Daniel Schall’s experiments in 2009 quickly demonstrated to him and his colleagues ‘that the optical properties of graphene were absolutely unique’.
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22 June 2017
Systems vendors are using intelligent software to squeeze more performance from optical networks. Pauline Rigby reports on developments at OFC 2017
13 June 2017
CableLabs is spearheading efforts to develop a proposal that uses coherent optics to dramatically boost the capacity of hybrid fibre coaxial networks, reports Andy Extance
02 May 2017
Jonathan Homa examines the benefits of taking a more holistic view of network optimisation
02 May 2017
BT, Telefonica, Telia Carrier and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative explain how the communications industry is reducing carbon emissions, even as data consumption escalates
04 April 2017
Oclaro's Adam Carter and Dan Tauber examine which modulation schemes – DMT, PAM4 or coherent – are likely to prevail in the race to higher-speed transmission for more cost-sensitive links
06 February 2017
Pauline Rigby explores the roadmap for next-generation optical access
03 February 2017
Google wanted to revolutionise the roll-out of fibre, and it still could, writes Benoît Felten
03 February 2017
Commercial development of quantum key distribution is coming just in time to meet the security threat from quantum computers, finds Andy Extance
03 February 2017
CommScope is excited about the future of optical connectivity in access and enterprise networks, writes Beth Harlen
26 October 2016
Online exclusive - Corning's Ian Davis discusses the selection of fibre types for operators with more modest data transmission requirements
03 October 2016
The Consortium for On-Board Optics (COBO) is looking to change networking equipment permanently. Andy Extance finds out why
16 September 2016
Correct cleaning of fibre-optic connectors is the single most powerful practice that network operators have to future-proof their network, argues Ed Forrest
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Multimode fibre has long been the mainstay of data centre networks due to its ability to provide an economical system for high-speed connections between servers, switches and storage.
A look at building future-ready terrestrial networks with hybrid optical fibre cables, with Sergei Makovejs and Matthew Guinan
Jay Tourigny discusses the challenges of cleaning high-density fibre connections in giant data centres and how they can be overcome
PIC your test to deliver reliable optical component performance in a next-generation world, says François Couny
The UK’s nationwide rail network should be a strategic component of digital Britain, says Mark Weller
Raf Meersman offers three routes to 5G that could ensure less capital and operational expenditure for operators, for all of which, convergence is key
