Oral History of Doug Baney
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Channel: Computer History Museum · 2017 · Science & Technology
Interviewed by Gunter Steinbach on 2017-08-23 in Mountain View CA, X8311.2017 © Computer History Museum Douglas Baney has been working at Hewlett-Packard and its successors in the instrument business, Agilent Technologies and Keysight Technologies, since 1977. As an engineer he developed microwave and lightwave test equipment, upconversion visible fiber lasers, and a widely used method for measuring optical amplifier noise figure. As a manager at Agilent Labs he initiated and guided the development of the laser mouse and its transfer to production. Most recently he launched research into photonic integrated circuits at Keysight Labs. * Note: Transcripts represent what was said in the interview. However, to enhance meaning or add clarification, interviewees have the opportunity to modify this text afterward. This may result in discrepancies between the transcript and the video. Please refer to the transcript for further information - http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102738447 Visit computerhistory.org/collections/oralhistories/ for more information about the Computer History Museum's Oral History Collection. Lot number: X8311.2018 Catalog number: 102738448
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