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Laser Congress Student
Paper Prize Winners
The Laser Congress recognizes the next
generation of scientists through a student
presentation competition sponsored by
the Optica Foundation. To qualify for an
award, the paper must have been pre-
sented by an undergraduate or graduate Fischer Mauerhoff
student of an educational institution of
collegiate grade.
At the 2021 Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference, the chairs announced the
winners. In the Materials category, the prize went to Felix Mauerhoff, Leibniz-Institut
für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ), Germany, for the paper “Laser cooling of Yb-doped CaF2
and SrF2 crystals.” In the Sources category, Julian Fischer, Time and Frequency
Laboratory, Switzerland, was honored for the paper “Powerful sub-40-fs Yb:YAG
thin-disk laser oscillator operating in the regime of strong self-phase modulation.”
Majors
Spotlight—Women
in Industry Where Do Bad
Optica Corporate Membership’s Rainbows Go?*
Women in Industry feature Jennifer Kruschwitz, Optica
spotlights both emerging and senior member, entertained
seasoned Optica corporate with this thought-provoking
members by engaging with them question as one of several
in a short Q&A. This month, jokes at the University of
Julia Majors, optical program Rochester’s Industrial
manager at Avo Photonics, says Associates (IA) meeting.
that she is excited by “the seem- (The answer is below.)
ingly endless innovation that The IA event coincided with From left: Julie Bentley, University of Rochester, USA;
exists in the photonics industry.” Joseph Howard, NASA Goddard, USA; Chad Stark,
22 “Photonics Clambake,”
nd
Optica; Jennifer Kruschwitz, University of Rochester.
According to Majors, “there are hosted by Sydor Optics, gath-
always opportunities to develop ering the optics community
newer and better technology in Rochester, NY, USA. With
to improve people’s lives. And 120+ optics companies, tal-
because that drives so many ent acquisition was a common
of us in this industry, there are discussion theme. Alexis Vogt,
always great people to work Monroe Community College,
with in finding and solving these highlighted the global short-
new, exciting problems.” Read age of technicians, and called
more at ow.ly/ksZJ50GyjFR. for expanding optics-training
programs.
The University of Arizona’s
College of Optical Sciences Clockwise from bottom: Optica’s Curtis Burrill, with Uni-
hosted its Industrial Affiliates versity of Arizona student chapter leaders Jacob Barker,
for the optics-rich Tucson, AZ, Greg Nero, Ryland Wala, Colin Potter and Alyssa Baller.
USA. Local optics companies
represent over US$4 billion to the Arizona economy. In keeping with the workforce
theme, the event introduces students to corporate leaders.
After the long pandemic hiatus, another common theme united the two events:
It was great to be back with colleagues and friends in person.
*Answer: Prism―I hear it’s a light sentence.
Courtesy of Avo Photonics
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Honoring Carl Williams
Optica CEO Elizabeth Rogan, Chief Science & Technology Officer P. Scott Carney
and Senior Director of Government Relations David Lang recently attended a cel-
ebration of Optica member Carl J. Williams, who is retiring as deputy director of
the Physical Measurements Laboratory at the U.S. National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST). A Fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute and adjunct faculty
member at the University of Maryland, Williams has been an extraordinary con-
tributor to the science of cold-atom physics as well as a crucial leader at NIST and
in broader achievements such as the U.S. National Quantum Initiative.
The retirement party included funny, moving and heartfelt tributes to Williams
from luminaries in atomic, molecular and optical physics such as Optica Fellow
Dionne
Alan Migdall and 1997 Nobel Physics laureate and Optica Honorary Member Bill
Phillips, who served as master of ceremonies for the event. Williams now moves
on to a new career phase that again is sure to advance the field of quantum sci- Optica Fellow Stories
ence and engineering. Congratulations, Carl!
2021 Optica Fellow Jennifer
Dionne, Stanford University,
USA, became interested in phys-
ics through pop-culture science,
such as the American television
show “The X-Files” and books
like Schrödinger’s Kittens and the
Search for Reality by John Gribbin.
Her work today focuses on nano-
photonics, which she applies to
global health and sustainabil-
ity. Read more about Jennifer
and other Fellows at optica.org/
fellowprofiles.
Left: Lang, Rogan, Williams and Carney. Right: Nobel laureate and Optica Honorary
Member Bill Phillips served as event MC.
Technology Showcase Thank You, Editors
We are happy to announce that the
The fourth virtual Technology Showcase, held 13-14 October, gave 26 Optica
following individuals were recently
Corporate Member companies the opportunity to share an in-depth look at their
appointed as new editors: Optica—
cutting-edge technologies. Attendees also could follow up by meeting with the
David Brady, University of Arizona,
presenters and other attendees in a virtual networking space. This event is a
USA. Optics Express—Yanguang
“one-stop shop” where
Yu, The University of Wollongong,
participants can learn Australia. Optics Letters—Minah
about new technology Seo, Korea Institute of Science and
trends, see the latest Technology, Republic of Korea.
products and solutions We would like to thank the fol-
and connect directly with lowing editors for agreeing to serve
our industry’s leading a second term: Optica—Ady Arie,
manufacturers—all free Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Photonics
from the comfort of their Research—Xianmin Jin, Shanghai
homes or offices. Jiao Tong University, China; Hao-
Presentations Chung (Henry) Kuo, National Chiao
were recorded for on- Tung University, Taiwan; Xiaohang Li,
demand viewing. See King Abdullah University of Science
them at: optica.org/ & Technology, Saudi Arabia.
tech-showcase-21.
DECEMBER 2021 OPTICS & PHOTONICS NEWS 63
Optica Fellows
Inducted into NAE
Congratulations to four Optica Fellows who in
early October were inducted as new members
of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
The four included Peter Delfyett, University of
Central Florida College of Optics and Photonics
Delfyett Kafafi
(CREOL), USA, who was honored for his contri-
butions in low-noise, high-power semiconductor
lasers; Zakya Kafafi, Lehigh University, USA, Leuchs
for her work on materials technologies for
organic optoelectronics; Mario Paniccia, Anello
Photonics, USA, for his contributions in silicon
Optica Officer
photonics; and Yurii Vlasov, University of Illinois Election Results
at Urbana-Champaign, USA, for his efforts in On 02 November 2021,
Paniccia Vlasov silicon photonics for data communication. Optica announced that its
members have elected Gerd
Leuchs, Max Planck Insti-
tute for the Science of Light,
GEMM at COP26 Germany, to serve as the
Senior government officials from society’s 2022 vice president.
Scotland and the U.S. state of California, His four-year commitment
along with policymakers and photonic on the Board of Directors
and environmental scientists, met in will include one-year terms
Glasgow, Scotland, during the UN COP26 as vice president in 2022,
climate conference to explore the role of president-elect in 2023,
cities in resolving the world’s climate cri- president in 2024 and past
sis. The meeting highlighted the role that president in 2025.
dense networks of inexpensive optical Members also elected
greenhouse-gas (GHG) sensors can play Judith Dawes, Macquarie
in providing near-real-time, actionable University, Australia, to
information to city planners to inform serve as a director-at-large
local climate policies—in ways that could on the society’s Board for
make a global difference. the 2022-2024 term. And
The summit, “Cities Are the Key to Min Qiu, Westlake Univer-
the Climate Solution,” grew out of an sity, China, will serve on
Urban Air Project involving Glasgow the board as an appointed
and California, and conducted through director-at-large during the
Top: Optica Fellow Allister Ferguson served as
the Global Environmental Measurement same period. For more infor-
host of the Glasgow conference. Bottom: OSA 2013
and Monitoring (GEMM) initiative, a joint President Donna Strickland was one speaker. mation on these new Board
international project of Optica and the members, see optica.org/
American Geophysical Union (AGU). 2021-election-results.
Optica Fellow Allister Ferguson, University of Strathclyde, UK, moderated the summit, In other governance
which included presentations and discussion from scientists, economists, legal experts and news, Amy Eskilson, Inrad
national and local government officials actually charged with implementing climate policies. Optics, will assume the role
The presenters included Optica Fellow, OSA 2013 President and Nobel laureate Donna of chair of the Optica Corpo-
Strickland, who described efforts to build an emissions-monitoring network in Canada. rate Engagement Council in
Optica Fellow and OSA 2009 President Thomas M. Baer, GEMM co-lead and director of January 2022. And Katherine
the Stanford Photonics Research Center at Stanford University, USA, observed the GEMM Calabro, Synopsis Inc., will
program can help cities such as Glasgow play a key role in GHG emissions reductions. begin her service as chair
“With these low-cost, real-time compact optical sensors,” Baer said, “for the first time, of the Optica Membership
leaders will have actionable science in hand to support strategic policy decisions.” (For more Engagement & Development
coverage of the GEMM COP26 summit, see www.optica-opn.org/news/gemm-at-cop26.) (MED) Council.
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Optica Events
Many Optica events will be presented in a hybrid format, a combination of in-person and virtual components.
Check event websites to confirm presentation format.
OFC Conference and Exhibition Optical Interference Coatings Advanced Photonics
Co-Sponsored by IEEE Communications Conference Congress
Society, IEEE Photonics Society and Optica 19 – 24 June 2022 25 – 28 July 2022
06 – 10 March 2022 Whistler, British Columbia, Canada Maastricht, Netherlands
San Diego, CA, USA www.optica.org/OIC www.optica.org/UP
www.OFCConference.org
Siegman School on Lasers CLEO Pacific Rim
High-Brightness Sources and 22 June – 3 July 2022 31 July – 05 August 2022
Light-Driven Interactions Congress Warsaw, Poland Sapporo, Japan
23 – 25 March 2022 www.cleopr2022.org
Budapest, Hungary Subsea Optical Fiber
www.optica.org/HighBrightnessOPC Communications School Digital Holography and
10 – 16 July 2022 Three-Dimensional Imaging
Island of Ven, Sweden Topical Meeting
Biophotonics Congress:
Biomedical Optics 01 – 04 August 2022
Imaging and Applied Optics Cambridge, UK
24 – 27 April 2022
Congress and Optical Sensors
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA www.optica.org/DH
and Sensing Congress
www.optica.org/Biomed
11 – 15 July 2022
Latin America Optics and
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Career Accelerator Photonics Conference
www.optica.org/ImagingOPC
01 – 05 May 2022 07 – 11 August 2022
www.optica.org/SensingOPC
Pacific Grove, CA, USA Recife, Brazil
www.optica.org/LAOP
International Conference on
CLEO Conference and Exhibition Ultrafast Phenomena
Co-Sponsored by American Physical 18 – 22 July 2022 Laser Congress and
Society, IEEE Photonics Society and Optica Montréal, Quebec, Canada Exhibition
15 – 20 May 2022 www.optica.org/UP 23 – 27 October 2022
San Jose, CA, USA Prague, Czechia
www.CLEOConference.org Applied Industrial Optics www.optica.org/LaserOPC
Topical Meeting
Innovation School 25 – 27 July 2022
12 – 17 June 2022 Dublin, Ireland
Washington, DC, USA www.optica.org/AIO
Thank You, Volunteers
Thank you to the volunteers who are concluding their current terms as chairs of the following Optica Technical
Groups: Elina Vitol, Therapeutic Laser Applications; Anna Bezryadina, Optical Trapping and Manipulation in
Molecular and Cellular Biology; Maryna Meretska, Imaging Optical Design and Nonimaging Optical Design; Deepak
Jain, Fiber Modeling and Fabrication; Pascal Picart, Holography and Diffractive Optics; Jamie Ramsey, Optical
Fabrication and Testing; Jue Wang, Thin Films; Junwen Zhang, Optics in Digital Systems; Amartya Sengupta, Applied
Spectroscopy; Prasoon Diwakar, Applied Spectroscopy; Ali Yontem, Display Technology; Roberto Leon Montiel, Quantum
Computing and Communication; Jonathan Evans, Fundamental Laser Sciences; Giulio Vampa, Short Wavelength
Sources and Attosecond/High Field Physics; Cheng Zhang, Nanophotonics; Qunbi Zhuge, Optical Communications;
Faezeh Gholami, Fiber Optics Technology and Applications; Mengjie Yu, Integrated Photonics; Mark Spencer, Laser
Systems; Susanna Thon, Optics for Energy; Vyas Akondi, Vision.
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