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New research has unveiled new phase-change materials, touted as having ultra-low losses and little power consumption. How…

New research has unveiled new phase-change materials, touted as having ultra-low losses and little power consumption. How might this finding affect telecommunications?

The relatively new semiconductor—spin-gapless semiconductors—bridges zero‐gap materials and half‐metals while…

The relatively new semiconductor—spin-gapless semiconductors—bridges zero‐gap materials and half‐metals while having spin-polarized electrons and holes.

Researchers from ETH Zürich have successfully combined photonic and electronic elements onto the same chip for the first…

Researchers from ETH Zürich have successfully combined photonic and electronic elements onto the same chip for the first time. The implications? A brighter future for optical communication networks.

University College London (UCL) and Microsoft have discovered a new technique called “clock phase caching” that may…

University College London (UCL) and Microsoft have discovered a new technique called “clock phase caching” that may pave the way for an all-optical data center in the future.

Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), an institute in Switzerland, created a process…

Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), an institute in Switzerland, created a process that uses deep ultraviolet stepper lithography that outperforms current nanofabrication techniques.

Maybe you've heard of perovskite for solar cells. But what about perovskite LEDs? Can a team of researchers make them a…

Maybe you've heard of perovskite for solar cells. But what about perovskite LEDs? Can a team of researchers make them a viable alternative to organic LEDs or quantum-dot LEDs?

How do optical interconnections help defy Moore's law while pushing toward optics?

How do optical interconnections help defy Moore's law while pushing toward optics?

Replacing radio waves with laser light – ‘Li-Fi’ – could soon be used to boost the speed and reach of…

Replacing radio waves with laser light – ‘Li-Fi’ – could soon be used to boost the speed and reach of communications far beyond the limits promised by 5G.

Maxim claims their newest temperature sensor and heart-rate monitor are "lowest-power" with clinical-grade accuracy.

Maxim claims their newest temperature sensor and heart-rate monitor are "lowest-power" with clinical-grade accuracy.

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS)—plus a new method of integrating arsenic trisulfide onto silicon-based…

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS)—plus a new method of integrating arsenic trisulfide onto silicon-based chips—might be the key to a new generation of ultra-high-performance optical circuits.

Radio Over Fiber (ROF) combines RF and optics, providing optical links to replace strategic portions of cellular,…

Radio Over Fiber (ROF) combines RF and optics, providing optical links to replace strategic portions of cellular, satellite, and copper based systems.

Researchers have designed a more efficient multicore processor.

Researchers have designed a more efficient multicore processor.

Multiplexing was developed in the early 1870s, but it’s become much more applicable to digital telecommunications in…

Multiplexing was developed in the early 1870s, but it’s become much more applicable to digital telecommunications in the late 20th century. Today, frequency division multiplexing (FDM), time division multiplexing (TDM), and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) have become an extremely important asset to telecommunication processes and has greatly improved the way that we transmit and receive independent signals over AM and FM radio, telephone lines, and optical fibers.