Next OSSC Meeting
OSSC Combined In-Person & Webinar
" Optical Design of Waveguides for Augmented Reality Headsets."
Dr. Eric Fest, Optical Scientist, Meta Platforms
Wednesday April 10, 2024
In-Person Reception 6:00 pm; Dinner 7:00 pm
(No fee to attend presentation only in-person or on-line)
Online Login: 7:15 pm PDT
OSSC Business: 7:30 pm
Presentation: 8:00 pm
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Register Here
Holiday Inn Los Angeles Gateway - Torrance
19800 S. Vermont Ave
Torrance, CA 90502
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Recent OSSC Meeting
OSSC Combined In-Person & Webinar
" Overview of Automotive Cameras."
Dr. Elaine Jin, Principal Hardware Engineer - Camera Systems,
Experience the Thorlabs Mobile Photonics Lab
This special mobile lab will be parked in front of The Urban Workshop for all to experience.
Thorlabs Mobile Lab - Home
The Ultimate DIY Workshop and Makerspace! (urbanworkshop.net)
365-A Clinton Street Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Advisory Board Meeting 4 pm at the Urban Workshop
Special invitations are being sent to members of the Southern California precision optics manufacturing community to attend this meeting. Others are welcome to attend. Please add this activity during your registration processif you would like to attend.
AmeriCOM is currently discussing a potential new program at Santa Ana College Manufacturing Technology Dept.
Home - AmeriCOM Manufacturing Technology (sac.edu)
Recent OSSC Meeting
Wednesday February 21, 2024
OSSC Combined In-Person & Webinar
" Hyperspectral coastal water imaging from space."
Dr. Jeff Puschell, Chief Engineer, EO/IR Payloads
Northrop Grumman Space Park
Venue: Holiday Inn Los Angeles Gateway - Torrance
19800 S. Vermont Ave
Torrance, CA 90502
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Recent OSSC Meeting
Wednesday Jan. 17, 2024
OSSC Combined In-Person and Online Event
Dr. Mehdi Asghari
CEO and Co-Founder of SiLC
Seeing the world in four dimensions
Venue: Sierra Madre United Methodist Church
695 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, CA 91024
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Recent OSSC Friends Meeting
Wednesday Nov. 15, 2023
Optical Society of North Texas
Online Event
A New Pediatric-Suitable Retina Camera,
Presented by Mike Jones
Go to meeting page
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Recent OSSC Meeting
Wednesday Nov. 8, 2023
OSSC Combined In-Person and Online Event
Prof. Elliot Botvinick, Ph.D.
Principle Investigator, BEAMS Lab
Bio-Engineering Advanced Medical Solutions
University of California, Irvine
Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic
Venue: UCI Health Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic
1002 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA 92612
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Recent OSSC Meeting
Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023
OSSC Combined In-Person and Online Event
“Computation in microscopy: How computers are
changing the way we build and use microscopes”
Prof. Changhuei Yang, Ph.D.
California Institute of Technology
The Circadian Room, Pasadena City College
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Recent OSSC Meeting
Wednesday Sept. 13, 2023
OSSC Combined In-Person and Online Event
"Laser ultrasonics for aerospace and nuclear applications."
Dr. Bradley Bobbs, Senior Scientist,
Laser Ultrasonic Products Group at Intelligent Optical Systems
Holiday Inn Los Angeles Gateway - Torrance
19800 S. Vermont Ave
Torrance, CA 90502
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OSSC Newsletters
August 2023 Newsletter
OSSC Members may view Newsletters
dating back to 1998 here
Member News
OSSC Member and Boy Scout Leader Tom Scheffelin spent time with his Troop Working on their
Astronomy Merit Badge ( more photos here.)
Check out this short science fiction story by OSSC Treasurer Prof. Alex Small.
Don't feed the physicists.
And another new article by OSSC Secretary Donn Silberman
The Quantum Universe - Atoms, Humans & Light
OSSC Election Results
Congratulations to the newly elected
2023-2024 OSSC Officers
President - Kevin Romero
Vice President - Jack Latchinian
Secretary - Donn Silberman
Treasurer - Alex Small
Councilors - McGwire Herbert, Martin Hagenbuechle, Harvey Spencer
Outreach
Visit our Outreach Webpage to learn about volunteering opportunities.
The OSSC partners with
Mostly in Orange County
But they are expanding !!
Past Special OSSC Event
Arnie Bazensky's Memorial
Saturday June 3rd @ 11 am
Arnie Bazensky's Memorial - Unity of Tustin (unitytustin.org)
14402 Prospect Ave, Tustin, CA 92780 | (714) 730-3444
Some Arnie photos thru the years
Arnie Bazensky at Unity of Tustin!
Friends of OSSC Meeting
Join us to hear about photonics & optics breakthroughs that will shape the future
Our invited speakers are technology and business leaders at trailblazing companies at the intersection of nanotechnology and optics. They are pushing the boundaries of photonics to build next-generation products and solutions that will define industry trends in the next decade.
Join us in person
Location: Ozen Inc., 1210 E Arques Ave, Suite 207, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Join our webinar
Recent Friends of OSSC Meeting
Quantum Engineering workshop 2023
Thursday, May 25 · 8:30am - 6pm PDT
Live in-person and on-line
Details Here
Caltech Pasadena, CA 91125
Quantum Engineering Workshop - Quantum Communication, Systems, Information, Computing, Material, Algorithms
This is the third annual workshop in quantum engineering.
The quantum engineering workshop aims to bring engineering and physics experts together to promote the integration of the emerging areas as a cross disciplinary educational and research effort, and explore the interface of classical engineering (such as mechatronics, instrumentation and robotic technologies) and quantum mechanics (such as the applications of quantum entanglement, cryptography, and teleportation). In particular, we hope to promote quantum engineering to mechanical and aerospace engineers who are not traditionally exposed to quantum mechanics.
Optica Silicon Valley - Winter event
February 24, 2023, 3pm - 6pm
We were excited to have three leading experts, Mark Wade, Leah Kuritzky, and Robert Maher, and hear from them as they discussed their perspectives of the photonics and optics industry.
Optica Silicon Valley (web link)
Recent OSSC Meetings
OSSC In-Person and Online Event
May 17, 2023
A Tribute to OSSC Fellow Arnie Bazensky
and OSSC Nominations
James Bullock, Ph. D.
UC Irvine
Dean, School of Physical Sciences
Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy
“Exploring the Cosmos with JWST”
Venue: UC Irvine DCE Building
In-Person 6:00 pm; Online 7:30 pm PDT
OSSC Online Event April 12, 2023
“Compound Semiconductor-on-Insulator: Integrated Photonics Beyond Silicon”
Dr. Galan Moody, Assistant Prof., ECE, UCSB
Logon 7:15pm
OSSC Opening Remarks 7:45 pm
Presentation 8:00pm
OSSC Combined In-Person and Online Event March 15, 2023
"Laser-based gas analysis in a hollow core fiber-optic: land, sea, air, and space (from the bottom of our ocean to a moon of Saturn)”
Jason Kriesel, Ph.D., President, Guiding Photonics and Lead Scientist, OKSI
OSSC Combined In-Person and Online Event Feb 8, 2023
“Overview and Status of the Giant Magellan Telescope”
Breann Sitarski, Ph.D., GMTO
OSSC Combined In-Person and Online Event Jan 11, 2023
Recent Optical Instrument Development at Sensitic Technologies, LLC.
J. Kent Wallace, M.S.,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory and
Sensitic Technologies, LLC.
In-Person Location
Pasadena City College
1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106
OSSC Combined In-Person and Online Event Dec 14, 2022
Tabletop Exhibits for Corporate Member Appreciation
“Frontiers of Laser Driven Advanced Accelerators”
Prof. Franklin Dollar, UC Irvine, Physics & Astronomy Dept.
Combined In-Person & Webinar
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
“The Quantum Industry, Education & Outreach – an Overview”
by Donn Silberman & Doug Finke
Reception: 6:00pm Dinner: 7:00pm Presentation: 8:00pm
Donn Silberman
Doug Finke
In-Person Venue
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Tustin Orange County
5011 Newport Ave., Tustin, CA 92780
OSSC Combined In-Person & Webinar
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
"Range-Compensating Lens: Application to LIDARs"
In-Person MKS Instruments
1791 Deere Avenue
Irvine, CA 92606
Jason Mudge, PhD Adam Phenis, MS
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