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Please see Optica's online <a href="http://www.osa.org/about_osa/terms_of_use/">terms of use</a> for more information on the policy, and the <a href="http://www.osapublishing.org/submit/review/copyright_permissions.cfm#permissions">Optica Publishing site</a> for information on how to request permission.</p> <h2>Images from OPN Online Galleries</h2> <p>Images from OPN’s <a href="http://www.osa-opn.org/home/gallery/">online image galleries</a> are for educational use only and Optica does not authorize them for distribution outside of the OPN website. OPTICA DOES NOT CLAIM COPYRIGHT to these images.</p> <p>The archive is primarily made up of copies of photographs received from various sources, including Optica members, their families and colleagues, and institutions, with the understanding that OPN will display them on its website and in the magazine for educational purposes.</p> <p>The origin of many of the photos is unclear. 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