In this article, learn how optical technologies are transforming high-speed communication across deep space missions.

Inter-satellite communications via optical links are rapidly becoming the preferred means of transmission in space. This is opening up a dynamic new market for optical communications terminals and ...

NASA is building optical communications technologies into its networks, using infrared laser links to offer missions higher data rates than comparable radio frequency systems. NASA’s Low-Cost Optical ...

Researchers at EPFL and Harvard University have engineered a chip that can convert between electromagnetic pulses in the terahertz and optical ranges on the same device. Their integrated design could ...

Following is selection of announcements of new products and technologies that have been made this week at ECOC in Frankfurt: Trumpf and Optomind’s new 100Gbps VCSEL. Trumpf Photonic Components and ...

Amazon’s Project Kuiper successfully validated key technology that will increase throughput and reduce latency for customers using its satellite internet service, the company said Thursday. That ...

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)—the trusted industry association for the connected world—today announced it will lead the establishment ...