Core Benefits

Access to High Quality Information

• Subscription to Optics & Photonics News (OPN), OPTICA's award-winning monthly member magazine.

• Access to Journal & Conference Paper Content (members receive 50 downloads from OSA Publishing's Digital Library).

• Discounts on OPTICA hosted Meetings & Events.

• Discounts on Technical Books, members receive discounts on American Institute of Physics (AIP) publications.

• Subscription to Physics Today (PT), the influential flagship publication of the American Institute of Physics.

Unparalleled Network of Colleagues

• OPTICA Directories, Our expansive network, includes 370,000 customers from 178 countries, through a searchable online directory.

• Technical Group Memberships (choose from over 40 options), Members are encouraged to select technical affiliations.

• Student & Early Career Programs -Special resources and programs to students studying optics and photonics.

• Peer Society Opportunities - Members have the opportunity to join the Australian Optical Society, Optical Society of India, Optical Society of Korea, the Brazilian Physics Society, Italian Society of Optics and Photonics, the Society for Applied Spectroscopy and/or the Spanish Optical Society when they join or renew their OPTICA Membership. Members are also eligible to attend select peer society meetings at member rates.

Valuable Career Resources

• Career Services - Members can access OSA's exclusive career training platform, OPTICA Career Calibrator.

• Leadership Opportunities - OPTICA Members have the opportunity to take on leadership roles to help shape the future of the society.

• AIP Member Benefits - Members receive a wide range of benefits and services through the American Institute of Physics (AIP).