Bienvenu Ndagano, University of WitwatersrandBienvenu Ndagano, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, discovered his passion for optics and communications with light as an undergraduate.
3/29/2016
Arti Agrawal, University of RochesterArti Agrawal, University of Rochester, USA, shares the excitement she finds in the variety of applications within the field of optics and photonics.
3/29/2016
Amy Oldenburg, University of North CarolinaAmy Oldenburg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA, recalls how her father's HeNe laser and work in the lab inspired her career in optics research.
3/29/2016
Stefan Hell, Max Planck InstituteNobel Laureate Stefan Hell, Max Planck Institute, Germany, wanted to find new applications for 19th century microscopy.
3/29/2016
Just around the corner! - Photonics West Sneak PreviewPhotonics West 2016 will be here before we know it! This annual event brings together industry players from around the world, and presents a week of learning, cool new products, new technologies, and...
2/9/2016
San Francisco in Lights - Photonics West Sneak PreviewThe Moscone Center in San Francisco is the place to be this month, when Photonics West comes to town. But this isn’t the only exciting place to be in the city by the bay. In this issue of Sneak...
2/1/2016
Exploring the City by the Bay - Photonics West Sneak PreviewSan Francisco, home to SPIE Photonics West -- the industry’s largest conference and exposition -- is a city of neighborhoods. In this issue of Sneak Preview -- Photonics West Edition #1 -- Photonics...
1/25/2016
Kishan Dholakia, University of St. AndrewsOSA Fellow Kishan Dholakia, University of St. Andrews, UK, explains why this is the 'century of the brain' and how optics can help move the world one-step closer to understanding its mysteries.
1/5/2016
Dana Kraliceh, University of ArizonaDana Kralicek, University of Arizona, USA, explains just how 'weird' indium islands can get on a semiconductor at the Quantum NanoOptics of Semiconductors Group.
1/5/2016
Susan Houde-Walter, LaserMax2005 OSA President and OSA Fellow Susan N. Houde-Walter, CEO of LaserMax, USA, reflects on her unusual start in optics and how a hologram inspired her to leave her career in the arts for a career in...
1/4/2016