Optical fibers with a hollow core, made of air instead of solid glass, are known as hollow-core optical fibers. In comparison ...

Although optical fibers are highly effective at data transmission, they're also relatively brittle. An experimental new type of optical fiber addresses that limitation, by incorporating a core ...

To prevent this issue when using fiber optics for NIR spectroscopy, special low OH - plasma torches should be used to manufacture fiber optics. Figure 3. Inversely, the UV spectrum has severe ...

Laser breakthrough Scientists say they have turned thin air into an 'optical fibre' that can transmit and amplify light signals without the need for any cables. In a proof-of-principle experiment ...

A fiber-optic cable uses refraction to keep light in the center of the central core fiber. A denser cladding glass surrounds the core fiber to refract light back into the core.

An unusual optical phenomenon explains why the Titanic struck an iceberg and received no assistance from a nearby ship, according to new research by British historian Tim Maltin. Atmospheric ...