History
- 2023 Nobel Prize in Physi...
- Laser 60th
- Turning 100
- OSA100 Bookshelf
- Centennial Book
- Laserfest
- Peer Organization Milesto...
- Celebrating 50 Years of L...
- Earth Day
- International Day of Ligh...
- International Year of Gla...
- World Oceans Day
- World Quantum Day
- International Day of Wome...
- 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
- 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics
- Laser 60th
- Turning 100
- OSA100 Bookshelf
- Centennial Book
- Laserfest
- Peer Organization Milestones
- Celebrating 50 Years of Light-speed Connections
- Earth Day
- International Day of Light
- International Year of Glass
- World Oceans Day
- World Quantum Day
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
A Celebration of
Optics and Photonics,
Worldwide
In 2016, OSA celebrated our Centennial marking 100 years of bright ideas, smart innovation and ground-breaking applications driven by more than 270,000 scientists, students, engineers and business leaders in the field. This was a unique opportunity to share the milestone with our global membership and with the community at large. We launched more than 25 new products and services that helped drive meaningful results. Look back at our first 100 years, and the achievements of our members and get a glimpse at the bright future in optics and photonics to come.
The Global Impact
OSA 100 Exhibit
1,000,000+ Visitors
6 Continents
13 Countries
15 Permanent Installations
Light the Future Speaker Series
8 Conferences
5 Countries
8 Nobel Laureates
6,000 Participants
Speakers
Kickoff
Ira Flatow, Science Friday
OFC
Mary Lou Jepsen, Facebook
CLEO
Ray Kurzweil, Inventor
IAOC
Joseph Izatt, Duke University
Bernard Kress, Microsoft / Hololens
FiO + LS
Michio Kaku, Futurist, CUNY
LAOP
Susana Marcos, Instiuto de Optica, Spain
ACP
Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate
Photonics India
Sir David Payne, University of Southampton