Invited Speakers

Jean Pierre Wolf, Universite de Geneve, Switzerland, Use of High Intensity Lasers for Atmospheric Analysis and Control, Plenary

Philippe Adam, Direction Generale de l'Armement, France, Chem-bio Laser Remote Sensing, Invited

Aniceto Belmonte, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain, Impact of Turbulence on Lidar, Invited

Claudine Besson, Office Natl d'Etudes Rech Aerospatiales, France, Atmospheric Fiber Lidar, Invited

Joakim Bood, Lunds Tekniska Hogskola, Sweden, Development of New Laser-based Measurement Concepts for Diagnostic Challenges in Combustion Research, Invited

Ralph Burnham, Fibertek Inc., United States, Laser Transmitters for Space-Based Lidar, Invited

Guillaume Canat, Office Natl d'Etudes Rech Aerospatiales, France, High Beam Quality Transmitters, Invited

Vincent Chan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States, Lasercom Networks , Invited

Daniel Dolfi, Thales Research & Technology, France, Laser Radar Components, Invited

Samuel Dolinar, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States, Subject: Information in a Photon (InPho) , Invited

Bernard Edwards, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, United States, Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) , Invited

Renny Fields, The Aerospace Corporation, United States, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Laser Communications, A Growing Field with Great Potential, Invited

Christian Fuchs, Deutsches Zent f.Luft-u.Raumfahrt eV (K), Germany, Transportable Optical Station, Invited

Lionel Garcia, 3S Photonics, France, Fiber Lasers, Invited

Martin Gerken, Cassidian Optronics GmbH, Germany, Free Space Optical Communication, Invited

Frank Hein, Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co KG, Germany, Commercial Lasercom Crosslink Systems , Invited

Hamid Hemmati, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States, Laser Communications from Mars, Invited

Robert Hintz, US Navy, United States, Brief History of 50 Years of Laser Developments/Applications in NATO, Invited

Mark Itzler, Princeton Lightwave Inc, United States, GM APDs, Invited

Robert Lamb, SELEX Galileo Ltd, United Kingdom, New Trends in Integrated Imaging Lidar, Invited

Clement Mallet, Institut National de l'information Geogr, France, Topographic Mapping Ladar, Invited

Paul McManamon, Exciting Technology LLC, United States, NAS Report on Active EO Sensing, Invited

Didier Morancais, EADS Astrium SAS, France, The Atmospheric Wind Lidar Instrument (ALADIN): Development Status, Invited

Henric Ostmark, FOI Swedish Defense Research Agency, Sweden, Stand off Techniques for Explosive Detection, Invited

Gelsomina Pappalardo, Inst di Metod per l' Analisi Ambientale, Italy, Atmospheric Lidar, Invited

Oliver Reitebuch, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen Aerospace Center, Germany, Future Spaceborne and Current Airborne Lidar Remote Sensing for Atmospheric Research, Invited

Wolfgang Schaefer, Time Tech GmbH, Germany, Frequency Synchronization using Laser Light, Invited

Jeffrey Shapiro, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States, Information in a Photon (InPho) , Invited

Stuart Shelley, Etegent Technologies Ltd, United States, Laser Vibrometry for ISR and Commercial Applications: Exploitation and Phenomenology, Invited

Rupert Ursin, Technische Universität Wien, Free Space Quantum Cryptography, Invited

George Williams, Voxtel Inc., United States, LM APDs, Invited

Volker Wulfmeyer, Universität Hohenheim, Germany, Unique High-power, Pulses Laser Sources and their Applications in Weather and Climate Research, Invited

S. J. Ben Yoo, University of California Davis, United States, Photon Lightwave Circuits for Sensing and Communication, Invited