In 1966, physics Nobel Prize winner Charles Kao (the 'father' of fiber optic communications) discovered optical fiber's potential for high-speed data communication. Since then, extensive research ...

Remote fiber monitoring has emerged as a popular option for telecom and data center operators to accurately locate physical ...

Caltech scientists have developed a way to guide light on silicon wafers with low signal loss approaching that of optical ...

The latest Google Doodle celebrates what would have been the 88th birthday of the late Charles K. Kao, the pioneering engineer behind fiber optic communication widely used by the internet today.