Invited Speakers
Plenary
David Miller, Stanford Univ., USA
The Roles of Optics in Information Processing
Abstract: Optics has many potential roles it could play in information processing. History, prospects and technology for interconnects and other applications are summarized, including key requirements for potentially viable technological approaches.
Moti Segev, Technion, Israel
Complex Nonlinear Opto-Fluidics
Abstract: Our work on symbiotic dynamics of light and nano-particles in liquids will be reviewed. Light-force varies the local particle density, modifies the fluid properties, inducing flow patterns, causing synergetic nonlinear-dynamics of light, nano-particles and fluid
Vladimir Shalaev, Purdue Univ., USA
Negative Refraction and Light Bending with Plasmonic Nanoantennas
Abstract: We review the exciting field of optical metamaterials and outline the recent progress in developing tunable and active MMs, semiconductor-based and loss-free negative-index MMs. We also discuss a new approach for broadband light bending.
Mike Wale, Oclaro Inc. UK
Technology Platforms for Photonic Integrated Circuits
Abstract: Generic technology platforms offer an attractive route for the design and manufacturing of photonic integrated circuits. This paper reviews the current position and prospects, with particular reference to European platforms based on InP, silicon and dielectric materials.
Invited Speakers
Tiny Waves We Should Never Ignore, Shalva Amiranashvili; Weierstrass Institute, Germany
Photonic Microcells, Fetah Benabid; CNRS XLIM Limoges, France
Light With No Spatial Scale: Diffraction Cancellation, Anti-diffraction, Scale-free Instability and Subwavelength Beam Propagation in Dipolar Glasses, Eugenio DelRe; University ofAquila, Italy
Four Wave Mixing in Silicon-Organic Waveguides, Manfred Eich; University of Harburg, Germany
Nonlinear Engineering: from the Soliton-Similariton Laser to Nonlinear Laser Lithography, Omer Ilday; Bilkent University, Turkey
Multicomponent Cavity Solitons, Falk Lederer; University of Jena, Germany
Phase Sensitive Signal Processing, David Richardson; ORC and University of Southampton, UK
Polariton Solitons, Dmitry Skryabin; University of Bath, UK
