Optics and Photonics Links

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General Interest

History of Optics
History of Fiber Optic Technology

Government Agencies and Laboratories

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories
Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratory
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. National Science Foundation
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
U.S. Small Business Administration, Small Business Innovation Research Program

NonProfit Organizations

American Institute of Physics (AIP)
AIP Member Societies
American Society for the Advancement of Science
Australian Optical Society
The Belgian Committee for Optics
Centro de Investigaciones Ópticas (CONICET-CIC) 
Czech and Slovak Society for Photonics
Danish Optical Society
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur angewandte Optik
Estonian Committee for Optics
European Physical Society
International Society for Optical Engineers
Fiber to the Home Council
Fiber to the Home Council Asia Pacific
Finnish Optical Society
Institute of Physics
International Commission on Optics
International Commission on Optics Membership List
Italian Society of Optics and Photonics
Laser Institute of America
Laser and Electro-Optics Society
Materials Research Society
Mexican Optical Academy
Optoelectronics Industry Development Association
National Academies of Sciences
National Institute for Science Education
National Science Teachers Association
National Society of Black Physicists
Optical Committee of Turkey
Optics and Photonics Clusters
Optical Society of America
Optical Society of America local sections
Optical Society of India
Optical Society of Japan
Optical Society of Korea (English Translation)
Optical Society of Korea (Korean Version)
Photonics Ireland
The Physical Society of Iran
The Fiber Optic Association
Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Association
Polish Physical Society
Romanian Physics Society
Scientific Society for Optics, Acoustics, and Film Technology
Societe Francaise d'Optique
Société Marocaine d'Optique (SMOP)
Swiss Society for Optics and Microscopy

Educational Resources

OpticsEducation.org
OpticsForKids.org
OpticsForTeens.org
http//www.hands-on-optics.org/home/
Patterns in Nature/Light and Optics
Exploratorium

• Science Snacks Experiments related to blue sky, lenses and mirrors
• Science Explorer additional demonstrations

Tech Museum of Innovation Optics Discovery Kit: This OSA-developed kit is available through Edmund Optics, Inc.
Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold - Low-Temperature Physics Educational Campaign

Meetings

OSA Calendar of Meetings

Directories and Publications

Biophotonics International
Fiber Optics Directory
Laser Focus World
Light Reading
Lightwave Magazine
Optical Research Associates
Optics.org
Optics and Photonics News (OPN)
OSA Journalsand Publications
OSA Corporate Member Directory
Physics Today
Photonics.com
PhotonicsConnection.com
Photonics Spectra
Photonics Online

Technical and Continuing Education

The Light Brigade