About OPN
Optics & Photonics News (OPN) is the Optical Society of America's monthly news magazine. It provides in-depth coverage of recent developments in the field of optics and offers busy professionals the tools they need to succeed in the optics industry, as well as informative pieces on a variety of topics such as science and society, education, technology and business. OPN strives to make the various facets of this diverse field accessible to researchers, engineers, businesspeople and students. Contributors include scientists and journalists who specialize in the field of optics. We welcome your submissions.
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Subscriptions to OPN and OPN Online are exclusive Optical Society of America (OSA) membership benefits. You’re invited to initiate your subscriptions by joining the Optical Society of America’s global network of science and business leaders. OSA membership helps you to build and maintain professional contacts through members-only online services and special events. Member benefits include: free subscriptions, registration discounts, members-only access to the OSA Member Directory, career services, and much more!
Reprints
OPN offers high-quality, custom reprints to fit your marketing or educational needs. Reprints are available from two pages and up, in increments of 100, and may be ordered as black-and-white or four-color. For prompt service, submit your order directly to Sheridan Press using the Sheridan Electronic Order Center. Single copies of OPN are also available for $15/issue. Please contact customer service to place a single copy order.
Letters to the Editor
Would you like to comment on an article you've read in OPN? We encourage reader feedback. Please e-mail your letter to opn@osa.org and include your name, affiliation and e-mail address. You can also add comments directly to online articles by clicking the "View/Add Comment" function following each article.
After Image
OPN is always on the lookout for exciting, high-resolution photos of optics phenomena for publication in our After Image department and/or online photo gallery. Please send your submission in the form of a TIFF, EPS or JPEG file with a resolution of 300 dpi or greater to opn@osa.org.
PUBLISHER
John Childs
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
Alan N. Tourtlotte
MANAGING EDITOR
Christina E. Folz
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Alessia Hawes Kirkland
SENIOR WRITER/EDITOR
Patricia Daukantas
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Marko G. Batulan
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Stu Griffith
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Carlos X. Izurieta
ADVERTISING SALES
Anne Jones
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
James Zavislan
EAC CHAIR
University of Rochester
Madeleine Glick
Intel Research
G. Groot Gregory
Optical Research Associates
Joseph M. Howard
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Changsheng Li
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Rongguang Liang
Carestream Health
Lynne Molter
Swathmore College
Brian Monacelli
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Ali Serpenguzel
Koç University, Turkey
Joseph Shaw
Montana State University
Maria Yzuel
University Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
François Busque
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Bob D. Guenther
Duke University
John N. Howard
Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (Retired)
Jennifer D.T. Kruschwitz
JK Consulting
Bob Jopson
Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies
R. John Koshel
Lambda Research Corp.
Brian Monacelli
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
Stephen R. Wilk
Cognex Corp.