Photonics Spectra Issue Library
Since 1967,
Photonics Spectra magazine has defined the science and industry of photonics, providing both technical and practical information for every aspect of the global industry and promoting an international dialogue among the engineers, scientists and end users who develop, commercialize and buy photonics products. Stay current with a FREE subscription to the digital or print edition.
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As editor-in-chief,
Michael Wheeler oversees Photonics Media's editorial operations — spanning print, web, and podcasts. He also serves as editor of
Vision Spectra, chronicling advancements in the rapidly expanding machine vision/inspection sector.
Jake Saltzman serves as editor of
Photonics Spectra magazine. As news editor at Photonics Media, Saltzman led news coverage for
Photonics Spectra,
Vision Spectra,
BioPhotonics, and
EuroPhotonics magazines. He hosts the "All Things Photonics" podcast.
Senior Editor
Douglas Farmer has been a journalist for nearly 20 years, winning awards for health and education reporting. He has a master's degree in journalism from Ball State University. He is editor of
BioPhotonics magazine.
Contributing Editor
Hank Hogan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Texas at Austin. He worked in the semiconductor industry and now writes about science and technology.
Contributing Editor
Marie Freebody is a freelance science and technology journalist with a master’s degree in physics and a concentration in nuclear astrophysics from the University of Surrey in England.
Contributing Editor
Michael Eisenstein studied biology at Brown University and Rockefeller University. He has worked as a freelance science journalist and as an editor for the past 10 years.
Contributing Editor
James Schlett is an award-winning author, poet, and journalist. He is the former editor of
BioPhotonics magazine.
Contributing Editor
Andreas Thoss, Ph.D., is a laser physicist, founder of THOSS Media, and a contributing editor to
Photonics Spectra. He has been writing and editing technical texts, with a focus on the field of photonics, for two decades.
Robert R. Alfano, Ph.D
City College of New York
Joel Bagwell
Elbit Systems of America LLC
Robert Bourdelais
MKS/Newport Corp.
Walter Burgess
Power Technology Inc.
Federico Capasso, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Richard A. Crocombe, Ph.D.
Crocombe Spectroscopic Consulting
Stephen D. Fantone, Ph.D.
Optikos Corp.
Dr. rer. nat. Bruno Gross
Thorlabs Inc.
Earl Hergert
Hamamatsu Corp.
Eliezer Manor
Shirat Enterprises Ltd., Israel
Ellen V. Miseo, Ph.D.
Miseo Consulting
William Plummer, Ph.D.
WTP Optics
Ryszard S. Romaniuk, Ph.D.
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Joseph Spilman
Optimax Systems Inc.