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Laser Applications to Chemical, Security and Environmental Analysis (LACSEA)

15 - 19 July, 2024


Laser Applications to Chemical, Security and Environmental Analysis (LACSEA)

  1. New Technologies in Laser Sources for Optical Sensing Applications
    • Continuous wave, pulsed, modulated lasers and their characterization
    • High-repetition-rate sources
    • Broadband lasers
    • Ultrafast lasers
    • Frequency combs  
  2. Chemical Sensing Methods
    • Spectroscopic sensing of gases, aerosols and particulates
    • Combustion and industrial process monitoring
    • Real-time control
    • Sensors for sustainable energy systems
    • Extension of techniques toward the VUV or THz spectral ranges
    • Novel methods for spectroscopic science and chemical analysis
    • Nonlinear optical techniques
    • Extension to multiple points or to volumetric measurements
    • High-repetition-rate imaging
    • Sensor miniaturization 
    • Extension and improvement of high-temperature spectroscopic databases
    • Machine-learning enabled sensing solutions
    • Prediction of chemical properties using spectra
    • Sensing in harsh environments
  3. Security Applications
    • Remote sensing
    • Miniaturization, optical lab-on-chip systems and silicon photonics
    • Distributed sensor networks
    • Biochemical/biophysical applications of laser techniques
    • Use of new sources offering high power or pulse energy
    • Industrial security monitoring and industrial process control 
  4. Environmental Analysis
    • Atmospheric sensing of gases, solids and liquids
    • Atmospheric chemistry
    • Advancements in LIDAR
    • Extension and improvement of atmospheric spectroscopic databases
    • Airborne sensor systems
    • Ruggedized sensor systems
    • Propagation of laser beams through scattering media
    • Urban, rural and volcanic emission measurements
    • Design and development of environmental monitoring technologies
    • Advances in remote sensing of environmental parameters
    • Low-cost/frugal sensing solutions
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