February 2016 | Optica

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In this issue: Toast a century of innovation with The Optical Society, JOSA celebrates OSA’s Centennial, OPN launches a new mobile-friendly website, Special Events at OFC, Meetings, Opportunities and more.

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OSA News
Opportunities
Industry
OSA Publishing News
Upcoming Deadlines
Meetings Calendar

OSA News

Toast a Century of Innovation with The Optical Society

In celebration of our centennial, OSA will be showcasing a new exhibit that acknowledges innovators and inventions in optics since 1916. This interactive exhibit will be on display at many events throughout the year:

International Year of Light Closing Ceremony
4 – 6 February, Mérida, Mexico

Photonics West [Booth 4362]
16 – 17 February, San Francisco, US

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for centennial updates. Share your favorite OSA memory by emailing osa100@osa.org, writing on our Facebook page or tweeting using #OSA100. After all, the centennial is about YOU!

Journal of the Optical Society of America Celebrates OSA's Centennial

As the year-long celebration of the OSA centennial commences, OSA Publishing is excited to present content from the Society's first publication, Journal of the Optical Society of America (JOSA), as well as its spinoffs, JOSA A and JOSA B on the OSA centennial website.

On this commemorative website, we feature the Journal’s Editors-in-Chief and topical editors, editorials, and content from the journals over the last 99 years, as well as the 100 most-cited papers from JOSA, JOSA A and JOSA B. The new features will be added throughout the year, including a collection of influential articles that underscore the development of key topic areas over time. Additionally, JOSA A and JOSA B will publish feature articles from leaders who will provide their insight on these topics.

Visit the site regularly; or sign up for journal alerts for JOSA A and/or JOSA B to stay informed on all the latest news and content.

Optics & Photonics News: New Mobile-Friendly Website Launched

OSA is delighted to announce the launch of the new Optics & Photonics News website. This enhanced website will ensure the best possible experience for OPN's visitors, whether on mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop devices.

Visit the site.

Traveling Lecturer Spotlight: Carlos López-Mariscal

Carlos López-Mariscal
Senior Optical Scientist
Underwater Photonics
Jonesborough, Tennessee, US
OSA Member

"Being able to talk to such a diverse audience at the OSA Student Chapter of Universidad de Guanajuato was particularly motivating. Meeting with graduate and undergraduate students from several fields of science and engineering with a common interest in the Optical Sciences was invigorating and rewarding. It’s always a refreshing experience. Perhaps the most satisfying aspect of these lectures is the chance to share useful experiences with young and upcoming optic professionals on a personal basis. I strongly recommend joining the Traveling Lecturer program to my colleagues who have not yet done so, for this is one of the most engaged audiences I have had the opportunity to address."

Find out more about this program>>

Borrego-Varillas Receives The Ivan P. Kaminow Outstanding Young Professional Prize

Rocio Borrego Varillas The OSA Foundation is proud to announce the recipient of the inaugural Ivan P. Kaminow Outstanding Young Professional Prize: Rocio Borrego-Varillas, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. The prize will allow Rocio to travel to The OSA Winter Leadership Meeting in addition to a second OSA Meeting of her choosing.

Learn more on how you can be the next recipient.

Opportunities

Siegman International School on Lasers 2016 Applications Due

24 – 29 July, ICFO Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain
Application Deadline: 15 March

This week-long program, co-founded by the OSA Foundation and IPG Photonics, provides up to 100 graduate students from around the world the opportunity to advance their education, foster future collaboration and promote research and engineering for the optical community.

Apply to attend.

OFC: Special Events and Promotions

Save on OFC Registration: Take Advantage of Member Discount and Early Registration
20 – 24 March, Anaheim, California, US

Don't miss the world's largest conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. With over 520 peer-reviewed technical presentations and more than 120 invited speakers, the comprehensive program covers the technological breakthroughs and all the important topics in the field today. The exposition features over 600 participating companies showcasing the newest products. As an OSA Member, you have two opportunities to save on registration—the member registration rate and an additional discount if you register before the Advance Registration deadline, 22 February.
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OSA Executive Forum
21 March, Anaheim, California, US
Separate Registration Required

During OSA's Executive Forum, you will connect with decision makers from the entire ecosystem in optical networking and communications. The program will feature a panel of industry leaders who will be speaking on key subject areas. Find out what the future holds from the visionaries making it happen. Special discounts are available until 22 February. Register Now.

2016 Featured Speaker

Hing Liu

Hing Liu, Principal Engineer, Google

1-Day Immersion Workshop on Integrated Photonics High Volume Packaging

21 March, Anaheim, California, US
Separate Registration Required

Attend this OIDA workshop and get a deep look at integrated photonics high volume packaging. You’ll learn about new opportunities for your company and network with the top experts in the field. The workshop includes three presentation sessions, one discussion session, lunch, poster display, and a special evening networking event.

View the lineup of industry leaders who will be presenting.

Special discounts are available until 22 February. Register Now.

Industry

NPI Webinar: AIM Photonics Update

The National Photonics Initiative (NPI) recently hosted a webinar to update the community on AIM Photonics, the first photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation in the United States. Speakers included Alan Willner, OSA President and chair of The NPI Steering Committee; Thomas L. Koch, chair, Technical Review Board, AIM Photonics; and Tom Baer, past chair, NPI Steering Committee. If you missed the webinar, it is now available on NPI’s website.

OSA Industry Development Associates (OIDA) 2016 List of "What's Hot and What's Not"

It's the start of a new year, time to bring out OIDA's unscientifically gathered list of what's hot, what's not and what's just "meh."

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OIDA's Early Outlook for 2016

OIDA’s early estimate is that the global photonics market declined again in 2015 from the previous year, but the decline will be temporary. The market was bumpy for major sectors like displays and solar cells. It’s understandable that the market must tread water for a while, with economic challenges reaching China and continuing in Europe and Japan, and low oil prices hurting oil producing states.

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US Optics and Photonics Clusters: Formal and Otherwise

OIDA recently characterized the US optics and photonics industry. We counted establishments with US locations and employment, regardless where the company’s headquarters or operations are. It amounts to about 3,300 companies and 385,000 jobs, including both components and the products that they enable. “Enabled” products include such things as cameras for machine vision, using the definition that OIDA has used for many years. Counting the downstream jobs would add far more firms and jobs.

Read more on how employment is distributed by state or economic "cluster."

OIDA's First Start-Up Series Event in Silicon Valley–A Resounding Success

OIDA is committed to fostering the development and commercialization of new optics and photonics technologies that will expand the industry's product pipeline. To accelerate productization we are bringing together start-up companies with top equity investors through our new Start-Up Series events.

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OSA Publishing News

In the February 2016 OPN: Geometric phase, OSA Fellows and more

Optics & Photonics News–This month, members can enjoy features on geometric-phase holograms and on how city lights (and glare) inspired Edwin Land’s coming-of-age as an entrepreneur, as well as our annual spotlight on OSA’s new class of Fellows, and much more.

Check out the issue.