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    • Andreas Thoss

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    Contributing Editor, Germany

    Andreas Thoss is the Managing Director of THOSS Media (Berlin) and has many years of experience in photonics-related research, publishing, marketing, and public relations. He worked with John Wiley & Sons until 2010, when he founded THOSS Media. In 2012, he founded the scientific journal Advanced Optical Technologies. His university research focused on ultrashort and ultra-intense laser pulses, and he holds several patents.

    FIGURE 1. A palm-sized box houses a rubidium-based optical frequency reference with a stability of 10-12 in one second.
    Optics

    Optical frequency reference within the palm of your hand

    Andreas Thoss
    Oct. 19, 2022
    A small vapor cell inside a tiny box with a diode laser can deliver what may be at the heart of many future satellites—an optical frequency reference with high stability and low...
    (Credit: Fraunhofer IOF)
    FIGURE 1. A new concept with split-view optics and subsequent image stitching enables camera modules to vanish within the smartphone.
    Optics

    Clever optics slim down smartphone cameras

    Andreas Thoss
    Oct. 12, 2022
    A split-view optical concept brings back slim cameras without sacrificing pixel numbers.
    (Adapted from A.-C. Joel et al. [1], RWTH Aachen)
    FIGURE 1. The calamistrum is a comb-like nanostructure on the hindmost legs of certain spiders that does not stick to nanofibers.
    Laser Processing

    Laser-created ripples repel bacteria

    Andreas Thoss
    July 20, 2022
    Researchers apply lasers and lessons learned from spiders to structure a surface bacteria can’t stick to.