March 2008

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Quantum Entanglement in Optical Fiber

Özgür E. Müstecaplioglu

Quantum entanglement is perhaps one of the deepest mysteries of quantum mechanics. Today, entangled states are part of our state-of-the-art communication systems, offering a more secure transfer of information.

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Reinventing the Camera

Ravindra Athale, Dennis M. Healy, David J. Brady and Mark A. Neifeld

DARPA’S MONTAGE project took the basic design of the camera back to the drawing board. In doing so, DARPA researchers demonstrated that thin imaging systems based on multichannel and folded path optics can produce high-quality images.

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Shining Light on Seasonal Depression

Patricia Daukantas

After a quarter-century of study on light therapy for seasonal depression, scientists are homing in on the reasons why bright light makes us happier.

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UV Lithography Makes Microparticles

Yvonne Carts-Powell

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Sound Stores Light, Briefly

Yvonne Carts-Powell

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Did You Know?

Yvonne Carts-Powell

Optics Innovations

Swamp Optics LLC: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Ultrashort Pulses, But Were Afraid to Ask

Rick Trebino

The History of OSA

Celebrating 25 years of the Journal of Lightwave Technology

Alan Willner and Connie Chang-Hasnain

Optical Engineering

Diamond-Turned Optics Manufacturing and Precision Mechanical Metrology

Mark Warren

Policy Matters

2007 in Review: Good and Bad News for Science Policy

Angela Stark and Laura Kolton

Education

Illuminating the Science of Light for Young Girls

Meg Milne Moulton

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