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2010 John Tyndall Award Winner Announced
22 January 2010
The Optical Society (OSA) and the IEEE Photonics Society are pleased to announce that Randy Giles, director of the optical subsystems and advanced photonics department at Bell Labs Alcatel-Lucent, is the recipient of the 2010 John Tyndall Award.
OSA to Launch New Journal Biomedical Optics Express
20 January 2010
The Optical Society (OSA) today announced it is launching a new peer-reviewed journal focusing on biomedical optics and photonics. Biomedical Optics Express will launch this fall with monthly issues, joining OSA’s portfolio of 12 peer-reviewed optics journals.
Industry Newsmakers Fourth Quarter 2009
20 January 2010
As 2009 drew to a close many OSA Corporate Members saw exciting uses for their breakthrough technologies emerge in the mainstream marketplace. From outer space to art museums, optics technology plays a key role in enabling applications in a variety of vital markets.
OFC/NFOEC 2010 to be Dedicated to Nobel Prize Winner and Industry Pioneer Charles Kao
13 January 2010
The general and technical program co-chairs of the 2010 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) today announced that this year’s conference will be dedicated to Charles Kao. Kao won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for his “groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication.”
Vinton Cerf, Google's Chief Internet Evangelist, to Keynote Executive Forum
23 December 2009
Industry luminary Dr. Vinton Cerf of Google will keynote the 2010 Executive Forum, co-sponsored by the Optical Society (OSA) and Lightwave, and held in conjunction with OFC/NFOEC 2010 in San Diego.
CLEO/QELS Expands Applications Programming and Industry Focus
22 December 2009
The co-sponsors of the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) / Quantum Electronics Laser Science Conference (QELS) today announced that CLEO/QELS 2010 will expand its applications focus with programming that further examines close-to-market developments and business insights. The 2010 event will launch CLEO: Applications and mark the debut of the exhibit called CLEO: Expo.
IEEE Photonics Society Joins LaserFest as Founding Partner
18 December 2009
The organizers of LaserFest, the celebration in 2010 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first working laser, announced today that the IEEE Photonics Society will be participating as a founding partner of the initiative.
Emil Wolf Outstanding Student Paper Competition Awardees Announced
24 November 2009
The OSA Foundation is pleased to announce the first award winners of the Emil Wolf Outstanding Student Paper Competition. Debuting at the Optical Society’s (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO), one recipient was chosen from each of the seven FiO subcommittees.
Invisibility Visualized
12 November 2009
Scientists and curiosity seekers who want to know what a partially or completely cloaked object would look like in real life can now get their wish -- virtually. A team of researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany has created a new visualization tool that can render a room containing such an object, showing the visual effects of such a cloaking mechanism and its imperfections.
Congressional Briefing Local Governments Make the Switch to Energy-Efficient Lighting
06 November 2009
The Optical Society (OSA), in conjunction with the House of Representatives’ Research & Development (R&D) Caucus, is hosting a Congressional briefing next week to discuss how solid-state lighting, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), can significantly reduce the amount of energy used for residential, commercial and street lighting.