Register today for a 2015 IONS conference. Connect with students and luminaries from around the world.

The Optical Society is a proud sponsor of seven International OSA Network of Students (IONS) conferences in 2015 to be located in Germany, China, USA, Mexico, Tunisia, Spain and New Zealand. IONS conferences are organized for students, by students who are part of the most active chapters and feature technical programming, chapter management and cultural content. Visit osa.org/ions for links to the conference websites and information on how to register.

Upcoming Award Nominations Deadlines

Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award
To recognize teams who have made major contributions in optical engineering, OSA presents the Engineering Team of Excellence Awards. Nominations for the 2015 award are due July 2, 2015. More information is available on-line. 

John Tyndall Award
Co-sponsored with IEEE/Photonics Society, the John Tyndall Award is presented annually to a single individual who has made outstanding contributions in any area of optical-fiber technology, including optical fibers themselves, the optical components used in fiber systems, as well as transmission systems and networks using fibers.  The nomination deadline for the 2016 award is 10 August 2015.   Obtain form and submit all nomination material to IEEE Photonics Society.

Herbert Walther Award
The Hebert Walther Award recognizes distinguished contributions in quantum optics and atomic physics as well as leadership in the international scientific community.  The award is co-sponsored with Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) and nominations for the 2016 award should be submitted to DPG Office by 1 September 2015.

Update Your Contact Information and Profile Today!

The Optical Society encourages you review your profile and update your contact information, photo, affiliations, interest areas (including up to 5 technical group affiliations) graduation date (applicable to students) and more by visiting the My Account section of osa.org. This information helps OSA send you relevant information regarding its programs, services, meetings, benefit offerings and more.

Attend the Optical Material Studies Technical Group Event at Advanced Photonics

Join the Optical Material Studies Technical Group at Advanced Photonics for a networking reception! Benjamin Anderson of Washington State University, an invited speaker at the Novel Optical Materials and Applications topical meeting, will be collaborating with the group to host this reception and give you a chance to connect with your fellow attendees, exchange ideas, and network. Refreshments will be served during the reception, which will take place on 30 June 2015 at 4:00 PM EDT in the King Room of the Omni Parker House Hotel.

Register Today: Silicon Electronic Photonic Integrated Circuits (SiEPIC) Research Training Webinar

On Tuesday, 23 June 2015, the Nanophotonics Technical Group  will be hosting a free webinar entitled “Silicon Electronic Photonic Integrated Circuits (SiEPIC) Research Training.”  Register today to join Lukas Chrostowski, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, as he discusses the various research training programs, including workshops and online courses, available to members of the silicon photonics community through the Silicon Electronic Photonic Integrated Circuits (Si-EPIC) program.

Register now for the Optical Image Quality Metrics & Quantitative Modeling of Comb Sources Webinar

The Optical Metrology Technical Group will be hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, 1 July 2015 at 11:00 AM EDT. This webinar will feature a presentation from Dr. Larry Thibos, who will provide an introduction to image quality metrics, as well as a presentation from Dr. Curtis Menyuk, who will discuss the importance of quantitative modeling of comb sources. Register today to attend the Optical Image Quality Metrics and Quantitative Modeling of Comb Sources webinar.

In the June 2015 OPN: Nanoantennas, 4-D OCT, Apollo Optics, and More

This month in Optics & Photonics News, read features on how recent developments in plasmonic nanoantennas are creating new applications in storage, spectroscopy, imaging, and more; how technical advances and fast computers are enabling live, video-rate OCT; the optical equipment that U.S. astronauts took to the moon; and more.

Check out the issue.

Increase Your Chances of Getting Funding! Attend How to Communicate "HighTech" to the Market: Workshop for Scientists and Startups at Laser Munich

12:00 — 17:00, Wednesday, 24 June 2015 at Laser Munich

Register now to attend this special OSA Industry Development Associates workshop which gives you hands-on advice on how to effectively present high-tech products and technologies to prospective markets. You will learn how to set up an efficient integrated communication strategy, and what you have to do to implement this strategy and to meet prospective targets. Two experts with a proven track record in the field share their experience and provide tips on how to communicate complex technologies efficiently. Who should attend? Startup founders, scientists, engineers, and PR/marketing professionals with an interest in technology transfer. Register now!

Mark Your Calendar: State of the Art Integrated Photonics Workshop

3 November, OSA’s Office in Washington D.C.

Attend and get the answers to key questions about commercializing integrated photonics:

• Where is the limit of discrete photonics?  Where is its manufacturing economical and where is it not?
• How is this threshold different for different applications?
• What is the role of integrated photonics in the data center?
• What is the future for commercialization of integrated photonic sensors?

Registration opens next month. Learn more and mark your calendar to attend.

Take Advantage of OSA Member Discounts on Quality Meetings!

As an OSA Member, you can register to attend high-quality meetings at greatly reduced rates as a part of your benefit package. OSA-hosted meetings and conferences feature programming vetted by experts and provide you with exclusive access to cutting-edge information.

CLEO Pacific Rim 2015: Registration Now Open

24 - 28 August 2015
BEXCO, Busan, Korea
Pre-Registration Deadline: 1 July 2015

The 11th Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO Pacific Rim) will take place this year in Korea. You are encouraged to take advantage of early bird rates by registering before 1 July. The conference will include a special International Year of Light program featuring lectures from OSA Vice-President, Eric Mazur and 2014 Nobel Physics Laureate, Hiroshi Amano among others.

OSA/JSAP Joint English-language Symposia Call for Papers

JSAP Autumn Meeting
13 - 16 September 2015
Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan
Submission Deadline: 23 June 2015 (5:00pm, JST)

OSA members are invited to submit papers to the 2015 OSA/JSAP Joint English-language Symposia to be held during the JSAP Autumn meeting. Members are also able to register for the conference at low JSAP member rates. Travel support for students outside of Japan is also available. Learn more online or contact JSAP.

• Nonlinear Optics (NLO)

  26 – 31 July 2015, Kaua’I Marriott Resort on Kalapaki Beach, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

  Hotel Reservation Deadline: 25 June 2015
  Advanced Registration Deadline: 29 June 2015
  Postdeadline Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 7 July 2015, 12:00 EDT

• CLEO Pacific Rim

  24 – 28 August 2015, Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, Busan, Korea

  Advanced Registration Deadline: 1 July 2015

• OSA Light, Energy and the Environment Congress

  2 -5 November 2015, Suzhou, China

  Collocated Topical Meetings:

  • Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics (PV)
  • Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR)
  • Optics and Photonics for Energy & the Environment (E2)
  • Solid-State and Organic Lighting (SOLED)

  Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 7 July 2015, 12:00 EDT

• Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and Their Applications

  4 – 6 November 2015, Hotel Icon, Kowloon, Hong Kong

  Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 8 July 2015, 12:00 EDT
  Advanced Registration Deadline: 1 September 2015

• IONS Tunis 2015

  2 – 5 September 2015, Tunis, Tunisia

  Advanced Registration Deadline: 15 July 2015

• Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP)

  19 – 23 November 2015, Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

  Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 20 July 2015, 12:00 EDT

• IONS Valencia 2015

  24 – 26 September 2015, Valencia, Spain

  Postdeadline Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 20 July 2015

• International Photonics and OptoElectronics

  16 – 19 June 2015, Wuhan, China

  Collocated Topical Meetings:

  • Optoelectronic Devices and Integration (OEDI)
  • Photonics for Energy (PFE)

• European Conferences on Biomedical Optics

  21 – 25 June 2015, International Department of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

• European Conferences on Biomedical Optics

  21 – 25 June 2015, ICM ─ International Congress Center, Munich, Germany

• CLEO/Europe-EQEC

  21 – 25 June 2015, ICM ─ International Congress Center, Munich, Germany

• How to Communicate HighTech to the Market: PR/Marketing Workshop for Startups

  24 June 2015, Messe Munchen, Munich, Germany

• IONS 2015 Karlsruhe

  26 – 29 June 2015, Institut d’Optique d’Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France

• OSA Advanced Photonics Congress

  27 June – 1 July 2015, Omni Parker House Hotel, Boston, USA

  Collocated Topical Meetings:

  • Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nano-Photonics (IPR)
  • Novel Optical Materials and Applications (NOMA)
  • Optical Sensors (Sensors)
  • Photonic Networks and Devices (Networks)
  • Signal Processing in Photonics Communications (SPPCom)
  • Space-Division Multiplexing Workshop

• Education and Training in Optics & Photonics (ETOP)

  29 June – 2 July 2015, Institut d’Optique d’Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France

• OSA Incubator on Optical Interconnects for Extreme-Scale Computing

  9 – 11 August 2015, OSA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA

• OSA Photobiomodulation Incubator

  30 August – 1 September 2015, OSA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA

• OSA Nonlinear Metamaterials Incubator

  30 September – 2 October 2015, OSA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA

• OSA Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference and Exhibition (ASSL)

  4 – 9 October 2015, Berlin, Germany

• Frontiers in Optics—OSA’s 99th Annual Meeting/Laser Science Conference (FiO/LS)

  18 – 22 October 2015, The Fairmont San Jose, San Jose, California, USA

• OSA Vision Meeting

  23 – 25 October 2015, The Fairmont San Jose, San Jose, California, USA

IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology

OSA’s partner, the IEEE Photonics Society, has launched a new website to promote the Journal of Lightwave Technology (JLT).  Similar to the JLT content on OSA Publishing, the IEEE Photonics Society website provides links to all published articles, key data about the Journal, the Top Downloaded articles, as well as author resources and guidelines. 

• Applied Optics

  Imaging Systems and Signal Recovery 2014

• Optics Express

  Controlled Light Propagation through Complex Media

• Applied Optics

  Feature Issue: Correlation Optics
  Submission Opens: 1 October 2015; Submission Deadline: 1 November 2015

• Journal of the Optical Society of America B

  Feature Issue: Electromagnetic Metasurfaces
  Submission Opens: 15 July 2015; Submission Deadline: 1 September 2015

• Optical Materials Express

  Feature Issue: Plasmonics
  Submission Deadline: 15 July 2015

• Optics Express and Optical Materials Express Joint Feature Issue

  Feature Issue: Nonlinear Optics 2015
  Submission Opens: 1 September 2015; Submission Deadline: 1 October 2015

• Optics Express

  Feature Issue: Surface Plasmon Photonics (2015)
  Submission Opens:1 July 2015; Submission Deadline: 31 August 2015

• Biomedical Optics Express

  Precious Pulses: Rice University Researchers Develop a New Camera-Based, Touch-Free Technology for Measuring Vital Signs – Yahoo! Finance
  How Do You Feel? Video of your Face May Tell All – Science Daily
  Source Article: DistancePPG: Robust non-contact vital signs monitoring using a camera

• Optica

  Physicists Stimulate for the First Time Charged Majorana Particles – Phys.org
  Source Article:  Optical simulation of charge conservation violation and Majorana dynamics

  Researchers Develop Tiny Gyroscopes Powered By Light Waves – Tech Times
  Light-powered Gyroscope is World's Smallest: Promises a Powerful Spin on Navigation – Science Daily
  Source Article: Rotation-induced evolution of far-field emission patterns of deformed microdisk cavities

• Optics Express

  New Light Technique Reveals Hidden Details of Historic Paintings – Science World Report
  Looking into the Depths of a Masterpiece without Scraping the Surface – The Engineer
  New Light for Old Master Paintings – Bloomberg Business
  Source Article: Ultra-high resolution Fourier domain optical coherence tomography for old master paintings

• Optics Letters

  Microscope Allows Deep Brain Exploration – Science Daily
  Source Article:  Miniaturized fiber-coupled confocal fluorescence microscope with an electrowetting variable focus lens using no moving parts