Welcome to the April issue of the IEEE Photonics Society Newsletter! I hope the first few months of your year have been off to a good start!
In this issue of the Newsletter, you’ll find all the latest news, highlights, interviews, and advice you’ve come to …
In the six decades since the first studies on the quantum theory of optical coherence, quantum optics has rooted itself as a firmly established field of pure and applied physics. This is evident as one looks at the sheer number of introductory texts on quantum …
I would like to thank you for your continued readership of the Society’s Newsletter, and its April issue for 2022. Now a quarter into the year, the Society is busy implementing goals and the planning for many of our conferences are underway, which are set …
At the OptoPub event in Stockholm, Sweden, Dr. Rafael Puerta gave an introduction to IEEE and its Photonic Society with assistance by Prof. Qin Wang.
The IEEE Photonics Society (PS) Sweden Chapter is a community of photonic professionals working in Sweden. The Chapter was founded in …
As the International Day of Light (IDL) on 16 May approaches, it is wonderful to see enthusiasm developing as the IDL Steering Committee and its partners receive enquiries and updates from around the world. Event registration is accelerating, and the IDL Event Calendar has begun …
In cultures across the world, light is a universal symbol of inclusion and hope, and the International Day of Light has always embraced and included activities that address the symbolic power of light to promote the mission of UNESCO in fostering understanding and peace. For …
This year, IDL will also see an event from the Old Observatory in Leiden, The Netherlands – the oldest remaining university observatory in the world. Together with the Werkgroep Leidse Sterrewacht (WLS), one of its 4 astronomical societies, the Old observatory is organizing ‘Kiek! De …
The United Nations General Assembly invites organizations and people worldwide to celebrate the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD). The year will officially open on July 8th, 2022, with an opening ceremony taking place in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
IYBSSD has a …
Liter of Light, a Filipino-born global grassroots solar lighting movement, will premiere a pioneering environmental film “Theory of Light” at Expo2020 in Dubai, during the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Climate Week. The film was presented to over 100 dignitaries and guests at the …
April 6th, 2022 marked the second edition of the World Interferometry Day commemorating the seminal birth of the interferometer with special focus on Michelson interferometer.
In the early days of April 1881, 141 years ago, Albert Abraham Michelson invented the interferometer, a device that would be …
