Rural Broadband Projects to Receive $97 Million Investment from USDA
Leave a CommentThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $95 million to improve or expand access to broadband internet in the rural U.S. The 12 projects involved will include converting exchanges from copper to optical fiber and also building a fiber-to-the-home network to meet future demand. These projects will expand access to educational, social […]
Tags: #EconomicDevelopment, #OpticalFiber, #QualityOfLife, broadband, internet, rural
Optical Fiber “Senses” Surroundings
Leave a CommentCompanies use optical fiber as a sensor to detect changes in temperature and pressure. This technique is often used to monitor structures including bridges and gas pipelines. Now researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered a new method where optical fibers can identify when they are in contact with a liquid […]
Tags: bridges, fiber optic sensing, gas pipelines, monitoring, optical fiber, optical sensing, sensing, sound waves
Invisibility Cloaking Could Help to Secure Data Sent Over Optical Fiber
Leave a CommentShades of Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak! A recent study in Optica describes a new way to achieve cloaking invisibility. In this method, researchers manipulated the frequency (color) of light waves passing through an object. This approach overcomes critical shortcomings in existing cloaking technologies. The research team says that this technique could help to secure data […]
Tags: broadband, internet security, light waves, optical fiber, spectral cloaking
Fiber Optic Cables as Undersea Seismic Monitors?
Leave a CommentDetecting ocean-floor seismic activity is crucial to our understanding of the interior structure and dynamic behavior of the Earth. However, with 70% of the planet’s surface covered by water and only a handful of permanent, ocean-bottom seismometer stations, very little overall seismic activity is actually recorded. Now, a group of researchers from the United […]
Tags: fiber optic cable, fiber optic cables, submarine fiber optic cable, submarine optical fiber
Get Your “Splice On” With EZ!Fuse™ Splice On Connector System
Leave a CommentMeet the new EZ!Fuse Splice On Connector (SOC) Termination System. This system offers an easier-to-use solution that is more reliable and cost-effective than other available splice on and mechanical connectors. The EZ!Fuse SOC system allows for easy termination and flexibility in the field. This new splice on connector requires no field polishing or epoxy […]
Double the Density by “Rolling in the Fiber”
Leave a CommentOFS now offers users more ways to double their optical fiber density by expanding the AccuTube®+ Rollable Ribbon Cable product family. These new cables with 432, 576 and 864 fibers feature rollable ribbons, the newest fiber optic ribbon design from OFS. These cables are available in 100% gel-free, all-dielectric single jacket and light armor constructions. […]
Optical Fibers With Embedded Sensors Dissolve After Monitoring Inside the Human Body
Leave a CommentPlacing sensors inside the human body can help researchers and physicians to understand and treat a variety of medical conditions. However, while implanting a sensing device may be routine, having it remain in the body long enough to perform its job and then be safely removed is an entirely different and significant challenge. Now a […]
Catch the Wave with TeraWave® SCUBA 125 Ocean Optical Fiber
Leave a CommentOFS expanded its ocean product portfolio by introducing the new TeraWave SCUBA 125 Optical Fiber at the OFC Conference in San Diego, California, held March 12-15. This latest submarine fiber from OFS is optimally designed to deliver excellent performance for coherent transport submarine systems. The effective area of TeraWave SCUBA 125 Fiber is matched to […]
THE HEAT IS ON WITH PYROCOAT® K OPTICAL FIBER
Leave a CommentWith the growing need to accurately monitor processes in harsh environments, optical fibers are becoming an essential element within monitoring systems, both as the communications line and as the sensing element. Optical fiber sensors have been widely adopted and used in pipeline monitoring, perimeter monitoring, heat detection and structural monitoring systems, all of which operate […]
Searching Deep Space via Optical Fiber
Leave a CommentFor the first time, researchers have shown that a stable frequency reference can be reliably transmitted for more than 300 kilometers over a standard fiber optic telecommunications network in order to synchronize two radio telescopes. In The Optical Society of America’s Optica journal, researchers from a consortium of Australian institutions recently reported this successful transmission […]
