City of LightCity of Light

- The New Story of Fiber - The New Story of Fiber OpticsOptics

圣光之城

-- 全新的全新的光纤光学光纤光学的故事的故事

November 4 ~ 10 2012 in Ottawa Ontario Canada

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Birthday Greeting from Jin’s Birthday Greeting from Jin’s FamilyFamily

Dear Dr. Charles K. Kao,Dear Dr. Charles K. Kao,

Happy 79Happy 79thth Birthday! Birthday!

祝愿您八十大寿生日快乐祝愿您八十大寿生日快乐 !!

吕锦 Jin Lu (Ph.D. U. Ghent), Extreme Ultra Precision Ottawa Laser Inc. WWW.EXUPOLI.net

Li Li, (M.A. U. Ghent)

Senior Software Quality Specialist

Information Management

IBM Software Group

IBM Canada Ltd.

Wei Yun Lu , B.Health.Sc (May 2012)

3rd Year in 2nd Undergraduate Studying for Honours B.Sc with Specialization in Mathematics

Both in University of Ottawa

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Birthday Greeting from Ottawa Birthday Greeting from Ottawa ColleaguesColleagues

Isabelle Lee

Year of Dragon

李宜诚

龙年

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Signatures

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People Who Signed this B’CardPeople Who Signed this B’Card

Dr. Mona Nemer, VP R&D, uOttawa Dr. Robert Boyd Mr. David A Kahn

Dr. Charles H. Townes, Nobel Prize in Physics 1964Dr. Paul Corkum & Dr. Jin Lu Dr. Jeff Lundeen

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Ottawa Chinese Photonics ProfessionalsOttawa Chinese Photonics Professionals

uOttawa Chinese Students, Prof. Jianping YAO & uOttawa Chinese Students, Prof. Jianping YAO & Dr. Charles H. Townes

Appendix Appendix

Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics 2009

& &

Some Background Information about Dr. KaoSome Background Information about Dr. Kao

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2009 Nobel Prize in Physics2009 Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 2009 年诺贝尔物理奖年诺贝尔物理奖

““for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication” fibers for optical communication”

“ “ 因其在光通信中光在光纤中的传输方面所做的奠基性的工作”因其在光通信中光在光纤中的传输方面所做的奠基性的工作” ““ for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor”for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor” ““因他们在成像半导体电路 因他们在成像半导体电路 - CCD- CCD 传感器方面的发明”传感器方面的发明”

Charles K. Kao

United Kingdom; Chinese University of Hong Kong, China (b. 4 November 1933)

Willard S. Boyle

Bell Laboratories, USA

(b. 1924)

George E. Smith

Bell Laboratories, USA

(b. 1930)

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Operation Principle of Optical fiberOperation Principle of Optical fiber光纤工作原理光纤工作原理

total internal reflection ( 全内反射 )

Attenuation coefficient of silica as a function of wavelength. The favored wavelengths for optical communication are 1.3 and 1.55 micro-m.

refractive index n1>n2 ( 折射率 n1>n2)

二氧化硅光损耗是波长的函数。通信波长演变：可见 ~ 633 nm ，近红外 ~850 nm 红外 1.3 m 红外 1.55 m

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Freedom to ExploreFreedom to Explore

“… “… in that time of development in the early in that time of development in the early 1960s, … esoteric research was tolerated...so I 1960s, … esoteric research was tolerated...so I was really very happy about this situation…I was really very happy about this situation…I could explore very many new things.could explore very many new things.

I don’t see it as a…stepwise progression I don’t see it as a…stepwise progression necessarily. There are…spikes of discoveries necessarily. There are…spikes of discoveries that really count. ”that really count. ”

- Charles K. Kao - Charles K. Kao

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探索的自由探索的自由“… “… 在在 6060 年代初的这一发展的时间年代初的这一发展的时间 , … , … 深奥深奥的研究是能容忍的的研究是能容忍的 ...... 所以我真的很高兴这所以我真的很高兴这种情况种情况 ... ... 我可‘以探索很多新的东西。我可‘以探索很多新的东西。

我不认为这是 我不认为这是 一个一个…不可避免地逐步进展…不可避免地逐步进展。。……尖峰般突出的发明真真正算数尖峰般突出的发明真真正算数……。。””

-- 高锟 高锟

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Importance of ColleaguesImportance of Colleagues

““I think the most important point is that I mixed I think the most important point is that I mixed with lots of people that are curious, curiosity-with lots of people that are curious, curiosity-driven people, and so we learned by reading, driven people, and so we learned by reading, by experimenting. So that opened our minds in by experimenting. So that opened our minds in that more flexible way…” that more flexible way…”

- Charles Kao- Charles Kao

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同事的重要性同事的重要性

““我认为最重要的一点是我认为最重要的一点是：我同很多好奇，好：我同很多好奇，好奇心驱动的人的混合奇心驱动的人的混合 , , 所以我们通过阅读所以我们通过阅读学习学习 , , 通过试验学习通过试验学习。为的是更多地开启。为的是更多地开启我们头脑的灵活方式我们头脑的灵活方式…” …”

- - 高锟高锟

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Universality of ScienceUniversality of Science Scientific Method transcends Scientific Method transcends

national cultures and historynational cultures and history Origins in ancient GreeceOrigins in ancient Greece Ibn al-Haytham, Muslim Ibn al-Haytham, Muslim

scientist born in Basra, lived in scientist born in Basra, lived in Cairo. Wrote Cairo. Wrote Book of OpticsBook of Optics in 1021 AD. One of earliest in 1021 AD. One of earliest articulations of what is now articulations of what is now known as the Scientific known as the Scientific MethodMethod Ibn al-HaythamIbn al-Haytham

Source: WikipediaSource: Wikipedia

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科学的普遍性 科学的普遍性 科学方法是超越国界的文化和科学方法是超越国界的文化和

历史历史 起源于古希腊住在开罗起源于古希腊住在开罗 海什木海什木 , , 穆斯林科学家出生在穆斯林科学家出生在

巴士拉。巴士拉。公元公元 10211021 倦写光学书。倦写光学书。 一个对什么是现在已知的最一个对什么是现在已知的最早的问题的科学方法发音早的问题的科学方法发音

海什木 海什木来源：维基百科来源：维基百科

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Four Great Inventions of ChinaFour Great Inventions of China

The CompassThe Compass PapermakingPapermaking PrintingPrinting GunpowderGunpowder

All quite useful, had huge impact on world All quite useful, had huge impact on world affairsaffairs

Source: Wikipedia

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四大发明 四大发明 指南针指南针 造纸术造纸术 印刷术印刷术 火药 火药

所有相当有用，已经对世界事务有很大的影响所有相当有用，已经对世界事务有很大的影响

Source: Wikipedia

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Age of Enlightenment in the WestAge of Enlightenment in the West

Ascendance of Reason Ascendance of Reason Debating Societies and Debating Societies and

SalonsSalons Academies, Scientific Academies, Scientific

Societies and Societies and UniversitiesUniversities

Newton’s Principia, 1687

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西方启蒙时代西方启蒙时代 东渐的原因 东渐的原因 辩论社团和沙龙辩论社团和沙龙 科学院，科学社团和科学院，科学社团和大学大学

Newton’s Principia, 1687

牛顿的原理 , 1687

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Science and Technology TodayScience and Technology Today

Students, faculty, Students, faculty, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs and innovators: innovators:

All seeking and All seeking and finding colleagues, finding colleagues, communities, and communities, and resources that resources that support their support their curiosity and drivecuriosity and drive

2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Award WinnersSource: www.intel.com

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今日之科技今日之科技学生，教师，企学生，教师，企业家和创新业家和创新者者们： 都在们： 都在寻求寻求和发现和发现能支持能支持他们的好奇心他们的好奇心和驱动器的同和驱动器的同事，社区和资事，社区和资源。源。 2008年英特尔国际科学与工程奖获奖者

Source: www.intel.com

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The FutureThe Future 未来 未来

Multiculturalism will expand to other species Multiculturalism will expand to other species 多元文化将扩大到其他物种 多元文化将扩大到其他物种