https://www.optica.org/gallery/ Optica (formerly OSA) News 2023 Optica Sat, 28 Oct 2023 02:18:24 -0400 http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/corporate_member_news/2023/metalenz_launches_polar_id_enabling_simple_secure_face_unlock_for_smartphones/ http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/news_releases/2023/october/optica_publishing_group_launches_new_gold_open_access_journal_optica_quantum/ Optica Quantum joins Optica Publishing Group’s diverse portfolio of 19 peer-reviewed journals and provides a home for high-impact research in quantum information science and technology (QIST), enabled by optics and photonics. http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/corporate_member_news/2023/high-power_fiber-coupled_photocon-ductive_antennas/ http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/corporate_member_news/2023/aquark_technologies_demonstrates_airborne_cold_atom_system_on_a_small_drone/ http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/corporate_member_news/2023/castor_optics_expands_its_wideband_multimode_circulator_series_with_the_wmc4h1/ http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/news_releases/2023/october/optics_photonic_news_editor_stewart_wills_named_2023_optica_treasurer_s_award_recipient/ Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing and Photonics Worldwide, is pleased to honor Wills with the 2023 Treasurer’s Award. The award recognizes an employee who contributes significantly to organizational excellence, promotes and enacts innovative solutions, and exemplifies inspirational leadership http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/news_releases/2023/october/presidential_statement_from_michal_lipson_on_israel/ 2023 Optica President Michal Lipson extends heartfelt support to Optica members in Israel. http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/news_releases/2023/october/new_easy-to-use_optical_chip_can_self-configure_to_perform_various_functions/ Researchers have developed an easy-to-use optical chip that can configure itself to achieve various functions. The positive real-valued matrix computation they have achieved gives the chip the potential to be used in applications requiring optical neural networks. http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/news_releases/2023/october/optica_recognizes_brelyon_with_the_2023_paul_f_forman_team_engineering_excellence_award/ Brelyon, took a new approach to displays, employing computational wavefront engineering designed to work with the physiology of the human eye. Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, recognizes Brelyon’s innovative engineering with the 2023 Paul F. Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award http://www.optica.org/about/newsroom/news_releases/2023/october/gisele_bennett_martin_j_booth_and_caroline_boudoux_elected_to_optica_board_of_directors/ Optica’s membership elected Bennett (MEPSS LLC), an Optica Fellow and Senior Member, to serve as 2024 Vice President. Booth (University of Oxford), also an Optica Fellow and Senior Member, and Boudoux (Polytechnique Montreal) were elected as 2024-2026 Directors-at-Large.