Peter C. Schultz

Peter C. Schultz (born 1942) is an American academic who is co-inventor of the fiber optics used for telecommunications.He is retired President (1988 to 2001) of Heraeus Tenevo Inc., a technical glass manufacturer specializing in fiber optics and semiconductor markets, and retired Chief Technical Officer North America for Heraeus Holding GmbH.Since 2001 he has provided consulting services to several companies (including Intel, SEMATECH International, Yazaki, Furukawa, IMRA and SPI Lasers plc) and expert witness for several law firms, through Peter Schultz Consulting, LLC.He is also president of a start-up company (BioSensor Inc., founded in 1997) developing a non-invasive fiber optic sensor to measure blood glucose for diabetics, based on Russian technology.Schultz holds 26 patents, has written over 20 research papers and is an expert in fused silica glasses.
fiber opticstelecommunicationsHeraeus Holding GmbHNational Academy of EngineeringBrooklynScotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolUnion County, New JerseyRutgers UniversityCornell UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityUniversity of VirginiaNational Medal of TechnologyNational Inventors Hall of Famefused silicaBill ClintonAmerican Ceramic SocietyUnited States Patent and Trademark Office