Photonics Leaders Join Together for Global, Online Academic Conference

The Online Photonics Meetup (POM) is a free, online conference taking place Jan. 13, 2020, with a focus on nanoscale quantum optics, integrated optics, and optical materials. The conference will be organized by professor Andrea Armani from the University of Southern California, professor Rachel Grange from ETH Zürich, professor Igor Aharonovich from University of Technology Sydney, professor Mikhail Kats from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Riccardo Sapienza from Imperial College London, and Dr. Orad Reshef from the University of Ottawa. The committee was drawn to the challenge of solving global issues using the conventional conference format. These issues include the large carbon footprint of air travel, the...