Optical Society of America

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Optical Society of America

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

Present membership about 14,000.

"Founded in 1916, OSA brings together optics and photonics scientists, engineers, educators, technicians and business leaders. OSA is dedicated to providing its members and the scientific community with educational resources that support technical and professional development. OSA publications, events and services help to advance the science of light by addressing the ongoing need for shared knowledge and innovation. The Society's commitment to excellence and long-term learning is the driving force behind all its initiatives."

Official Website:
http://www.osa.org/

Location:
Washington, DC

Founding Date:
1916

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ilesanmi Adesida Educator c. 1949 Dean, College of Engineering, UIUC

Zhores I. Alferov Scientist 15-Mar-1930 Developed solar cells for the Sputnik program

Nikolay G. Basov Physicist 14-Dec-1922 1-Jul-2001 Invention of the maser and laser

Nicolaas Bloembergen Physicist 11-Mar-1920 Nonlinear optics

Wallace R. Brode Chemist 12-Jun-1900 10-Aug-1974 Absorption spectra of dyes

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji Physicist 1-Apr-1933 Trapped atoms with laser light

Karl T. Compton Physicist 15-Sep-1887 22-Jun-1954 Bikini Island atomic tests

Eric A. Cornell Physicist 19-Dec-1961 Atomic physicist, Nobel laureate

Robert F. Curl, Jr. Chemist 23-Aug-1933 Co-Discovered fullerines

Roy J. Glauber Physicist 1-Sep-1925 Quantum optics

John L. Hall Physicist 21-Aug-1934 Quantum optics

Theodor W. Hänsch Physicist 30-Oct-1941 Quantum optics

George Russell Harrison Physicist 14-Jul-1898 27-Jul-1979 Echelle spectrograph

Haldan K. Hartline Scientist 22-Dec-1903 17-Mar-1983 Physiology of the retina

Gerhard Herzberg Physicist 25-Dec-1904 3-Mar-1999 Molecular spectroscopy

Nick Holonyak Physicist 3-Nov-1928 Light-emitting diodes

Herbert E. Ives Physicist 21-Jul-1882 13-Nov-1953 Facsimile machine

Kristina M. Johnson Educator c. 1958 Provost of Johns Hopkins University

Alfred Kastler Physicist 3-May-1902 7-Jan-1984 Optical pumping

Wolfgang Ketterle Physicist 21-Oct-1957 Bose-Einstein condensates

David M. Lee Physicist 20-Jan-1931 Superfluidity of helium-3

Theodore Maiman Physicist 11-Jul-1927 5-May-2007 Built the first working laser

John C. Mather Physicist 7-Aug-1946 Big Bang

Albert A. Michelson Physicist 19-Dec-1852 9-May-1931 Measured the speed of light

Charlotte E. Moore Astronomer 24-Sep-1898 3-Mar-1990 Technetium in the Sun

William D. Phillips Physicist 5-Nov-1948 Trapped atoms with laser light

Aleksandr M. Prokhorov Physicist 11-Jul-1916 8-Jan-2002 Invention of the maser and laser

James Rainwater Physicist 9-Dec-1917 31-May-1986 Determined shapes of nuclei

Arthur L. Schawlow Physicist 5-May-1921 28-Apr-1999 Laser spectroscopy

Charles H. Townes Physicist 28-Jul-1915 27-Jan-2015 Invention of the maser and laser

George Wald Biologist 18-Nov-1906 12-Apr-1997 Physiology of the retina

Carl E. Wieman Physicist 26-Mar-1951 Bose-Einstein Condensates

Frits Zernike Physicist 16-Jul-1888 10-Mar-1966 Phase-contrast microscope

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