The amplifier developed by Chalmers researchers is compact, measuring just a few centimeters, yet it can process ten times larger amounts of data per second than current optical communication systems.

A new Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) grating modulator has been developed, offering significant advancements in optical efficiency and scalability for communication systems. By integrating a ...

Cailabs and Astrolight entered into an agreement to launch a satellite mission hosting Astrolight’s space-to-Earth laser communication terminal ATLAS-1. The mutual objective of the mission is to ...

Free-space optical communications (FSOC), which use lasers for data transmission, are a promising approach for achieving high-speed links between aircraft, spacecraft, and ground stations. However, ...

The continually increasing data traffic across the globe is placing greater demands on the capacity of communication systems. A research team from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, has ...

For Part 1, click here. High-speed optical communications applications have some high-level transimpedance-amplifier (TIA) circuit similarities with laser rangefinders (LRFs) and LiDAR. However, there ...

The rapid growth of satellite constellations has placed unprecedented pressure on the infrastructure connecting spacecraft to Earth. In a recent interview, Laurynas Mačiulis, Chief Executive Officer ...

Scientists have demonstrated new laser systems for deep-space optical communication. Researchers report new results from the NASA Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration ...

There are significantly different architectures for what are known as “atomic” clocks. Optically driven atomic clocks offer a new set of performance attributes. The optical atomic clocks use paired ...