Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...

A vertical drawing system lets researchers craft ultra-thin optical fibers with nanometer precision, enabling advances in quantum tech, sensors, and lasers. Micro/nano optical fibers—so thin their ...

Imagine a computer that does not rely only on electronics but uses light to perform tasks faster and more efficiently. Collaboration between two research teams from Tampere University in Finland and ...

Engineers have set a new speed record for data transmission through a standard diameter optical fiber. By beaming 55 “modes” of signals down a single-core optical fiber, the team was able to transmit ...

Scientists have successfully transmitted quantum internet signals over commercial fiber-optic cables, bringing us closer to a new era.

History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.