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The popularity and demand for data-rich wireless communication is driving the deployment of radio-over-fibre technology and the success of the firms such as Zinwave, reports Nadya Anscombe.
Over the past ten years, Crystal Fiber, now part of NKT Photonics, has been busy commercializing photonic crystal fibre. Nadya Anscombe finds out about the evolution of the technology and its applications.
Oxford Photovoltaics is the newest contender in the race to commercialize dye-sensitized solar cells. Nadya Anscombe finds out what makes this company think it can succeed.
When AOptix Technologies was set up in 2000 to exploit adaptive optics in laser communications systems, its future looked bright. But, as Nadya Anscombe finds out, the company has had to adapt to changes in the market and find new applications for its technology.
