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  2. Narinder Singh Kapany - Wikipedia

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    Narinder Singh Kapany (31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian-American physicist famously known as "Father of Fiber Optics" . [2] [3] [4] Kapany is a pioneer in the field of fiber optics, known for coining and popularising the term. [5] [6] Fortune named him one of seven "Unsung Heroes of the 20th Century" for his Nobel Prize ...

  3. Charles K. Kao - Wikipedia

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    ^ e: OFC/NFOEC – Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference [132] ^ a: Kao's major task was to investigate light-loss properties in materials of optic fibers, and determine whether they could be removed or not. Hockham's was investigating light-loss due to discontinuities and curvature of ...

  4. Fiber-optic cable - Wikipedia

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    A TOSLINK optical fiber cable with a clear jacket. These cables are used mainly for digital audio connections between devices. A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light. The optical fiber elements are typically ...

  5. Thomas Mensah (engineer) - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Mensah was born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1950. [1] His father, J. K. Mensah, was a merchant who shipped cocoa products to chocolate manufacturers in France. [5] Mensah was fluent in French, and won the National French competition held in Accra, Ghana, both at the Ordinary Level (1968) and Advanced Level (1970).

  6. 15 Largest Fiber Optic Companies in the World - AOL

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    The company produces fiber optic and coaxial cables used by cable and satellite television providers worldwide. CommScope Inc. has a $65.9 net income in 2019. 16 Most Technologically Advanced ...

  7. Alan Gerry - Wikipedia

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    Thereafter, he expanded into Florida, the Carolinas and the Mid-Atlantic States [4] and was one of the first cable operators to deploy fiber optic cable. In 1996, he sold Cablevision Industries - then the 8th largest cable company [ 6 ] and the largest privately owned cable company in the United States with 64 cable systems covering 1.3 million ...

  8. Russia is signaling it could take out the West's internet and ...

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    The vast network of undersea fiber-optic cables that transfer data between continents is indeed vulnerable to hostile powers, including Russia, the Center for Strategic and International Studies ...

  9. Peter C. Schultz - Wikipedia

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    Peter C. Schultz (born 1942) is an American academic who is co-inventor of the fiber optics used for telecommunications.He is retired President (1988 to 2001) of Heraeus Tenevo Inc., a technical glass manufacturer specializing in fiber optics and semiconductor markets, and retired Chief Technical Officer North America for Heraeus Holding GmbH.