December 2019 Issue
Feature Articles
Optics in 2019
This special issue of Optics & Photonics News highlights exciting peer-reviewed optics research that has emerged over the past year.
Winners of OPN's 2019 Photo Contest
Congratulations to the winners of OPN’s 14th annual After Image photo contest.
Departments and Columns
Research and Industry News
Nanophotonic imager / Ultra-slow flows / Quantum record / Ancient bones / ASML EUV orders advance / Smart LEDs / Nanotweezers / Light teaches birds to sing
A Quarter-Century of Optical Network Research
A pioneering research group in optical communications celebrates its 25th anniversary—and looks at the road ahead.
Taking Hyperspectral Imaging Global
Norwegian HSI company HySpex is supplying a worldwide market with turnkey solutions to complex problems.
Some Inspiration for Future Professors
A recently published book by Anna Garry explores the experiences and accomplishments of 23 women professors.
Optics in 2020 & Beyond
Each December, OPN looks at interesting research results of the past year. But what about the year ahead? We asked several contributors to our "Optics in 2019" feature for thoughts on areas that might advance in 2020.
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Also in this Issue
Wrapping Up a Presidential Year
30, 20, and 10 Years Ago in OPN
Optical learning machine; Bose-Einstein condesate; far-field lensing.
News from the Society
OSA at RIAO OPTILAS / ICO-25 / OSA Fellow stories / UA honors Rolland-Thompson / 5G Summit / OSA at NIST/JILA / Optics outreach / GEMM initiative opens first center / Thank you, editors and volunteers