In this episode of Photonics Hot List:
Existing fiber-optic cables underground and under the sea in much of Europe could soon become more than just lines of communication. Thanks to a new initiative, they could someday double up as environmental monitoring sensor networks, too.
Business news roundup: Strategic partnerships are in the works between Oxide Corporation and Vexlum, and VIGO Photonics and InfraRed Associates.
Hailed a “Swiss army knife” for photonic integrated circuits (PICs), new optical waveguide microresonators are showing enormous potential for things like on-chip sensor technologies, telecommunications, metrology, and quantum information processing.