Optical Interference Coatings (OIC)
Topical Meeting and Tabletop Exhibit

Technical Conference: June 6–11, 2010
Exhibition Dates: June 7–9, 2010
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort and Spa
Tucson, Arizona

Postdeadline Submissions Deadline: May 26, 2010, 12:00 p.m. noon EDT (16.00 GMT)
Housing Deadline: May 4, 2010
Pre-Registration Deadline: May 25, 2010

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2010 Meeting Chairs

General Chair
Christopher J. Stolz, Lawrence Livermore Natl. Lab, USA

Program Chair
Markus K. Tilsch, JDS Uniphase Co., USA

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About OIC

This meeting serves as a focal point for global technical interchange in the field of optical interference coatings. It will include papers on the latest results in research, development and the application of optical coatings. The general areas to be reported on include technologies used in deposition and process control, advances in materials as well as the properties of the various materials used as substrates and as coatings,the latest techniques used for the characterization of optical coatings, advances in computer and analytical design techniques, and the application of optical coatings for solar energy, lighting, display, nano-structures, biological, decorative, laser, lithography, and astronomical applications to mention a few uses.

The conference, like its predecessors, meets every three years and represents an important forum in which the latest advancements in the broad area of optical coatings from research to applications are reported. The format of the meeting includes invited papers by leaders the field, oral presentations and poster sessions with ample discussion periods. There are no parallel sessions.

Topics to Be Covered

Deposition Process Technologies

• Process control, monitoring, and automation
• Low and high energy deposition techniques
• Industrial sputtered metal and dielectric coatings
• Pulsed deposition processes
• Novel deposition methods
• Substrate cleaning and coating post-treatment techniques

Applications

• Coatings for solar energy utilization and environmental control
• Coatings for nanostructures and photonic crystals
• Coatings for Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MOEMS)
• Coatings for displays and lighting applications
• Coatings for biological applications
• Coatings for ultrafast applications
• Coatings for astronomical and space applications
• Coatings for short wavelengths EUV, XUV, UV
• Coatings for visible wavelengths
• Coatings for near and far IR spectral regions
• Coatings for polarization management
• Coatings on plastic
• Coatings for security and decorative applications
• Coatings for telecommunication components

Coating and Substrate Materials

• Novel coating materials (nonlinear, organic, electrochromic, electroluminescent, metamaterial, etc.)
• Transparent conductive coatings
• Composite material coatings
• Unusual substrate materials

Characterization and Properties of Coatings

• Fundamentals of thin film growth
• Optical and diffractive properties
• Scattering, absorption, and birefringence
• Micro and nanostructure properties
• Mechanical properties
• Stress, adhesion, and cohesion
• Thermal properties
• Environmental stability
• Laser induced damage
• Optical and non-optical thin film characterization techniques

Design of Coatings

• Computer and analytical design techniques
• Computational manufacturing
• Design of coatings for polarization control
• Multilayers on gratings
• Structured and waveguide coatings

Cooperating Societies

The European Optical Society

Society of Vacuum Coaters