OPN September 2003
Footprints: A “War Story”
Footprints, a low cost distributed imaging system, was designed to track consumer behavior in retail outlets. The story behind its development may strike a cord with many scientists and engineers. more>>
Frontiers in Optics
OSA’s 87th Annual Meeting has a new name and a new format. The meeting, scheduled for Oct. 5-9 in Tucson, Ariz., will feature 837 papers, a talk by President Bush’s science advisor, a tour of the University of Arizona’s Optical Sciences Center and many other exciting events. more>>
Optics Hot Spots
Growing markets in mainland China, Taiwan and Mexico will be the focus of a two-day conference this fall in Arizona. more>>
The Role of Microlenses in High Capacity Optical Networks
Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) and parallel interconnection are based on the use of new technologies to manipulate light rays. The author describes the use of graded refractive index lenses and planar microlens arrays in DWDM and parallel interconnection systems. more>>
The History of OSA
The Early Years of Applied Optics
John N. Howard
OSA lays the foundations for its second
journal. Pricing policy and criteria for
selecting articles are among the topics under
discussion. The first issue features articles
by three future Nobelists. more>>
Washington Focus
Fellows Carry Science to Capitol Hill
Tom Price
There aren’t many scientists among
the members of Congress and their aides.
Among the few with scientific expertise,
a substantial proportion arrived on a Science and
Technology Public Policy Fellowship. more>>