Optica’s Post

University of Stuttgart researchers demonstrate focusing and imaging by using diffractive microoptics: https://bit.ly/3XROU2X The study, published in #OPG_OpEx, demonstrates the successfull fabrication of singlet and doublet diffractive lenses by grayscale lithography femtosecond 3D printing inside porous SiO2. Written by: Leander Siegle, Dajie Xie, Corey A. Richards, Paul V. Braun, and Harald Giessen #optics #photonics #3DPrinting microoptics #research #physics

An Optics Letters [#OPG_OL] study resolves key issues for optimizing the characterization of pulses for ultrafast techniques: https://bit.ly/3zyUxeA The Università degli Studi Roma Tre team reduced the need for precalibration and show that neural networks can provide a viable characterization when applied to data from interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction. Written by: Ilaria Gianani, Ian A. Walmsley, and Marco Barbieri #optics #photonics #scienceandtechnology #technology #physics

We’re thrilled to recognize Nate Jones, Optica’s dedicated Facility Coordinator, with the 2024 Optica Treasurer’s Award! Nate is celebrated for his exceptional dedication to maintaining the Optica HQ and his invaluable support of staff through various projects, ranging from meetings set-up to package delivery and more. Optica staff members are critical to the Society’s mission of advancing optics and photonics worldwide. Each year, the Optica Treasureer’s Award honors an Optica employee who exhibits organizational excellence, promotes innovative solutions, or exemplifies inspirational leadership. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Y9u68z #FiO24

Join us in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at CHUM - Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal for critical insights into photonics' role in surgery and rehabilitation! Hosted by Optonique, attendees will meet stakeholders across healthcare practitioners, regulatory experts, investors, and other key actors in the medical industry. Join industry leaders including: Dimitrios Angelis, JD, CEO, Co-Founder & President, Sparta Biomedical Shlomo Assa, President & Co-Founder, Acclaro Medical Mark your calendars for 08-09 October and secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/e9Q9yTbE #industry #photonics #medicine #healthcare

This paper from Stanford University thoroughly investigates change in ocular wavefront aberrations with visual angle determines the isoplanatic patch: https://bit.ly/3TUAfTw Published in #OPG_BOEx, the study revealed substantial variation in isoplanatic patch size across eyes and discusses implications for wavefront sensing, open-loop ophthalmic AO, spectacle prescription, and refractive surgery. Written by: Xiaojing Huang, Aubrey Hargrave, Julie Bentley, and Alfredo Dubra #biomedical #medical #vision #scienceandtechnology #physics

The countdown is on for #OpticaLaser24! In the 60 years since the first demonstration of the laser, laser science has opened the door to a vast number of new applications and capabilities for science and technology. What's next? Join us in Osaka, Japan from 20-24 October and gain insight into the latest advances covering lasers for quantum communications, LIDAR, manufacturing and more. Learn more and secure your spot: https://bit.ly/3YQf2gU #laserscience #lasers #scienceandtechnology #quantum #technology

Congratulations Deep Jariwala, University of Pennsylvania, recipient of the Adolph Lomb Medal! As an early career researcher pioneering the next generation of optics, Jariwala is awarded the Adolph Lomb Medal for seminal contributions to nano-optics of low-dimensional semiconductors and the development of excitonic metamaterials. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e4fSHc7q.

Meet critical stakeholders across the medical photonics industry at the Optica MedTech Industry Summit, hosted by Optonique! Join us in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at CHUM - Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal as speakers Session 5's speakers cover insights into photonics' role in surgery and rehabilitation. Attendees at the summit will meet industry professionals across healthcare practitioners, regulatory experts, investors, and more key actors in the medical industry. Meet some of the speakers: John Sheets, Ph.D., CEO, Pantheon Vision Emilio Alarcon, Rekupera Biotech Fred Saad, Université de Montréal Gabriel Rivest, Board Advisor, Reveal Surgical Michael Wood, Principal Scientist, Synaptive Medical Alexander Weil, Associate Neurosurgeon, CHUM Mark your calendars and secure your spot from 08-09 October: https://lnkd.in/e9Q9yTbE #industry #healthcare #medical #technology #photonics

An Applied Optics [#OPG_AO] study from 千葉大学 (Chiba University) provides a novel approach for generating holograms: https://bit.ly/4eOvfIf Utilizing deep neural networks, the approach includes a hologram generation pipeline composed of a 3D reconstruction neural network (NeRF), depth prediction of MiDaS, and a hologram generator of Tensor Holography. Written by: Minsung Kang, Fan Wang, Kai Kumano, Tomoyoshi Ito, and Tomoyoshi Shimobaba #holograms #digital #imaging #technology #photonics #physics

We’re thrilled to celebrate excellence in vibrational spectroscopy with the Ellis R. Lippincott Award, awarded to Steven Boxer! Steven Boxer, Stanford University, received the Ellis R. Lippincott Award at #FiO24 for his revolutionary development of vibrational Stark spectroscopy for understanding molecular interactions at the fundamental level. He is also celebrated for its application in enzyme catalysis to answer the century-old question: “How do enzymes work?” This award is co-presented with the Coblentz Society and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eD7aPwJK