Centennial Book
History
OSA Century of Optics
The Optical Society is proud to present the OSA Century of Optics. The History Book Editors—Paul Kelley, Govind Agrawal, Mike Bass, Jeff Hecht and Carlos Stroud—worked with over 50 authors to create a fascinating history of optics and photonics over the last 100 years.
Beginning around the founding of the Optical Society, the OSA Century of Optics presents a selection of people, events and technologies that were important to the evolution of optics, optical science, optical engineering, and photonics. A number of the chapters are written by the researchers and engineers that were seminal in making the discoveries that are showcased, and the book ends with 8 prominent scientists, including Nobel Prize winner Dr. Steven Chu, speculating about what the next 100 years will bring to the field of optics.
INTRODUCTION Paul Kelley
PRE–1940 (This is a compilation of all articles in this section.)
- Introduction: Early Technology Carlos Stroud pg. 9
- Optics in the Nineteenth Century Jeff Hecht pg. 11
- Spectroscopy from 1916 to 1940 Patricia Daukantas pg. 17
- Government and Industrial Research Laboratories Carlos Stroud pg. 23
- Camera History 1900 to 1940 Todd Gustavson pg. 31
- OSA and the Early Days of Vision Research Patricia Daukantas pg. 38
- Evolution of Color Science through the Lens of OSA Roy S. Berns pg. 43
1941–1959 (This is a compilation of all articles in this section.)
- Introduction: Advances in Optical Science and Technology Paul Kelley pg. 49
- Inventions and Innovations of Edwin Land Jeff Hecht pg. 51
- Birth of Fiber-Optic Imaging and Endoscopes Jeff Hecht pg. 53
- Xerography: an Invention That Became a Dominant Design Mark B. Myers pg. 57
- U.S. Peacetime Strategic Reconnaissance Cameras, 1954–1974: Legacy of James G. Baker and the U-2 Kevin Thompson pg. 64
- History of Optical Coatings and OSA before 1960 Angus Macleod pg. 68
1960–1974 (This is a compilation of all articles in this section.)
- Introduction Jeff Hecht pg. 79
- The Discovery of the Laser Jeff Hecht pg. 81
- Postwar Employment Bubble Bursts Jeff Hecht pg. 85
- Gas Lasers—The Golden Decades, 1960–1980 William B. Bridges pg. 88
- Discovery of the Tunable Dye Laser Jeff Hecht pg. 94
- Remembrances of Spectra-Physics David Hardwick pg. 97
- The Birth of the Laser Industry: Overview Jeff Hecht pg. 100
- Lasers at American Optical and Laser Incorporated Bill Shiner pg. 101
- Solid-State Lasers William Krupke and Robert Byer pg. 103
- Semiconductor Diode Lasers: Early History Marshall I. Nathan pg. 107
- Lasers and the Growth of Nonlinear Optics Jeff Hecht pg. 114
- Early Years of Holography Jeff Hecht pg. 119
- History of Laser Materials Processing David A. Belforte pg. 124
- Brief History of Barcode Scanning Jay Eastman pg. 128
- Developing the Laser Printer Gary Starkweather pg. 134
- History of the Optical Disc Paul J. Wehrenberg pg. 138
- Interferometric Optical Metrology James C. Wyant pg. 143
- Half a Century of Laser Weapons Jeff Hecht pg. 149
- KH-9 Hexagon Spy in the Sky Reconnaissance Satellite Phil Pressel pg. 153
- CORONA Reconnaissance Satellite Kevin Thompson pg. 157
- Laser Isotope Enrichment Jeff Hecht pg. 161
- Lasers for Fusion Research John Murray pg. 166
- History of Laser Remote Sensing, Laser Radar, and Lidar Dennis K. Killinger pg. 175
1975–1990 (This is a compilation of all articles in this section.)
- Introduction Michael Bass pg. 183
- The Shift of Optics R&D Funding and Performers over the Past 100 Years C. Martin Stickley pg. 185
- Through a Glass Brightly: Low-Loss Fibers for Optical Communications Donald B. Keck pg. 189
- Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier: From Flashlamps and Crystal Fibers to 10-Tb/s Communication Michel Digonnet pg. 195
- Advent of Continuous-Wave Room-Temperature Operation of Diode Lasers Michael Ettenberg pg. 199
- Remembering the Million Hour Laser Richard W. Dixon pg. 203
- Terabit-per-Second Fiber Optical Communication Becomes Practical Guifang Li pg. 209
- Applied Nonlinear Optics G. H. C. New and J. W. Haus pg. 213
- Linear and Nonlinear Laser Spectroscopy M. Bass and S.C. Rand pg. 218
- Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Small Particles by Laser Light Pressure Arthur Ashkin pg. 223
- High-Power, Reliable Diode Lasers and Arrays Dan Botez pg. 227
- Tunable Solid-State Lasers Peter F. Moulton pg. 232
- Ultrashort-Pulse Lasers Erich P. Ippen pg. 237
- Ground-Based Telescopes and Instruments James Breckinridge pg. 244
- Space Telescopes for Astronomy James Breckinridge pg. 249
- Contact Lenses for Vision Correction: A Journey from Rare to Commonplace Ian Cox pg. 253
- Excimer Laser Surgery: Laying the Foundation for Laser Refractive Surgery James J. Wynne pg. 257
- Intraocular Lenses: A More Permanent Alternative Ian Cox pg. 262
- Spectacles: Past, Present, and Future William Charman pg. 265
- Major Milestones in Liquid Crystal Display Development Shin-Tson Wu pg. 269
1991–PRESENT (This is a compilation of all articles in this section.)
- Introduction Govind Agrawal pg. 277
- Birth and Growth of the Fiber-Optic Communications Industry Jeff Hecht pg. 278
- Telecommunications Bubble Pumps Up the Optical Fiber Communications Conference Jeff Hecht pg. 282
- The Evolution of Optical Communications Networks since 1990 Rod C. Alferness pg. 287
- Integrated Photonics Radhakrishnan Nagarajan pg. 293
- New Wave Microstructured Optical Fibers Philip Russell pg. 297
- Ultrafast-Laser Technology from the 1990s to Present Wayne H. Knox pg. 304
- Biomedical Optics: In Vivo and In Vitro Applications Gregory Faris pg. 308
- Novel Optical Materials in the Twenty-First Century David J. Hagan and Steven C. Moss pg. 315
- Quantum Information Science: Emerging No More Carlton M. Caves pg. 320
THE FUTURE (This is a compilation of all articles in this section.)
- Far Future of Fibers Philip Russell pg. 327
- View of the Future of Light Steven Chu pg. 329
- The 100-Year Future for Optics Joesph H. Eberly pg. 331
- Future of Energy Eli Yablonovitch pg. 332
- Future of Displays Byoungho Lee pg. 333
- Biomedical Optics—The Next 100 Years Rox Anderson pg. 334
- Lasers and Laser Applications Robert L. Byer pg. 336
- Optical Communications: The Next 100 Years Alan Willner pg. 338
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