As I sit here considering how to introduce this month’s issue, I’m inevitably drawn to reflect that, for many (or really perhaps most or all) of us, it’s now been a year or more since “social distancing” rapidly evolved from an abstract concept to a …
Young Professionals Advisory Committee, Community Wellness and the Road Ahead
Just like that, it is April! We are well into the swing of 2021, and I hope everyone has been honest with their New Year Resolutions! One of mine was to journal every day, and at …
A Collaboration Between the Young Professionals Advisory Committee and Dragonfly Mental Health
The IEEE Young Professionals community is one of the largest groups within the IEEE that welcomes members and volunteers within 15 years post their first degree. This includes graduate students, post-docs, researchers, and early …
Akihiko Kasukawa Ph.DSenior Fellow, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
What Is Your Current Profession?I am a Senior Fellow at Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. I am involved in photonics-related fields for both R&D and business based on my long-period experience in semiconductor laser development at Furukawa. For R&D …
IntroductionCamouflage is a defense and survival strategy that organisms use to disguise their appearance and to blend in with their habitat, such that they can hide from predators and sneak up on prey. For example, a stick insect camouflages by having its appearance resemble a …
The landscape of technical publications has seen significant changes in the last few years. Specifically, in the photonics area, there has been a surge of new open access (OA) journals from main publishers. This is a consequence of “Plan S”, an initiative that started in …
