14th International Conference "Laser Optics 2010"
St.Petersburg, Russia, June 28 - July 02, 2010
List of invited presentations |
PLENARY TALK
INVITED PRESENTATIONS Solid-State Lasers and Nonlinear Frequency Conversion. 1. K.Vodopyanov. Ultra-broadband mid-IR frequency-comb source an its applications. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., USA 2. 1G.Marchev, 1A.Tyazhev, 2V.Vedenyapin, 3D.Kolker, 2A.Yelisseyev, 2S.Lobanov, 2L.Isaenko, 4 Je.-Ja.Zondy, 1V.Petrov. Wide Tunable nanosecond OPO based on new nonlinear crystals. 1Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Germany, 2Inst. of Geology and Mineralogy, SB RAS, Russia, 3Novosibirsk State Technical Univ., Russia and Inst. of Laser Physics (SB-RAS), Russia, 4Inst. National de Mètrologie, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, France 3. V.B.Tsvetkov, I.A.Shcherbakov. Thermal effects in diode pumped neodymium-based slab laser with longitudinal pumping. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Inst. of RAS, Russia 4. V.B.Morozov, A.N.Olenin, V.G.Tunkin, D.V.Yakovlev. High-peak power pulse diode-pumped picosecond laser. International Laser Center and Faculty of Physics M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., Russia 5. V.A.Rusov, A.L.Pavlova, V.A.Serebryakov. Highly efficient KTP Q-switched Ho:YLF laser pumped by Tm:fiber laser. Inst. for Laser Phys. of SIC Vavilov SOI, Russia. 6. Uwe Griebner. Boosting the nonlinear optical response of carbon nanotubes for broadband femtosecond mode-locking of bulk solid-state lasers. Max-Born-Institut, Germany 7. Joachim Hein. Diode-Pumped High Energy and Ultra-High Peak Power Solid State Lasers. Friedrich-Schiller Univ. Jena, Germany 8. O.V.Palashov. Cryogenic cooling of optical elements as a new trend in lasers. Institute of Applied Physics RAS, Russia 9. I.A.Bufetov, E.M.Dianov. Bismuth-doped Fiber lasers and Amplifiers General Physics Inst. of RAS, Russia 10. Irina T.Sorokina. Recent advances in ultrashort pulse generation and applications in the mid-infrared Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway High Power Gas Lasers 1. B.Zhdanov. Diode Pumped Alkali Lasers – a new type of high power gas lasers. US Air Force Academy, USA. 2. V.M.Borisov. High power extreme UV radiation (13.5nm) light source. State Research Center RF TRINITI, Russia. 3. Ja.J. Kodymová, V. Jirásek, O. Špalek, M. Censký, J. Schmiedberger. Alternative Methods of Iodine Generation for a COIL / DOIL. Inst. of Physics, Czech Republic 4. B.D.Barmashenko, K. Waichman, S. Rosenwaks. I2 dissociation and lasing in supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine lasers: recent kinetic-fluid dynamics modeling. Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, ISRAEL. 5. B.Vyskubenko. Investigation of COIL lasing physics by the KIL-10 facility. VNIIEF, Russia. 6. A.S.Boreysho, V.M.Malkov, A.V.Savin. COIL: fluid dinamics and aero-optics. Laser Systems Ltd, Russia. 7. V.N.Azyazov, P.A.Mikheev, M.C.Heaven. Mechanisms of O2 (1D) quenching in the presence of oxygen atoms and molecules. P.N. Lebedev Physical Inst. RAS, Samara Branch, Russia. 8. V.N.Azyazov, S.Yu.Pichugin, M.C.Heaven. A simplified I2 dissociation model for COIL. P.N. Lebedev Physical Inst. RAS, Samara Branch, Russia. 9. A.A.Ionin, Yu.M.Klimachev, A.Yu.Kozlov, O.A.Rulev, L.V.Seleznev, D.V.Sinitsyn. Cryogenic slab RF discharge: CO laser development, singlet delta oxygen production and XeO excitation. P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of RAS, Russia 10. R.Seisyan. Extreme Ultra Violet & Soft X-Ray Lithography as an Universal Instrument of Nanotechnologies and Nanoelectronics. Ioffe Physical Technical Institute RAS, Russia. 11. O.B. Danilov, M.S. Yuriev. On singlet oxygen yield from the solution in CCL4 at the optical pumping of fulleren. Inst. for Laser Physics of Vavilov SOI Corp., Russia . Semiconductor Materials, Lasers and Devices 1. G. Erbert. Monolithic high brightness diode lasers based on tapered resonator design and Bragg reflectors. FBH Berlin, Germany. 2. O. Okhotnikov. Wafer fused semiconductor disk lasers. Tampere Univ. of Technology, Finland. 3. P. Smowton. Low threshold InP Quantum Dot Lasers emitting in the 7xx nm band. Univ. of Cardiff, UK. 4. A. Baranov. Progress and prospects of InAs-based Quantum Cascade Lasers. Univ. of Montpelier, France. 5. A. Ramdane. Recent advances in quantum dot based devices for 1.55 um applications. Laboratoire de Photonique et Nanostructures, France. 6. S.V. Ivanov, M.M. Zverev, E.V. Lutsenko. ZnSe-based lasers and laser convertors of the green spectral range. Ioffe Physical Technical Inst., Russia. 7. T. Baba. Fabrication, laser characteristics, and bio-sensing applications. Yokohama National Univ., Japan 8. D. Huffaker. GaSb QD materials and lasers. Univ. of California Los Angeles, USA 9. K. Choquette. Photonic Crystal Vertical Cavity Lasers and Arrays. Univ. of Illinois, USA 10. M. Ross. Advances in laser processed thin film silicon. Univ. of Dundee, UK. 11. F. Koyama. Advances of VCSEL Photonics. Tokyo Inst. of Technology, Japan. 12. C. Zh. Ning. Semiconductor Nanolasers with Wires, Pillars and Surface Plasmonic Shells. Arizona State University, USA 13. J. Tomm. Catastrophic optical mirror damage in high-power diode lasers. Max-Born-Inst., Germany. 14. I. Fisher. Nonlinear dynamics and synchronisation of delay-coupled laser networks and nonlinear dynamics and synchronisation of delay-coupled neurons. Univ. de les Illes Balears, Spain 15. J. Mork, T.R. Nielsen, A. Lavrinenko. Enhancement of light-matter interactions in photonic crystal structures with quantum dots. Technical Univ. of Denmark, Denmark 16. P.G. Schunemann. Orientation-patterned GaAs nonlinear crystals. BAE SYSTEMS, USA 17. Ja. Coleman. Engineered Quantum Dot Lasers. Univ. of Illinois, USA 18. Leonid Ya. Karachinsky. HIGH-SPEED (UP TO 40 GB/S) VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS FOR SHORT-DISTANCE OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS. Connector Optics LLC, Russia. 19. L. Hou, M. Haji, R. Dylewicz, P. Stolarz , and A. C. Bryce. 160 GHZ PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED ALGAINAS 1.55 uM COMPOUND CAVITY LASER WITH SINGLE DEEPLY ETCHED INTRA-CAVITY REFLECTOR. University of Glasgow, UK. Laser Beam Control 1. T. M. Shay, L. Henry, B. Pulford, C. A. Robin, A. Flores, C. A. Lu, A.D. Sanchez, Lt. Chris Vergien, C. Zeringue, J. T. Baker, D. Gallant, and A. Lucero. Active Phase Locking of Fiber Amplifier Arrays using LOCSET. Air Force Research Lab., Albuquerque, USA. 2. A. Bekshaev, O.Orlinska, A. Popov, S. Sviridova. . Optical vortex generation with a "fork" hologram: new possibilities for the beam shaping and control. I.I. Mechnikov National Univ., Ukraine. 3. V.P. Aksenov, I.V. Izmailov, F.Yu. Kanev, Ch.E. Pogutsa. Propagation of a vortex laser beam in the turbulent atmosphere. Evolution and detection of an optical vortex. Inst. of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS. 4. M.S. Soskin et al. Singular optics of carbon nanotubes dispersion in liquid crystals. Inst. of Physics, Ukraine. 5. V.Lukin, L. Lavrinova, M. Tuev. New kinds of adaptive optical systems. Zuev Inst. of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Russia. 6. K.Y.Bliokh. Spin-orbit interactions of light. National Univ. of Ireland, Ireland 7. B. S. Wang, A. Sanchez, M. Minden. All-fiber Passive Coherent Arrays Combining Multiple High Power Fiber Lasers. Vytran, LLC, USA. 8. S.O.Galetskiy, T.Yu.Cherezova, F.A.Starikov. Human eye optical elements locating based on wavefront local slopes correlation function. International Laser Center of Moscow Lomonosov State Univ., Russia 9. 1Shu-Chun Chu, 2Kenju Otsuka. Generation of vortex beams with high-order lasing modes through a dove prism-embedded mach-zehnder interferometer. 1Department of Physics, National Cheng-Kung Univ., Taiwan; 2Department of Human and Information Science, Tokai Univ., Japan 10. L.Henry, Ch.Vergien, I.Dajani, C.Zeringue, Ch.Lu, K.Rowland Jr, Th.Shay. Increase in SBS threshold through simultaneous seeding with narrow-linewidth and broadband signals: high power experimental results. Air Force Research Lab., Albuquerque, USA. 11. M.A.Vorontsov. Adaptive Phase-locked Fiber-Collimator Array: Analysis and Experimental Demonstration. University of Dayton, School of Engineering, USA 12. O.L.Antipov, 2,3A.A.Fotiady 1M.S.Kuznetsov, 3P.Megret. All-fiber coherent combining through refractive index control in Yb-doped fibers: perspectives and limitations. 1Inst. of Applied Physics of RAS, Russia; 2Ioffe Physico-Technical Inst. of RAS, Russia; 3Univ. of Mons, Belgium 13. 1E. Bochove, 2A. Aceves, 3R. Deiterding, 3L. Crabtree, 3,4Y. Braiman, 5A. Jacobo, 5P. Colet, 6S. Shakire. Passively-phased fiber laser array dynamics. 1Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Research Lab., Kirtland Air Force Base, USA; 2Department of Mathematics, Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, USA; 3Center for Engineering Science Advanced Research, Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Lab., USA; 4Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of Tennessee, USA; 5Inst for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC), Univ., Spain; 6TASC, Inc., Albuquerque, USA. 14. 1V. Kerme´ne, 1,2B.M. Shalaby, 1J. Lhermite, 1E. Suran, 1F. Louradour, 1D Pagnoux, 1A. Desfarges-Berthelemot, 1A. Barthe´le´my, 3A. Popp, 3M. Abdou Ahmed, 3A. Voss, 3Th. Graf. Beam control in multiple core fiber lasers and amplifiers. 1XLIM Inst. de Recherche, Univ. de Limoges, France; 2Physics Department, Faculty of sciences, Tanta Univ., Egypt; 3Inst. fuer Strahlwerkzeuge, Univ. Stuttgart, Germany. 15. Zejin Liu, Pu Zhou, Xiaojun Xu, Jing Hou, Xiaolin Wang, Yanxing Ma. ACTIVE CO-PHASING OF FIBER AMPLIFIERS AND ITS POWER SCALABILITY. College of Optic-electric Science and Engineering, China. 16. A.Khizhnyak, V. Markov. Coherent combining of spectrally-broadband fiber channels. MetroLaser, Inc., USA. 17. V.A.Laskin, V.Yu.Venediktov. Real-time asymmetrization of interference pattern contour. St.-Petersburg State University, Russia. 18. F.A. Starikov, V.P. Aksenov, V.V. Atuchin, I.V. Izmailov, F.Yu. Kanev, G.G. Kochemasov, M.O. Koltygin, S.M. Kulikov, A.N. Manachinsky, N.V. Maslov, I.S. Soldatenkov, S.A. Sukharev. Wavefront sensing and correction of optical vortex in a closed-loop adaptive system with flexible bimorph mirror. Russian Federal Nuclear Center- VNIIEF, Russia. 19. K.U. Schreiber, T. Klügel, J.-P. Wells, J. Holdaway, A. Gebauer and A. Velikoseltsev. Enhanced Ring Lasers: a new measurement tool for Earth sciences. Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany. Super-Intense Light Fields and Ultra-Fast Processes 1. M.Murakami. Efficient Generation of Quasimonoenergetic Ions by Coulomb Explosions Composed of Multi-species Ions. Inst.of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ., Japan. 2. Sh.Kawata et al. Efficient High-Quality Ion Beam Generation in Laser-Foil Interaction. Utsunomia Univ., Japan. 3. P.McKenna. Fast electron transport in dense plasma diagnosed by ion emission. Strathclyde Univ., UK. 4. S. Haessler, Z. Diveki, J. Caillat,3, W. Boutu, C. Giovanetti-Teixeira, T. Ruchon, T. Auguste, P. Breger, A. Maquet, B. Carré, R. Taieb, P. Salières and D. Normand1. Molecular Orbital Imaging using Strong-Field driven Attosecond Emission. CEA, France. 5. M.Kalashnikov et al. Limits of the temporal contrast for CPA lasers with beams of high aperture. MBI, Berlin, Germany. 6. M.Shnuerer. The quest of maximum energy transfer in laser driven ion acceleration with different target and interaction concepts. MBI, Berlin, Germany. 7. S.Ter-Avetisyan. Ultrafast Laser-driven proton acceleration: source optimization and perspectives for application. QUB, Belfast, UK. 8. Jo.Nees. Acceleration of electrons and ions in MeV and GeV per micron fields. Univ. of Michigan, USA. 9. Yu.T.Mazurenko. Self-referencing measurement of an ultrashort pulse with shearing interferometry îf monochromatic waves. St. Petersburg State Univ. of ITMO, Russia 10. T. Toncian, M. Cerchez, M. Behmke, M. Swantusch, M. Toncian, Ch. Rödel, O. Jäckel, G.G. Paulus, A. Andreev, O. Willi. OPTIMIZATION OF ABSORPTION AND PROTON ACCELERATION AT THE DÜSSELDORF ARCTURUS LASER FACILITY. University Duesseldorf, Germany. 11. J. Fucsh. Development of ultrafast plasma photonics devices for the control of intense light or particles beams. LULI, Paleseaux, France. 12. T. Südmeyer, C.R.E. Baer, C. Kränkel, C.J. Saraceno, O.H. Heckl, M. Golling, R. Peters, K. Petermann, G. Huber, and U. Keller. Recent advances in high power ultrafast thin disk laser oscillators. Institute of Quantum Electronics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Nanophotonics and Biophotonics 1. D.V.G.L.N. Rao. Nanophotonics and Biophotonics of photoanisotropic materials. Univ. of Massachusetts, USA. 2. Ju. Wang. Carbon nanostructures for optical limiting. Trinity College Dublin. Ireland. 3. 1,2D.J. Hagan L.A. 1Padilha, 1,2G. Nootz, 1S. Webster, 1,2E.W. Van Stryland, 3L. Levina, 3V. Sukhovatkin, 3E.H. Sargent. Size-Dependence of Two-Photon Absorption and Multi-Exciton Generation in Lead Salt Quantum Dots. 1CREOL & FPCE: The College of Optics and Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, USA, 2Physics Department, Univ. of Central Florida, USA, 3The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Toronto, Canada. 4. R. Ebert. Optical limiting performance of nano-particles in liquids and solid media. FGAN-FOM, Germany. 5.E. Obraztsova. Carbon nanotubes for nonlinear optics and laser physics. Prokhorov General Physics Inst., Russia. 6. B. Kippelen. Metal-dielectric multilayer structures and their applications in nonlinear optics. Georgia Inst. of Technology, USA. 7. A.K. Popov. Nonlinear Optics in Negative-Index Metamaterials. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, USA. 8. A. Sidorov. Formation of nanoparticles in glass with electronic irradiation for plasmonic arrangements. St.Petersburg State Univ. of ITMO, Russia. 9. A. Stepanov. Laser annealing of metal nanoparticles implanted in dielectrics. Kazan Physical-Technical Inst. RAS, Russia. 10. G. Ferrini. Ultrafast laser pulses to detect and generate fast thermomechanical transients in nanostructured surfaces. Department of Mathematics and Physics Univ. Cattolica, Italy. 11.E. Sheka, B. Razbirin. Continuous symmetry and nanophotonics of C60-based fullerenes. Peoples Friendship Univ., Russia. 12. N. Nikonorov. Advanced nanoglassceramics doped with rare earth and transition metal ions for photonic applications. St.Petersburg Research Inst. for Nanophotonics and Optoinformatics at State Univ. of ITMO, Russia. 13.V. Smirnov, A. Glebov, L. Glebov. Properties and applications of volume Bragg gratings produced by photoinduced precipitation of nanocrystals in glass matrix. CREOL & FPCE: The College of Optics and Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, USA. 14. R. Seisyan. Modern methods for nanoimages formation in microelectronics. Ioffe Physical-Technical Inst. RAS, Russia. 15. Y. Gun´ko. New quantum dots based materials and their potential applications. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. 16.A.V. Fedorov, A.V. Baranov. Nonradiative transport of energy in semiconductor quantum dot systems. St.Petersburg State Univ. of ITMO, Russia. 17.S. Gaponenko. Enhancement of light-matter interaction in metal-dielectriñ nanostructures. Stepanov Inst. of Physics, Belarus. 18. N. Rozhkova. Structural organization and physico-chemical properties of nanodiamond and shungite carbon. Inst. of Geology Karelian Research Center RAS, Russia. 19.E. Katz. Organic nanostructured photovoltaics: current breakthrough in operation stability and practical applications. Ben-Gurion Univ., Israel. 20. P.S. Kopjev. Solar photo-electric converters with light concentrations. Ioffe Physical Technical Inst. RAS, Russia. 21. I.M. Belousova, O.B. Danilov, V.M. Kiselev, A.A. Mak. Conversion of solar energy to laser beam by fullerene-oxygen-iodine laser. Inst. for Laser Physics of SIC Vavilov SOI, Russia. 22. L.Lilge. Towards conformal interstitial light and PDT therapies: fiber development and computational implementations. Univ. of Toronto, Canada. 23. K. Tanaka. Theoretical study on energy transfer from excited C60 to molecular oxygen. Department of Molecular Engineering, Kyoto Univ., Japan. 24. F. Moussa. Fullerene C60 as a powerful in vivo antioxidant. Univ. d´Orsay, France. 25. 1I.M. Kislyakov, 1I.M. Belousova, 1I.V. Bagrov, 1T.K. Krisko, 1A.V. Krisko, 1T.D. Muraveva, 1V.M. Kiselev, 2M.A. Malkov, 3L.B. Galebskaya, 3N.N. Petrishev. Photosensitizers based on new porphyrins for diagnostics and photodynamic therapy. 1Inst. for Laser Physics of SIC Vavilov SOI, Russia, 2Elest JSC, Russia, 3 St.Petersburg Pavlov State Medical Univ., Russia. 25. D. Carroll. Nanoantenne for cancer treatment. Department of Physics and Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials. Wake Forest Univ., USA. 26. F. Pellé. Rare earth doped nanoparticles for biological labelling and high resolution imaging. LCMCP UMR7574 CNRS/UMPC/Chimie ParisTech, France. Laser Optical Materials 1. T.T.Basiev, P.P.Fedorov. Fuoride laser ceramics doped with Yb3+ ions. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Inst. of RAS, Russia 2. 1L.Isaenko, 2V.Petrov, 1V.Vedenyapin. Monocrystals for nonlinear frequency conversion to the mid-IR above 4 μm. 1Inst. of Geology and Mineralogy, SB RAS, Russia, 2Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Germany 3. M.E.Doroshenko. Crystals for efficient mid IR lasers. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Inst. of RAS, Russia 4. 1W. Ryba-Romanowski, 1R. Lisiecki, 1P. Solarz, 1G. Dominiak-Dzik, 2T. Lukasiewicz. Spectroscopic features relevant to laser performance of Er3+ and Tm3+ in vanadate crystals. Inst. of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Poland 5. 1P. Camy, 1J.L. Doualan, D. Serrano, 1B. Xu, 1C. Maurel, 1A. Benayad, 1A. Braud, 1R. Moncorge, 2M. Olivier, 2P. Pirasteh, 2V. Nazabal, 2J. L. Adam, 3Philippe Goldner, 4F. Bretenaker. Spectroscopy and visible laser operation of several Pr3+ and Tb3+ doped fluoride materials. 1Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Materiaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), UMR 6252 CEA-CNRS-ENSICaen, Universite de Caen, 6 Boulevard Marechal Juin, F-14050 Caen, France; 2Ecole Nationale Superieure Chimie Paris, Lab Chim Mat Condensee Paris, UMR 7574 CNRS-Paris-Tech, F-75005 Paris, France; 3Institut Chimie Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS-Universite de Rennes 1, F-35042 Rennes, France; 4Lab. Aime Cotton, Universite Paris 11, CNRS, F-91405 Orsay, France Nonlinear Photonics, Optical Solitons and Telecommunications 1. A.A. Fotiadi. Cooperative Rayleigh-Brillouin scattering in optical fibers and fiber lasers. Univ. of Mons, Belgium. 2. I. Gabitov. Nonlinear optical effects in artificial materials. Univ. of Arizona, USA. 3. M. Karlsson. XPM-induced penalties in dual-polarization QPSK systems. Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. 4. F. Lederer. Routing and switching with 2D cavity polariton solitons. Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Germany. 5. L.A. Melnikov. Optical solitons in photonic-crystal fibers. Saratov State Univ., Russia. 6. A. Picozzi. Wave turbulence and thermalization of optical waves. Univ. de Bourgogne, France. 7. M. Pessa. Laterally coupled distributed feedback lasers and visible-light high-power surface emitting lasers. Tampere Univ. of Technology, Finland. 8. S. Residori. Nematicons in Light Valves: spatial solitons under control. Inst. NonLineaire de Nice, France. 9. A.P. Sukhorukov. Nonlinear-optical control of dispersion and diffraction of laser beams and pulses. Moscow State Univ., Russia. 10. A.A. Sysolyatin. Coherent continuum generation via fiber dispersion management. Inst. of General Physics of RAS, Russia. 11. R. Taylor. High Average Power Supercontinua. Imperial College London, UK. 12. I. White, J. Ingham. Optical Communication Links using Advanced Modulation Schemes. Univ. of Cambridge, UK. 13. Dmitriy V. Churkin, Sergei K. Turitsyn, Sergey A. Babin, Atalla E. El-Taher, Paul Harper, Sergey I. Kablukov, Juan Diego Ania-Castañón, Vassilis Karalekas, and Evgenii V. Podivilov. Random Distributed Feedback Fibre Lasers. Institute of Automation and Electrometry SB RAS, Russia. 14. Onur Kuzucu, Mark A. Foster, Yoshitomo Okawachi, Reza Salem, Daniel H. Broaddus, Ryan Lau, Amy C. Turner-Foster, Michal Lipson, and Alexander L. Gaeta. Ultrafast Optical Processing on a Silicon Chip. Cornell University, USA. Adaptive Optics for High-Power Laser Systems 1. 1V. Lukin, 1F. Kanev, 2O. Kulagin. Hybrid adaptive system performance. 1Zuev Inst. of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Russia, Tomsk, 2Inst. of Applied Physics RAS, Russia, Niznii Novgorod. |