Photonics Focus
This issue of Photonics Focus explores the tools and systems that modern astronomers use to study space from the ground. Two feature articles explain different methods to create ever-larger telescope mirrors: spin-casting monoliths, and segmentation with adaptive optics. Another article reveals the enormous challenge of building highly precise instruments in some of the most seismically unstable locations on Earth; and yet another tells the story of the unfathomable amounts of data that will be generated by modern instruments, and how scientists plan to manage it.
Select articles are available online, but the complete issue is available for download as a PDF.
Launched in 2020, Photonics Focus is the new SPIE membership magazine. Articles showcase scientific discovery and innovative real-world applications of optics and photonics.
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What happened to SPIE Professional?
After 14 years, the SPIE Professional quarterly magazine is discontinued. Starting in January 2020, SPIE Members will receive the bimonthly magazine Photonics Focus as a membership benefit instead of SPIE Professional. The increased frequency will enable SPIE to deliver more timely information about technology developments and news relevant to the community. SPIE Professional archives can be read on our website.
