Caltech scientists have developed a way to guide light on silicon wafers with low signal loss approaching that of optical ...

Researchers have taken an important new step in advancing the performance of resonator fiber optic gyroscopes, a type of fiber optic sensor that senses rotation using only light. Because gyroscopes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of Chinese scientists has reportedly developed a new fibre-optic gyroscope that is stable across a wide range of ...

Researchers at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine have demonstrated that wavelength-dependent changes in the spatial distribution of light transmitted through a multimode optical fiber are not ...

Schematic diagram and microscopic observation of an optical fiber doped with rare-earth atoms. The fluorescence from the entire optical fiber can be seen. (b) Schematic diagram and microscopic ...

A new fiber-optic sensor made from stretchy rubber rather than glass can be integrated into wearable electronics and measure movement. The sensors can also quantify the force of stretching, bending, ...

It's a rejuvenating peak of sunshine on a cloudy day or the bright beam of a lighthouse cutting through dense fog — the movement of light is pretty badass. Light is also a powerful scientific ...

Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne in Switzerland are using air to amplify light across hollow-core optical fibers. The technology can be applied to any type of light—from ...

Patients who remain in bed for long periods of time may develop pressure sores, which can in turn become potentially life-threatening chronic skin ulcers. A new sensor could help keep that from ...

Seismic monitoring of glaciers is essential to improving understanding of their development and to predicting risks. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Professor Fabian Walter, who works at at ...

Single-photon emitters quantum mechanically connect quantum bits (or qubits) between nodes in quantum networks. They are typically made by embedding rare-earth elements in optical fibers at extremely ...