Optics and Photonics News

Photonics, Fiber and THz Wireless Communication

Optical-fiber’s long-haul strengths, coupled with improvements in terahertz wireless signal generation and handling with photonic technology, could constitute part of the solution for a data-hungry society.

by Haymen Shams and Alwyn Seeds

III-V-on-Silicon Integration

Advances in integrating direct-bandgap III-V semiconductors on silicon could help drive silicon photonics forward.

by Dries Van Thourhout, Zhechao Wang and Günther Roelkens

Estelle Glancy: An Optics Pioneer

Over the course of her career, Estelle Glancy was the only female scientist in eyewear lens design. Forty years after her death, she is finally gaining recognition for her innovations.

by Dick Whitney

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Research and Industry News

Macro-scale OCT on a chip; leaf-inspired photochemical reactor; flexible; transparent conductor; optoDroplets; 3-D printing an imager; wireless charging; another step for silk optics; electron-photon dialogue; endoscopy and LED lighting markets.

Conversations

OFC 2017: From ICs to Internet Innovations

The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC), the premier international event for advances in optical communications and networking, takes place this month in Los Angeles, Calif., USA. Optics & Photonics News talked with plenary speakers Urs Hölzle, Meint K. Smit and Mischa Dohler about their different takes on the future of optical communications.

Education

International OSA Network of Students

IONS—a series of conferences for students, by students—turns ten.

President's Message

Optics in the Undergrad Curriculum

Optical Feedback

Letters from OPN Readers

OSA Update

News from the Society

2017 OSA Ambassadors; honors to OCT pioneers; Hendon recognized by Obama White House; Fossum, Smith co-recipients of Queen Elizabeth prize; OSA members named as NAI fellows; congratulations to Edmund Optics; thanks to editors and meeting volunteers.

OSA Foundation

Thank You, OSA Foundation Donors!