| Image Credit: Courtesy of AmeriCOM |
The optics and photonics community has a persistent problem: a shortage of skilled laborers who set up optical tables and lasers, install and maintain equipment, and perform other responsibilities to support the work done in the lab and on the shop floor. Growth in emerging areas such as integrated photonics and advanced manufacturing has only increased the demand for such workers—highlighting the critical need to fill the technician gap.
In the February issue of Optica's Optics & Photonics News (OPN), a cover story looks at this longstanding deficit and talks with a number of people working on recruiting and training new technicians. |
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| Image Credit: Longxing Su, Southern University of Science and Technology |
| In this featured article in Optics Letters, learn how researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method to turn lead from used lead acid batteries into photodetectors operating in the UV-visible band. |
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| Image Credit: Ryan Lannom, JPL-Caltech/NASA |
| A recent news release featuring work published in Optica describes a new detector that can precisely measure single photons at very high rates, called PEACOQ (performance-enhanced array for counting optical quanta) detector. |
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| As we head into 2023, we look at how to improve our meetings and provide a venue for community members to highlight their latest work, network, and connect with new collaborators. Featured in the Optica member blog 2023 January. |
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| Optica Publishing Group is pleased to announce the launch of Optica Open, a new preprint server dedicated to advancing optics and photonics research worldwide. Learn more about how to submit new discoveries. |
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| Mentorship |
| Mentorship has played an important role throughout Yoshi Okawachi's career. It has helped bring valuable knowledge and special human interaction to abstract ideas. |
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 Image Credit: Timothy Imogore |
| Survivor |
| Discover how a young Nigerian survived sectarian violence and found beauty and hope in optical physics. |
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