology to deliver terrifying amounts of light while still retaining ...

New research from Penn State and AGC Inc. in Japan reports that the silica glass used in fiber optic cables would be more efficient if they were manufactured under high pressure. Fiber optic cable ...

Engineering physics major Katie Wootten was named a Stephen Halley White Undergraduate Research Award recipient this semester, in recognition of her outstanding research project. The award is the ...

New research offers the first demonstration of optical fibers sturdy enough to sense a wide range of human motion. The exciting applications of wearable sensors have sparked a tremendous amount of ...