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The AI chatbot ChatGPT exploded in popularity after its release in late November 2022, reaching 100 million users in just two months. The success of such generative AI tools, which are still largely unregulated, poses perplexing questions in many sectors—including academic publishing.
The cover story in the October issue of Optica’s Optics and Photonics News (OPN) explores the potential risks and benefits of generative AI for scientific communication, including impacts on peer review, issues of authorship, prospects for increased equity, and concerns about plagiarism. The technology continues to advance rapidly, and Optica is closely following its development and effects on scholarly publishing. |
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| Researchers have created an optical chip based on a quadrilateral Mach–Zehnder interferometer network that is easy to reconfigure for various functions. Pictured are a microscope image of the chip (a) and a photo of the packaged chip (b). [Image Credit: Jianji Dong, Huazhong University of Science and Technology] |
| A recent news release featuring work published in Optical Materials Express explains how researchers developed a new, self-configuring optical chip based on a quadrilateral network of waveguide-based optical components called Mach–Zehnder interferometers (MZIs). |
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| Image Credit: Xianglei Liu and Jinyang Liang, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) |
| In this featured article from Optica, researchers reveal a new diffraction-gated real-time ultrahigh-speed mapping camera that could offer a much less expensive way to achieve ultrafast imaging for a wide range of applications such as real-time monitoring of drug delivery or high-speed lidar systems for autonomous driving. |
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Land shows an early instant photograph at the 1947 OSA Winter Meeting
[Image Credit: Edwin Land] |
| A recent article in the August 2023 Optica blog explains how photography can permanently show us who we are and make ephemeral stories carried by light. Photography is a story of innovation from the two-tone heliography to modern smartphones. Learn about Optica Honorary Member Edwin Land’s creation of the instant photo. |
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| Image Credit: Anjali Agarwal |
| Anjali Agarwal followed an early interest in constellations into a career that allowed her to work in space communications. She credits her early success to the support from her parents and elementary through high school teachers. |
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| This scholarship annually awards ten Black undergraduate and master's level students. Additionally, awardees will be granted a one-year membership to Optica, access to the foundation's mentorship platform, and an invitation to the 2024 Amplify Optics Immersion Program. |
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