City of Light: The Story of Fiber Optics

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Norton, Frederick H. ‘‘Ted’’: Retired MIT glass scientist who consulted with
American Optical.
NTT: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Japan’s national telephone company.
O’Brien, Brian (1898–1992): Eminent American optical physicist who proposed
cladding optical fibers to improve image transmission; left University of Rochester
to head research at American Optical Corporation.
O’Hara, Sidney: British Post Office semiconductor laser developer and fiber-optic
project manager.
Ogilvie, Graeme: Australian metallurgist who developed liquid-core fibers.
Olshansky, Robert: Theoretical physicist who joined Corning fiber group in
1973; now at GTE Laboratories.
Osanai, Horoshi: Fujikura Cable Works co-developer of first fibers with low loss
at 1.3 and 1.55 micrometers.
Panish, Mort: Bell Labs chemist and co-developer of first American roomtemperature
diode laser.
Payne, David: Engineer at University of Southampton; developed early solid-and
liquid-core fibers with Alec Gambling; also developed fiber amplifiers.
Pearson, David: First fiber developer at Bell Labs.
Peters, C. William ‘‘Pete’’ (1919–1989): Optics professor at University of Michigan;
co-developer of practical fiber-optic endoscope.
Pierce, John R.: Bell Labs engineering manager and developer of millimeter waveguide
and communications satellites. Headed the Holmdel lab; later became
a professor at Caltech and Stanford.
Potter, Robert: Earned first American doctorate in fiber optics from University
of Rochester; developed measurement techniques and fiber-optic reader of
punched computer cards.
Quist, Tom: Early semiconductor laser researcher at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Ramsay, Murray: Physicist at Standard Telecommunication Labs; managed fiber
optic communication development after Charles Kao.
Randall, Eric: Fiber developer at Corning, Valtec, and other companies.
RCA: Radio Corporation of America, founded in 1920 as a radio patent trust.
Became a leader in electronics and radio and television broadcasting; later
bought by General Electric.
Rediker, Robert: Early semiconductor laser researcher at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Reeves, Alec Harley (1902–1971): English engineer and inventor of pulsecode
modulation for digital communications; godfather of fiber-optic communications
as a research adviser at Standard Telecommunication Labs.
Ritchie, Simon: Semiconductor laser developer at British Post Office.
Roberts, Frederick Francis ‘‘F. F.’’ (1917–1977): Crusty engineering manager
at British Post Office who pushed fiber communications research; headed BPO
program from 1965 to 1977.
Runge, Peter: Director of submarine fiber-optic cable development at Bell Labs.
Ryan, John: Cofounder and chief analyst at market-research firm RHK.
Saint-René, Henry C.: Teacher at French agriculture school in Crezancy and