Microscopic mirrors for future quantum networks: A new way to make high-performance optical resonators

Researchers in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Faculty of Arts and ...
Network World

Cisco bolsters optical network software

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 ...
International Telecommunication Union

ION-2030: Enabling the intelligent optical network era

ITU has released a new framework to guide the evolution of global optical connectivity in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
Nature

Optical Networks and Physical Layer Security

Optical networks are the backbone of modern high-speed communication systems, enabling vast data throughput over extensive geographical areas. With the increasing demand for secure data transmission, ...
DATAQUEST

Google’s high-speed interconnect architecture to push 800G+ optical transceiver share past 60% by 2026

Based on TrendForce’s projection that nearly 4 million Google TPUs will be shipped in 2026, demand for 800G-plus optical ...
Computer Weekly

Salience Labs goes all-in on all-optical networking with photonics switches for AI infrastructure

AI models are data-movement limited, so the Salience switch enables all optical networking between compute nodes, removing ...
Optics

Certified Optical Network Associate (CONA)

CONA (Certified Optical Network Associate), an introductory course in optical networking, is a great training program for recent graduates, technicians, and engineers interested in the design, ...