1. The History of Fiber Optics
While most organizations dismissed fiber saying it was do lossy, one small group did not -- a team at Standard Telecommunications Laboratories initially headed by Antoni E. ... Kao goal of 20 db/km loss was finally reached after four years. ... In September 1970, they announced they had made single-mode fibers with attenuation at the 633-nanometer helium-neon line below 20 dB/km. ... Use of fiber optics in communications is growing. ... Private companies also use fiber optics and its inherent security to send and receive data. ...
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