Near-zero-dispersion soliton and broadband modulational instability Kerr microcombs in anomalous dispersion
Microresonators based frequency combs, microcombs, have attracted huge interest in the last decades for their revolutionary performance of compact size, flexible comb spacing, and broad bandwidth. Wide applications of microcombs including optical fre.....»»
Calix expands security options in SmartBiz to protect small businesses from cyberthreats
Calix expanded security measures in Calix SmartBiz to enable broadband service providers (BSPs) to seamlessly serve their small business markets. With 43% of all cyberattacks targeting businesses with fewer than 250 employees, small and medium busine.....»»
Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics
Physicists now have a brand-new measurement of a property of the muon called the anomalous magnetic moment that improves the precision of their previous result by a factor of 2......»»
FCC prepares $75 monthly broadband subsidies for “high-cost” areas
$75 low-income subsidy targets areas where ISPs face "economic hardship." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | imagedepotpro) The Federal Communications Commission is paving the way for $75 monthly subsidies to make broadband.....»»
Unveiling the anomalous dynamics of non-collinear antiferromagnets
Researchers at Tohoku University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled a representative effect of the anomalous dynamics at play when an electric current is applied to a new class of magnetic materials called non-collinear ant.....»»
Internet providers that won FCC grants try to escape broadband commitments
"Coalition of RDOF Winners" lobbies FCC but won't reveal its full member list. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) A group of Internet service providers that won government grants are asking the Federal Commu.....»»
Researchers report broadband tip-enhanced nonlinear optical response in a plasmonic nanocavity
Squeezing light beyond the diffraction limit and controlling the optical processes caused by nano-confined light are central issues of nanophotonics. In particular, localized and enhanced light at the plasmonic nanogaps in scanning probe microscopes.....»»
Self-powered and broadband opto-sensor with bionic visual adaptation function
Recently, an artificial visual device with integrated visual adaptation functions was proposed by Professor Xu Haiyang's group from Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, China......»»
FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore
Chair proposes 100Mbps national standard and an evaluation of broadband prices. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | wigglestick) The Federal Communications Commission hasn't raised its broadband speed standard since early 20.....»»
Enhancing image quality with broadband achromatic and polarization-insensitive metalenses
Precise control of light is a crucial requirement in optical imaging, sensing, and communication. Traditional lenses employed for the purpose have limitations, necessitating more precise and compact solutions. To address this need, researchers have d.....»»
Phase-tailored assembly and encoding of dissipative soliton molecules
Streams of ultrashort light pulses delivered from mode-locked laser resonators stimulate potential applications in ultrafast science and information technology. Here the elementary pulse entity, termed dissipative solitons in contrast to the pure sol.....»»
Amazon is getting ready to launch a lot of broadband satellites
Amazon unveils satellite facility in Florida, may switch prototype launch to Atlas V Enlarge / Artist's illustration of Amazon's Kuiper satellite processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. (credit: Amazon) Withi.....»»
Japanese beetles could spread throughout Washington state in 20 years
Without intervention, the colorful but devastating Japanese beetle could make its way across the evergreen state within two decades, according to a study of their potential dispersion......»»
Viasat’s new broadband satellite could be a total loss
The mission now in peril is thought to be valued at roughly $700 million. Enlarge / This artist's illustration of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellites shows the spacecraft as it would appear with its large reflector antenna fully dep.....»»
July 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: A month of instability and uncertainty
We’re halfway through 2023 already and moving into our seventh Patch Tuesday of the year next week. There’s been a lot of activity with Microsoft this month which may impact updates we’ll see. But first taking a quick look back at June, we had.....»»
BT and HPE team up to boost LAN across the globe
Broadband-hungry collaboration apps are putting a strain on LAN services everywhere......»»
Cut low-cost broadband VAT to help more online, peers say
Some people struggle to get online, putting them at a disadvantage, a Lord's committee says......»»
Broadband subsidies: How much will your state receive?
Back in 2021, the White House said that internet access was “the new electricity” – something that was fundamental to everyday life today – and promised broadband subsidies to states, to enable them to fund the necessary programs. The sums e.....»»
Biden unveils $42 billion broadband internet plan
U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged to spend $42 billion to bring high-speed broadband to every U.S. household over the next seven years......»»
US allocates $42B in broadband funding—find out how much your state will get
Texas and California lead way as 19 states will get at least $1 billion each. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Andrey Denisyuk) The Biden administration today announced how much broadband-deployment funding each US state.....»»
Broadband and continuous wave pumped second-harmonic generation from microfiber coated with layered GaSe crystal
Second-order optical nonlinear effects have received widespread attention from researchers since its first discovery in the 1960s......»»