The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 to Kao , Boyle , Smith ( FILE ) A picture combo made of file pictures shows file portraits of The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 Laureates ( L - R ) Chinese Charles K . Kao , US Willard S . Boyle , and US George E . Smith which were projected during the announcement of the winners at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm , Sweden , 06 October 2009 . UK based Charles K . Kao of China , Willard S . Boyle and George E . Smith , who both work out of the US , are The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 Laureates ' for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication ' ( Kao ) and ' for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit - the CCD sensor ' ( Boyle , Smith ) , it was announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on 06 October 2009 . EPA / BERTIL ERICSON / SCANPIX SWEDEN SWEDEN OUT - BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE < 실시간 뉴스 가 당신 의 손안 으로 . . 연합뉴스 폰 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >