You’ve never heard Dean Martin like this. This recording of Martin’s classic “Volare” was transmitted wirelessly via a semiconductor laser — the first time a laser has been used as a radio f... Read more
Photoacoustic communication approach could send warning messages through the air without requiring a receiving device Researchers have demonstrated that a laser can transmit an audible messa... Read more
Berkeley Lab scientists say marriage opens door to development of single device with exceptional range of optical capabilities Bringing opposing forces together in one place is as challengin... Read more
An international team of scientists constructs the first germanium-tin semiconductor laser for silicon chips Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switz... Read more
“Our laser communication technology will revolutionize earth observation and satellite communication.” The first ever gigabit transmission via laser of imagery between the radar... Read more
The download rate is more than six times faster than previous state-of-the-art radio systems flown to the moon In the early morning hours of Oct. 18, NASA’s Lunar Laser Communication Demonst... Read more
A new NASA-developed, laser-based space communication system will enable higher rates of satellite communications similar in capability to high-speed fiber optic networks on Earth. A new NAS... Read more