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Lawmakers Lobbied for Level S&T Funding

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WASHINGTON, May 10, 2011 — Members of the Optical Society (OSA), along with those from other scientific associations and societies, attended Capitol Hill Day 2011 last week to speak with their senators and representatives about sustained federal funding for science and technology in fiscal year 2012. The event was held in conjunction with the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:2011) to remind legislators of the critical nature of research and development (R&D) funding and the impact that decreases in funding have on America’s ability to make important science and technology (S&T)...Read full article

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    Published: May 2011
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    optical
    Pertaining to optics and the phenomena of light.
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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