The Optical Society of America (OSA) was founded in 1916 with the mission “To promote the generation, application, archiving and worldwide dissemination of knowledge in optics and photonics.” Based in ...

For the first time, researchers have shown that 3D-printed polymer-based micro-optics can withstand the heat and power levels that occur inside a laser. The advance enables inexpensive compact and ...

To control light, curved lenses are used today, that are often made of glass that is either concave or convex, which refracts the light in different ways. These types of lenses can be found in ...

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