The use of communicating via light undoubtedly goes back many centuries. The Chinese and Native Americans were the first to use smoke signals for long distance communications, a type of optical ...
Since optical fiber has the characteristic that 'light reflects inside as it travels,' even the slightest misalignment is not permitted when connecting optical fibers. For this reason, a fusion ...
Convenient and reliable joining of optical fibres is essential for building optical networks. Neil Savage reports that the machines performing the task are becoming smaller and increasingly ...