BOOK REVIEW
In Vivo Clinical Imaging and Diagnosis
By J.W. Tunnell | Review by Christian Brosseau | POSTED MAY 10, 2012
Clinical imaging (CI) incorporates radiology, nuclear medicine, endoscopy, thermography and microscopy, but additional photonics techniques are emerging. more>>
INDUSTRY NEWS
M Squared Lasers Secures Growth Capital
By Valerie Coffey | POSTED MAY 04, 2012
The investment firm Business Growth Fund (BGF; London) announced this week its funding of £3.85 million of growth capital in the Glasgow-based M Squared Lasers. more>>
INDUSTRY NEWS
Newport Starts 2012 with Record Orders
By Valerie Coffey | POSTED MAY 04, 2012
In its first-quarter financial report, Newport Corporation (Irvine, Calif., U.S.A.) reported on May 2 that the company has booked a record number of new orders of 186.1 million, a 43.5 percent year-over-year increase compared to Q1 2011. more>>
BOOK REVIEW
Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics
By Peter E. Powers | Review by Reva Garg | POSTED MAY 03, 2012
There have been a considerable number of textbooks on nonlinear optics in the field’s 50 years of existence. more>>
SCATTERINGS
Burst-Mode Laser Captures Combustion Details
By Patricia Daukantas | POSTED MAY 02, 2012
In the search for alternative fuels, scientists need to take snapshots of combustion reactions that happen at short time scales. American researchers have devised a new-type of burst-mode laser that does this. more>>
CAREER FOCUS
What Makes A Good Website for Scientists?
More and more scientists are creating their own websites to showcase their careers and interests. What constitutes a successful site to our peers? The answer might surprise you. more>>
Marc J. Kuchner
EDUCATION
An Optics Road Trip in Rural Australia
Two members of the University of Sydney OSA student chapter report back from their two-week road trip through a remote area of the Australian Outback, during which they gave high school students a unique introduction to hot topics in optics. more>>
Björn Sturmberg and Owen Brasier
THE HISTORY OF OSA
Edward O. Hulburt: Frederick Ives Medalist, 1955
Edward O. Hulburt, recipient of the 1955 Frederick Ives Medal, was a pioneer in atmospheric research. He is best known for his rocket experiments that examined ultraviolet and X-radiation in the ionosphere and for establishing optics research at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. more>>
John N. Howard
President's Message
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Highlighted articles from OSA journals
Cross-phase modulation imaging
The nonlinearity of the index of refraction is responsible for various effects in optical beam propagation, such as... more>>
Published in Optics Letters | POSTED ON APRIL 10, 2012
