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Laser Features 2008 p2:

• VIBRATION ISOLATION: Effective vibration reduction stabilizes laser beams
  The impact of vibration isolation and optical-table damping on laser beam stabilization for both short- and long-duration applications cannot be overemphasized.
• SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: Presidential Award honors teachers of math and science
  The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is the highest recognition that a mathematics or science teacher can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States.
• IMAGING & DISPLAYS: Complex monolithic optics bring ruggedized solutions to digital cinema
  An integrated monolithic assembly can replace the complex optical train that magnifies and projects a microdisplay's image, resulting in improved performance, minimized aging degradation, and a projection-display experience that more closely duplicates traditional display technologies.
• SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: Photonics leader helps students achieve their goals
  Milton Chang is admired for his leadership in science, business, and nonprofit arenas. But the tremendous generosity that Dr. Chang and his wife Rosalind have extended to students and professional organizations such as the Optical Society of America is far less known.
• BEAM CHARACTERIZATION: Camera-based sensors characterize laser beams
  Because scientific applications of lasers often push the aser to its operational limits, continuous or periodic measurement of the beam profile is necessary to ensure that the laser is still operating as expected.
• SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: OSA grassroots education outreach continues to thrive
  The 2008 Optical Society of America activity-grant program has awarded grants to student chapters and local sections around the world.
• TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY: High-resolution terahertz spectrometer sniffs out chemicals
  Terahertz imaging systems are well suited for industrial process control and monitoring to improve detection and identification of chemicals.
• SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: Biophotonics graduate student reaches out to young students
  Through a grant from the Optical Society of America Foundation, Ruby Raheem of the University of Edinburgh recently traveled to Ghana, Dubai, and India to give optics demonstrations to high school and college students.
• FIBER-OPTIC SENSORS: Optics breathe new life into oxygen sensing
  Sol-gel chemistry, combined with optical fiber, offers a novel approach to measuring dissolved oxygen and pH levels with many promising new applications.
• SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: Web site is a treasure trove of educational resources
  The OSA's www.opticsforkids.org Web site provides a wide selection of resources for precollege students and their teachers and parents.

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