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The growth in optical wavelength services over the last few years has been fueled by a rise in 100+ Gbps connections. Thanks to high-speed connections that support webscale providers...

Using electrical signals, an optical modulator transforms and encodes light properties (e.g., wavelength, intensity, phase) onto light signals for transmission through optical...

In 1880, Alexander Graham Bell conducted an experiment where he made a phone call using natural light (sunlight) to convert his voice into light via a “photophone.&rdquo...

The continual movement around artificial intelligence (AI) cluster environments is driving new sales of optical transceiver sales and the adoption of linear pluggable optics (...

With the ongoing drive to support AI and the need for high-speed data center interconnection, the call for higher-speed 800G optical technology is emerging. Initially focused ...

  As we wind down 2024, Lightwave’s latest on-topic eBook will examine the hot topics for 2025. AI is at the top of the minds of optical industry players supporting...

The metro network continues to evolve. As service providers have built out fiber in metro areas, they have offered Ethernet-based data services to businesses and other providers...

The year 2024 marked an inflection point for AI. In August, OpenAI’s ChatGPT reached 200 million weekly active users. Meanwhile, McKinsey reported that 72% of ...

Since the first deployment of passive optical netowrks (PONs), a variety of testing methods have been designed for the verification and troubleshooting of PONs such as testing...

RURAL BROADBAND:AN OPPORTUNITY AND A CHALLENGE The rural broadband market has always been a challenge for service providers. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted ...

Before PCI Express (PCIe) became the standard for computer hardware interfaces, systems relied on parallel buses, such as PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) and AGP (Accelerated...