Nonlinear Optics (NLO)

OSA Optics & Photonics Congress and Tabletop Exhibits

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Submissions Deadline: March 3, 2009, 12:00 p.m. noon, EST (17.00 GMT)
Housing Deadline: June 9, 2009
Pre-Registration Deadline: June 18, 2009

2009 Meeting Chairs

General Chairs

Martin Fejer, Stanford Univ., USA
Alexander Gaeta, Cornell Univ., USA

Program Chairs

Daniel Gauthier, Duke Univ., USA
Takunori Taira, Laser Res. Inst. for Molecular Science, Inst. for Molecular Science, Japan

About Nonlinear Optics

Nonlinear optical phenomena are being studied and applied over a wide range of energies and powers, from single-photons to petawatts, and over broad spectral regimes, from THz to X-ray frequencies.

The purpose of this meeting is to provide an international forum for discussion of all aspects of nonlinear optics, including new phenomena, novel devices, advanced materials and applications.

Topics to Be Considered

• Fundamental studies and new concepts
• Quantum optics, computation and communication
• Solitons and nonlinear propagation
• Ultrafast phenomena and techniques
• Surface, interface and nanostructure nonlinearities
• Microcavity and microstructure phenomena
• High intensity and relativistic nonlinear optics
• Slow light
• Coherent control
• Novel lasers and frequency converters
• Nonlinear materials
• Atoms, molecules and condensates
• Semiconductors
• Nanostructures
• Organics
• Photonic bandgap structures
• Fibers and waveguides
• Photorefractives
• Applications
• Lasers and amplifiers
• Frequency converters
• Optical communications
• Photonic switching
• Ultrafast measurement
• Frequency combs and optical clocks
• THz generation, spectroscopy and imaging
• Materials processing
• Optical storage
• Pattern formation in nonlinear optical systems
• Single-photon nonlinear optics