A new, totally modular fiber optic simulator that can be user-configured for physical network emulation and other applications such as equipment certification is being introduced by M2 Optics of ...

The Fiber Lab Flex optical-fiber testing platform from M2Optics is a 19-in. rack-mount instrument that can be configured with plug-inmodules for physical network emulation and other fiber-optic ...

The M2 Fiber Lab 3200 test instrument houses individual spools of fiber that provide 1, 2, 4 or 8dB of real fiber attenuation. M2 Optics has introduced the Fiber Lab 3200, a fiber optic field ...

Have you ever wondered why stars appear to “twinkle” in the night sky? These fast and seemingly random changes in the color and brightness of stars arise from how light interacts with different layers ...

The Pittsburgh-based engineering software giant ANSYS is set to acquire OPTIS, the French developer of optics and photonics simulation. Established by founder Jacques Delacour back in 1989, OPTIS has ...

Using Aerotech's A3200 controller, users are able to automatically align multichannel optical devices for assembly. Using the built-in automated alignment algorithms, the controller aligns the first ...

US-based simulation software vendor Ansys has signed a deal to acquire Canada-headquartered Lumerical, which specializes in software tools for advanced photonics design. The agreement, which will see ...

Geometric optics is a confusing subject for many physics students, who often first encounter the subject in introductory college physics classes. Traditional instruction in geometric optics is not as ...

When a massive star collapses or two neutron stars collide billions of light-years away, the explosion can unleash a brief, blinding flash of gamma rays. Catching that flash and pinpointing its origin ...