Optical fiber has already transformed the modern world. New research now suggests it could do even more. A new flat-fiber ...

It’s always interesting to see how scientists and engineers have exploited—in the positive sense of the word—somewhat obscure, fundamental physics principles to create innovative sensors. For example, ...

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. Researchers have developed a new optical sensor ...

Microscopic sensors that are as thin as a strand of hair but capable of taking multiple measurements simultaneously could revolutionize the diagnosis and monitoring of diseases like cancer.

Fiber connectivity vendor Clearfield Inc. has expanded its distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) portfolio to continuously ...

Distributed fiber-optic sensors are widely used to monitor temperature and strain in infrastructure, but their spatial resolution has long been limited. In a new study, researchers from Shibaura ...

Optical fiber has already transformed the modern world. New research from a partnership between suggests it could do even more. A new flat fiber fabrication technique produces a high fidelity sensor ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and photonic sensing technologies are marching toward a convergence yielding intelligent high-performance sensing systems for ...

Pipeline contents are typically valuable, volatile, and harmful to the environment if allowed to escape. With them being susceptible to aging, accidental damage, or tampering, the chances of an escape ...

Caltech scientists have created ultra-low-loss optical pathways on silicon chips that approach the efficiency of fiber optics and dramatically outperform existing technology at visible wavelengths.