Topics
Theory and Fundamentals:
- Fundamental photoluminescence properties & spectroscopic measurements
- Modeling, first-principles calculations, etc.
Rare Earth Doped or Rare Earth Based Materials:
- Single Crystals
- Glasses, Amorphous Materials and Glass Ceramics
- Transparent Ceramics
- Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites
- Scintillators
- Phosphors
Rare Earth Based Photonic Devices:
- Optical Amplifiers for Telecommunication
- Fiber Lasers and Micro-Chip Lasers
- Phosphors: for X-rays, UV, Solid-State Lighting, Displays, and Imaging
- Wavelength Converters for Efficient Photovoltaic Systems
- Rare Earth-Doped Photonic Crystals and Microstructured Fibers
Program:
- Wednesday: 2 technical sessions in parallel from 8am to 5pm
- Thursday: 2 technical sessions in parallel from 8am to 12pm plus one poster session from 1-5pm (only 1 poster session for the Conference; students to hang posters from 12-1pm)
- Friday: 2 technical sessions in parallel from 8am to 12pm
Invited Speakers:
Jean-Luc Adam
University of Rennes, France
Alain Braud
University of Caen, France
Andrew Canning
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Volkmar Dierolf
Lehigh University, USA
E. Joseph Friebele
Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Romain Gaume
University of Central Florida, USA
Hongxing Jiang
Texas Tech University, USA
Dobroslawa Kasprowicz
Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Sidney Ribeiro
UNESP, Brazil
Mohammed Saad
Thor Labs, USA
Philippe Smet
Ghent University, Belgium
Adolfo Speghini
University of Verona, Italy
Richard Williams
Wake Forest University, USA