Search results for passive optical networks

Optics & Photonics 8 hours ago

Parity-time symmetry: Unlocking faster and stronger optical signal processing

In the era of big data, signal processing faces significant challenges in terms of capacity and energy consumption due to the torrent of data to process. With over 90% of data transmitted through light, optical signal processing ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 25, 2024

Demonstration of heralded three-photon entanglement on a photonic chip

Photonic quantum computers are computational tools that leverage quantum physics and utilize particles of light (i.e., photons) as units of information processing. These computers could eventually outperform conventional ...

Astronomy Apr 4, 2024

ESA's solar eclipse maker, Proba-3

Hundreds of millions of people will witness next week's total solar eclipse across North America, and solar physicists from around the globe are flocking to join them. Eclipses offer a brief glimpse of the sun's ghostly surrounding ...

Condensed Matter Feb 16, 2024

Researchers develop new integration technique for efficient coupling of III-V and silicon

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a new integration technique for efficient integration of III-V compound semiconductor devices and silicon, paving the way for photonic ...

Space Exploration Feb 16, 2024

NASA Artemis science, first intuitive machines flight head to moon

A suite of NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations is on the way to our nearest celestial neighbor for the benefit of humanity. Through this flight to the moon, they will provide insights into the lunar surface ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 5, 2024

Image denoising using a diffractive material

While image denoising algorithms have undergone extensive research and advancements in the past decades, classical denoising techniques often necessitate numerous iterations for their inference, making them less suitable ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 22, 2024

Performing complex-valued linear transformations using spatially incoherent diffractive optical networks

The bulk of the computing in state-of-the-art neural networks comprises linear operations, e.g., matrix-vector multiplications and convolutions. Linear operations can also play an important role in cryptography. While dedicated ...

Optics & Photonics Nov 6, 2023

Team develops new method for communicating around arbitrary opaque walls

Information transfer in free space using ultraviolet, visible, or infrared waves has been gaining interest because of the availability of large bandwidth for high-data-rate communication. However, the presence of opaque occlusions ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 29, 2023

Researchers demonstrate high-fidelity transmission of information via novel electronic-optical system

Transferring optical information in free space with large bandwidth and high transmission capacity has gained significant attention in various applications, such as remote sensing, underwater communication, and medical devices. ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 24, 2023

Diffractive networks enable quantitative phase imaging (QPI) through random diffusers

For decades, imaging weakly scattering phase objects such as cells has been an active area of research across various fields, including biomedical sciences. One common approach uses chemical stains or fluorescent tags to ...

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