AOS News - The Australian Optical Society - Macquarie University
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<strong>AOS</strong> <strong>News</strong> Volume 25 Number 1 2011Submission Of Copy:Contributions on any topic ofinterest to the <strong>Australian</strong> opticscommunity are solicited, andshould be sent to the editor, or amember of the editorial board.Use of electronic mail is stronglyencouraged, although submissionof hard copy together with a textfile on CD will be considered.Advertising:Potential advertisers in <strong>AOS</strong> <strong>News</strong>are welcomed, and should contactthe editor.Rates: Under ReviewPlaces may be booked for placing ads- this attracts a 10% surcharge. Blackand White in main body of newsletter- free to corporate members.Copy DeadlineArticles for the next issue (March2011) should be with the editorno later than 9 February 2011,advertising deadline 2 February2011.EditorMichaël RoelensFinisar Australia244 Young StreetWaterloo NSW 2017Tel: +61 (0) 2 9581 1613Fax: +61 (0) 2 9310 7174michael.roelens+aos@gmail.com<strong>AOS</strong> <strong>News</strong> is the official newsmagazine of the <strong>Australian</strong><strong>Optical</strong> <strong>Society</strong>. <strong>The</strong> viewsexpressed in <strong>AOS</strong> <strong>News</strong> do notnecessarily represent the policiesof the <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Optical</strong> <strong>Society</strong>.<strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Optical</strong> <strong>Society</strong> website:http://www.optics.org.au• <strong>News</strong>• Membership• Optics links• Prizes/awards• Conferences• Jobs/Scholarships• Affiliated societies• ...and moreJune 2011 Volume 25 Number 1<strong>AOS</strong> <strong>News</strong>Articles9 Barry Inglis Medal 2010: professor Ken Baldwin13 Quantum optics an <strong>Australian</strong> perspective, by Hans Bachor19 Lidar Work in Adelaide the early years, by Murray Hamilton21 Intermezzo: Vivid Light Festival Sydney25 Optics in the Science and Engineering Challenge, by JohnHoldsworth, John O’Connor and Terry Burns28 Chiral Metamaterials Unlocking Nonlinear <strong>Optical</strong>Activity, by David A. Powell, Ilya V. Shadrivov, Vassili A.Fedotov, Nikolay I. Zheludev and Yuri S. Kivshar30 Jung Precision Optics, Adelaide by Alex Stanco34 CUDOS Launch by Ben EggletonDepartments5 President’s Report – Judith Dawes7 Editor’s Intro – Michaël Roelens35 Product <strong>News</strong>44 Index of Advertisers & Corporate Members InformationCover Pictures:• Vivid Sydney, see page 21.• Insets (left to right)• Chiral metamaterial showing polarisation rotation, see page 28.• Experimental apparatus for triplet manifold transition rate measurements,see page 10.• <strong>AOS</strong>, written by Dr. Issa, using the Public Art Pencil, see page 21.3
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