Optical Society of America
2010 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036 USA
Tel: 202.223.8130
Fax: 202.223.1096
info@osa.org
2010 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036 USA
Tel: 202.223.8130
Fax: 202.223.1096
info@osa.org
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- 1916
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- Frontiers in Optics 2009/Laser...
Fairmont San Jose
Sunday, October 11 at 7:00pm - 1st International OSA Student ...
San Jose, CA
Sunday, October 11 at 4:00pm
The Optical Society Podcast now available of MWOSA event at FiO, including Dr. Gaverick's presentation on Understanding Unconscious Bias
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OSA PodBlog of The Optical Society of America (OSA) - Advancing the Science of Light - Where science and technology innovators in optics and photonics come together.
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Less than a month left to apply for OSA's Congressional Fellowships program. Use your science background to work on Capitol Hill in the office of senator, representative or Congressional committee! http://www.osa.org/news/congressionalfel
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Congressional Fellowships are designed to provide a unique public policy learning experience, demonstrate the value of science-government interaction and bring technical backgrounds and external perspectives to the decision-making process in Congress.
The Optical Society OPN hosts new video podcast--Metamaterials: The Next Photonics Revolution
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Phil Saunders of SpaceChannel.org and Nikolay Zheludev of the University of Southampton, U.K., have graciously permitted OPN to reproduce this fascinating video, which is related to Zheludev’s October OPN feature on metamaterial-induced transparency. ...
The Optical Society Slide presentations from OSA-hosted Nov. 13 Congressional briefing on LEDs for greener cities.
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The Optical Society (OSA) hosted a briefing on how solid-state lighting, such as LEDs (light emitting diodes), offers an efficient and green lighting source. According to government reports, lighting accounts for 22 percent of electricity usage in the US. ...
The Optical Society Cool new OpEx research: German team reveals new software for rendering cloaked objects.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2009—Scientists and curiosity seekers who want to know what a partially or completely cloaked object would look like in real life can now get their wish -- virtually. A team ...
The Optical Society Registration for IONS-7 Galway is now open! IONS-7 takes place in Galway, Ireland next March 4, 5 & 6 2010.
The Optical Society Now in November OPN: ground-based telescopes, microangiography, confocal microendoscopy, a history of spectral analysis, and more!
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When Hubble’s heyday ends, astronomers will look toward ground-based instruments to provide high-resolution photos of our universe. Lucky Imaging uses the stochastic nature of atmospheric turbulence to produce Hubble-quality images at visible wavelengths.
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Congrats to optical scientists Boyle, Kao and Smith for Nobel Prize in physics!! Kao is known as father of fiber optics; he is a former editor of Optics Letters; Boyle & Smith--
cited for invention of the CCD image sensor chip--also won the Land Medal in 2001.
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The Optical Society Now in October OPN: Metamaterial-induced transparency; lasers in paleontology; optimal plasmon focusing; a profile of Robert W. Wood, and more...
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Inspired by the study of atomic resonances, researchers have developed a new type of metamaterial. Their work paves the way toward compact delay lines and slow-light devices.
The Optical Society Bio-optics breakthroughs front and center at FiO! See live footage of a developing heart; follow a single molecule into a live neuron; and learn about microfine surgery with powerful laser pulses.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29—From scopes that help premature babies breathe to techniques for imaging live neurons and beating hearts as they develop, the latest optical and laser technology being deployed ...
The Optical Society Powerful lasers, futuristic digital cameras, 3-D TV and more... Get psyched for FiO 2009!
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—The latest technology in optics and lasers will be on display at the Optical Society’s (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO), which takes place Oct. 11–15 at the Fairmont San Jose Hotel and the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose, Calif.
The Optical Society Listen to OPN's new podcast on optics and ethics, featuring interviews with OPN Senior Writer/Editor Patricia Daukantas and OSA Fellow and Senior Science Advisor Anthony Campillo.
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This is the first of a series of podcasts about articles in Optics & Photonics News, the monthly magazine of the Optical Society. In this month's podcast, OPN Managing Editor Christina Folz talks with ...
The Optical Society US Energy Secretary and OSA Honorary Member Steven Chu talks about energy solutions on NPR's Morning Edition.
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For more than two decades, NPR's Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day ahead with two hours of up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports. With nearly 13 million listeners, Morning Edition draws public radio's largest audience.
The Optical Society Now in Sep. OPN--How to choose an ethical career. Take our online poll and compare your ethical choices to those of your colleagues.
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Most children learn the basic proscriptions not to lie, cheat or steal by the time they enter primary school. Scientists and engineers, however, face a host of more complex ethical and practical challenges, ...
The Optical Society Got results? Submit your innovative optics research to OPN's special issue, Optics in 2009. The deadline is only one week away--8/31.
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Have you reported significant findings in a peer-reviewed journal over the course of the past year? If so, please consider submitting a summary of your published article in OPN’s special December issue, Optics in 2009. ...
