Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new amplifier developed in Sweden enables the transmission of ten times more data per second than those of current fiber-optic ...

The continually increasing data traffic across the globe is placing greater demands on the capacity of communication systems. A research team from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, has ...

Scientists have demonstrated a new fiber-optic sensing method that detects strain and displacement by reading interference ...

They feature a simple pushbutton teach mode and include a digital display indicating incoming light level, adjustment steps, and scanning conditions. There are three sensitivity settings and built-in ...

Nufern, the Rofin-Sinar subsidiary that specializes in fiber lasers and related technology, is expanding manufacturing operations at its Connecticut headquarters to fulfill multiple orders for the US ...

The amplifiers have a 0 to >200-mm sensing range, depending on the optical fibers used. Operating distance can be adjusted between 20 and 200 mm with a 12-turn potentiometer with an illuminated scale.