Special Sessions
1. Development of Solid-State Lighting (accepting contributed papers)
Chair: J. I. Chyi, National Central University, Taiwan
List of Invited Talks
V. Haerle, OSRAM Opto Semiconductor, Germany
"GaN LEDs for Solid-state Lighting"
J. T. Hsu, OES of ITRI, Taiwan
"New approach of efficiency enhancement on GaN LED devices"
T. Takebe, Sumitomo Electric, Japan
"ZnSe-based White LED"
2. Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Applications (accepting contributed papers)
Chair: Y. Arakawa, University of Tokyo, Japan
List of Invited Talks
Y. Arakawa, University of Tokyo, Japan [Tutorial Lecture]
"Growth and phsyics of quantum dots for optoelectronics applications"
D. Huffaker, University of New Mexico, USA
"Progress in MOCVD grown quantum dot lasers"
G. Solomon, Stanford University, USA
"Spontaneous Emission Properties Of Position-Controlled Quantum Dots in Microdisk Cavities"
Y. Toda, Hokkaido University, Japan
"Optical characterization of strong carrier-phonon interactions in single quantum dots"
E. Yoon, Seoul National University, Korea
"Growth and optical properties of GaN-based quantum dots"
3. Development of High-Field Lasers and Ultra-Short Wavelength Radiation
Co-Chairs: S. L. Chin, Laval University, Canada and K. Miyazaki, Kyoto University, Japan
List of Invited Talks
C. P. J. Barty, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
"High energy petawatt laser development at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory"
R. Sauerbrey, Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, Germany
"Relativistic Femtosecond Laser Plasmas"
H. Daido, Advanced Photon Research Center, JAERI, Japan
"Strong-field science and technology at APRC, JAERI"
C. H. Nam, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
"Generation and applications of high harmonic x-ray sources at KAIST"
Z. Z. Xu, R. Li, and Z. Zhang, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine mechanics, China
"High-field laser physics research at SIOM"
Philip Balcou, ENSTA, France
"Recent advances in high-intensity laser-matter interaction at LOA (France)"
J. Wang, Institute of Atomic & Molecular Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
"Development of multi-terawatt laser technology and applications in Taiwan"