Photonics Bestsellers That Never Were

Melinda A. Rose, melinda.rose@photonics.com

As we in the industry know, optics and photonics are vital to modern life. But the reality is that many people are unaware of this fact. So, to celebrate our second annual “list” issue, I wondered what a bestsellers list might look like if photonics and pop culture collided.

The Girl with the Argon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played with Fiber
The Girl Who Kicked the Honeycomb Table

The Fellowship of the Ring Laser

The Hubble Games

Charlie and the Optics Factory

The Da Vinci Coating

James and the Giant Pechan Prism

The Lovely Boules

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Vapor Deposition

Schrödinger’s Cat in the Hat

The Joy of Cloaking

Tuesdays with Maiman

Fifty Shades of Gray Scale

The Seven Habits of Highly Reflective Prisms

Have your own “novel” ideas? Send them to me, and you could see them in an upcoming issue!