April 2025 Issue
Feature Articles
Advances in multiphoton microscopy could revolutionize the ability to see into biological tissues at greater depths.
by Aaron K. LaViolette and Chris Xu
With the help of AI and robotics, researchers are building autonomous labs that can conduct experiments and make discoveries, all on their own.
by Meeri Kim
Congratulations to the 2025 class of Optica Fellow Members, who will be recognized throughout the year for scientific, engineering and technological contributions, as well as industry leadership and service to Optica and the global optics community.
by Meredith Smith and Samantha HornbackDepartments and Columns
Inducing chirality in nonchiral crystal / Optics for reading Braille / Seeking dark matter / Expanding bioluminescence spectrum / Quantum dot memory / Anxiety drug target / Distributed quantum computer / Industry news
Real-Time Insights with In Vivo Imaging
Sophie Hernot talks about enhancing fluorescence-guided surgery with nanobodies and fluorescence lifetime imaging.
The Biomedical Research Market
Medical R&D is a market in its own right, and subject to cycles in funding.
Teaching Optics with a Raspberry Pi
An educational effort helps students build their own spectroscopy tool and gives them invaluable skills in the process.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Optics & Photonics News, we take a look back at five decades of memorable covers.
Also in this Issue
The work of our customers is driving progress at the forefront of bioimaging, from understanding the brain to a host of other studies.
30, 20, and 10 Years Ago in OPN
Electronic imaging; spectroscopy from space; optical coherence elastography
IYQ / Incubator: Next-Gen Fiber Sensing / OSK Winter Meeting / Benjamin Franklin Medal / Online industry meeting / Career accelerator / Thank you, editors and volunteers
We fundamentally believe in the importance of cultivating the next generation of innovators and technologists in optics and photonics.
On 21 April 1972, NASA’s Apollo 16 mission took a far-ultraviolet photo of Earth with an ultraviolet camera.
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