“Forty-five years after the initial breakthrough, fiber is still on the cutting edge of technology,” Clark Kinlin, executive vice president, Optical Communications, said. “From the Internet and cloud computing, to the ability to seamlessly make calls, send texts, and upload selfies, fiber is the backbone that connects businesses, homes, and people around the globe.”
At Corning, it is also the foundation of thousands of optical solutions, tens of thousands of jobs, and a growing business.
Keck, Maurer, and Schultz engaged in a panel discussion on how this success came to be. They then talked individually with employees for several hours. They discussed their experience at Corning as well as innovations in the works today.
“197年0, we were trying to get close to 10s of decibels of loss per kilometer,” John said. “Forty-five years later, we are working on projects whose success or failure rests on our ability to control a few 1/10,000ths of decibels per kilometer.”
Keck appreciated this.
“Corning has never been content,” he said. “The idea has always been, if you don’t invent, someone else will.”