The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) conducted an optical communication experiment for data transmission/acquisition from September 9 to 14, 2003 ...

An 'all-optical switch' is a device that uses light to control other optical signals without the need for electrical conversion, saving both time and energy in optical communications. A research team ...

Figure 1: NICT's 7.4 km, 2 Tbit/s horizontal propagation experiment (April 2025). The ST terminal was used as the transmitter and the FX terminal as the receiver. The terminals exchanged pseudo-random ...

A silicon-lithium niobate metasurface controls light through air at gigahertz speeds, advancing compact systems for optical communication and signal routing. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Optical systems that ...

Four parties will verify bidirectional communication by equipping optical wireless communication devices on Low Earth Orbit satellites and HAPS. The National Institute of Information and ...

Japanese electronics giant NEC claims to have achieved Japan’s longest terrestrial wireless optical communication, or free-space optical (FSO) communication, over a distance of more than 10 km in a ...

New UWOC technology unveiled ahead of CES 2026 promises real-time ocean data transmission for marine research, industry, and next-gen marine exploration The world beneath the waves is rapidly ...

A new Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) grating modulator has been developed, offering significant advancements in optical efficiency and scalability for communication systems. By integrating a ...

New UWOC technology unveiled ahead of CES 2026 promises real-time ocean data transmission for marine research, industry, and next-gen marine exploration Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto; ...

Corning Incorporated GLW is benefiting from healthy traction in the Optical Communications segment. The company generated $1.56 billion in revenues from this segment in the second quarter, registering ...