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Scientists and engineers have experimented with light and ways to guide light for many centuries: glass was the prime choice material.
It was not until the 1950's that the first optical fibres were made. Although these optical fibres could transmit light, they did not carry information very far: most of the signal was lost due to a high absorption.
In 1966, Dr. C.K. Kao and George A. Hockham published a paper in which they discussed and proved the possibility of long distance communications over optical fibres provided that the optical fibres had low absorption.
In 1970, three Corning scientists Dr Robert Maurer, Dr Donald Keck and Dr Peter Schultz developed the first low absorption optical fibre.
Just a dream more than 3 decades ago, long distance communication through optical fibres has now become a reality.
