This Collection invites submissions of original research into methods that support the deployment of optical communication systems, driving advancements in high-speed data transmission and network ...

A research team led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has developed a novel integrated all-optical signal ...

Optical fibre systems transmit data by guiding light pulses through thin, low-loss glass cores using total internal reflection. Compared with metallic conductors or free-space links, they offer vastly ...

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology of Japan, in collaboration with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony), has developed the world's first practical ...

China has launched the world's first three-band optical fibre system, enabling over five times the traffic of conventional ...

Irish satellite optical communications company Mbryonics is partnering with NTT to develop optical networking technology for ...

A Chinese research team has developed an integrated communication system bridging optical fiber and wireless networks, setting a new world record for data transmission speed, according to a study ...

A research team from Tohoku University and Kyocera Corp. has developed a new magneto-optical material—a nanocomposite magnetic garnet film—that can be deposited directly onto silicon substrates while ...

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 6-103 mission successfully launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Feb. 24, 2026. Following liftoff, the Falcon ...

Transcelestial has developed space-to-ground optical communications terminals for spacecraft, such as this one for the 6GStarLab spacecraft. Credit: Transcelestial WASHINGTON — Transcelestial, a ...

The Holomondas Optical Ground Station in Greece uses laser beams for high-speed communications to and from space.