A molecule-sized quantum optical transistor;
pushing the limits of quantum selectivity; flexible
solar cell panels.
Patricia Daukantas
10 Optical Engineering
Metrology of segmented clear apertures.
Mike Zecchino
14 Conversations in Optics
OPN talks with Janos Kirz, expert in X-ray
microscopy and FiO plenary speaker.
16 Viewpoint
Congressional Fellows discuss strengthening
U.S. health and economy through NIH and saving
energy by saving water.
18 Global Optics
Optics in Colombia.
Angela Guzmán
20 The History of OSA
Early secretaries of OSA.
John N. Howard
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4 President’s Message
49 In Memory
Remembering Jacques E. Ludman, an OSA
Fellow known for his important contributions
to holography.
7 Letters
47 OSA Today
48 Book Reviews
50 Product Profiles
51 Marketplace
56 After Image
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