OSA Technical Groups

OSA members are encouraged to join up to five technical groups free of charge. Affiliating with these groups ensures that you will receive updates on OSA publications, meetings and activities in your areas of interest. OSA’s Technical Groups are categorized into technical divisions.

Division Information and Emerging Topic Areas…

Click on the technical division titles below, to link to specific information about the division’s scope and technical groups. These pages also include the “What’s Hot in Optics Today” presentations delivered by technical division chairs at the most recent Frontiers in Optics Conference.

Joining Technical Groups:

Current OSA Members - If you are currently an OSA member and would like to add or alter your technical group membership, you may do so by logging into the members-only section or contact the Customer Service Department:

Email: custserv@osa.org
Tel: +1.202.416.1907 or 800.766.4672
Note: Customer Service Department days/hours of operation -- Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

New OSA Members - Technical Group choices are listed on the membership enrollment form. Make up to five selections free of charge when you join OSA!

OSA Technical Groups and Divisions

Technical Division	Included Technical Groups
Optical Design and Instrumentation Division	Optical Fabrication & Testing (TM) Optical System Design (TD) Optical Systems for Earth, Air, and Space (TS) Polarization Engineering (TP) Thin Films (TG) X-Ray Optics (TX)
Optical Sciences Division	Applied Spectroscopy and Environmental Sensing (SH) Short Wavelength and High Field Physics (SX)
Optics in Biology and Medicine Division	Biomedical Optical Spectroscopy (OS) Diffuse Imaging and Optics (OI) Microscopy and OCT (OM) Therapeutic Laser Applications (OT)
Optics in Information Science Division	Holography and Diffractive Optics (IH) Imaging Sensing in Pattern Recognition (IR) Optics for Multimedia and Immersive Environments (IM) Optics in Digital Systems (IS) Physical Systems for Information Processing (IP)
Photonics Division	Fiber Optics Technology (PF) Integrated Optics (PE) Optical Amplifiers (PA) Optical Communications (PC) Optoelectronic Devices and Nanostructures (PZ)
Quantum Electronics Division	Laser Science and Engineering (QE) Nonlinear Optics (QN) Photonic Metamaterials: From Random to Periodic (SW) Quantum Optics (QO) Ultrafast Optical Phenoma (QY)
Vision and Color Division	Applications of Visual Science (VM) Clinical Vision (VL) Color (VC) Vision (VK)

If you are an OSA member, but have not yet selected your technical groups, please contact custserv@osa.org.