Now, more than ever, women are at the forefront of developments in optics and photonics research and business. One of those leaders is Elizabeth Rogan, CEO of Optica. As the executive in charge of an organization devoted to promoting the generation, application, archiving, and dissemination of knowledge in optics and photonics worldwide, Ms. Rogan has successfully expanded the depth and breadth of Optica’s technical and global reach.
The annual "Blooming Rose in Science Event" was held at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) on March 8 to mark the International Women’s Day. The event consisted of webcasts, academic reports and panel discussions, and attracted a total of 56,000 online participants.
Foreign students and employees of Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) were invited to take part in a Chinese calligraphy writing activity to create their own decorations for the coming Spring Festival on Jan. 25, which is the Minor Spring Festival on Chinese lunar calendar.
Major developments were made recently in both VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) technologies, which became the focus of attention. In recent years, MR (mixed reality) technology has also emerged, and optical components play an irreplaceable role in these technologies.
The second session of Changguang Forum, 2022 was successfully held on January 12. The guest speakers were Prof. Juan Campus from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, and Prof. MU Quanquan from the State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics.
CIOMP successfully held a CHANGGUANG Forum on January 5, 2022, the first such event in 2022. Professor Chester Shu, Chairman of the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, attended the forum and made a presentation titled Programmable Optical Frequency Comb Sources for Wideband Communications.