Historical Editorials, Notes and Other Content
We have curated a collection of editorials, notes, and other interesting content from JOSA's history. The articles are grouped by theme and new collections will be posted throughout the year.
These articles highlight the Society's purpose and scope and how they have changed over the decades.
2. Constitution of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 2(1) 46-50 (1919)
3. Constitution, By-Laws and Membership of the Optical Society Of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 8(1) 47-75 (1924)
4. The Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 21(7) 443-443 (1931)
5. Meetings
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 21(7) 445-449 (1931)
6. Proposed* By-Laws of The Optical Society of America, Inc.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 23(4) 151-155 (1933)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 25(4) 93_1-94 (1935)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 25(4) 95_1-96 (1935)
9. By-Laws of The Optical Society of America, Inc.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 25(4) 96_1-101 (1935)
10. The Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 28(6) 181-181 (1938)
11. Historical Note
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 28(6) 182-183 (1938)
12. Organization
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 28(6) 184_1-184 (1938)
13. By-Laws of The Optical Society of America, Inc.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 28(6) 185-189 (1938)
14. By-Laws of the Optical Society of America, Inc.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 32(1) 50-55 (1942)
15. By-Laws of the Optical Society of America, Inc.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 39(7) 621-625 (1949)
16. Purpose and Scope of the Society
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(12) 1137-1137 (1954)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(12) 1138-1139 (1954)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(12) 1140-1141 (1954)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(12) 1141-1145 (1954)
20. Officers and Directors for 1954
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(12) 1146-1147 (1954)
21. Revision of the By-Laws of the Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(7) 683-684 (1957)
22. Revision of the By-Laws of the Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 48(9) 675-675 (1958)
23. Revision of the By-Laws of the Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(12) 1342-1342 (1960)
25. Revision of the By-Laws of the Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(12) 1444_1-1446 (1961)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(7) 841-841 (1962)
29. Revision of the Bylaws of the Optical Society of America, Inc.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(9) 1181-1182 (1964)
30. The Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(10) 1339-1343 (1965)
31. Bylaws of the Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(10) 1344-1348 (1965)
32. History of the Optical Society of America, 1916–1966
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(3) 273-338 (1966)
33. Revision of the Bylaws of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(2) 290-290 (1967)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 59(8) 1013-1013 (1969)
35. The Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 59(8) 1017-1021 (1969)
36. Bylaws of the Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 59(8) 1022-1026 (1969)
37. Bylaws of The Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(1) 148-152 (1970)
38. Bylaws of the Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(8) 1023_1-1027 (1973)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(11) 1572-1572 (1974)
40. Bylaws of the Optical Society of America, Incorporated
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(9) 1283-1283 (1974)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(10) 1464-1464 (1978)
42. Cambridge Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 22(7) 422-434 (1932)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 46(3) 232_3-233 (1956)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(7) 993-993 (1970)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(6) 751-751 (1975)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(11) 1605-1605 (1977)
These articles showcase key points in the Journals' 99-year history.
2. Announcement
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 6(1) 1-2 (1922)
3. An Announcement: The Review of Scientific Instruments
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 19(6) 416-416 (1929)
4. Minutes of the Executive Council
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 20(4) 145-159 (1930)
5. Minutes Of The Executive Council O. S. A.
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 21(1) 70-71 (1931)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 32(12) 697-697 (1942)
7. Annual Report of the Editor of Publications
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 37(6) 510_1-510 (1947)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 40(7) 418-454 (1950)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 43(7) 634-634 (1953)
16. Some Recent Papers in the Journal of the Optical Society of America*
E. O. Hulburt
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 46(1) 5-9 (1956)
22. Annual Report of the Editor of Publications
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(7) 677-677 (1957)
25. Editor’S Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 48(1) 76-76 (1958)
28. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 49(9) 936-936 (1959)
Patricia R. Wakeling and Mary E. Warga
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(12) 1439-1440 (1961)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(6) 704-704 (1961)
38. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(6) 708-708 (1961)
46. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53(5) 654-654 (1963)
47. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(11) 1412-1412 (1964)
50. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(6) 854-854 (1964)
55. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(7) 902-902 (1965)
56. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(8) 1050-1050 (1965)
57. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(9) 1196-1196 (1965)
59. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(1) 148-148 (1966)
60. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(12) 1797-1797 (1966)
62. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(9) 1284-1284 (1966)
63. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(11) 1438-1438 (1967)
66. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(6) 854-854 (1967)
67. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(7) 974-974 (1967)
68. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(8) 1068-1068 (1967)
73. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(5) 746-746 (1968)
74. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(6) 864-864 (1968)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 59(11) 1554-1554 (1969)
82. Editor’s Page: Pay Page Charges for Prompt Publication
David L. Mac Adam
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(12) 1754-1754 (1971)
83. Editor’s page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(4) 555-556 (1971)
84. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(5) 699-700 (1971)
85. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(7) 988-988 (1971)
86. Editor’s Page: Summer Reading (and Writing)
David L. Mac Adam
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(9) 1276-1276 (1971)
88. Editor’s Page: Poll on Style for Engineering Writing
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(3) 476-476 (1972)
90. Editor’s Page: Editing JGR—Space Physics
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(6) 836-836 (1972)
91. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(5) 644-644 (1973)
92. Editor’s Page: On Writing, Reading, and Dyslexia
David L. Mac Adam
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(3) 420-420 (1974)
98. Editor’s Page: Lasers, Free Enterprise, And Government Regulation
Douglas C. Sinclair
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(10) 1144-1144 (1976)
99. Editor’s Page: Topical Issue On Laser Speckle
Nicholas George and Douglas C. Sinclair
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(11) 1316-1316 (1976)
101. Editor’s Page: Writing for the Reader
Douglas C. Sinclair
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(3) 300-300 (1976)
102. Editor’s Page: Format for Typewritten References
Douglas C. Sinclair
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(5) 514-514 (1976)
103. Editor’s Page: Microfiche for Scientists
Douglas C. Sinclair
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(6) 640-640 (1976)
104. EDITOR’S PAGE
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(1) 134-134 (1977)
105. Editor’s Page: References to Journal Articles
Douglas C. Sinclair
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(2) 268-268 (1977)
106. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(4) 578-578 (1977)
107. Editor–s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(6) 856-856 (1977)
108. Editor’s Page: More On The New Copyright Law
Douglas C. Sinclair
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1) 148-148 (1978)
110. Editor’s Page: Joseph W. Goodman—New JOSA Editor
Douglas C. Sinclair
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(7) 1016-1016 (1978)
111. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 69(1) 209-209 (1979)
112. Annual Report of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 71(2) 207-216 (1981)
113. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 71(2) 216-216 (1981)
115. From the Editor
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 73(12) 1619-1620 (1983)
124. Journal of the Optical Society of America A 30th Anniversary: Editorial
Franco Gori
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 31(1) ED1-ED2 (2014)
125. Policy, procedures, and goals at JOSA A: editorial
Franco Gori and P. Scott Carney
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 32(8) ED1-ED2 (2015)
126. Introducing JOSA A tutorials: editorial
Franco Gori and P. Scott Carney
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 32(12) ED3-ED3 (2015)
130. FROM THE EDITOR: Communications Section Reestablished
Paul F. Liao
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 10(5) 761-761 (1993)
131. Acceptance Criteria for Journal of the Optical Society of America B
Paul Liao
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 11(2) 265-265 (1994)
132. Letter From the Board of Editors
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 11(2) 267-267 (1994)
134. Celebrating the Diamond (30th) Anniversary of the Journal of the Optical Society of America B
Grover A. Swartzlander
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 31(1) ED1-ED2 (2014)
136. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(1) 108-108 (1975)
137. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(3) 364-364 (1975)
138. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(4) 403-403 (1976)
139. From The Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(11) 1650-1650 (1978)
These articles highlight key people in the journals' history along with their achievements.
1. Editorial
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 14(5) 381-382 (1927)
2. Professor Edward Leamington NicholsIVES MEDALLIST FOR 1929
F. K. Richtmyer
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 20(4) 161-172 (1930)
3. Proceedings of the New York Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 24(6) 159-164 (1934)
4. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 26(1) 75-76 (1936)
5. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 27(1) 55-55 (1937)
7. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 28(1) 30-32 (1938)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 28(6) 184-184 (1938)
10. Doctor August Herman PfundIves Medalist for 1939
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 30(4) 177-181 (1940)
11. The Frederic Ives Medal for 1941
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 32(1) 35-36 (1942)
13. Dr. Loyd A. JonesIves Medalist For 1943
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 34(2) 61-65 (1944)
14. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 34(7) 444-446 (1944)
15. Dr. W. F. MeggersIves Medalist for 1947
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 38(1) 1-6 (1948)
16. In Memoriam
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 39(4) 325-326 (1949)
17. Dean George R. HarrisonFrederic Ives Medalist for 1949
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 40(3) 123-126 (1950)
18. In Memoriam
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 40(6) 404-405 (1950)
19. Announcements
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 40(7) 418-454 (1950)
20. Deane B. Judd Receives Commerce Department Medal
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 40(7) 441-441 (1950)
21. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(1) 61-61 (1951)
22. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(4) 281_3-281 (1951)
23. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(6) 430-430 (1951)
24. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(7) 488_1-488 (1951)
25. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(8) 563_1-564 (1951)
26. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(9) 653_2-654 (1951)
27. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(12) 1068_1-1068 (1951)
28. The Frederic Ives Medal for 1951
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(12) 879-880 (1951)
29. Editorial Note: Mary E. Corning
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(1) 75_1-75 (1952)
30. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(3) 220-220 (1952)
31. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(5) 361-361 (1952)
32. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(6) 436-436 (1952)
34. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(12) 987-988 (1952)
35. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 43(3) 221_3-221 (1953)
36. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 43(4) 321-321 (1953)
37. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 43(8) 712_3-713 (1953)
38. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 43(10) 932-932 (1953)
39. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 43(12) 1227-1229 (1953)
41. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(4) 343_4-344 (1954)
42. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(7) 576_1-579 (1954)
43. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(8) 665_2-666 (1954)
44. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(8) 666-667 (1954)
45. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(10) 820_1-820 (1954)
46. Irvine Clifton GardnerFrederic Ives Medalist for 1954
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(11) 829-832 (1954)
47. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(11) 887_2-888 (1954)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(12) 1140-1141 (1954)
49. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 45(1) 66-66 (1955)
50. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 45(4) 329_2-329 (1955)
51. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 45(5) 400-400 (1955)
52. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 45(6) 489_1-490 (1955)
53. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 45(7) 585_1-586 (1955)
54. Edward O. HulburtFrederic Ives Medalist for 1955
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 46(1) 1-5 (1956)
55. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 46(3) 233-235 (1956)
56. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 46(5) 366-367 (1956)
57. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 46(6) 466-467 (1956)
Wallace R. Brode
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(3) 197-197 (1957)
59. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(3) 259-259 (1957)
60. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(4) 334-335 (1957)
61. John Donovan StrongFrederic Ives Medalist for 1956
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(5) 349-353 (1957)
62. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(7) 673-674 (1957)
63. Personalia: W. E. Knowles Middleton
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(9) 866_2-867 (1957)
64. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 47(10) 979-979 (1957)
65. Wallace R. Brode Appointed Science Adviser to Secretary of State
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 48(3) 141-141 (1958)
66. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 48(5) 361_3-362 (1958)
67. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 48(8) 586-586 (1958)
68. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 48(11) 861_1-862 (1958)
69. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 48(12) 1022-1022 (1958)
70. William F. Meggers Elected to Honorary Membership
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 49(1) 1-1 (1959)
71. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 49(2) 201_2-201 (1959)
72. Deane B.JuddFrederic Ives Medalist for 1958
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 49(4) 317-321 (1959)
73. W. E. Knowles MiddletonFrederic Ives Medalist for. 1959
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(2) 93-96 (1960)
75. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(8) 834-835 (1960)
76. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(10) 1031-1032 (1960)
77. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(11) 1121-1122 (1960)
78. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(11) 1120_2-1121 (1960)
79. Harrison McAllister RandallA Half-Century of Infrared Spectroscopy
Harald H. Nielsen
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(12) 1147-1147 (1960)
80. Richard TouseyFrederic Ives Medalist for 1960
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(4) 379-383 (1961)
81. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(5) 587-587 (1961)
82. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(6) 706-706 (1961)
83. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(7) 813-813 (1961)
85. Glenn A. FryEdgar D. Tillyer Medalist for 1961
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(10) 1045-1049 (1961)
86. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(1) 111-111 (1962)
87. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(4) 485_2-485 (1962)
88. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(5) 586-587 (1962)
89. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(5) 612-612 (1962)
90. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(6) 725-725 (1962)
91. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 52(9) 1087_1-1088 (1962)
93. Seibert Q. DuntleyFrederic Ives Medalist for 1961
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53(2) 211-214 (1963)
94. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53(2) 312-312 (1963)
95. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53(4) 505_2-505 (1963)
97. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53(6) 770-770 (1963)
98. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53(7) 893-893 (1963)
100. Clarence H. GrahamEdgar D. Tillyer Medalist for 1963
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53(9) 1015-1018 (1963)
101. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 53(11) 1330_1-1330 (1963)
102. Announcements
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(2) 284-285 (1964)
105. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(3) 432-433 (1964)
106. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(4) 557_2-558 (1964)
107. Ralph Alanson SawyerFrederic Ives Medalist for 1963
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(4) 437-441 (1964)
108. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(8) 1070-1070 (1964)
109. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(12) 1495_4-1496 (1964)
110. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(2) 221-221 (1965)
111. Announcements
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(3) 336-337 (1965)
112. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(3) 337-337 (1965)
113. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(4) 467_1-468 (1965)
114. Mees Medal Ceremony
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(4) 341-345 (1965)
115. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(5) 585-585 (1965)
116. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(8) 1046_2-1047 (1965)
117. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(9) 1193_1-1193 (1965)
118. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(9) 1194-1194 (1965)
119. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(10) 1333-1333 (1965)
120. Announcements
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(4) 531-532 (1966)
121. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(7) 990_1-993 (1966)
122. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(9) 1274-1275 (1966)
123. Van Zandt Williamls 1916–1966
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(9) 1149-1151 (1966)
124. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(11) 1641-1642 (1966)
125. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(12) 1792-1793 (1966)
126. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(3) 438_3-440 (1967)
127. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(4) 554_2-555 (1967)
128. Ives Medal Awards
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(6) 851-852 (1967)
129. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(9) 1168-1169 (1967)
130. Kenneth Neil OgleEdgar D. Tillyer Medalist for 1967
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(9) 1069-1073 (1967)
131. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(12) 1557-1557 (1967)
132. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(3) 442-444 (1968)
135. Awards: Adolph Lomb Medal for 1968
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(11) 1545_1-1545 (1968)
136. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(12) 1673-1674 (1968)
137. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 59(4) 468_2-469 (1969)
138. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 59(5) 669-669 (1969)
139. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 59(6) 785_1-786 (1969)
141. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(6) 875-875 (1970)
142. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(8) 1148_1-1148 (1970)
143. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(2) 279_1-279 (1971)
144. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(9) 1271-1272 (1971)
145. Editor’s Page: Paul Darwin Foote
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(10) 1436-1436 (1971)
146. Editor’s Page: Nobel Prizes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(1) 156-156 (1972)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(2) 301-302 (1972)
148. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(4) 611-612 (1972)
149. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(6) 835-835 (1972)
150. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(7) 921-922 (1972)
151. A. Francis TurnerFrederic Ives Medalist for 1971
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(8) 927-930 (1972)
155. Necrology
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(7) 906-906 (1973)
156. Edgar D. Tillyer Medalist for 1972
Robert Merrill Boynton
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(9) 1033-1036 (1973)
157. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(9) 1179_2-1180 (1973)
159. Frederic Ives Medalist for 1973Rudolf Kingslake
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(2) 119-122 (1974)
160. Awards
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(4) 577-578 (1974)
161. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(7) 1025-1026 (1974)
162. Wallace Reed Brode
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(10) 1353-1354 (1974)
163. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(12) 1730-1730 (1974)
164. Personalia
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(3) 362-362 (1975)
165. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(1) 82-83 (1976)
166. Awards
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(2) 187-188 (1976)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(4) 399-399 (1976)
169. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(5) 511-511 (1976)
170. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(9) 981_4-982 (1976)
171. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(1) 132-133 (1977)
172. Frederic Ives Medalist for 1976Arthur L. Schawlow
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(2) 135-139 (1977)
173. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(2) 263-263 (1977)
174. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(3) 421-421 (1977)
175. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(3) 417-419 (1977)
176. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(5) 711-713 (1977)
177. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(10) 1447_1-1448 (1977)
178. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(12) 1710-1710 (1977)
179. Frederic Ives Medalist for 1977Emil Wolf
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(1) 1-5 (1978)
180. Awards
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(2) 274-276 (1978)
181. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(4) 554-556 (1978)
182. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(5) 719_1-720 (1978)
183. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(6) 873_1-875 (1978)
184. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(7) 1014-1015 (1978)
185. Awards
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(10) 1460-1462 (1978)
186. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 69(6) 923-925 (1979)
187. In Memoriam
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 69(9) 1321_1-1321 (1979)
188. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 69(11) 1627-1629 (1979)
190. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 69(12) 1733-1735 (1979)
192. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 70(6) 753-753 (1980)
193. OSA Award Recipients
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 70(9) 1167-1170 (1980)
195. In Memoriam
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 70(11) 1421-1422 (1980)
196. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 70(11) 1416-1417 (1980)
197. Frederic Ives Medalist for 1979
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 70(12) 1423-1428 (1980)
198. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 71(5) 617-618 (1981)
199. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 71(8) 1042-1042 (1981)
200. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 71(11) 1416-1417 (1981)
201. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 71(12) 1658-1659 (1981)
202. Frederic Ives Medalist for 1981
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 72(1) 21-21 (1982)
203. Frederic Ives Medalist for 1980
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 72(1) 7-13 (1982)
204. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 72(5) 674-676 (1982)
205. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 72(6) 822-824 (1982)
206. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 72(7) 978-979 (1982)
207. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 73(5) 721-721 (1983)
208. Frederic Ives Medalist for 1982
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 73(6) 731-735 (1983)
209. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 73(6) 867-868 (1983)
210. Biographical Note
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 73(8) 1087-1087 (1983)
211. Biographical Notes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 73(9) 1230-1230 (1983)
212. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 3(4) 587-588 (1986)
213. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 3(5) 757-757 (1986)
214. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 3(7) 1102-1107 (1986)
215. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 3(8) 1334-1337 (1986)
216. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 3(9) 1566-1569 (1986)
217. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 3(12) 2188-2189 (1986)
218. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 4(1) 298-304 (1987)
219. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 5(6) 958-959 (1988)
220. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 5(9) 1585-1587 (1988)
221. Dr. Charlotte Moore Sitterly and the National Bureau of Standards
Karl G. Kessler
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 5(10) 2043-2043 (1988)
222. In Memoriam: Anil K. Jain1946–1988
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 6(2) 340-340 (1989)
223. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 6(3) 513-517 (1989)
224. Biographies
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 6(4) 848-853 (1989)
1. Optical Society of America, Annual Meeting, New York City, December 28, 1916
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 1(1) 45-45 (1917)
2. Fourth Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 4(2) 80-82 (1920)
3. Notices
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 5(2) 210-210 (1921)
4. Notices
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 6(4) 407-416 (1922)
5. Proceedings Optical Society of America The Seventh Annual Meeting
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 7(1) 59-102 (1923)
6. Proceedings of Eighth Annual Meeting Cleveland, Ohio
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 8(1) 21-45 (1924)
7. Ninth Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 10(3) 283-283 (1925)
8. Tenth Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America Minutes
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 12(5) 473-473 (1926)
Irwin G. Priest
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 17(2) 116-117 (1928)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 18(3) 155-175 (1929)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 20(4) 139-140 (1930)
12. Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Meeting Rochester, N. Y. October 22–24, 1931
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 22(1) 1-18 (1932)
13. Cambridge Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 22(7) 422-434 (1932)
14. Proceedings of the New York Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 23(5) 189-195 (1933)
15. Proceedings of the New York Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 24(6) 159-164 (1934)
16. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 26(5) 221-222 (1936)
17. Proceedings of the New York Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 29(6) 254-255 (1939)
18. Announcement
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 30(11) 563-563 (1940)
19. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 30(12) 646-658 (1940)
20. Proceedings of the Summer Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 32(10) 629-629 (1942)
21. Inter-Society Color Council SymposiumColor in Art Education
Deane B. Judd
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 32(12) 698-698 (1942)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 34(12) 777-777 (1944)
23. Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 35(12) 796-797 (1945)
24. Proceedings of the Winter Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 36(6) 347-368 (1946)
25. Convention of Optical Scientists in Paris
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 36(7) 430-430 (1946)
26. Proceedings of the Winter Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 37(6) 515-515 (1947)
27. Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 38(12) 1092-1106 (1948)
28. Inauguration of George Eastman House
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 39(12) 993-993 (1949)
29. Optical Society of America Recognizes the Diamond Jubilee of the American Chemical Society
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 41(11) 863-863 (1951)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(11) 865_1-865 (1952)
31. Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 42(11) 868-882 (1952)
33. International Commission of Optics
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 43(12) 1223-1227 (1953)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(6) 483-483 (1954)
36. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 44(8) 668-668 (1954)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 46(3) 232_3-233 (1956)
39. Fourth Congress of the International Commission of Optics
Mary E. Corning
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 46(5) 387-387 (1956)
44. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 49(12) 1231-1231 (1959)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(12) 1340-1341 (1960)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(12) 1443-1443 (1961)
49. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 51(7) 814-814 (1961)
54. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(12) 1528-1528 (1964)
55. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 54(9) 1186-1186 (1964)
60. Announcements
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55(8) 1046-1046 (1965)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(2) 271-271 (1966)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(4) 567-567 (1966)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(5) 717-717 (1966)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(6) 847-847 (1966)
67. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(8) 1148-1148 (1966)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(1) 117-117 (1967)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 57(8) 1067-1067 (1967)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(5) 745-745 (1968)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(6) 863-863 (1968)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(8) 1169-1169 (1968)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(11) 1583-1583 (1970)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(2) 293-293 (1970)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 60(7) 993-993 (1970)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(10) 1435-1435 (1971)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(1) 139-139 (1971)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 61(4) 554-554 (1971)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(1) 155-155 (1972)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(12) 1534-1534 (1972)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(3) 475-475 (1972)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(4) 611-612 (1972)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(6) 835-835 (1972)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(8) 1019-1019 (1972)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 62(9) 1124-1124 (1972)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(8) 1029-1032 (1973)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(9) 1182-1184 (1973)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(12) 1732-1732 (1974)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(4) 580-580 (1974)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(6) 900-900 (1974)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(9) 1284-1284 (1974)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(1) 108-108 (1975)
100. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(6) 751-751 (1975)
101. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(10) 1160-1160 (1975)
102. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(11) 1391-1391 (1975)
103. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(12) 1533-1533 (1975)
104. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(5) 620-620 (1975)
105. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(7) 863-863 (1975)
106. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 65(9) 1087-1087 (1975)
107. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(11) 1315-1315 (1976)
110. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(4) 403-403 (1976)
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(5) 512-513 (1976)
113. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(8) 875-875 (1976)
114. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66(9) 983-983 (1976)
115. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(11) 1606-1605 (1977)
117. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(6) 855-855 (1977)
118. From the Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(7) 996-996 (1977)
119. Editor’s Page
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 67(9) 1292-1292 (1977)
120. From The Executive Office
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(2) 287-287 (1978)