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| Optical Imaging’s Many Pathways |
This month, the all-virtual Imaging and Applied Optics Congress will feature cutting-edge research and applications in image acquisition and display, computational imaging holography, and more. Indeed, the field has evolved into a vast commercial domain in the consumer, defense/security, medical, and many other sectors.
In the July/August edition of Optics & Photonics News, OSA Senior Industry Adviser Tom Hausken looks at these major markets, their growth, and prospects. And there’s much more innovation ahead. For example, the cover story of the same issue details new designs that replace traditional bulk lenses with thin masks or diffusers, opening new possibilities for compact 3D microscopes. Another article explores how technological advances have helped make optics a key component in emerging biometrics and face-recognition systems. |
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| Ian Ashdown on Fostering Creativity |
| If you weren’t in the sciences, what would be your dream career? "I have been living my dream career for the past three decades, and at the age of 71, I am just getting started." |
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| OSA 5G Summit 2021 |
| OSA 5G Summit was held on 13 & 14 July with 16 speakers from across the globe. All connected virtually to speak about the 5G Ecosystem and discuss the 5th generation mobile network. The discussions focused on how 5G enables a new network designed to virtually connect everyone and everything, including machines, objects, and devices! |
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| Honoring the Optics Community |
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| OSA Fellow Spotlight |
| “Work very hard with the opportunities you are given,” advises 2016 Fellow Hwa-Yaw. Learn more about his story and current research. |
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| Milton & Rosalind Chang Pivoting Fellowship Application Open |
| You have valuable expertise from your background in optics and photonics. With the US$50,000 grant provided by the Pivoting Fellowship, you could take your knowledge and apply it to solving real-world challenges. This fellowship offers the opportunity to pair your background in science with other fields and skills such as journalism, public policy, project management, marketing, and entrepreneurship. |
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| Explore the limits of your research in Biophotonics – Thomas F. Deutsch Fellowship |
| This one-year multidisciplinary fellowship specifically fosters interactions between researchers from diverse fields of science and medicine and supports post-doctoral investigators pursuing training in either basic or clinical research. It is offered in partnership with the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Wellman Center for Photomedicine. |
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| General Policies |
| As part of our ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, OSA Publishing now enables authors to change their names on previously published papers in OSA journals and conference digests. |
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| Community Get Involved |
| Members are encouraged to join OSA activities in areas that include Award & Honors, Diversity & Inclusion, Education Outreach, Public Policy, Publications, Technical Divisions & Groups, and much more. The “Get Involved” section of our website provides details on these opportunities. |
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| Connect With Talent Today! |
| As a niche online job board, WORKinOPTICS.com more efficiently connects employers, job seekers and consultants within the optics and photonics community. Read more. |
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| Presenting in July |
| Two co-located OSA Congresses present exemplary research in imaging and sensing. One registration provides access to technical content from 10 topical meetings! Participate virtually 19–23 July. View the Schedule. |
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