In a previous Broadcast Engineering article (“Understanding blocking capacitor effects,” August 2011), I mentioned that one of the first tasks in my broadcast engineer career was to work on optical-to ...

Measuring attenuation in a fiber-optic cable is a vital ingredient to obtaining the maximum performance from a system designs. But, for designers, just starting to work in the fiber-optic design space ...

Scientists have developed a new technology for the nano-photonics market, which manufactures optical devices and components. The plastic-based "filter" is made from nanometer-sized grooves embedded ...

Solving the "last mile" problem is a goal both the telecommunication and cable industries have pursued for years without discovering a single, easily implementable solution. Now, researchers at the ...

Alan Martin, Engineer Extraordinaire, once told me, “You never regret adding isolation between your circuits.” While he was speaking in the context of power supplies, the same goes for isolating ...

You can thank fiber optics for all these conveniences and more. And while you’re at it, wish the fiber a happy 60th birthday ...

Plans in the 1990s to bring ultra-high speed telecom lines into every home foundered because the optical fiber infrastructure was just too expensive. But a new project using plastic fiber and ...

The knock on plastic fiber optic cables is that they aren't tough enough for industrial use. But the more rugged glass fiber cables are usually more expensive and, unlike plastic, can't be bent enough ...