The 50th anniversary of light-speed connections at OFC

The 50th anniversary of two key optical developments will be celebrated at the upcoming OFC show to take place in San Diego starting March 8th. 

Back in 1970 the first low-loss fibre and the first room-temperature semiconductor laser were demonstrated.

Jun Shan Wey“The low-loss fibre had a loss of 16 decibels-per-kilometre,” says Jun Shan Wey of ZTE and the OFC programme co-chair. “Without such optical fibre, there would be no chance of any long-distance communication.” 

The advent of a semiconductor laser operating at room temperature was another development of key importance, she adds.

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