A clear roadmap for engineering combs of light

Optical frequency combs—laser sources that emit evenly spaced colors of light—are foundational, ubiquitous tools for ...
Silicon Semiconductor

Photon Design launches HAROLD QD laser simulator and silicon modulator design tool

Photon Design will showcase its newly released HAROLD QD laser simulator and silicon modulator design tool, at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC 2026), 15–19 March 2026, ...
IEEE

Kerr-Effect-Based Online Characterization of Splitting Ratio in Integrated Phase Modulators for Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes

Abstract: Multifunctional integrated optical modulators (MIOCs) are essential in fiber-optic gyroscopes (FOGs) and emerging on-chip photonic systems. Among their performance metrics, the splitting ...
IEEE

Review on Modulation Formats and Channel Coding in Free Space Optical Communication: Selection Criteria, Trade-offs, and Emerging Trends

Abstract: Free Space Optical (FSO) communication systems provide extremely large modulation bandwidths in the optical spectrum (hundreds of THz), enabling potential data rates from hundreds of Mbps to ...
Phys.org

New chip-scale microcomb uses lithium niobate to generate evenly spaced light

Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have discovered a new way to generate ultra-precise, evenly spaced "combs" of laser light on a ...