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Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference
13 October 2020 – 16 October 2020 OSA Virtual Event - Eastern Daylight Time (UTC - 04:00)
Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference (ASSL) highlights new sources, advanced technologies, components, and system design to extend the operation and application of solid-state lasers.
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Topics
Materials
Materials are the basis for the technology covered by ASSL, and the meeting encompasses advances in optics, materials science, condensed matter physics and chemistry relevant to the development, characterization and applications of new materials and components for lasers and photonics. These include crystals, glasses, and ceramics, as well as functionalized composite materials, from fibers and waveguides to engineered structures with pre-assigned optical properties. Materials used for fabrication of basic laser components are also a core part of the conference.
- Laser crystals and glasses
- Transparent ceramics and glass ceramics
- Advances in crystal growth and fabrication of glasses and ceramics
- Crystal and glass fibers, active and passive fibers
- Nonlinear materials and frequency conversion processes
- Saturable absorbers
- Novel approaches and materials for lasers - topological photonics, plasmonics, 2D materials for lasers
- Waveguides and laser patterning
- Semiconductors for lasers, LEDs and detectors
- Materials for lighting and laser displays
- Modeling and characterization methods of materials, components, laser and nonlinear properties
- Advances in mirrors, gratings, and other selective components
- Advanced coating technologies including surface micro-structuring
- Laser materials and components with high damage threshold
Sources
Coherent and high brightness radiation sources include lasers as well as pump and nonlinear devices. Emphasis is on advances in science and technology, for improved power, efficiency, brightness, stability, wavelength coverage, pulse width, cost, environmental impact or other application-specific attributes.
- Bulk solid-state lasers based on crystals, ceramics, and glasses
- Fiber and waveguide lasers
- Optical sources based on nonlinear frequency conversion
- High power CW and pulsed lasers in the UV, visible, and IR
- Laser-driven THz, IR, visible, UV, XUV and X-ray sources
- Laser beam combining and power scaling architectures
- Short-pulse lasers
- Frequency combs and frequency-stable lasers
- Microchip, compact, and monolithic lasers
- Tunable and new wavelength lasers
- Semiconductor lasers
- Lasing in disordered crystals and random media
- Spatial mode control in solid state lasers
- Application specific solid state laser architectures
Speakers
- Nerine Cherepy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States
Additive Manufacturing of Transparent Ceramic Laser Gain Media (YAG-based rods, thin-disks, and PWG) - Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, University of Adelaide, Australia
Soft Glass/fiber Technologies and Their Applications - Vincent Fortin, Université Laval, Canada
Development of High-Brightness Mid-IR Fiber Sources - Felipe Guzman, Texas A&M University, United States
Optomechanical Lasers for Inertial Sensing - Christian Kraenkel, Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Germany
New InGaN Diode-pumped Solid-state Laser Materials - Marko Loncar, Harvard University, United States
Ultrabroadband Nonlinear Optics in Nanophotonic Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate Waveguides - Giacomo Scalari, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Broadband THz Quantum Cascade Lasers Frequency Combs: High Temperature Operation and Harmonic State - Emma Springate, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom
Applications of High Harmonic in Condensed Matter Physics, Chemistry and Biological Imaging - John Travers, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
Nonlinear Optics in Hollow Core Fibers - Sergey Vasilyev, IPG Photonics Corp, United States
Recent Progress in TM:II-VI Laser Materials and Ultrafast Mid-IR Lasers - Jiyong Yao, CAS Tech Inst of Physics & Chemistry, China
Recent Progress on Property Characterization and Frequency-conversion Performance of the New mid-IR NLO crystal BaGa4Se7 - Ryo Yasuhara, National Institute of Fusion Science, Japan
Terbium Aluminium Garnet Ceramics for Ultrahigh Power Laser Isolators
Committee
Alan Petersen, MKS/Spectra-Physics, United States, Chair
Stefano Taccheo, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, Chair
Subcommittee: Materials
Sergey Mirov, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States, Program Chair
Peter Schunemann, BAE Systems Inc, United States, Program Chair
John Ballato, Clemson University, United States
Matthias Bickermann, Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth, Germany
Lynda Busse, US Naval Research Laboratory, United States
Patrice Camy, CIMAP-ENSICAEN, France
Carlota Canalias, Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, Sweden
Weidong Chen, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, China
Mark Dubinskii, US Army Research Laboratory, United States
Simon Duval, Universite Laval, Canada
Romain Gaume, University of Central Florida, CREOL, United States
Corin Gawith, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Michal Koselja, Institute of Physics of the ASCR, Czech Republic
Jiang Li, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS, China
Carmen Menoni, Colorado State University, United States
Patricia Segonds, Neel Institute, France
Takunori Taira, RIKEN / IMS, Japan
Nobuhiro Umemura, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Subcommittee: Sources
Johan Nilsson, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, Program Chair
Clara Saraceno, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany, Program Chair
Esther Baumann, National Institute of Standards & Technology, United States
Johan Boullet, ALPhANOV, United States
Mark Bowers, Lockheed Martin, Aculight Corp., United States
Tino Eidam, Active Fiber Systems GmbH, Germany
Andrew Forbes, University Of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Yushi Kaneda, University Of Arizona, United States
Christelle Kieleck, Fraunhofer Institute, IOSB, Germany
Yutaka Nomura, Furukawa Electric, Japan
Katrin Paschke, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH), Germany
Helen Pask, Macquarie University, Australia
Christopher Phillips, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
V. R. Supradeepa, Indian Institute of Science, India
Catherine Teisset, TRUMPF Laser GmbH + Co KG, Germany
Gustavo Torchia, Centro De Investigaciones Opticas, Argentina
Real Vallee, Universite Laval, Canada
Xia Yu, Beihang University, China
Pu Zhou, National University of Defense Technology, China
Plenary Session
Jan Kleinert
MKS Instruments, Inc.
From µs to fs, kHz to GHz: laser micromachining in the microelectronics industry
The ever increasing performance of everyday electronics causes a relentless drive for 'faster, better, cheaper' laser based manufacturing technologies. Understanding the underlying highly nonlinear laser material interaction dynamics is key to keeping pace.
About the Speaker
Jan Kleinert is the Research Director at Electro-Scientific Industries (ESI), a division of MKS, and a member of the Office of Chief Technology Officers at MKS. He received his undergraduate education at the Ruprecht Karls Universitaet in Heidelberg, the University of Oklahoma, and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in 2002 and his PhD from the University of Rochester, NY in 2008. After joining ESI in 2008, one of his early projects involved the world's first successful high volume deployment of high power ultrafast lasers in an industrial, 24/7 manufacturing environment in early 2010. Heading the research department since 2012 his focus has been to expand the scope from application experiments to understanding the underlying physics through numerical modelling and pushing the boundaries of high bandwidth laser beam positioning.
Peter F. Moulton
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
A Journey through 60 Years of Solid State Lasers
The first laser, demonstrated in 1960, was based on the solid state material ruby. After 60 years of laser development, solid state lasers have achieved a dominant role in both scientific and industrial applications. We review how this all happened, and consider the future.
About the Speaker
Dr. Moulton is a member of the Senior Staff in the Laser Applications and Applications Group at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA. He received an A.B. in Physics from Harvard College in 1968 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT in 1972 and 1975 respectively. After graduate school he worked in the Quantum Electronics Group at Lincoln Laboratory. In 1985 he helped to found Schwartz Electro-Optics, where he managed the Research Division and worked to spin that out a separate company, Q-Peak, now part of Physical Sciences. He rejoined Lincoln Laboratory in 2015. Moulton's technical work began in the field of bulk solid state lasers, later extended to include nonlinear optics and fiber lasers. At Lincoln Laboratory in 1982 he invented the Ti:sapphire laser, and he has also made important advances in high-power diode-pumped solid state lasers, parametric oscillators, and long-wavelength bulk and fiber lasers.
Special Events
OIDA / OSAF Virtual Networking & Career Development
Monday, 12 October 13:00 – 14:00
Join us virtually for this unique opportunity for students and early career professionals, who are close to finishing or who have recently finished their doctorate degree, to interact with key industry and academic leaders in the community. Students interested in all career paths – from those seeking an academic position, wishing to start a technology business, or someone interested in government/public service, to those looking to translate their bench work skills to product development – are encouraged to register. Students will “sit” at a table and have an opportunity to discuss their ongoing research and career plans with the attending leaders, while they will share their professional journey and provide professional development and career advice. Attendees will move “ around the room” and engage with at least three professionals during the program.
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Women of Laser Meet and Greet
Tuesday, 13 October 10:00 – 10:30
Grab your coffee, soda or beverage of your choice and join other women of the Lasers Conference for an informal virtual get together. Sources Subcommittee Program Chair, Clara Saraceno, from Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany, and other committee members will be on hand to answer any questions you may have. Or just log in to learn a bit about OSA’s diversity and inclusion efforts and share your ideas on helping ensure our community and this meeting is as welcoming and inclusive as possible. We would want this program to be an interactive as possible so you will be able to turn your camera and mic on or off to participate as you choose.
Coffee Break: How to Monitor Laser System Performance with Power Measurement
Tuesday, 13 October 10:00 – 10:30
Does your laser system always produce the exact same output? The laser itself, the optical components in your system and also the surrounding environment, all have an impact on the output and efficiency of your processes. To ensure consistent, repeatable results, it is important to track your system’s health at various checkpoints. Do you know how to measure it?
In this hot topic discussion, a laser beam measurement expert will discuss the importance of power measurement, how to measure your laser’s power accurately and how the right tools can help you track your laser system’s performances easily before problems arise. The basic principles for laser power measurement will be presented, both for continuous monitoring and spot-check measurements.
Panelists:
Félicien Legrand, Sales Manager - USA & Canada
Ahmed Rihane, Sales Engineer - East USA & Canada
Tobias Nitzsche, Western US Sales Engineer
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Volunteer Engagement – OSA Publishing
Wednesday, 14 October 10:00 – 10:30
Join Alexandra Boltasseva, Editor-in-Chief of Optical Materials Express and Magnus Karlsson, Deputy Editor of Optics Express as well as Kelly Cohen and Alison Talyor from OSA Publishing for an informal conversation about OSA Publishing and network with other attendees of the Lasers Congress. The session will include a brief overview and plenty of time for Q&A. Our hope is that this will be interactive and so you will be able to turn your camera and mic on or off to participate as you choose. The session will explore:
- How to become a reviewer for OSA journals?
- How reviewers are identified and what editors are looking for in a reviewer?
- What makes a good review?
Volunteer Engagement – OSA Technical Groups
Wednesday, 14 October 13:30 – 14:00
Join with other Laser Congress for this this informal networking discussion about OSA Technical Groups. The Chair of the Laser System Technical Group Mark Spencer from the Air Force Research Laboratory and Hannah Walter-Pilon, the OSA Director, New Business Development, Science Programming, Technical Programs will be on hand to share information on the governing structure and activities of OSA Technical Groups. The session will include a brief overview and time for Q&A so come with your questions. You will be able to turn your camera and mic on or off to participate as you choose.
The Brightest Light Initiative: The Future of Intense Ultrafast Lasers in the United States
Thursday, 15 October 11:30 – 12:45
The U.S. intense ultrafast laser community has put forward a strategy to prioritize research and build new facilities. Come hear about the Brightest Light Initiative, developed by over 100 leading scientists, that plots the U.S. path for this exciting field.
Moderator
Jonathan D. Zuegel, Professor of Optics; Director, Laser Development and Engineering Division, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, USA
Speakers
Félicie Albert, Staff Scientist and Deputy Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
Roger Falcone, Professor, University of California at Berkeley, USA
The Center for Optics, Photonics and Lasers Virtual Tour
Thursday, 15 October 12:30 – 13:30
The OSA Laser Congress has organized a virtual tour at The Center for Optics, Photonics and Lasers (COPL) at the Université Laval. Visit the facility and hear directly from the scientists and researchers on the work they are doing. After the tour, ask questions of members of COPL about their facility.
About twenty research teams conduct their activities and dedicate research solely to optics and photonics in this 10,000 m2 building that opened in 2006. Lab space in a clean room environment takes up two thirds of the area. The Center is equipped with fiber-optic fabrication and characterization facilities, optical engineering laboratories, opto-mechanical fabrication facilities, thin film deposition systems, advanced fiber laser development laboratories and sophisticated optical test and measurement instruments. The COPL currently trains over 150 graduate students, most of whom go on to join the hundred or so companies specializing in optics and photonics in the Greater Quebec City area.
Awards Ceremony and Farewell
Friday, 16 October 15:30 – 16:00
The OSA Laser Congress recognizes the next generation of scientists through a student presentation competition. After presenting the paper at the conference, the Program Committee members select winners based on content quality, value to the technical community of interest and the students' presentation skills.
Join the Laser Congress Chairs as they announce the winners of the student presentation competition and wrap the 2020 Laser Congress up with a look back at highlights from the Congress and look forward to the 2021 Laser Congress.
