The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009

« on: October 08, 2009, 18:23:40 pm »

Father of fiber-optics snags share of Nobel Physics Prize

Charles Kao, whose work in the 1960s laid the foundation for today’s long-distance fiber-optic networks, has won a share of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.

Kao, sometimes referred to as the "father of fiber-optic communications," was formally honored by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication"

The Shanghai-born Kao shares the award with Willard Boyle and George Smith, who invented imaging technology using a digital sensor dubbed a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) that makes use of the photoelectric effect theorized by Albert Einstein under which light is transformed into electric signals.

Kao’s breakthrough discovery in 1966 was to determine how to transmit light over long distances using ultrapure optical glass fibers. This would extend the distance of such transmissions to 62 miles vs. the 65 feet allowed under previous technology held back by impurities. The first ultrapure fiber was created in 1970.

According to the Nobel organization, if all the glass fibers in the world were put end to end, they would circle the globe more than 25,000 times.

Kao accomplished his work while with Standard Telecommunication Laboratories, Harlow, UK, which eventually became part of Nortel Networks. He is now chairman of ITX

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2009/index.html

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« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2009, 11:07:34 am »

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Re: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009

« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2009, 13:25:42 pm »

Quote from: Rattlehead on October 10, 2009, 11:07:34 am

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Ο Ραφτόπουλος, ε; Το πήρε για την εργασία που όλοι είχαμε την τιμή να διαβάσουμε στη λίστα. Ο πρώτος Έλληνας που πήρε Νόμπελ Φυσικής.


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