OSA Technical Groups
OSA members are encouraged to join up to five technical groups free of charge. Associating with these groups ensures that you will receive updates on OSA publications, meetings and activities in your areas of interest. OSA's Technical Groups are categorized into technical divisions.
Division Information and Emerging Topic Areas
Click on the technical division titles below, to link to specific information about the division's scope and technical groups. These pages also include the "What's Hot in Optics Today" presentations delivered by technical division chairs at the most recent Frontiers in Optics Conference.
Joining Technical Groups:
Current OSA Members - If you are currently an OSA member and would like to add or alter your technical group membership, you may do so by logging into the members-only section or contact the Customer Service Department:
Customer Service
Tel: +1.202.416.1907 (outside the U.S.) or 1.800.766.4672 (U.S.)
Note: Customer Service Department hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (U.S. East Coast Time) Monday through Friday.
New OSA Members - Technical Group choices are listed on the membership enrollment form. Make up to five selections free of charge when you join OSA!
OSA Technical Groups and Divisions
Technical Division |
Included Technical Groups |
| Bio-Medical Optics Division |
Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography (BM)
Molecular Probes and Nanobio-Optics (BP)
Optical Biosensors (BB)
Optical Trapping and Manipulation in Molecular and Cellular Biology (BT)
Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy (BS)
Therapeutic Laser Applications (BA) |
| Fabrication, Design and Instrumentation Division |
Gamma, X-Ray and Extreme UV Optics (FX)
Fiber Modeling and Fabrication (FF)
Holography and Diffractive Optics (FH)
Imaging Optical Design (FD)
Lasers in Manufacturing (FL)
NonImaging Optical Design(FN)
Optical Fabrication & Testing (FM)
Polarization (FP)
Systems and Instrumentation (FS)
Thin Films (FT)
|
| Information Acquisition, Processing and Display Division |
Applied Spectroscopy (IS)
Display Technology (IT)
Environmental Sensing (IE)
Image Sensing and Pattern Recognition (IR)
Optics in Digital Systems (ID) |
| Optical Interaction Science Division |
Fundamental Laser Sciences (OF)
Nanophotonics (ON)
Nonlinear Optics (OL)
Optical Cooling and Trapping (OT)
Optical Material Studies (OM)
Photonic Metamaterials (OP)
Optical Metrology (OR)
Quantum Computing and Communication (OC)
Quantum Optical Science and Technology (OQ)
Short Wavelength Sources and Attosecond/High Field Physics (OH)
Ultrafast Optical Phenomena (OU) |
| Photonics and Opto-Electronics Division |
Fiber Optics Technology (PF)
Integrated Optics (PI)
Laser Systems (PL)
Optical Communications (PC)
Optoelectronics (PO)
Photonic Detection (PD)
Optics for Energy (PS) |
| Vision and Color Division |
Applications of Visual Science (VA)
Clinical Vision Sciences(VS)
Color (VC)
Vision (VV) |
If you are an OSA member, but have not yet selected your technical groups, please contact Customer Service.
