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Competition, Collaboration Fuel US Photonics Industry
Oct 26, 2017 — Photonics production in the U.S is a multibillion dollar industry. Programs such as the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), as well as developments in technology are helping to fuel the market. Industrial competition between the U.S. and Europe is another market driver, as companies work to develop the most advanced, novel products, components and systems. Experts see photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology at the center of some of the
RIT’s Qiao, OSA Organizes Second Women in Optics and Photonics Symposium
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 9, 2017 — Rochester Institute of Technology associate professor Jie Qiao collaborated with the Optical Society (OSA) Foundation to host the second annual symposium for women in optics and photonics. The free Global Women of Light Symposium was held in...
1970 Letter Opens Door to Learning the Power of Mentorship
Jul 5, 2017 — Forty-seven years ago, a 13-year-old boy with a passion for astronomy was looking for information about testing his telescope design for aberrations. He wrote a letter to an up-and-coming optical lens design engineer working at GE, Bruce Walker, who...
Innovative Optics Instruction: Prominent Theme of ETOP 2017
Jun 30, 2017 — A Google search for “jobs that don’t exist yet” brings up millions of hits. So how do teachers prepare today’s students to learn what is important now and also how to continue to learn and be productive in the future?...
OSA Announced Imaging and Applied Optics Congress
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2017 — The Optical Society (OSA)has announced its Imaging and Applied Optics Congress, set for June 26 in San Francisco and featuring a plenary program hosted by award-winning film and television cinematographer John Schwartzman and University of...
Córdova Receives OSA Advocate of Optics Award
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 28, 2017 — The Optical Society (OSA) has awarded its 2017 Advocate of Optics recognition to France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Córdova was chosen as OSA’s 2017 Advocate of Optics for her “public...
Takacs Named OSA Fellow
UPTON, N.Y., Dec. 22, 2016 — Peter Takacs, a physicist in the instrumentation division at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been named a fellow of the Optical Society (OSA). Takacs is among the 96 OSA members who the society's board of...
3 Questions Interview
Sep 9, 2016 — Alan Willner, 2016 president of The Optical Society (OSA), entered the field of optics about 30 years ago, receiving a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1988. He is a former postdoctoral member of the technical staff at...
Art and Science: The Development and Impact of Optics
Sep 9, 2016 — It is said that French painter Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) found inspiration in the optics of color and geometry, and that theories about light and vision informed his work. His paintings, in turn, influenced the work of other artists including...
NIR Light, Gold Nanoparticles Combine to Inactivate Bacteria
HOUSTON, April 4, 2016 — A rapid photothermal technique has near-infrared (NIR) light to inactivate bacterial cells such as E. coli deposted on surfaces coated with gold nanoparticles. The method could one day help hospitals treat some common infections without using...
F.J. Duarte Receives OSA’s Richardson Medal
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 16, 2016 — The Optical Society (OSA) has named F. J. Duarte of Interferometric Optics as the 2016 recipient of the David Richardson Medal for his “seminal contributions to the physics and technology of multiple-prism arrays for narrow-linewidth tunable...
Robert Alfano Receives OSA’s Feld Biophotonics Award
NEW YORK, March 8, 2016 — Dr. Robert R. Alfano, a pioneer in ultrafast optical science and engineering, is the 2016 recipient of the Optical Society of America (OSA) Michael S. Feld Biophotonics Award. The award recognizes individuals for their innovative and influential...
Super Multiview 3D Display Overcomes Viewer Discomfort
GUANDONG, China, Feb. 26, 2016 — A super multiview technique has produced a 3D display that reduces the physical viewer discomfort that currently limits the widespread application of the technology. The technique greatly decreases the required number of microdisplays, meaning it...
UTA Engineer Tapped for $500K NSF Grant
ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 18, 2016 — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineer with a five-year, $500,000 grant to develop an optofluidic laser for better disease detection. Assistant professor Yuze “Alice” Sun...
OSA Announces 2016 Speaker Series
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 8, 2016 — The Optical Society (OSA) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with a “Light the Future” speaker series throughout 2016. Beginning on Feb. 9 at OSA’s Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., the program will be featured at...
OSA Names Chief Scientist, Journal Editors
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 9, 2016 — The Optical Society (OSA) has chosen a trio of researchers and an entrepreneur to lead three of its scholarly journals and its scientific endeavors. Alexandra Boltasseva, appointed editor-in-chief of Optical Materials Express, is an associate...
Optical Society to Celebrate Centennial with Talks, Videos, Publications
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 5, 2016 — The Optical Society (OSA) will mark its 100th anniversary this year with public lectures, celebrations and publications emphasizing light-based technologies. Ray Kurzweil, a leading futurist, director of engineering at Google and a trustee of the...
Continuing Education for the Future of Photonics
Dec 17, 2015 — Eastern Europe, like many other regions, is putting great thought and effort into producing the next generation of photonics and optics researchers and engineers. Countries including Romania are working hard to keep up with the growing demand for...
Quantum Optics Professor Ian Walmsley Chosen as Future President of OSA
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2015 — Ian Walmsley of Oxford University in England has been elected to serve as president of The Optical Society (OSA) in 2018. The election means a four-year commitment for Walmsley, who will first serve as vice president in 2016, president-elect in 2017...
International Year of Light Comes to Washington Sept. 12
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 31, 2015 — The nation's capital will host two events Sept. 12 celebrating the International Year of Light, a global initiative declared by the United Nations to raise awareness of optical technologies. The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian...
OSA, Thorlabs Partner on Industry Fellowship
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 12, 2015 — The OSA Foundation has launched a fellowship program, a competitive optics research and development placement for postdoctoral professionals. The fellowship will pair a qualified early career professional with a research opportunity in the division...
Integrated Photonics Center to Spur US Competitiveness
ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 27, 2015 — Industry groups are hailing the reported selection of a New York consortium to lead a multimillion-dollar national institute for integrated photonics manufacturing. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer learned of the decision Wednesday from members of the...
Schario Named Chief of External Relations at OSA
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2015 — The Optical Society (OSA) has named Tracy Schario chief external relations officer. Schario will provide strategic direction on government and public relations and institutional branding. This includes managing public relations programs for the...
Driggers Chosen as Next Editor of Applied Optics
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2015 — Ronald Driggers is the new editor-in-chief of Applied Optics. Driggers is the CEO and cofounder St. Johns Optical Systems of Lake Mary, Fla., which specializes in infrared imaging. Before starting the company in 2013 he was superintendent of the...
Toschek to Receive 2015 Herbert Walther Award
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2014 — Professor Dr. Peter E. Toschek of the Institute for Laser Physics at the Hamberg University in Germany will receive the 2015 Herbert Walther Award from The Optical Society (OSA) and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG). Toschek will be...
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