Schrödinger's Cat, Clauser's Interferometer, and Impossible Optics

OSA Presidential Speaker
Note: Meeting to be held at Goodrich

I will make an excursion into one of the longest-running frontier areas of physics, which is the  weird character of quantum mechanics itself. Illustrations will include a description of experiments with  the Clauser Interferometer, one of the new optical devices invented for study in this domain.  Schrödinger's Cat is no longer just an academic matter, and on-going studies are providing startling answers to questions about the reality of the natural world. I'll offer a proof, for example, showing that the square of the cosine of a real angle is larger than the cosine itself, thus contradicting high school trigonometry.

Goodrich will need the name and citizenship for each attendee. Please include this when you make a reservation. All are welcome to this talk regardless of citizenship.

A history of the Optical Print Display Hologram

The advent of the commercial Hologram industry in the early 1980's lead to the development of small to large format optical display holograms as large as 2 meters square, and has progressed to larger format digital holographic imaging technology in full color available today.  Where has the market gone?  Was this a promise unfulfilled or yet to be realized.

Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Detection of Lipid Core Coronary Plaques

Note: Meeting to be held at Goodrich - Details pending

A catheter-based Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) system has been developed and is now in use clinically for the detection of lipid core plaques in the coronary arteries. The chemical composition of the vascular wall can be measured through blood during percutaneous coronary interventions, and lipid core containing plaques that are suspected to be vulnerable can be distinguished from other types of plaques that are considered to be less likely to rupture and cause death. The method has been tested successfully in a prospective study using coronary autopsy specimens and comparing NIRS results to histologic analysis in a double-blind clinical study. This talk will present an overview of the NIRS Coronary Imaging System and the data validating its accuracy.

Goodrich will need the name and citizenship for each attendee. Please include this when you make a reservation. All are welcome to this talk regardless of citizenship.