Optica (society)

Optica
Founded1916; 109 years ago (1916)
FounderPerley G. Nutting
Type501(c)3 organization
53-0259696
FocusOptics and photonics
Location
  • Washington, D.C., United States
Area served
Worldwide
MethodProfessional journals and conferences
Members22,000
Key people
Gerd Leuchs (2024 president)

Michal Lipson (2023 president)
Satoshi Kawata (2022 president)

Constance J. Chang-Hasnain (2021 president)
Stephen D. Fantone (2020 president)
Revenue$49,549,907[1][2]
Endowment$74,991,615
Employees150
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Optica, founded as the Optical Society of America (later the Optical Society), is a professional society of individuals and companies with an interest in optics and photonics. It publishes journals, organizes conferences and exhibitions, and carries out charitable activities.

History

Optica was founded in 1916 as the Optical Society of America, under the leadership of Perley G. Nutting,[3] with 30 optical scientists and instrument makers based in Rochester, New York. It soon published its first journal of research results and established an annual meeting.[4][5] The group's Journal of the Optical Society of America was created in 1918.[5] The first series of joint meetings with the American Physical Society took place in 1918.[5]

In 2008, it changed its name to the Optical Society.[6] In September 2021, the organization's name changed to Optica, in reference to the organization's journal by the same name and geographic neutrality to reflect the society's global membership.[7]

In 2024, following an employee whistleblower complaint, Bloomberg News reported that the Optica Foundation Challenge was funded entirely by Huawei.[8][9][10] In response, the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology launched a probe and Optica announced that it would no longer accept money from Huawei, remove the company's representation on a panel of judges, return donations made by Huawei from 2022 onward, and remove Elizabeth A. Rogan as CEO.[11][12][13][14]

Scientific publishing

Main category: Optica (society) academic journals

Optica Publishing Group

Optica Publishing Group is Optica's scientific publishing platform, which publishes peer-reviewed optics and photonics research. Optica Publishing Group's portfolio consists of 20 publications.[15]

Primary journals

  • Advances in Optics and Photonics, ISSN 1943-8206; 2009–present — Publishing long review articles and tutorials.
  • Applied Optics, ISSN 1559-128X (print); ISSN 2155-3165 (online); 1962–present — Covering optical applications-centered research.
  • Biomedical Optics Express, ISSN 2156-7085; 2010–present — An open access journal covering optics, photonics and imaging in the life sciences.
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America, 1917–1983,[16] which was split into two journals in 1984:
  • Optica, ISSN 2334-2536; 2014–present — Rapid dissemination of high-impact results in all areas of optics and photonics.[17]
  • Optica Quantum, ISSN 2837-6714; 2023–present — An open access journal of high-impact results in quantum information science and technology enabled by optics.
  • Optical Materials Express, ISSN 2159-3930; 2011–present — An open access journal covering advances in novel optical materials, their properties, modeling, synthesis and fabrication techniques.
  • Optics Express, ISSN 1094-4087; 1997–present — An open access journal covering all areas of optics.
  • Optics Letters, ISSN 0146-9592 (print); ISSN 1539-4794 (online); 1977–present — Providing rapid publication of short papers in all fields of optical science and technology.
  • Optics Continuum, ISSN 2770-0208; 2022–present — An open access journal that publishes research articles meeting the standards for technical accuracy, scientific rigor, and presentation quality without judgment of impact or significance.

Partnered journals

Magazine

  • Optics and Photonics News, ISSN 1047-6938; 1975–present. Publishes monthly news for recent developments in optics on topics related to science and society, education, technology, and business.

Legacy journals

  • Journal of Display Technology, 2005–2016. Jointly published by OSA and IEEE. Available online.
  • Journal of Optical Networking, 2002–2009. Published by OSA. Available online.
  • Journal of Optical Society of Korea, 2007–2016. Published by the Optical Society of Korea. Available online.
  • OSA Continuum, 2018–2021. Published by Optica. Available online.
  • Optics News, 1975–1989. Published by Optica. Available online.

Recognitions

Optica presents awards and honors, including Optica Fellow, Honorary Membership, and Awards/Medals. Optica's awards and medals program is endowed through the Optica Foundation, and includes more than 20 named awards; among them are the following:[18]

Presidents

The following persons are or have been presidents of the society:[19]

Notable people

  • Hilda Conrady Kingslake, optics researcher, author of the "History of the Optical Society of America, 1916-1966" and "The First 50 Years — the Institute of Optics 1929-1979."[20]
  • Delwin Lindsey, editor of the society journal[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Optical Society of America Inc. Rating by Charity Navigator". charitynavigator.org. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Optical Society Of America Inc. Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Observers, Illuminants, Light Sources for Color Difference Calculations Archived January 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, William Reginald Dawes
  4. ^ "Why 1916? A Look Back at OSA's Roots." Archived June 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, files of W. Lewis Hyde, Optics & Photonics News, Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2006, pp. 18-19.
  5. ^ a b c "Optical Society of America". history.aip.org. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Johnson, Anne Frances; Lamontagne, Nancy D. (2016). "A Century of Light". Physics Today. 69 (6): 34–39. Bibcode:2016PhT....69f..34J. doi:10.1063/PT.3.3197. S2CID 114266829.
  7. ^ "OSA rebrands as 'Optica'". optics.org. September 20, 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Connatser, Matthew (May 2, 2024). "Huawei's hidden hand in optics research competition shocks scholars". The Register. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  9. ^ O'Keeffe, Kate (May 2, 2024). "Huawei Secretly Backs US Research, Awarding Millions in Prizes". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  10. ^ O'Keeffe, Kate (June 25, 2024). "Huawei's Secret Ally in the US-China Tech War: A Science Nonprofit Based in DC". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  11. ^ Flatley, Daniel; O'Keefe, Kate (May 16, 2024). "Huawei-Funded Research at US Institutions Is Subject of House Probe". Bloomberg News. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  12. ^ O'Keeffe, Kate (June 6, 2024). "Optica Cuts Ties With Huawei After Secret Funding Exposed". Bloomberg News. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  13. ^ O'Keeffe, Kate; Flatley, Daniel (July 30, 2024). "Huawei's Ties to DC-Based Nonprofit Face Deepening US House Probe". Bloomberg News. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "A message from the 2024 Optica President, Gerd Leuchs | Optica". www.optica.org. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "About Optica Publishing Group". opg.optica.org. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "JOSA". Optics InfoBase. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  17. ^ "The Optical Society Launches Optica, New Open-Access Journal for Highest-Impact Research in the Science of Light". The Optical Society. July 22, 2014.
  18. ^ "Awards & Grants". The Optical Society. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  19. ^ "Past Presidents". The Optical Society. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  20. ^ "Optica Publishing Group". opg.optica.org. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  21. ^ "Dr. Delwin Lindsey". Ohio State University. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

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