Father of Fibre Optics Snags Share of Nobel Physics Prize

Charles Kao, whose work in the 1960s laid the foundation for today’s long-distance fiber-optic networks, has won a share of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Kao, sometimes referred to as the father of fibre optic communications, was formally honoured by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication