Events
Applied Industrial Optics
08 July 2019 – 10 July 2019 OSA Headquarters, Washington, District of Columbia United States
Applied Industrial Optics (AIO) is a meeting where researchers and professionals from diverse backgrounds gather and discuss photonics research, technology development, and commercialization. Here, industry leaders can stay informed of the latest advances in photonics technology. AIO creates an engaging multi-disciplinary program that encourages the sharing of ideas and generates cross-pollination across fields. Through workshops, tutorials, and panel discussions, AIO grants unprecedented access to industry experts and insight into today’s commercial climate. It offers a unique atmosphere that is both informative and interactive, providing a forum for tomorrow’s photonics leaders to meet, collaborate, and innovate.
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Topics
- Laser and laser applications
- Autonomous vehicles and robotics
- Optics and energy
- Remote sensing
- Optical sensors and sensor systems
- Biophotonics
Speakers
- Turan Erdogan, Plymouth Grating Laboratory, Inc., United States
A Tale of Two Companies Keynote - Sujatha Ramanujan, Luminate, United States
From Lab to Launch, Growing your Start-up Tutorial - Claude Aguergaray, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Tailored Delivery of Ultra-short High-energy Lasers for Improved Material Processing - Mohiudeen Azhar, Siemens Healthineers, India
Filter-less Optical Detection of Multiple Fluorophores - Bruno Berge, Laclarée Vision, France
A Novel Opto-fluidic Engine for Adaptive Eyeglasses: Technology Approach and Experimental Results - Alexander Bergmann, Technische Universität Graz
Optical Aerosol Sensing - from Air Quality to Global Warming - Simone Bonanomi, CoeLux Srl
A Smart Sky, Imitating the Atmosphere for a Different Approach to the Light Tunability - Caroline Boudoux, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
Multimode and Double-Clad Fiber Couplers for Biomedical Optics - Steve Buckley, Flash Photonics, Inc., United States
Implementation of LIBS in Industrial Environments: Sorting out Good Applications - Lisa Franceschini, Realvision SRL, Italy
Realvision 3D Technology: Experiencing the Real Way of Seeing - Juliet Gopinath, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
Electrowetting Adaptive Optical Devices for LIDAR - Daniel Hammer, Food and Drug Administration, United States
Phantom-based Model Eyes for Adaptive Optics Performance Assessment - Juejun Hu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Chip-scale Digital Fourier Transform Spectroscopy - Vijaysekhar Jayaraman, Praevium Research, Inc., United States
Sensor Systems using Tunable Micro-electro-mechanical Systems Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (MEMS-VCSELs) from the Visible to the Mid-infrared - Leslie Kimerling, Double Helix LLC, United States
Universal Modular Subsystem for Multi-modal Multi-color Extended Depth 3D Imaging & Tracking use Engineered Point Spread Functions - Sarah Lukes, Agile Focus Designs, United States
From Research Lab to Industry: Commercializing MEMS Focusing and Zoom Imaging Technology - Rainer Minixhofer, Technische Universität Graz, Austria
Architecture and Building Blocks for Optical Wafer Level Integrated Chip Scale Sensors - Thomas Nugent, Powerlight Technologies, United States
Remote Electric Power Delivery via High Power Laser - Martin Priwisch, Fraunhofer IPT, Germany
Polygon Scanner based Ultra-short Pulse Laser Processing for Continuous Structuring of Photomask Resists - Freddie Santiago, US Naval Research Laboratory
Adaptive Polymer Lenses at NRL - Nicholas Sawruk, Fibertek Inc., United States
Engineering Laser Systems for Aerospace and Defense Applications - Sven Schönfelder, INSION GmbH, Germany
Monolithic Micro Spectrometer to Determine Best Time to Harvest Fruits - John Tower, SRI International, United States
Space Flight CCD and CMOS Imagers: Recent and Next Generation Developments - Mark Wade, Ayar Labs, United States
Breaking the Electrical Communications Bottleneck with Optical I/O - Stephen Warren-Smith, University of Adelaide, Australia
Microstructured Optical Fiber High-temperature Sensors - Mark Witinski, Pendar Technologies, United States
Title to be Announced
Committee
Gary Miller; US Naval Research Laboratory, USA, Chair
Ivan Capraro; Adaptica Srl, Italy, Program Chair
Denis Donlagic; Univ. of Maribor, Slovenia, Program Chair
Arlene Smith; Avo Photonics Inc, USA, Program Chair
Stefano Bonora; INFM - CNR, Italy
Garrett Cole; Crystalline Mirror Solutions LLC, USA
Jess Ford; Weatherford International Ltd, USA
Martin Garbos; Buerkert Werke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Anton Garcia-Diaz; ABRAIA Software, Spain
Thomas Haslett; Avo Photonics Inc, Canada
Mark Itzler; Argo AI, LLC, USA
Jaeyoun Kim; Iowa State Univ., USA
Hans-Peter Loock; Queen's Univ., Canada
Cushla McGoverin; Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand
Dominik Rabus; RABUS.TECH, Germany
Brandon Redding; US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Michael Schmidberger; Osram, Germany
M. Cather Simpson; Photon Factory, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Simon Toft Sørensen; Tyndall National Institute, Ireland
Patrick Uebel; Max-Planck-Inst Physik des Lichts, Germany
Adam Wax; Duke University, USA
Keynote and Tutorial Speakers
Turan Erdogan
Plymouth Grating Laboratory, Inc., USA
A Tale of Two Companies
Every company has a story. Many technology companies are run by or at least supported by technically smart people with little formal business training. Stories from other companies which have flourished, weathered tough times, or even failed miserably are vital learning tools for these technologists. This talk will compare the stories from two companies as they evolved from start-up to mid-life: Semrock and Plymouth Grating Laboratory. We will investigate how they handled similar challenges in different ways, and some critical decisions which they would or wouldn’t make differently in hindsight.
About the Speaker
Turan Erdogan has been studying, teaching, and practicing optics for over 30 years. He is currently President of Plymouth Grating Laboratory, Inc. Prior to this, Erdogan was the Site Leader of Melles Griot in Rochester, New York, a leading provider of high-performance lens assemblies and optical modules for biological imaging and semiconductor metrology. He also served simultaneously as the CTO and VP of Business Development for the IDEX Optics & Photonics platform. In 2000, Erdogan co-founded Semrock, Inc., which was then acquired by IDEX in 2008. Semrock revolutionized the manufacturing of high-performance thin-film optical filters for fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy applications. Prior to Semrock, he was a tenured professor at the The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, where he joined in 1994. There he conducted research primarily on fiber and waveguide devices and holographic optical materials. Erdogan was also a post-doctoral researcher at Bell Laboratories, then part of AT&T. He has a Ph.D. from The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, and B.S. Degrees in Electrical Engineering and in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sujatha Ramanujan
Luminate, USA
From Lab to Launch, Growing your Start-up
There are unique challenges when bringing innovative optical and photonics products to market. This tutorial provides specialized instruction on how optics companies can navigate different stages of growth and development for start-ups and growth stage companies. We will begin by focusing on the use of accelerators such as Luminate and business incubation with success and improvement stories. We will then cover topics covered include methods for finding financial resources, advice on when to outsource, and best practices for developing and protecting intellectual property. Expect this to be a highly interactive workshop!
About the Speaker
Sujatha Ramanujan is serial entrepreneur and seasoned executive with 25 years of experience in Clinical Devices and in Consumer Electronics. Sujatha has started, built and grown three startup businesses in cardiac surgical equipment, optical communications and nano materials. In addition, as CTO and Product Line Manager of Mammography CAD and Pediatric Businesses within Kodak and Carestream, her team developed and launched clinical equipment and Clinical IT on every continent. Sujatha has held scientific, technical leadership, and laboratory head positions in Chrysler Corporation, GE, Kodak, Carestream, and Intrinsiq Materials. She holds 28 issued US patents. As a corporate investor for Kodak, then later working with regional investment councils she provides guidance to start-ups, M&A strategies for growing businesses and vetting of technologies to investors. She has served on investment advisories in US, Canada, and Israel. Dr. Ramanujan holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and is an Executive Board Member of the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Special Events
Panels
Small Business, Big Optics
Monday, 8 July; 16:30 - 18:30
The aim of this panel is to promote individual programs or offerings and provide background on topics such as calls for proposals, acceptance criteria, funding levels, aims of the programs, and technical focus.
Panelists
Ben Schrag, National Science Foundation, USA
Brittany Sickler, Small Business Administration, USA
Ron Shiri, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA
Holly Ricks-Laskowski, US Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Optics on the Hill
Tuesday, 9 July; 16:30 - 18:30
This panel session will discuss (and likely educate the audience on) public policy, advocacy, and the vital promotional role the optics community plays in the broader political landscape.
Panelists
Gerald T. Fraser, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, USA
David Lang, The Optical Society, USA
Tanya Das, US House of Representatives, USA
Closing Reception
Wednesday, 10 July; 17:30 - 19:00
Join fellow attendees on the 6th floor of OSA for networking, food, and drinks. The event is open to all conference attendees; attendees may purchase extra tickets for guests for $75.
