Paul Kolesar is
an Engineering Fellow in CommScope’s Connectivity Solutions division. He chairs
the TIA TR-42.11 optical systems subcommittee and actively contributes to the
development of industry standards for structured cabling, fiber optics and Ethernet.
He holds patents on high-speed multimode transmission, optical patch-panel
design and array connectivity supporting parallel transmission. Prior to CommScope, as a distinguished member
of technical staff at Bell Laboratories, he developed PBX circuit packs, designed
fiber optic multiplexers and led systems engineering for optical fiber
structured cabling systems.
Kolesar
conceptualized and drove the standardization of laser-optimized multimode
fibers (OM3 and OM4), for which he received the IEC 1906 Award in 2011. These fibers, referenced within Ethernet and
Fiber Channel standards, constitute the great majority of optical media
installed in data centers today. He also
drove the standardization of wideband multimode fiber (OM5), which optimizes
the capabilities of short-wavelength division multiplexing.