 Huber returned to Optelecom in 1993 to develop optical networking systems by starting Hydralite Inc. (renamed Ciena Corp.) with Optelecom and entrepreneur Kevin Kimberlin.Their venture was chartered and the founders shares were issued to Huber, Kimberlin, and Optelecom on November 12, 1993.Optelecom took an ownership stake for providing management, financial, and production support for Ciena.