The newly released 1.0 specifications are for the physical media dependent layer and transmission convergence layer ...

Space, air and sea: The all-light communication network enables seamless connectivity across different environments. It combines blue light communication (BLC) for controlling unmanned underwater ...

A new version of Cisco’s Routed Optical Networking promises to simplify complex, multilayer networks by converging the IP and optical layers and minimizing the functional overlap. The software is ...

Copper free: two Münster researchers compare a prototype optical chip to a one-cent coin. (Courtesy: University of Münster) A prototype artificial neural network (ANN) that uses only light to function ...

In a key step toward making large-scale optical neural networks practical, researchers have demonstrated a first-of-its-kind multilayer all-optical artificial neural network. Researchers detail their ...

Physicists working with computer specialists have developed a so-called event-based architecture, using photonic processors. In a similar way to the brain, this makes possible the continuous ...

In the latest part of its Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) project, designed to meet the growing needs of the hyper-connected business world of the future, NTT Corporation (NTT) has ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a powerful new optical chip that can process almost 2 billion images per second. The device is made up of a neural network that processes ...

A communications network that works completely in the optical domain. It uses optical switches connected by optical fibers. See optical switch and optical computer. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ...

The optical transceiver market is expanding due to rising demand for high-speed internet, data centers, and 5G technologies. Opportunities abound in innovation and flexibility, fueled by tech ...