Technical Sessions

The CLEO/PR 2003 technical program consists of parallel regular sessions with oral and poster presentations. The following is a list of topics to be discussed in CLEO/PR 2003.

Topics

1. Gas, Liquid and Solid-State Lasers Laser science and engineering fundamentals, measurements, design, and applications Short wavelength lasers VUV and XUV laser sources Advances in gas, liquid, and solid-state laser media Demonstration of novel pump sources including high-power laser diodes Up-conversion lasers, amplitude and frequency stability Novel resonator geometries Modeling of gas, liquid, and solid-state lasers/resonators	2. Semiconductor Materials, Lasers and Related Devices Semiconductor material growth and process Semiconductor lasers from UV to FIR wavelength range Semiconductor microcavity lasers (VCSELs, Microdisk LDs, Photonic crystal LDs) Multi-wavelength-array and wavelength-tunable lasers Semiconductor optical amplifiers Quantum-well, wire, and dot structures for lasers/optical amplifiers Photonic integration with semiconductor lasers/optical amplifiers Applications of semiconductor lasers/optical amplifiers
3. High-Field Lasers and Ultra-Short Wavelength Radiation Physics and technology of high peak power lasers Extreme optics with high-intensity ultrashort-pulse lasers Phase control and measurements of intense laser fields Strong-field interactions with atoms, molecules and solids Propagation of intense fs pulses in optical media and applications Coherent XUV/X-ray sources and applications Novel ultrashort wavelength radiation sources and applications Laser-based high-energy physics and nuclear fusion	4. Quantum Optics, Laser Spectroscopy and Their Applications Symposia in this area focus on the development of laser spectroscopic techniques and their applications in the study of structure and dynamics of molecular systems. Emphasis will be on the utility of the coherence, high intensity, and fast time-resolution afforded by the lasers for the study and even control of molecular processes in gases, at interfaces and in complex systems. Interested topics include: Coherent control of chemical reactions High optical field induced processes in molecules Ultrafast probe of chemical reactions Nonlinear optical spectroscopy of molecules at interfaces Ultrafast processes on surfaces and at interfaces Novel development in laser spectroscopy Time and Spatially resolved spectroscopy Applications in complex systems: interfacial, condensed phase, and biological
5. Nonlinear Optics Fundamental nonlinear optics Nonlinear spectroscopy for material and device studies Nonlinear dynamics: solitons, instabilities, chaos, etc. Phase conjugation Nonlinear optics in fibers Frequency conversion and optical parametric oscillators Quasi phase matching devices and applications Nonlinear optical device applications	6. Ultra-Fast Phenomena and Optoelectronics Generation, propagation and detection of ultrashort pulses Physics and measurements of ultrafast optical phenomena and electronic properties of materials and devices Ultrahigh-speed optoelectronic/parametric devices and switching techniques
7. Optical Material and Fabrication Techniques Crystal growth Photorefractive materials Materials with enhanced nonlinear optical response Materials for high-power and nonlinear propagation Semiconductor materials Nano-fabrication techniques, including lithography, deposition, and self-organization Quantum well, wire, and dot fabrication techniques Novel processing for optical devices	8. Fiber Optics, Micro-Optics, Integrated and Guided Optics Optical fiber materials and components, active and passive Micro-optic components Optical waveguide devices, switches, modulators, and filters Waveguide device design and fabrication Integrated-optic devices Integration and packaging techniques
9. Optical Switching, Computing, Information Processing and Storage Optical computing architectures and algorithms Photonic switching networks and systems Optical and optoelectronic computing systems Optical interconnections Optical signal processing Photonic functional devices for switching and computing Optical components and materials for switching and computing Applications of optics in computing Short-wavelength lasers Near-field optical data storage DVD technologies Drive technology Optical heads and components Rewritable optical media Partial-ROM media High density recording	10. Laser Metrology and Environmental Optics Optical interferometory and polarimetry Fiber optic / guided-wave sensors Sensor networking and distributed sensing Near field optical sensing Optical sensing devices Ranging and tracking Optical remote sensing Atmospheric, space, and underwater optical systems Environmental monitoring
11. Laser Chemistry, Materials Processing and Industrial Applications Fundamental aspects of laser-material interaction, including diagnostics and modeling Laser modification such as annealing, doping, mixing, texturing, and cleaning Laser-induced chemistry, including lithography, etching, CVD, and desorption Laser ablation and pulsed laser deposition Laser micromachining and rapid prototyping Novel (fs, VUV, hybrid) laser processing Laser welding, drilling, cutting and marking Laser applications in production lines Laser systems and optics for materials processing	12. Medical and Biological Applications Therapeutic laser applications (surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, dermatology, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry, cardiovascular, diseases, cosmetic treatment) Biomedical optics including tissue optics, spectroscopy, imaging,etc. Optical coherence tomography Photon migration and diffuse photon image. Diagnostic optical spectroscopy and image (laser induced fluorescence, Raman spectroscopy, laser doppler velocimeter, etc.) Microscopy and optical contrast agent, confocal, multi-photon, second and third harmonic microscopy. Special fiber and fiber optical delivery systems for clinic applications Optical sensing, device engineering and instrumentation for medicine, biophysics and bioelectronics
13. Lightwave Communications and Networks WDM transmission systems High speed transmission systems System impact of dispersion and nonlinear effects Photonic networks Data/optical layer internetworking Photonic switching and routing Optical access systems Microwave photonics Testbed and field trials	14. Optoelectronic Device and Optical System Modeling Analytical and numerical techniques for optoelectronics modeling Modeling active, passive, and non-linear devices Modeling waveguides and waveguide components Modeling photonic nanostructures and microstructures Modeling optical fiber transmission systems Modeling optical fiber system components, e.g., transmitters, receivers, and amplifiers New techniques for modeling optical fiber transmission systems Modeling light propagation in novel optical fibers, e.g., spun fibers and holey fibers
15. Optical Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Micro- and nano-fabrication technologies Modeling and simulation Novel device integration Optical sensors and actuators Scanning and display technologies Components and sub-systems for telecom applications Micro-instrumentation Biomedical applications Optical MEMS packaging and interconnection	16. Photonic Crystals and Nano-Optics Structures Photonic crystals and fabrication Optical circuits by photonic crystals Optical cavities employing photonic bandgap structures Nonlinear phenomena in periodic structures Nonperturbative exciton-cavity coupling in a semiconductor microcavity Linear and nonlinear spectroscopy of nanostructures, single atoms and molecules Near-field optics for high density optical storage and fabrication Nanocavities Nano-fabrication, including lithography and deposition Coupled nanosystems Optics with subwavelength resolution and structure Near-field optics in biology and chemistry Industrial applications
17. Display and Lighting Devices Flat panel display devices and physics New liquid crystal modes Plasma displays Silicon based microdisplays Organic and polymeric LED for display and lighting applications Field emission devices for displays and lighting applications High power LED.