Chinese Optical Society
# Chinese Optical Society

Chinese Optical Society (simplified Chinese: 中国光学学会; traditional Chinese: 中國光學學會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guāngxué Xuéhuì; abbreviated COS) is a professional association of individuals with an interest in optics and photonics. It sponsored the Chinese Optics Letters, a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on optics. As of 2019, the society has 21 specialized committees and 7 working committees with more than 15,000 individual members.

## History

The Chinese Optical Society was established by Wang Daheng, Gong Zutong and Qian Linzhao on December 20, 1979. In 1987, it became a member of the International Commission for Optics (ICO).

## Scientific publishing

* Chinese Optics Letters

## List of presidents

| No. | Name | Chinese name |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Wang Daheng | 王大珩 |
| 2 | Wang Daheng | 王大珩 |
| 3 | Wang Daheng | 王大珩 |
| 4 | Mu Guoguang | 母国光 |
| 5 | Mu Guoguang | 母国光 |
| 6 | Zhou Bingkun | 周炳琨 |
| 7 | Zhou Bingkun | 周炳琨 |
| 8 | Gong Qihuang | 龚旗煌 |
