November 2022 Issue
Feature Articles
Creating a Diverse, Inclusive Workplace
OPN highlights companies and a research institution that have made their work environments welcoming to all.
by Karen Kwon
Optics in Ukraine: Glorious Past, Uncertain Future
Invasion and war have disrupted Ukrainian science—and rebuilding it deserves the world’s attention and resources.
by Svetlana V. Boriskina
Integrated Spectral Sensors
New approaches that mimic the functioning of the human eye are enabling embedded, portable alternatives to conventional spectrometers.
by A. Fiore, F. Ou and A. van KlinkenDepartments and Columns
Research and Industry News
Organic photodetectors / Light kills food pathogens / Ultrafast STM / Wireless charging / Photon-electron correlation / DARPA contract for Coherent / UK–EU funding spat / Quantum training / iXblue acquisition
Mixed-Gender Teams: Producing High-Impact Science
A recent analysis of 6.6 million published papers from more than 15,000 medical journals worldwide found that gender-diverse teams produce more novel and highly cited papers than all-men or all-women teams.
From Nonlinear Optical Imaging to Pulse Oximeters
The PROBE Lab of Optica Fellow Kimani Toussaint Jr. leverages interdisciplinary expertise to tackle wide-ranging problems.
James Clerk Maxwell’s Vampire
Introducing a lesser-known work of the great 19th-century scientist—a poem about a blood-sucking monster.
A Tale of Two “Chips” Acts
The year’s giant semiconductor legislative packages, viewed through a photonic lens.
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Also in this Issue
Of Science and Business
Optica continues its long-standing efforts to forge industry connections.
30, 20, and 10 Years Ago in OPN
Gradient-index optics; quantum physics; bird brains.
News from the Society
ICO 75th anniversary / Houde-Walter to direct RIT imaging center / Honors for Keller and Eggleton / Optica Fellow stories / Golden Goose awards / Wyant Optics Challenge Fund / Remembering Nick Holonyak Jr. / ECOC / JSAP-Optica-SPP Joint Symposia / Celebrating Baer / Thank you, editors and volunteers
Polarized Crystals
Polarized-light image of crystals formed after heating an ethanol-and-water solution containing L-glutamine and beta-alanine, 40x magnification.
