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 (outside the U.S.) or 1.800.766.4672 (U.S.)
Note: Customer Service Department hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (U.S. East Coast Time) Monday through Friday.

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
Bio-Medical Optics Division	Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography (BM) Molecular Probes and Nanobio-Optics (BP) Optical Biosensors (BB) Optical Trapping and Manipulation in Molecular and Cellular Biology (BT) Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy (BS) Therapeutic Laser Applications (BA)
Fabrication, Design and Instrumentation Division	Fiber Modeling and Fabrication (FF) Holography and Diffractive Optics (FH) Lasers in Manufacturing (FL) Lithography (FG) Optical Fabrication & Testing (FM) Optical System Design and Characterization (FD) Polarization (FP) Thin Films (FT) X-Ray and Extreme UV Optics (FX)
Information Acquisition, Processing and Display Division	Applied Spectroscopy (IS) Display Technology (IT) Environmental Sensing (IE) Image Sensing in Pattern Recognition (IR) Optics in Digital Systems (ID)
Optical Interaction Science Division	Fundamental Laser Sciences (OF) Nanophotonics (ON) Nonlinear Optics (OL) Optical Attoscience (OA) Optical Cooling and Trapping (OT) Optical Material Studies (OM) Photonic Metamaterials: From Random to Periodic (OP) Quantum Computing and Communication (OC) Quantum Optical Science and Technology (OQ) Short Wavelength Sources and High Field Physics (OH) Ultrafast Optical Phenomena (OU)
Photonics and Opto-Electronics Division	Fiber Optics Technology (PF) Integrated Optics (PI) Laser Systems (PL) Optical Communications (PC) Optoelectronics (PO) Photonic Detection (PD) Solar Energy and Light Harvesting (PS)
Vision and Color Division	Applications of Visual Science (VA) Clinical Vision Sciences(VS) Color (VC) Vision (VV)

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