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The Birth of Optical Fiber Communications

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Abstract

Fifty years ago the optical fiber revolution began with the pioneering publication: “Dielectric-fibre surface waveguides for optical frequencies”, the work of a small team at a British research laboratory. This is their story.

© 2016 Optical Society of America

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