Optelecom
Today, it develops fiber optic communications products and laser systems for commercial and military customers.The two sought to focus on inventing and developing a new breakthrough technology for fiber optics for missile systems.”[4] The firm’s products were based on Gould's invention of the optical amplifier and the laser -- his acronym for ''light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.''[5] On the day of his invention, he realized its potential in telecommunications, writing in his journal: “Brief statement of properties and possible uses of the Laser…..Applications to communications, radar, etc.[7] Subsequently, Optelecom provided management, financial, and production assistance to Huber as a founding shareholder of Hydralite, Inc., later renamed Ciena Corp. At the launch of Ciena, Culver explained the goal as enabling a “single, hair-thin cable to carry many signals simultaneously, with each one being piggybacked on a different frequency of light.”[8] In the long run," Culver said at the time, "the new venture could become a very significant portion of Optelecom's business.Optelecom-NKF products (communication products that transport data, video, and audio over high-speed internet, ethernet, and fiber optic cables) are produced in an ISO-9001 certified facility and supported by a global network of technical professionals and distribution partners.