How can we better measure brain function? At the #FIO24 plenary, David Boas, Boston University, will examine how light absorption and laser speckle dynamics can be combined to provide a unique and robust measure of the functioning brain. Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/LE9050R8kXQ #brainfunction #neuroscience #lasers
Optica
Non-profit Organizations
Washington, DC 47,464 followers
Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide.
About us
Optica is dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in optics and photonics worldwide. Founded in 1916, it is the leading organization for scientists, engineers, business professionals, students and others interested in the science of light. Optica’s renowned publications, meetings, online resources and in-person activities fuel discoveries, shape real-life applications and accelerate scientific, technical and educational achievement.
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https://www.optica.org
External link for Optica
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1916
- Specialties
- optics, photonics, engineering, publishing, imaging, physics, chemistry, science, and light
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2010 Massachusetts Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 20036, US
Employees at Optica
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✔ Votes are rolling in for the future 2025 Optica Vice President and 2025-2027 Director at Large! Members, participate to shape the future of the society and cast your vote today at Directvote.net/Optica
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University of Southampton researchers suggest a SiGe fiber platform could open up new opportunities for mid-infrared nonlinear photonics: https://bit.ly/4643Tuj In the study, the team experimentally characterized the linear and nonlinear transmission properties of polycrystalline tapered SiGe core fibers from the telecommunication wavelength band to the mid-infrared spectral region. They found that with optimization, the fibers could be adapted for a wide range of nonlinear applications spanning the near to mid-infrared spectral regions. Written by: Amar N. Ghosh, Meng Huang, Thomas W. Hawkins, John Ballato, Ursula J. Gibson, and Anna C. Peacock Published in #OPG_OpEx #opticalfibers #photonics #nonlinearoptics #fibers #physics
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✨Be included in OPN's "Optics in 2024" issue✨ Have you conducted notable peer-reviewed research in the optics and photonics field? Send us a brief summary to be featured in the year-end special! More information via the link: https://bit.ly/460K4Ek
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We're excited to announce the 2024 Class of Optica Senior Members! The 95 new Optica Senior Members join a distinguished group of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators at the forefront of optics and photonics. As Senior Members, these individuals are recognized for their experience and professional accomplishments in light science. Learn more and meet the entire class here: https://bit.ly/4f01BAM
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An Optics Letters [#OPG_OL] study from University of Central Florida demonstrates analytical expressions for the Wigner distribution function of partially coherent fields: https://bit.ly/4cYUIOh The authors also provide the modal decomposition of field correlations and evaluate the evolution of Shannon entropy associated with partially coherent fields. The results could be directly applicable in applications relying on vortices for optical communications and sensing through inhomogeneous media. Written by: Cristian Hernando Acevedo, Shubham Dawda, Kang-min Lee, and Aristide Dogariu
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A Université de Limoges team presents an optofluidic platform leveraging the benefits provided by optofluidic fibers, which encompass easy light injection, robustness, and high sensitivity: https://bit.ly/4cCDXsk Published in Biomedical Optics Express [#OPG_BOEx], the study’s results could directly detect haptoglobin protein in a hospital setting by filling the fiber with a patient’s fluid, resulting in a reduced waiting time for diagnosis results. Written by: Baptiste Moeglen-Paget, Jayakumar Perumal, Georges Humbert, Malini Olivo, and U. S. Dinish #healthcare #medicine #medicaltechnology #technology
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Author of It Goes Without Saying | Professor @ Polytechnique Montréal | Entrepreneur @ Castor Optics | Rookie mom @ Home| SPIE Fellow | Director-at-Large @ OPTICA | Collaborator @ Radio-Canada | Board member @ INO
Thank you, Fulbright Canada, for your support. As a Fulbright visiting scholar, I wrote my first book at Stanford University. Almost 10 years later, The MIT Press is publishing this toolkit for PhD students. Pro tip for students: Apply early in your career to prestigious programs so that later on, when a picture is needed, it is one of your super-young self that is utilized... #forever28
Fulbright Canada is thrilled to announce Caroline Boudoux's new book, It Goes Without Saying: Taking the Guesswork Out of Your PhD in Engineering, published by MIT Press last Tuesday, June 25th! The book, written by the Fulbright Scholar Caroline Boudoux, is a must-have guide for PhD students and their mentors, providing invaluable advice and insights that will make the PhD journey a smooth and successful one. It Goes Without Saying is a compendium of advice that is often taken for granted, but is absolutely essential for navigating the world of engineering academia. The book is a blend of serious subjects and engaging cartoons, making it an enjoyable and accessible read for all students. 🎓 It Goes Without Saying is inspired by Caroline's experience as a graduate student in Boston, a postdoctoral fellow in Paris, and a professor and entrepreneur in Montréal—resemblance to actual persons or events is, however, assuredly coincidental 😉 🔥 Reviewers from Boston to Adelaide and Scotland to Brazil turned this book into a global reference. Where answers are not universal, this guide suggests proper questions to maintain a healthy dialogue. 👀 Curious? See The MIT Press for a complete description and Amazon for an extensive preview, including Prof. Eric Mazur's thoughtful foreword. 🌐 Pre-orders are already accepted worldwide through Amazon and local bookstores for delivery around June 25th. 🇺🇸 Readers with a US mailing address may use the discount code PUBDAY30 on orders placed through Penguin Random House on June 25th. 🇨🇦 In addition to online marketplaces, COOPOLY accepts pre-orders and will ship copies starting on June 25th. https://lnkd.in/ev6YPVSH
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Check out the latest installment of OPN's Journey in Optics column, in which we spoke with Agata Azzolin about her motivations as a graduate student studying #attosecond #science and how she maintains a work/life balance. https://bit.ly/3VZtSOY #opticscareers #STEM #optics
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A Université Laval team demonstrated a new design for the dynamic control of defocus, astigmatism and tilt aberrations with a foveal liquid crystal lens: https://bit.ly/3XUv6O4 The design enables a high level of independent control of aberrations by applying different voltages and phase delays to 4 control electrodes. The device could significantly enhance various optical systems with applications in imaging and vision. Written by: Bégel Louis and Galstian Tigran Published in Applied Optics [#OPG_AO] #Vision #OpticalSystems #Technology