Kenneth O. Hill

Kenneth O. Hill
Hill in 1988
NationalityCanadian
Alma materMcMaster University
AwardsFellowship, Optical Society of America
Manning Principal Award
John Tyndall Award
Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Photonics
Rank Prize in Optoelectronics
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Photonics
InstitutionsCommunications Research Centre
Nu-Wave Photonics/Zenastra Photonics Inc
OZ Optics Limited

Kenneth O. Hill is a Mexican Canadian physicist who specializes in the field of photonics. In the late 1970s, he discovered the phenomena of photosensitivity in optical fiber and has worked extensively in its applications.[1][2] He first demonstrated Fiber Bragg gratings and their applications in optical communication and optical sensor systems.[3] Further areas of his discovery and innovation include the phase mask technique for grating fabrication, fiber grating dispersion compensators, and wavelength selective fiber filters, multiplexers and demultiplexers.[4] This field of research has led to the ability to create high speed fiber optic networks as well as many other communication applications that have revolutionized the telecommunications industry.

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