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Technology Research News November 19, 2003	Liquid Crystal Tunes Fiber Researchers have combined photonic crystal and liquid crystal to make an optical fiber whose properties can change according to temperature. The combination allows the researchers to change the properties of the light inside the fiber.
Technology Research News November 5, 2003 Eric Smalley	Crystal fiber goes distance Making fiber-optic lines that are hollow is one step toward more efficient telecommunications. Making lines that are full of holes goes further. Lots of regularly spaced holes bend light, which keeps it on the straight and narrow.
Technology Research News January 14, 2004	Fiber optics goes nano Researchers from Harvard University, Zhejiang University in China and Tohoku University in Japan have made glass optical fibers as thin as 50 nanometers that guide light without losing much of it.
Technology Research News November 17, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Fibers Mix Light and Electricity Scientists have demonstrated that it is possible to make some semiconductor devices in optical fiber form.
Technology Research News June 1, 2005	Lasers Built Into Fiber-Optics Researchers have crossed a gas-filled fiber optic laser with ordinary fiber optics to make a Raman laser and a frequency stabilizer -- devices that provide precise control of laser beams.
Technology Research News July 2, 2003	Tiny T splits light Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have designed a compact photonic crystal multiplexer that splits a lightwave into two slightly different colors.
Technology Research News February 9, 2005	Lens design promises tight spots A new photonic crystal lens can focus near-field light to a spot one-quarter of the light's wavelength. The device can be used to make smaller, faster computer chips and memory. It could also be used in super-resolution microscopes.
Technology Research News March 24, 2004	Irregular layout sharpens light Aperiodic photonic crystal could improve devices that shape, detect and filter light, including communications devices like photodetectors, demultiplexers, which sort wavelengths of light, and channel drop filters, which filter out different wavelengths.
Technology Research News July 28, 2004 Eric Smalley	Photonic chips go 3D Computer chips made from photonic crystal promise better communications equipment and ultrafast, all-optical computers
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004	Fiber lasers emerge as strong competitor for future laser weapons They may be applied to jet fighters, land vehicles, and perhaps even man-portable systems. And they even have the potential to edge-out other solid-state laser approaches such as slab lasers and free-electron lasers.
Technology Research News June 16, 2004	Laser Tweezer Grabs Varied Specks Researchers have advanced the use of optical tweezers with a method that allows them to simultaneously trap and independently manipulate microscopic materials that have different indices of refraction.
Technology Research News August 11, 2004	Twisted fiber filters light Researchers have devised a way to control light inside optical fiber communications lines. The method could enable faster data transmission rates in fiber-optic lines and new twists on devices like lasers and sensors.
Technology Research News September 10, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Sponges grow sturdy optical fiber Primitive sea creatures from the murky depths are providing tips on how to improve one of the fundamental technologies of the information age -- optical fiber. Sea sponge spines act like fiber optics, but with some key advantages.
CIO May 15, 2003 John Edwards	Looking-Glass Fiber Don't look now, but a new low-loss optical fiber -- featuring a mirrored core -- can conduct an intense stream of laser light that would melt an ordinary fiber.
IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Neil Savage	Slower Light for Faster Telecom Networks Promising research could yield better optical data storage.
PC Magazine October 10, 2007 Anton Galang	Computing Sees the Light Imagine a CPU clocked at a few hundred terahertz. Physicists are close to making this happen.
T.H.E. Journal October 2000	New Switch Protects Network Systems To protect against faulty fibers or network equipment, Pysical Optics Corp.'s new Fiber Optic Route Protection Switch provides automated switching between primary and secondary fibers to support a mission critical network system...
T.H.E. Journal November 2000	Optical Fiber Solutions for VCSEL Berk-Tek has enhanced the performance of its GIGAlite optical fiber solutions, when used with vertical cavity surface emitting lasers. GIGAlite optical fiber solutions are engineered for users who demand high-speed performance in their fiber optic-structured cabling systems...
CIO October 15, 2002 Bud Bates	The Fiber-Glut Myth There may be lots of glass under the streets -- but a lot may not really be enough.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005	European Company Optimizes Optical Fiber for High-Energy Amplification Liekki, a supplier of highly doped optical fibers in Finland, has developed an optical fiber for amplifying pulses from 1-micron lasers.
IEEE Spectrum April 2011 Neil Savage	Diodes Built Inside Fiber More complex nanocircuits possible, say engineers.
Technology Research News June 1, 2005 Eric Smalley	Movie Captures Trapped Light Slow light, once better understood, could be used to improve devices like sensors and optical communications equipment. Researchers have moved the field forward with a way to directly observe the phenomenon.
CIO February 15, 2002 Christopher Lindquist	Fiber All the Way Primarion is developing optical packaging technology and a fast power supply to support connecting processors, memory and other components with high-speed, inexpensive optical links.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 Sansone & Emslie	Fiber sensing receives renewed interest History will remember optical-fiber technology as one of the truly great inventions of the 20th century: it is the driver behind the telecommunications revolution and the very backbone of the Internet, telephony, and Cable TV
Technology Research News June 16, 2004	Scheme Optimizes Light Chips Researchers have borrowed a design tool developed for mechanical engineering to improve the efficiency of nano-size optical waveguides.
CIO October 1, 2002 John Edwards	It Reflects Well On You MIT researchers have created high-performance mirrors in the shape of hairlike flexible fibers that can be woven into cloth or incorporated into paper. The technology could one day reside in clothing with an embedded reflective code or in protective gear for emergency personnel.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Dan Bloom	The Optical Fiber Glut Why is Corning still selling so much fiber? Investors, read on.
Wired September 2000 Charles Platt	Bright Switch A tiny crystal full of holes is about to smash the electronic speed limit, and in the coming photonics era, superfast optical networking is only the beginning.
InternetNews June 22, 2004 Michael Singer	Big Blue Eyes Optical Chip Connectors A new high-speed photodetector lets chips talk to each other using high-speed light pulses.
Technology Research News June 29, 2005	Crystal promises more light Spontaneous emission from chip-based devices like light-emitting diodes can lower efficiency and create noise. Researchers have created a device that can harness the energy from the emissions and put them towards positive ends.
Technology Research News June 18, 2003 Eric Smalley	Chip sorts colors The simple concept of proportionality is the key to a significant advance in the emerging field of integrated optics -- chips that control light rather than electricity.
Technology Research News October 22, 2003	Fiber handles powerful pulses Researchers from Cornell University and Corning, Inc. have shown that it's possible to preserve the shape, intensity and color of a very high-power light pulse as it travels through 200 meters of a fiber-optic cable.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005	Optoelectronics Briefs Lucent to tackle Army optical communications network... KVH wins order for TACNAV navigation systems... Nufern offers ytterbium-doped triple-clad fiber product line...
Food Processing February 2007 Mike Pehanich	Adding fiber and whole grains to the plant Lots of formulations are adding fiber and whole grains to recipes. But don't let the R&D department damage your machinery!
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	Nufern Adds 25-Micron-Core-Diameter Fibers to Its Family of Products Nufern announced the expansion of its ytterbium-doped double-clad-fiber product line.
T.H.E. Journal October 2000	Make the Connection Spectro-Link MT-RJ-style fiber optic connectors are the newest additions to Leviton's Opt-X Fiber System, and are available in Workstation and Frame-Station styles...
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 Adrian Carter	New technology advances applications for high-power fiber lasers Since introduced by Nufern as a standard product in late 2002, LMA fibers have enabled a power-scaling revolution, and have produced near-diffraction-limited beam quality at powers approaching 1 kW and slope efficiencies of around 75 percent.
Technology Research News November 3, 2004	Photonic Crystal Lasers Juiced Researchers have made a photonic crystal laser that is driven by electric current. The device could eventually be used as a source of single photons for quantum cryptography and communications devices.
PC Magazine May 4, 2005 Cade Metz	The Bright Side of Dark Fiber Optics With a bold IT staff and plenty of networking experience, Bank of America takes the dark-fiber plunge. Cutting the telecom out of the equation frees companies to make their own maintenance decisions, such as when to schedule outages.
Home Toys August 2005 Stan Palguyev	HDMI / DVI Connectivity Before you order a set of cables for yourself or your company, make sure which type fits your application the best. Fiber optic vs. copper. Which is right for you?
PC World May 10, 2001 Tom Spring	Fiber Optics Fans Foresee Lightning-Fast Web Access SBC joins small but growing band of firms offering fiber-optic broadband...
Scientific American July 2005 Lamont Wood	Copper for Fiber In the end, the hybrid DSL/fiber approach may just whet consumers' appetites for pure fiber, especially as its upgrade potential is realized--the 100-megabit maximum offered by Verizon is only one millionth the theoretical capacity of fiber.
Prepared Foods June 1, 2005 Leslie Skarra	Fixing Formulas with Fiber There are two main reasons why fiber is included in food formulations today: for a functional effect in a food system or for a human physiological effect. Product development approaches for these two goals are very different.
IEEE Spectrum February 2009 Mark Anderson	Two Steps Toward a Terabit Internet Nonlinear optics tricks bring terabit-per-second bandwidth within reach
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Anna Basanskaya	Electricity Over Glass Photonic Power offers the option of measuring high currents by placing a transducer directly on the line, obviating the use of transformers to overcome voltage differences, as the power-over-fiber system converts electricity directly to light.
Technology Research News February 11, 2004	Magnets tune photonic crystal Researchers from Fudan University in China have found that it is possible to use a magnetic field to quickly shift or block certain frequencies of electromagnetic signals passing through photonic crystals made from semiconductor material.
InternetNews August 3, 2010	Tech Firms Split on Paying for Security Flaws Some major IT firms have made it a standard practice to pay security researchers for bringing vulnerabilities to their attention, while others have a strict prohibition against it. What accounts for the divide?
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 Steffen Koehler	Advances in hybrid optical packaging enable high-bandwidth photonic RF transmission The challenge in exploiting optical fiber for RF transmission lies in getting the RF signals on and off the fiber without degrading the signals. Advances in optical packaging technology are making improvements to military equipment possible.
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Paniccia & Koehl	The Silicon Solution In the future, ordinary silicon chips will move data using light rather than electrons, unleashing nearly limitless bandwidth and revolutionizing computing
Food Processing March 2013 Mark Anthony	Study Suggests High Dietary Fiber Related to Low Levels of Insulin Resistance in Women Consumers can add insulin resistance as an increasingly important concern along with obesity and type 2 diabetes; however, food processors can add fiber and resistant starch to help counter that concern.