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Optica (society)

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox organization Optica, founded as the Optical Society of America (later the Optical Society), is a professional society of individuals and companies with an interest in optics and photonics. It publishes journals, organizes conferences and exhibitions, and carries out charitable activities.

HistoryEdit

Optica was founded in 1916 as the Optical Society of America, under the leadership of Perley G. Nutting,<ref>Observers, Illuminants, Light Sources for Color Difference Calculations Template:Webarchive, William Reginald Dawes</ref> with 30 optical scientists and instrument makers based in Rochester, New York. It soon published its first journal of research results and established an annual meeting.<ref>"Why 1916? A Look Back at OSA's Roots." Template:Webarchive, files of W. Lewis Hyde, Optics & Photonics News, Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2006, pp. 18-19.</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The group's Journal of the Optical Society of America was created in 1918.<ref name=":0" /> The first series of joint meetings with the American Physical Society took place in 1918.<ref name=":0" />

In 2008, it changed its name to the Optical Society.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In September 2021, the organization's name changed to Optica, in reference to the organization's journal by the same name and geographic neutrality to reflect the society's global membership.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2024, following an employee whistleblower complaint, Bloomberg News reported that the Optica Foundation Challenge was funded entirely by Huawei.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In response, the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology launched a probe and Optica announced that it would no longer accept money from Huawei, remove the company's representation on a panel of judges, return donations made by Huawei from 2022 onward, and remove Elizabeth A. Rogan as CEO.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Scientific publishingEdit

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Optica Publishing Group is Optica's scientific publishing platform, which publishes peer-reviewed optics and photonics research. Optica Publishing Group's portfolio consists of 20 publications.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Primary journalsEdit

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Partnered journalsEdit

MagazineEdit

  • Optics and Photonics News, ISSN 1047-6938; 1975–present. Publishes monthly news for recent developments in optics on topics related to science and society, education, technology, and business.

Legacy journalsEdit

  • Journal of Display Technology, 2005–2016. Jointly published by OSA and IEEE. Available online.
  • Journal of Optical Networking, 2002–2009. Published by OSA. Available online.
  • Journal of Optical Society of Korea, 2007–2016. Published by the Optical Society of Korea. Available online.
  • OSA Continuum, 2018–2021. Published by Optica. Available online.
  • Optics News, 1975–1989. Published by Optica. Available online.

RecognitionsEdit

Optica presents awards and honors, including Optica Fellow, Honorary Membership, and Awards/Medals. Optica's awards and medals program is endowed through the Optica Foundation, and includes more than 20 named awards; among them are the following:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Div col

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PresidentsEdit

The following persons are or have been presidents of the society:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Notable peopleEdit

  • Hilda Conrady Kingslake, optics researcher, author of the "History of the Optical Society of America, 1916-1966" and "The First 50 Years — the Institute of Optics 1929-1979."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Delwin Lindsey, editor of the society journal<ref name="Ohio bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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See alsoEdit

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Archival collectionsEdit

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