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| Charles K. Kao | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1933-11-04) 4 November 1933 (age 91) Shanghai, Republic of China |
| Citizenship | United States United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's College Imperial College London |
| Known for | Fiber optics |
| Awards | Prince Philip Medal (1996) Japan Prize (1996) Draper Prize (1999) Nobel Prize in Physics (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Optics |
| Institutions | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Professor Charles K. Kao CBE FRS FREng (Traditional Chinese: 高錕; Simplified Chinese: 高锟; Kao Kuen; born in 4 November 1933) is an engineer and a pioneer in the use of fiber optics in telecommunications. Kao is widely regarded as the "Father of Fiber Optic Communications". He was awarded half of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for "groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication".
Biography
He was born in Shanghai (currently Jinshan District of Shanghai) in 1933. His father was a lawyer. He has a young brother named Kao Woo (高铻).
Kao graduated from St. Joseph's College in Hong Kong. He then graduated in electrical engineering in 1957 and PhD degree in electrical engineering in 1965, both from Imperial College London, (At that time Imperial College London one of the university institutions of University of London, a federal mega university.)
Studying his PhD degree, Kao also worked as an engineer for Standard Telephones and Cables (STC) and their research centre Standard Telecommunications Laboratories in Harlow, England (now Nortel Networks).
In 1966 with George Hockham did his pioneering work in the realisation of fiber optics as a telecommunications medium, by demonstrating that the high-loss of existing fiber optics arose from impurities in the glass, rather than from an underlying problem with the technology itself.
Since leaving STL, he has worked as director of research at ITT Corporation.
He joined Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1970, from 1987 to 1996 he is the Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
He then worked as the CEO of Transtech. He is currently Chairman and CEO of ITX Services.
Kao is awarded the Nobel Prize of Physics for his contribution on the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication on October 6, 2009 .
Honors and Awards
Academic offices
- IEEE Fellow (Life Fellow, 1979)
- Fellow of Royal Society (1997 election)
- Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering (1989 election)
- Academician of Academia Sinica (1992 election)
- Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences (1996 election)
- Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering (1990 election)
- Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
- Honorary Fellow of Queen Mary, University of London.
- Honorary Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1996)
- Honorary DCL of Durham University (1994)
- Honorary Doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Awards
- 1977: The Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, USA.
- 1978: The IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award.
- 1979: The L. M. Ericsson International Prize, Sweden.
- 1985: The IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal.
- 1985: The Marconi International Scientist Award, Marconi Foundation, USA
- 1989: The Faraday Medal.
- 1989: The James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials, American Physical Society (APS).
- 1992: The Gold Medal of the Society, SPIE .
- 1996: The Prince Philip Medal of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In recognition of "his pioneering work which led to the invention of optical fibre and for his leadership in its engineering and commercial realisation; and for his distinguished contribution to higher education in Hong Kong".
- 1996: The 12th Japan Prize."for pioneering research on wide-band, low-loss optical fiber communications".
- The 3463 Kaokuen, discovered in 1981, named after Kao in 1996.
- 1999: The Charles Stark Draper Prize (co-recipient with Robert D. Maurer and John B. MacChesney).
- 2009: Kao was awarded the Nobel prize in Physics (1/2 of the prize) "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication".
References
- 光 纤 之 父 -- 高 锟 教 授 (The father of optical fiber -- Prof. C. K. Kao)
- ASIANOW - Asiaweek | Asian of the Century | Charles K. Kao | 12/10/99
- Prof. Charles K Kao speaks on the impact of IT in Hong Kong
- The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009, Nobel Foundation, 2009-10-06, retrieved 2009-10-06.
- "FACTBOX - Nobel physics prize - Who are the winners?". Reuters. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- K.C. Kao and G.A. Hockham, “Dielectric-Fibre Surface Waveguides for optical frequencies”
- CUHK Handbook
- http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2009/
- [https://db1n.sinica.edu.tw/textdb/ioconas/sfellowN.php?lang=ch&str2=ID
- http://www.qmw.ac.uk/alumni/publications/e_newsletter/issue15_August2008.html
- 高錕校長榮休誌念各界歡送惜別依依
- APS 1989 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials Recipient
- SPIE: The Gold Medal of the Society
Further reading
- Hecht, Jeff (1999), City of Light, The Story of Fiber Optics, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195108183
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded byAndrew Viterbi | IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 1985 |
Succeeded byBernard Widrow |
| Preceded byNick Holonyak | Japan Prize 1996 |
Succeeded byT. Sugimura |
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| Preceded byMa Lin | Vice Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong 1987–1996 |
Succeeded byArthur Li |
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