The Optica global community mourns the lives lost in the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
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From the 2023 Optica President Michal Lipson.

The Optica global community mourns the lives lost in the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

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Award

Robert Byer named Optica Honorary Member.

For his exceptional contributions to laser science and technology as an academic, mentor and leader.

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Announcing Optica Open.

17 January 2023

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Advocacy

Optica supports Ukraine.

Optica strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Government of the Russian Federation and supports our community in Ukraine.

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OPN | Research News

The Brightest Feathers in the Woods

Hannah Lanford

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News | Obituary

In Memoriam: Paul L. Kelley, 1934-2023

Optica is deeply saddened by the passing of Paul L. Kelley, an Optica Fellow and Emeritus Member and a distinguished scientist...

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News

Spectroscopy probe could enhance deep brain stimulation procedure

To be presented at Biophotonics Congress 2023 - Optical fibers provide real-time information to help doctors navigate inside the brain.

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J. Ahn, KAIST

OPN | Research News

Playing Catch with Optical Tweezers

Patricia Daukantas

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Light-Beam Shaping

A large-dynamic-range deformabl

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Credit: Natalith Palacios-Ortega, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, USA,

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Colorful Aberrations

Chromatic-aberration detail pro

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News

Scientists throw and catch single atoms using light

Optica, 10, 401 (2023)

Free-flying atoms could enable new type of quantum computer and the study of single-atom collisions

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Credit: Elizabeth Dreyer, Boston Consulting Group, Livonia, MI, USA,

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360-Degree Rainbow

A photo of an almost 360-d

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OPN | Research News

Flames at a Billion Frames per Second

Patricia Daukantas

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News

Metasurface enables multichannel terahertz transmission

Photonics Research 11, 485 (2023)

Tiny metasurface devices could help improve communication, terahertz imaging, manipulating particles and encoding of quantum information

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Award

Optica Names 17 Recipients for 2023 Awards and Medals

These awards celebrate significant technical, research, education, business, leadership and service accomplishments.

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OPN | New Issue

March 2023

A new issue of Optics & Photonics News is available.

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News

Optica awards US$75,000 in scholarships to amplify Black scientists

Announcing the 2023 Class of students selected as this year’s Amplify Scholarship winners!

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IDloop

OPN | Industry News

Fingerprint-Sensing Startup Garners New Fu...

Stewart Wills

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Luminar Tchnologies

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Luminar and Mercedes-Benz Expand Partnership

Stewart Wills

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OPN | Industry News

Sizing Up the Quantum Market

Stewart Wills

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Credit: Katie Schwertz, Edmund Optics, Tucson, AZ, USA,

OPN | Image of the week

Glowing Raindrops

Droplets from a rainstorm 

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News

Optica special events at OFC 2023

At OFC 2023, Optica will host special events including networking meetups, Technical Talks, professional headshot services and more!

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News

The National Society of Black Physicists relocates to Optica HQ.

The NSBP relocates to the Optica HQ as part of the Societies' collaboration to support Black students & early career professionals.

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Award | Honorary Members

Robert Byer Named Optica Honorary Member

Optica names laser pioneer Bob Byer as an Optica Honorary Member.

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Industry | Information

Optica Online Industry Library

Access market reports, videos, tutorials, roadmaps and much more.

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OPN | Book Reviews

Light Scattering and Absorption by Particles

Christopher M. Sorensen

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News

Optica members inducted as 2022 AAAS Fellows

Eleven Optica members—including 9 Fellows—honored by AAAS

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Jenoptik

OPN | Industry News

Jenoptik Looks Back on a Strong 2022

Stewart Wills

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Credit: Aliaksei Kobylinskiy, University of Applied Sciences Jena, Jena, Germany,

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Coffee Interference

Images of the blue sky above a

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OPN | Book Reviews

The Principles of Deep Learning Theory

Daniel A. Roberts, Sho Yaida and Boris Hanin 

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OPN | Research News

Structured Light without Distortion

Patricia Daukantas

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News

Optica Publishing Group signs Read and Publish agreement with TIB

Authors at member institutions in Germany will have ongoing access to read and to publish in leading optics and photonics journals

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OPN | Careers

Supporting Mothers in Science

Hannah Lanford

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News

Announcing the 2023 Ambassadors

As emerging leaders, the Ambassadors provide guidance and advice to a global network of young optics and photonics researchers.

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Credit: Dan Curticapean, Offenburg University, Offenburg, Germany,

OPN | Image of the week

The Magic of Polarization

The magic of polarization: Bire

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News

3D lidar system could make autonomous driving safer

Optica, 10, 264 (2023)

Unique, chip-based light source allows scanning lidar to be combined with 3D flash lidar

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Technology development could bring Raman microscopy to the clinic

Biomed. Opt. Express 14, 1015 (2023)

New method offers high-throughput chemical imaging hundreds of times faster than traditional approach

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