Communicating with light – fibre optics
Further Reading
April 2008, page 14
Genetic approach to fibre optic interference
Describes a method of determining sources of interference in optical cabling signals.
April 2007, page 6
Slow waves for fast internet
Looks at the production of slow light waves with the potential to provide a faster and more energy-efficient Internet.
June 2006, page 48
Up your nose with an optic fibre (by Nic Svenson)
Describes an optical fibre catheter that senses pressure to analyse problems with swallowing.
January/February 2006, pages 20-23
Light on a leash: Reinventing optical fibres (by Maryanna Large)
Describes in detail the development of optical fibres made from polymers to substitute for silica fibres.
November/December 2005, pages 4-5
Fantastic plastic fibre optics earn Australasian Science Prize
Describes the development of optical fibres made from polymers to substitute for silica fibres.
August 2003, pages 23-25
Fantastic photonics (by Maryanne Large)
Looks at materials being developed for use as optical fibres.
Issue 29, Spring 2004, pages 8-9
Carried on a butterfly’s wing (by David Bradley)
Looks into the transport of laser light and sound via photonic crystal fibres
December 2006, pages 64-71
The ultimate white light (by Robert Alfano)
Summarises the use of 'supercontinuum light', which combines the features of laser light with the bandwidth of white light.
January 2001, pages 68-73
Triumph of the light (by Gary Stix)
Covers technologies involved in all-optical networks.
January 2001, pages 74-79
The rise of optical switching (by David J. Bishop, C. Randy Giles and Saswato R. Das)
Discusses how replacing electronic switches with optical ones in high-capacity optical networks would allow networks to transmit trillions of bits each second.
January 2001, pages 80-83
Routing packets with light (by Daniel J. Blumenthal)
Discusses the use of optical switches to redirect packets of data at blindingly fast speeds.
Page updated May 2008.