(1) Also known as "unlit fiber," it is optical fiber that is laid in the ground, but not used. During the late 1990s, so much fiber had been installed worldwide in anticipation of Internet demand ...

In low-bandwidth applications, fiber optic cable transmits data using one color of light. There’s a way to get more bandwidth out of a fiber optic cable, as [Shahriar] found out while ...

An optical illusion that only one percent of people can solve has left people mind-blown. The puzzle, shared on TikTok by user Olly Hindle, has not only confused users but also made them question ...

This advancement could advance data transmission capabilities in fields requiring light-based encoding, such as ...

Roads are being torn up all over Germany and fiber optic cables are being sunk into the ground. The days of copper wire and coaxial cables seem to be numbered. But the industry is warning that ...

Two Chandler artists who work with textiles believe Arizona needs a center to help unify all fiber artists with education, ...

An all-optical fiber-optic switching device that maintains the signal as light from input to output. Traditional switches that connect optical fiber lines are electro-optic. They convert photons ...

Fiber optic couplers are optical devices that connect three or more fiber ends, dividing one input between two or more outputs, or combining two or more inputs into one output. The device allows the ...

Single mode is an optical fiber that will allow only one mode to propagate. The fiber has a very small core diameter of approximately 8 µm. It permits signal transmission at extremely high bandwidth ...

nationwide fiber-optic network. The pencil-thin cable spins off its reel and flows into a black duct stiff enough to provide a pathway, whether the cable goes aerial or into the ground.

A shift in data consumption patterns, including cloud computing and the proliferation of video content, has led to an increasing need for fast data transfer via optical fiber cables. This demand ...

Cierra is passionate about social justice issues, fiber-optic internet and sourdough bread. When she's not researching and writing about broadband and internet service providers, you can find her ...