With the rise of quantum computers, the security of our existing communication systems is at risk. Quantum computers will be able to break many of the encryption methods used in current communication ...

You are watching a long-standing assumption in physics and engineering quietly fall apart. Researchers at Northwestern ...

From left: Cohen, Gopinath, Krueper in the lab. Their paper, “Realistic model of entanglement-enhanced sensing in optical fibers,” was published in Optics Express earlier this year. Research into ...

Scientists have transmitted quantum and conventional internet data through the same fiber-optic channel, meaning a future quantum internet could theoretically use existing infrastructure. When you ...

Optical fibers have become the foundation of modern data transmission, used for everything from telecoms and internet services to governmental and space applications. This is because they’re capable ...

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 ...

Clemson researchers are taking common materials to uncommon places by transforming easily obtainable and affordable materials into fiber. Their findings are published in Nature Photonics, the world's ...

TOKYO, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Electro-Communications publishes the December 2019 issue of UEC e-Bulletin http://www.ru.uec.ac.jp/ The December ...

Beneath many cities are complex networks of optical fibres that carry data, encoded in pulses of light, to offices and homes. Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singtel, ...

Researchers demonstrate a way to improve quantum key distribution over fiber networks. Beneath many cities are complex networks of optical fibres that carry data, encoded in pulses of light, to ...