Customizing Caustics [(Selected as one of 30 most exciting peer-reviewed optics researchs in 2020)
Basic data of the distinction
Type of award: Best publication award
Awarded by: Optical Society of America; Journal "Optics and Photonics News"
Award given to: Zannotti, Alessandro; Alonso, Miguel A.; Dennis Marc R; Denz, Cornelia.
Announced at: 15/12/2020
Date of awarding: 15/12/2020
About the distinction
Now in its 38th year, OPN’s annual feature reviews some of the most interesting research in optics and photonics published in recent months. Our panel of guest editors reviewed 115 summaries submitted by research teams from across the globe, to select 30 intriguing stories that reflect the broad sweep of optical and photonic science and engineering.
Link to the press release of the awarding organisation: https://www.optica-opn.org/home/articles/volume_31/december_2020/features/optics_in_2020/
About the award
This special issue of Optics & Photonics News (OPN) highlights the most exciting peer-reviewed optics research to have emerged over the past 12 months. Submissions were judged on the basis of the following criteria: The accomplishments described must have been published in a refereed journal in the year prior to publication in OPN. The work should be illustrated in a clear, concise manner that is readily accessible to the at-large optics community. The authors should describe the topical area as a whole and then discuss the importance of their work in that context.
Type of award: Prize for a journal article
Website of the award or committee: http://www.osa-opn.org