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FIGURE 1. The tip of a 30,000-core optical fiber bundle is shown next to an Australian 5 cent coin for scale (left) and a zoomed-in image (right) reveals a small region of the fiber bundle facet (dashed red box in left). Each core is roughly 2 µm in diameter and separated from its neighbors by an average of 3.3 µm.

Fiber-optic Components: Fiber-optic bundles provide 3D stereo imaging

With each fiber acting as an independent pixel, coherent fiber bundles transmit more information than just a 2D representation of an image; specifically, the spatial light field faithfully encodes 3D stereo data.

Lasers for lidar and more

Nanoparticle-embedded stretchy optical fibers monitor body temperature

FIGURE 1. The mode of operation of a DCFC for extraction of fluorescence emission is shown.

Optical Coherence Tomography/Fluorescence Imaging: Fiber assembly enables efficient multimodal endoscopy

In the first 5 years of system rollouts, 5G subscribers will significantly outpace 4G subscribers.

5G subscribers in Asia, North America to surpass 1.1 billion by 2023--triple the 4G pace

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On-chip laser-based quantum device generates true random numbers

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Cisco plans to acquire Acacia Communications to expand its optical networking portfolio.

Cisco to acquire Acacia for $2.6B, boosting coherent optical and interconnect solutions

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has agreed to purchase Xmark Media, including Photonex Europe, Photonex Scotland, Photonex London, and Vacuum Expo.

SPIE to acquire UK’s Xmark Media and its Photonex events

A tiny fiber-optic probe and methods from the University of California, Riverside are improving the ability to understand molecular bonds for a host of important applications.

Fiber-optic probe maps molecular bonds with 1 nm resolution

LASER World of PHOTONICS 2019: Inspiring

The leading kHz CEP-stabilized amplifiers – from Coherent

The leading kHz CEP-stabilized amplifiers – from Coherent

The leading kHz CEP-stabilized amplifiers – from Coherent

The leading kHz CEP-stabilized amplifiers – from Coherent

FIGURE 1. Two basic connector concepts include a cylindrical connector (a) and a cone connector (b); mechanical reference areas are marked red and the impinging laser radiation is shown in green.

High-power fiber connectors keep it simple

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Menlo fiber-optic timing system advances relativistic geodesy

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Laser processing improves mid-IR semiconductor-core optical fibers

Photon Kinetics fiber refractive index profiler has USB control interface

Fiber-optic quantum-key distribution technique perfectly times photons’ arrival

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POC optical fiber manufacturing module arrives at International Space Station

These patterned bright spots are artificial atoms and possess many of the same properties of real atoms, like single-photon emission. (Image credit: University of Oregon)

Artificial atoms produce single photons at room temperature

Variable optical attenuator from NeoPhotonics has use in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

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3M fiber-optic connectors can accommodate from 12 to 192 fibers