Researchers have, for the first time, used a semiconductor laser to send and receive radio signals. The hybrid electronic-photonic device uses a laser to extract and transmit microwave signals ...

“Optical fibre communication is the backbone of the internet,” the paper stated. “Our findings could mark a shift in the design of future communication systems, targeting device-efficient transmitters ...

Innovations This chip transmits an internet’s worth of data every second The laser-powered chip could mean faster broadband speeds for consumers and an internet that requires less electricity to run ...

For the first time, researchers at Harvard School of Engineering have used a laser as a radio transmitter and receiver, paving the way for towards ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi and new types of hybrid ...

Using spatial hole burning, the high frequency signal is just the difference between two light colors in the laser. That can be 5GHz, 10GHz, or 1,000GHz depending on how the laser is constructed.

The Google group Alphabet is spinning off its laser-based internet connectivity division from its risky ideas department in the hope that Taara can emulate robotaxi start-up Waymo.

Most of the time we feature hokey film footage in our Retrotechtacular series, but we think this hack is as cool today as it was fifty years ago. [Clint] wrote in to tell us about Operation Red Lin… ...

Technavio has published a new market research report on the global laser level transmitters market from 2018-2022. (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small ...