Optical fibers are fundamental components in modern science and technology due to their inherent advantages, providing an efficient and secure medium for applications such as internet communication ...

Natural compound eyes (NCEs) were first investigated by Robert Hooke in 1664 after he observed orderly arranged pearls in the cornea of a grey drone fly. These NCEs then inspired the development of ...

A compact side-viewing fibre probe for endoscopic optical coherence tomography has achieved micrometre-scale resolution across an unprecedented imaging depth, addressing a long-standing trade-off ...

The printing techniques they report also could prove valuable in production of pharmaceuticals and chemicals. Microscopic image of a printed glass demonstration structure on tip of optical fiber.

In what it claims is a world first, and continuing the advances in optical technology that it has made throughout 2024, NTT has revealed it has demonstrated a stable spatial multiplexing signal ...

Caltech’s new fiber-like photonic chips achieve record-low visible-light loss, enabling more coherent lasers and next-generation quantum and sensing technologies.

An optical fiber about the thickness of a human hair can now carry the equivalent of more than 10 million fast home internet connections running at full capacity. An optical fibre about the thickness ...

Optical percutaneous needle biopsy techniques are revolutionizing tumor diagnostics, enabling real-time analysis and improving the accuracy of tissue sampling.