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February 2016 Issue
Feature Articles
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Controlling Light with Geometric-Phase Holograms
Improved fabrication techniques are creating a new generation of gratings, lenses, and other elements that are physically thin and optically thick.
by Michael J. Escuti, Jihwan Kim and Michael W. Kudenov![](https://opn-web-afd-d3bfbkd5bcc5asbs.z02.azurefd.net/opn/media/images/articles/2016/1602/features/daukantas-thumb.jpg?t=638452533861745215)
OSA Centennial Snapshots: Broadway Lights Inspire Innovation
Before he dreamed up instant photography, OSA Honorary Member Edwin Land invented the first inexpensive synthetic polarizer. But that was only part of a larger mission.
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Meet OSA’s 2016 Fellows
OSA is pleased to announce the 77 OSA members elected to the class of Fellows. A record 167 members were nominated in 2015 for their significant contributions to the advancement of optics and photonics.
by Kari Apter and Belinda AcreDepartments and Columns
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Research and Industry News
Tracking single viruses, generating "heralded" single photons, bioimaging, cancer-fighting nanobombs, and more.
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Enabling Thin-Film Technology
Denmark-based Delta Optical Thin Film A/S creates customized solutions to enable their customers’ advanced optical instruments.
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Lacemaker’s Lamps
Stephen Wilk spins an illuminating tale about old-fashioned artificial light sources for lacemakers and other artisans.
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Finding Success as a Dual-Career Couple
A scientific career in academia can present a young researcher with the challenge of juggling work life and personal life—especially when their partner is also an academic, working in the same discipline.