The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics will be awarded to Prof. Charles K. Kao, former Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and ‘Father of Fibre Optics’, on 10 December for his groundbreaking achievements in optical fibre communication. Since the founding of the Department of Electronics (now renamed to Department of Electronic Engineering) in 1970 by Prof. Kao, CUHK has established itself as one of the world’s leading universities in optical communication research. Research projects are conducted mainly by the Electronic Engineering and Information Engineering Departments. Recent projects include the following two:

• Silicon Optical Chips on Antenna Improve Wireless Network Coverage
• Energy-efficient and Ultra-high Capacity Optical Network

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