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High-speed DAC paves the way for faster and more energy-efficient optical and electrical links in data centers
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High-speed DAC paves the way for faster and more energy-efficient optical and electrical links in data centers

Imec’s new DAC combines high speed and energy efficiency. Credit: imec At the 2025 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits, imec, a research...

‘Optical neural engine’ can solve partial differential equations
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‘Optical neural engine’ can solve partial differential equations

The researchers’ device applies principles of neural networking to an optical framework. As a wave encoded with a PDE passes through the ONE’s...

An active optical intensity interferometry scheme enables synthetic aperture imaging from over a kilometer away
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An active optical intensity interferometry scheme enables synthetic aperture imaging from over a kilometer away

Image showing the 1.36 km experimental environment. The remote imaging system (left) shoots eight near-infrared laser beams (red line added to show the...

It’s broadband, Jim, but not as we know it: Japanese tech giants are developing a broadband optical SSD for data centers
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It’s broadband, Jim, but not as we know it: Japanese tech giants are developing a broadband optical SSD for data centers

Broadband Optical SSDs may be key to development of town-sized mega data centers Opting for optical SSDs allow distance between compute and storage...

The iPhone 17 Pro might have a shorter distance optical zoom than its predecessor – here’s why that could be a good thing
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The iPhone 17 Pro might have a shorter distance optical zoom than its predecessor – here’s why that could be a good thing

The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max could have a 3.5x optical zoom instead of a 5x However a 5x and even 7x...

Optical innovations for solar modules—which are the most promising?
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Optical innovations for solar modules—which are the most promising?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In 2023, photovoltaic systems generated more than 5% of the world’s electrical energy and the installed capacity doubles every...

Ultra-broadband photonic chip boosts optical signals to reshape high-speed data transmission
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Ultra-broadband photonic chip boosts optical signals to reshape high-speed data transmission

A focus-stacked macro photograph of a fabricated gallium phosphide photonic chip featuring multiple spiral waveguides and other test structures. The chip width is...

Optical remote sensing technology helps monitor aircraft emissions
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Optical remote sensing technology helps monitor aircraft emissions

FTIR optical remote sensing system can be used for real-time monitoring and analysis of aircraft emissions. Credit: Li Xiangxian A research team from...

Dynabook and NEC have just launched a series of laptops that pair 13th gen Intel processors with optical drives
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Dynabook and NEC have just launched a series of laptops that pair 13th gen Intel processors with optical drives

Dynabook and NEC defy industry trends by bringing back optical drives Dynabook T series uses both Blu-ray Disc drive and DVD Super Multi-Drive...