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OSA Member News
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OSA Announces 2013 Outstanding Reviewer Awardees
OSA wishes to thank and congratulate these journal reviewers for their conscientious and dedicated reviews for OSA Journals. The OSA Outstanding Reviewer Awards are given annually to commend the top 20 journal reviewers for their outstanding peer review efforts over the past year. Recipients were chosen by the Editors-in-Chief of OSA's journals from scores of nominations provided by their Topical and Associate Editors. View the complete list of recipients.
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Register Today for the OIDA Annual Forum—Advance Your Business and Get a Competitive Advantage
 OIDA's Annual Forum brings key stakeholders together in Washington, DC to maximize discussion between industry, government, and academic decision-makers.
OSA Corporate Members get 50% off their registration and OIDA members attend for free. Register Now – space is limited!
Monday, 18 November 2013 - Exclusive OIDA Members-Only Panel & Networking Reception: U.S. Government Programs and Their Impact on Industry
Tuesday, 19 November 2013 - Full Day of Programming Open to All:
Check out the schedule of events. Register to attend and ensure that you are included in this unique, once-a-year industry forum for the optoelectronics community!
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Frontiers in Optics 2013—A Successful First Stop on OSA's Journey to 2016
Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science 2013 concluded in sunny Orlando, Florida, after five days of in-depth technical and business programming, engaging exhibits and collaborative events. The industry’s leading experts spoke on the latest research and applications of optical technologies including hot topics such as biomedical optics, silicon photonics, fiber optics, lasers, hybrid integrated photonics, and more.
This was OSA’s first stop on the road to celebrating its 100th Anniversary in Rochester, New York, USA in 2016. We look forward to seeing you at next year’s conference in Tucson, Arizona, USA, 19-23 October 2014.
For a comprehensive summary of the 2013 conference, view the Daily Wrap-ups.
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Student Leadership Conference at FiO
On October 6th, 184 students kicked off FiO/LS with the 12th annual Student Leadership Conference, representatives came from 173 chapters and 42 countries. Highlights included welcome remarks from OSA CEO Liz Rogan, a keynote presentation from OSA Treasurer Steve Fantone and an International Year of Light presentation from Past President Anthony Johnson.
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Congratulations to OSA Foundation 2013 Travel and Scholarship Winners
The OSA Foundation is proud to announce that 33 grants were awarded to students at FiO this year. These grants served varied purposes, from recognizing research excellence to helping cover travel costs to attend the conference. See the full list of winners.
Your charitable gifts to the OSA Foundation directly touch the lives of the upcoming generation of optics and photonics innovators. A direct way to make a significant difference is to earmark your funds to one or more of the OSA Foundation’s current campaigns. No matter how you decide to allocate your contribution, OSA will match your tax-deductible gift dollar for dollar.
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Nomination Deadline Extended for the Edwin H. Land Medal
 OSA and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) have extended the nomination deadline for the 2014 Land Medal to 4 November 2013. The Land Medal was established in 1992 to honor Edwin H. Land to recognize his unique career as scientist, technologist, industrialist, humanist and public servant. This medal recognizes pioneering work empowered by scientific research to create inventions, technologies, and products. The recipient should share Land’s insatiable scientific intensity and curiosity in optics and imaging and, in part, reflect his image as inventor, scientist, entrepreneur, and teacher. More information is available on-line or by contacting the OSA Awards Office (awards@osa.org, 1.202.416.1960)
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Watch the Videos—Enabled by Optics Contest Winner
Trojan Technologies, winner of the first annual OSA Enabled by Optics Contest, uses environmentally responsible, cost-effective ultraviolet (UV) light, in place of chemicals, to prevent the worldwide spread of harmful organisms in the water supply and to destroy harmful contaminants.
View OSA's special video overview of their optical solutions. Also available is an in-depth roundtable interview with Trojan Technologies' management and an end-user of their optical technology. Watch the videos.
OSA's Annual Enabled by Optics Contest provides companies, and students, with a platform to explain how optics technology has impacted our world.
Check out these videos.
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New Industrial Lasers Business Panel Forum at the OSA Advanced Solid State Lasers Congress
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 14:35-15:35
Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel and Convention Center, Paris, France
Industry experts discuss opportunities and the wide variety of applications in the medical device, aerospace and automotive sectors. In addition, they will provide insight into new laser technology and successful business strategy from large businesses to small contract manufacturers. This interactive forum is designed to engage the audience and stimulate thought provoking questions and spirited debate. Learn more.
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Complimentary Program at ASSL: Industrial Lasers—Changing Today's Manufacturing Scene
Monday, 28 October 2013
Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel and Convention Center, Paris, France
Join us for this complimentary event, which begins with a networking reception and includes drinks and light hors d'oeuvres followed by a market overview focusing on Industrial Lasers presented by David A. Belforte and hosted by OIDA. Learn more.
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Free Event at ASSL: Philippe Bregi, CEO, Egide Group
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 19:00-20:30
Paris, France
In the First Person - A Candid Conversation with Philippe Bregi, CEO, Egide Group, President, CNOP & Opticsvalley Associations. Interviewed by Costel Subran, President and CEO, Opton Laser International.
Complimentary Executive Interview and Networking Reception at OSA's Advanced Solid-State Lasers Congress. A Q&A Session will follow the interview.
For more information on this engaging event and to view archived interviews, visit the website. No pre-registration is required to attend this event.
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Submit your Research to CLEO: 2014
CLEO: 2014, the top peer-reviewed conference on lasers and electro-optics featuring full-spectrum research from basic laser science to photonic applications, is accepting cutting-edge research. Papers can be submitted in the following core areas: QELS-Fundamental Science, Science & Innovations, and Applications & Technology. Accepted research gains worldwide exposure in the award-winning digital library, OSA’s Optics InfoBase and the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. CLEO: 2014 is being held in the leading international hub for high tech innovations, San Jose, California, USA from 8-13 June 2014.
Submission Deadline: 22 January 2014, 17:00 GMT. For more information on submissions, visit cleoconference.org.
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Peer Society Membership Opportunities
You now have the opportunity to join the following regional optics and photonics societies when you renew your OSA Membership!
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Australian Optical Society (AOS)
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Brazilian Physics Society (SBF)
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Italian Society of Optics and Photonics (SIOF)
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Optical Society of India (OSI)
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Optical Society of Korea (OSK)
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Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS)
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Spanish Optical Society (SEDOPTICA)
Visit the OSA peer societies membership page to find out more!
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Enter the First Annual Nonimaging Optics Silent Slide-Show Contest
Submission Deadline: 8 November 2013
Light emitting diodes are revolutionizing the illumination industry; nonimaging optics, with its unique ability to handle these new light sources, is playing a crucial role in that revolution. Production of clean energy is also of foremost importance, and nonimaging optics is well positioned to give a significant contribution by harnessing the power of the sun. Submit developments in nonimaging optics or show applications of nonimaging optical concepts to other domains.
Submit Now!
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Job Listings on WORKinOPTICS.com
Search. Find. Connect. The Optical Society’s (OSA) online job board, WORKinOPTICS.com connects leading employers, qualified job and internship seekers and consultants within the optics and photonics community. Whether you're searching for a job, someone to fill a job, or exploring career options, WORKinOPTICS.com is a reliable global resource that can help you to make valuable connections in industry and academia.
Recent job postings include:
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Upcoming Meeting Deadlines
Research in Optical Sciences
18 - 20 March 2014, Messe Berlin, Germany
High-Intensity Lasers and High-Field Phenomena (HILAS)
Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM)
Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 19 November 2013 17.00 GMT
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)
8-13 June 2014, San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California, USA
Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 22 January 2014, 17:00 GMT
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC)
9 - 13 March 2014, Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, USA
Registration Deadline: 10 February 2014
Housing Deadline: 15 February 2014
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Mark your calendar now for...
Free Webinar: Surface Slope Tolerances
14 November 2013, 13:00
Presented by: John Rogers, Ph.D., Senior Scientist for Imaging Optics at Synopsys
Sponsored by: Optimax
NEW! Advanced Solid-State Lasers (ASSL)
27 October - 1 November 2013, Marriott Paris Rive Gauche Hotel and Convention Center, Paris, France
Collocated Topical Meetings:
Application of Lasers for Sensing & Free Space Communication (LS&C)
NEW! Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources (MICS)
Renewable Energy and the Environment
3 - 7 November 2013, JW Marriott Tucson Star Pass, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications (E2)
Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics (PV)
Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR)
Solid State and Organic Lighting (SOLED)
Freeform Optics
Advances in Light Matter Interaction – From Ultra-high Power to Ultrafast to Ultrasmall
12 November 2013, Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), Mumbai, India
Speakers include:
David Payne, Southampton University
Yehiam Prior, Weizmann Institute
M. Krishnamurthy, TIFR Mumbai
Eric Mazur, Harvard University
Ashish Nath, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Stefan Nolte, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Asia Communications and Photonics Conference
12-15 November 2013, Beijing Conference Center, Beijing, China
Compact X-ray & EUV Light Sources Incubator Meeting
13-15 November 2013, OSA Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
Hosted by:
Lahsen Assoufid, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Sandra Biedron, Colorado State University, USA
NEW! Spatially Precise Optogenetics at Depth Incubator Meeting
Cracking Neural Circuits with Structured Illumination & Ultrafast Imaging in the Intact Brain
8-10 December 2013, OSA Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
Hosted by:
Hillel Adesnik, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Laura Waller, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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OSA Journals
Recently Published Feature Issues
Applied Optics and Optical Materials Express
Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials for Novel Photonic Applications
Biomedical Optics Express
Novel Techniques in Microscopy
Optical Materials Express
Optical Ceramics
Optical Materials Express
Mid-IR Photonic Materials
Optics Express
Microwave Photonics
Call for Papers
Applied Optics
Feature Issue: Imaging Systems and Applications
Submissions Open: 1 November 2013 Submission Deadline: 1 December 2013
Applied Optics
Feature Issue: Correlation Optics
Submission Deadline: 15 November 2013
Journal of the Optical Society of America B
Feature Issue: Structured Light Interactions
Submission Deadline: 6 January 2014
Optics Express
Special Issue: ECOC 2013
Postdeadline Paper Submission Deadline: 4 November 2013
Optics Express and Optical Materials Express
Joint Feature Issue: Advanced Solid State-Lasers
Submission Opens: 1 December 2013 Submission Deadline: 6 January 2014
In the News
Biomedical Optics Express
Webcam-based Hospital-Grade Laser-Speckle Blood-Flow Imager is Low in Cost – Laser Focus World
Source Article
Optics Express
Telescoping Contact Lens Switches Between Magnified and Normal Vision – BioOptics World
Source Article
Optics Letters
Laser Physicists Levitate Tiny Diamonds for Quantum Experiments – Scientific American
Source Article
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Color under pressure. Glass disc between crossed polarizers while compressed by jaws of a C-clamp
–Andrew Davidhazy
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