Physicists win Nobel for high-tech wonders Oct 7, 2009
What the wheel did for transport, the optical fiber did for telecommunications, said Richard Epworth, who worked with Kao at Standard Telecommunications Laboratories in Harlow, England in the 1960s. Optical fiber enables you to transmit information with little energy over long distances and to transmit information at very high rates ... Phil Schewe, a physicist and spokesman for the American Institute of Physics called optical fibers the backbone of our telecommunications world. (MSNBC -- International)
Americans share Nobel physics prize Oct 7, 2009
What the wheel did for transport, the optical fiber did for telecommunications, said Richard Epworth, who worked with Kao at Standard Telecommunications Laboratories in Harlow, England, in the 1960s ... One popular use of optical fibers is sending digital photos, which were made possible by a 1969 invention by Boyle and Smith at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J. It is called a charge-coupled device, or CCD, and it is at the heart of most digital cameras, turning light into electrical... (Boston Globe)
New Multi-use Device Can Shed Light On Oxygen Intake Oct 5, 2009
The sensor is created by heating an optical fiber and pulling it apart to create two pointed optrodes about 15 microns in diameter, about one-tenth the size of a human hair. A membrane containing a fluorescent dye is placed on the tip of an optrode. (Science Daily)
New Kind Of Search For Dark Energy: First Light For BOSS Oct 3, 2009
Each morning astronomers begin plugging optical fibers into a thousand tiny holes in each of the "plug plates" to carry the light from each specific target object to an array of spectrographs ... Steering each optical fiber to the right CCD was no trivial task, says Schlegel ... This is one of the BOSS fiber cartridges, containing 1,000 optical fibers that guide light from a "plug plate" targeting specific galaxies and quasars to the spectrograph; Sloan Foundation telescope is in the background.... (Science Daily)
Vanderbilt astronomers participate in new search for dark energy Oct 2, 2009
The University of Washington contributed new optical fiber systems, and Ohio State University designed and built an upgraded BOSS data-acquisition system. The "fully depleted" 16-megapixel CCDs for the red cameras evolved from Berkeley Lab research and were fabricated in Berkeley Lab's MicroSystems Laboratory (MSL). (EurekAlert!)
NTT and NTT DOCOMO to Participate in ITU Telecom World 2009 Sep 24, 2009
NTT:- NTT Group's vision for the future - Optical access technologies supporting NGN, including GE-PON, low-friction indoor optical fiber - NGN services and applications, including HomeICT, IPTV, high quality IP telephones, etc. NTT DOCOMO:- Overview of LTE mobile technologies and networks - Handsets and services, including the summer 2009 lineup, mobile concierge service, intuitive mobile search and navigation, etc. (JCN Network, Japan)
Seeking to move up Sep 22, 2009
He said his job included the setting up of antennas and creating networks of optical fiber. With applied science playing a significant role behind the design of optical fiber, Alrajab said his area of study would help him gain a greater understanding of the technology behind television broadcasts. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Corning Cable lands supply contract Sep 18, 2009
will provide optical fiber cable to to connect more than 120 facilities at the Southern Ohio Health Care Network ... Corning Cable is a subsidiary of New York-based (NYSE:GLW), which makes optical fiber, cable and other telecommunications products. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Telstra Restores Mobile Phone Service in Central Sydney Following Outage Sep 17, 2009
Telstra repaired and returned to service eight of the 11 damaged optical fiber cables and some 200 landlines, said , a spokesman for the Melbourne-based company. Sydney Internet and phone services were disrupted yesterday after workers cut Telstra lines while drilling in Sydneys city center. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Penetrating insights: NIST airframe tests help ensure better shielding for flight instruments Aug 27, 2009
The tests were conducted over a two-year period using a commercial measurement system that incorporates NIST-developed ultra-wideband antennas, a network analyzer and an optical fiber link to obtain high-resolution measurements from the megahertz to gigahertz range. NIST-developed special software extends the number of frequencies to any desired value using a variable number of bands. (EurekAlert!)
Fiber optic on track Aug 25, 2009
Fiber optics An optical fiber (or fibre) is a glass or plastic fiber that carries light along its length. Fibers are used instead of metal wires because signals travel along them with less loss and are also immune to electromagnetic interference. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Govt plans Rs 10k cr network Aug 22, 2009
16 crore dedicated, highly secure and state-of-the-art optical fiber cable (OFC) network for the Army, Navy and Air Force ... 16 crore dedicated, highly secure and state-of-the-art optical fiber cable (OFC) network for the Army, Navy and Air Force. (India Times)
Fujitsu Optical Components and Furukawa Electric to Jointly Develop Integrated Receivers for 40Gbps and 100Gbps Optical Networks Aug 19, 2009
Its telecommunication segment consists of two major businesses, the optical fiber and the photonics network. The optical fiber business, including its fully subsidiary 'OFS-Fitel', has been a global supplier for optical fiber and cable ... On the other hand, the photonics network business has been supplying key components for WDM telecommunication systems, such as optical fiber amplifiers, wavelength multiplexers ltiplexers, pump lasers and more, all over the world. (JCN Network, Japan)
Fujitsu Introduces Compact Integrated DPSK Receiver for 40Gbps Optical Networks Aug 12, 2009
The delay line interferometer and balanced receiver had previously been individually packaged and used in connecting two optical fibers. The length of these optical fibers had to be approximately 0 ... As mounting spaces to install the optical connector and optical fibers were necessary, the area used within the transponder had become constrained. (JCN Network, Japan)
Verizon 2Q profit falls, but matches expectations Jul 28, 2009
2% in the latest quarter but it's a testament to Verizon's heavy investment in replacing its copper network with optical fiber, enabling it to offer cable-like TV service and ultrafast broadband. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- Money)
Verizon profit falls, company plans job cuts Jul 28, 2009
2 percent in the latest quarter but it's a testament to Verizon's heavy investment in replacing its copper network with optical fiber, enabling it to offer cable-like TV service and ultrafast broadband ... The Frontier deal will trim Verizon's local foot print to concentrate it on more densely populated areas, where it makes business sense to upgrade to optical fiber. (MSNBC -- Business)
Screening For Childhood Depressive Symptoms Could Start In Second Grade Jul 23, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 23, 2009) New research indicates that screening children for symptoms of depression, the most common mental health disorder in the United States, can begin a lot earlier than previously thought, as early as the second grade. A University of Washington study that followed nearly 1,000 children from the second to the eighth grades also found five distinct patterns for the way symptoms of depression develop among adolescents. (Science Daily)
Qwest doubles top broadband speed in some cities Jul 21, 2009
However, it works only in areas where Qwest has already upgraded its network by running optical fiber closer to homes, shortening the distance the data signal has to run over old copper phone lines to reach a home. In those areas, it has been offering a maximum download speed of 20 mbps and uploads at less than 1 mbps. (USA Today -- Tech)
Corning Cable Systems to Highlight Leadership in Data Centre Applications at the Corning Data Centre Seminar in Munich Jul 7, 2009
BERLIN, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall. - Seminar Attendees to get First-hand Experience With LANscape(R) Pretium(R) EDGE Solutions. (PR Newswire)
DOCOMO Develops Enhanced Femtocell Base Transceiver Station Jul 7, 2009
It also supports plug convenience for smooth, automatic configuration after connection to the DOCOMO network via a broadband fixed line, such as optical fiber. DOCOMO introduced its existing femtocell BTS to expand mobile phone service in homes and small offices where radio signals from DOCOMO's outdoor base stations have difficulty reaching. (JCN Network, Japan)
Hungry Cells: Tumor Metabolism Discovery Opens New Detection And Treatment Possibilities For Rare Form Of Colon Cancer Jul 2, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 1, 2009) People who suffer from Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, a rare inherited cancer syndrome, develop gastrointestinal polyps and are predisposed to colon cancer and other tumor types. Carefully tracing the cellular chain-of-command that links nutrient intake to cell growth (and which is interrupted in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome), allowed researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies to exploit the tumors' weak spot. (Science Daily)
Scientists Demonstrate All-fiber Quantum Logic Jun 5, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 4, 2009) A team of physicists and engineers have demonstrated all-fiber quantum logic, where single photons are generated and used to perform the contolled-NOT quantum logic gate in optical fibers with high fidelity ... Such networks will rely on optical fiber links, making fiber-based photon generation and information processing of key technological importance. (Science Daily)
Novel Electronics From Squeezing Crystals May 10, 2009
17, 2008) A process has been developed for growing a single-crystal semiconductor inside the tunnel of a hollow optical fiber. The new device will add new electronic capabilities to optical fibers, which are. (Science Daily)
Lasers Used To Induce Gamma Brain Waves In Mice May 2, 2009
"By combining several genetic tricks, we were able to express ChR2 in different classes of neurons, allowing us to manipulate their activity with precise timing via a laser and an optical fiber over the brain," explains co-lead author Marie Carl;n, a postdoctoral fellow at the Picower Institute. The trick for inducing gamma waves was the selective activation of the "fast-spiking" interneurons, named for their characteristic pattern of electrical activity. (Science Daily)
Softbank sinks into loss on Internet service Apr 30, 2009
A major one-time loss related to payments for bonds for its mobile unit as well as a write-off for its optical fiber Internet services, also hurt results, it said. One business area that performed better than last year was its Internet-related "cultural" businesses such as advertising, Internet shopping and auctions, Softbank said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Important Breakthrough Towards Silicon-based All-optical Integrated Circuits Apr 19, 2009
29, 2008) Scientists have, for the firsts time, been able to make a practical optical fiber with a silicon. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Shedding some light on Parkinson's treatment Apr 17, 2009
First, these specific cells were treated in a way that made them sensitive to stimulation by blue light, then the team implanted an optical fiber in the brain. When researchers rapidly flashed blue light inside the animals' brains the disease symptoms improved. (EurekAlert!)
Fanuc, J-Oil, Nintendo, Nippon Steel, Toshiba, Tokyu Livable; Japan Stocks Apr 17, 2009
The wiremaker will form a venture to produce optical fiber in India, aiming to supply the products eventually to the Middle East and Africa as well as India, the Nikkei newspaper reported. Furukawa Electric, which holds a 20 percent global share in optical fiber, aims to increase its sales by 40 percent in three years, the report said ... It earned over 70 billion yen from sales of optical fiber and cables in the year ended in March, according to the report. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
CRIME: Low-tech tools take out phones in Silicon Valley Apr 14, 2009
Entertainment Extras. HotJobs Local Search. (North County Times)
Father of fiber optics explains how it began Apr 13, 2009
"It really is a miraculous technology, and the Internet couldn't exist in its present form without it," said Joseph Kahn, a Stanford professor of electrical engineering and one of the nation's leading specialists in optical fiber transmission. The miracle began nearly 60 years ago when a Punjabi university student who now lives in Palo Alto challenged his Indian professor's dogma and set off on his own voyage of discovery that led him to pioneer the science and technology of fiber optics. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Service Restored After AT&T Fiber Cut Apr 12, 2009
Whoever cut the fiber would have had to remove heavy manhole covers and use cutting tools to sever thick cables that each contain many strands of optical fiber, AT&T said. Such cases are rare, according to the carrier. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
* Chunghwa Telecom to cut access fees for ADSL service Apr 9, 2009
The discussion will also include access fees for the optical fiber network service. Aside from Chunghwa, the NCC also required Taiwan Fixed Network, Asia-Pacific Telecom and Sparq to drop their ADSL charges. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
StockerYale, Inc. Announces Engagement of Needham & Company, LLC to Explore Strategic Alternatives Apr 7, 2009
SALEM, N.H., April 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StockerYale, Inc. (NasdaqCM: - ), a leading designer and manufacturer of structured light lasers, LED systems and specialty optical fiber and assemblies for industrial OEMs, medical and defense markets, announced today that it has engaged Needham & Company, LLC to assist the Company in reviewing and evaluating its financial and strategic alternatives ... StockerYale, Inc., headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire, is an independent designer and... (Primezone Releases)
EXFO's Distributed PMD Solution Selected by Tier-1 EMEA Network Operator Apr 7, 2009
rather than offer a blind end-to-end value. and enable the cost-efficient upgrade to higher transmission rates through targeted facelifts. (Canada Newswire)
Japanese researchers transform optical fiber into solar cell Apr 7, 2009
(04/06/2009 9:24 AM EDT). Winchester, UK - A Japanese research group, which is led by Shuji Hayase, professor at the Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering of the Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT), has developed a 'fiber-type TCO-less dye sensitized solar cell. (EETimes)
Ad watchdog: Cablevision Internet not 'fastest' Mar 27, 2009
Like other cable companies, Cablevision uses optical fiber in its network but connects homes with coaxial cable, not optical fiber. Verizon's new FiOS service, which competes with Cablevision in New York and New Jersey, does draw optical fiber all the way to homes. (AZCentral -- Business)
Speeding up broadband Mar 21, 2009
The physical pathway can use one or more transmission media, such as copper/coaxial wire, optical fiber, digital broadcast, satellite or radio spectrum. NARROWBAND. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
OFC/NFOEC features breakthroughs in next-generation ethernet, metamaterials, networks Mar 18, 2009
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) is the premier meeting where experts from industry and academia intersect and share their results, experiences, and insights on the future of electronic and wireless communication and the optical technologies that will enable it ... Engineers at NEC Laboratories America in Princeton, N.J. are hoping to cut costs by simplifying the hybrid optical/electronic receiver that sorts out the... (EurekAlert!)
Fujitsu Conducts Collaborative Field Testing of LTE Mar 16, 2009
5 times that of fixed optical fiber lines (100Mbps), wireless LTE transmission of large volumes of data used in high-definition videos, as well as in business and everyday life, is now possible. The results will contribute to Fujitsu's ongoing development of wireless base stations, as well as core network systems, handset technology, and the total LTE commercial network. (JCN Network, Japan)
Alternatives in Ontario Electric Power Mar 9, 2009
The lens may connect to an optical fiber distribution system that can provide interior lighting inside a large building. There is a wide range of possible means by which to transmit a few to several hundred kilowatts of energy across a property line. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Engineers ride 'rogue' laser waves to build better light sources Mar 6, 2009
Their findings will be presented during the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), taking place March 22-26 in San Diego ... SC light is created by shooting laser pulses into crystals and optical fibers ... Since 1985, the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) has provided an annual backdrop for the optical communications field to network and share research and innovations. (EurekAlert!)
OSA, IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE ComSoc partner on optical networking journal Feb 28, 2009
It will launch in June 2009 and be promoted at this year's Optical Fiber Communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) in San Diego. Keren Bergman of Columbia University and Vincent W.S. Chan of MIT will serve as co-editors-in-chief. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
New High Frequency Amplifier Harnesses Millimeter Waves In Silicon For Fast Wireless Feb 13, 2009
Point-to-point wireless communication is a low-cost approach to getting optical fiber speeds. "You could use this amplification method to boost signal strength of a 100 Gigahertz signal from the transmitter in your ISP and also at the receiver in your home to detect the signal," explained Buckwalter. (Science Daily)
Siemon Company announces layoffsat Watertown facility Feb 12, 2009
Siemon Company is currently engaged in the design and manufacture of high performance copper and optical fiber cabling systems for I.T. networks in over 30 countries. It maintains shipping and manufacturing facilities as well as its headquarters in Watertown on Siemon Company Drive. (Town Times, CT)
Opsens Launches New Miniature Pressure Sensor For Life Sciences & Medical Devices Feb 10, 2009
OPP-M25 Is Industry's Smallest MEMS-based Optical Fiber Pressure Sensor QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 10 /CNW/ - Opsens Inc. (TSX-V:OPS) today announced the launch of OPP-M25, the smallest micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based optical pressure sensor available to the life sciences and medical devices industry. "Life Sciences is a core market for Opsens, and this new fiber optic sensor will further increase our market share," said Pierre Carrier, President and CEO. "With this new product we have... (Canada Newswire)
Inflammation Directly Linked To Colon Cancer; Potential New Drug Targets Revealed Feb 10, 2009
A thin optical fiber shines light onto the interior of the colon. . (Science Daily)
Electronic News Feb 7, 2009
The significance of the advance is that, with retention time of milliseconds, a bit in quantum memory now lasts longer than the time it would take a photon to travel through 100 km of optical fiber f.. 1/22/2009. (Variety)
