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CONGRESS OVERVIEW
BESUCHERINFORMATION
FIRST EDITION
www.photonics-congress.com
JUNE 21–25, 2015, MESSE MÜNCHEN
22nd International Congress on Photonics in Europe–co-located
with LASER World of PHOTONICS 2015
ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS—
ONE CONGRESS TICKET SUFFICES!
A single congress ticket gives you access to the entire world
of photonics research and the photonics industry:
Admission to all conferences at the World of Photonics
Congress 2015
Access to all plenaries and keynotes
Attend the Application Panels—Laser and Photonics in
actual Practice—in the exhibition halls
Admission to the international trade fair LASER World
of PHOTONICS 2015
–1,200 exhibtors in 5 halls
–NEW: Special show “Photonics Applications in the
Automotive Sector“ (Hall B3)
–Special show “3D Printing—Additive Manufacturing“ (Hall B3)
–Special show Photons in Production “Next Generation“
(Hall A2)
–Career Center (Hall B1)
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WELCOME NOTE
THE ENTIRE WORLD OF PHOTONICS RESEARCH AT A
SINGLE LOCATION
We cordially invite you to the World of Photonics Congress in
Munich: From June 21–25, 2015, the international scientific elite
will meet in Munich to gather information about the lighthouses of photonics research. This is where the photonics
community discusses technologies for future applications and
tomorrow‘s new markets!
Don‘t miss the largest gathering in Europe that brings all
aspects of photonics research together at the same place and
the same time: The World of Photonics Congress is the only
congress that covers the photonics industry in its entirety—
from basic research to applications in the industrial, medical
and optical sectors!
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ATTENDEE SERVICES:
WHAT YOU GET
REGISTRATION
Enjoy an Early Bird discount and save money by registering online for the World of Photonics Congress at one of the organizers’
homepages. www.photonics-congress.com/registration
CONGRESS AND TRADE-FAIR TICKET IN ONE
The congress ticket includes admission to all conference events
and to the exhibition.
ONLINE LECTURE DATABASE
The entire program of events at the World of Photonics
Congress is available online at www.photonics-congress.com/
congress-program. The database features versatile search
functions and can help you compile a personal congress
schedule. It also features information about all plenaries, joint
sessions, lectures and poster sessions.
NEW: WORLD OF PHOTONICS CONGRESS APP
World of Photonics Congress offers an innovative tool which you
can use to prepare your stay in an easy and professional way:
Search for the complete congress program
Save sessions/lectures in your personal calendar
Easily create and access favorites lists
Access detailed conference room plans
General information about the congress
More information: www.photonics-congress.com/app-mobile
POSTER EXHIBIT
Different poster sessions on each day of the congress invite
attendees to exchange ideas and information.
SPEAKERS SERVICE
Speakers upload their presentations in advance and can call
them up in the conference room.
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WLAN LOUNGE AND FREE WIFI
All congress attendees with a WIFI-enabled device (such as a
notebook, netbook, tablet, smartphone) have free access to the
Internet in a special W-LAN Lounge at the Foyer of the ICM –
Internationales Congress Center.
In addition, attendees can use Messe München WIFI at the
fairgrounds and the ICM – Internationales Congress Center for
checking e-mails or communicate via social networks. However,
this service is limited by bandwidth and download volume.
CATERING
All attendees of the World of Photonics Congress are invited to
attend free coffee-breaks. In addition to the coffee breaks, a
number of gastronomy facilities are available. Depending on
the weather, the beer garden outside will be open.
NETWORKING EVENTS
Benefit from all the new contacts you can make at receptions,
coffee breaks and the International Year of Light Happy Hour
at this year's congress.
CAREER CENTER
In the “Career Center” in Hall B1, university graduates, young
professionals and employees in the photonics industry can
inform themselves about career opportunities and job offers in
the photonics industry. The consulting company “wirth +
partner” will provide information to candidates looking for a
vacancy neutrally and professionally, point out potential career
opportunities and assess the current market situation.
FUN AND RELAXATION
Munich, the "Cosmopolitan City with a Heart", has plenty of
attractive cultural and recreation activities to offer in June.
It is the season for beer gardens and street cafes.
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INTERNATIONAL YEAR
OF LIGHT
JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE
THE "INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LIGHT 2015!"
2015 is a very special year for the photonics community:
UNESCO has declared 2015 the “International Year of Light”. The
World of Photonics Congress is a major event in the global IYL
calendar, and it features a number of activities that celebrate
the effects that light-based technologies have on the quality of
life and as a key force that drives the economy.
You will experience:
Hot Topics: “Light for Life“
Sunday, June 21, 2015, 15:00–16:30
International Year of Light Plenary Session
Plenary lectures from both famous Nobel Prize winners
Prof. Stefan W. Hell and Prof. Eric Betzig (2014 Nobel Laureates
in Chemistry),
Sunday, June 21, 2015, 17:15–18:45
International Year of Light Celebration “Light Solutions
for the Society Challenges of our World“
Monday, June 22, 2015, 9:00–10:00
The LIGHT2015 Awards
Monday, June 22, 2015
International Year of Light Opening Reception
Monday, June 22, 2015, 18:00–21:00
International Year of Light Happy Hour
Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 17:45–18:45
International Year of Light Poster Shows
June 21–25, 2015, ICM Foyer
Plenary Lectures from Famous Nobel Prize Winners
such as Prof. Theodor Hänsch (2005 Nobel Laureate in
Physics), Prof. Serge Haroche (2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics)
or Prof. Frederico Capasso (winner of several research awards)
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FACTS AND FIGURES
YOU CAN EXPECT:
Eight conferences with 60 sub-conferences
More than 2,700 lectures and posters
The conference‘s partners and organizers are the most
important scientific associations
Some 5,000 “colleagues” from around the world
The simultaneous international trade fair LASER World of
PHOTONICS 2015 with all of the industry‘s leading
manufacturers, key players and newcomers
A practice-oriented lecture program (Application Panels)
in the exhibition halls
One of the most modern convention and trade-fair centers
in the world
The “Cosmopolitan City with a Heart”: Munich, a key research
and commercial center that is easy to reach from around the
world, welcomes you during one of the nicest times of the year!
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STRUCTURE OF THE WORLD OF PH
Industry/Enduser oriented
WORLD OF PHOTON
Application Panels — Lasers an
(organized by: Mes
EOSMTOC 2015 –
Manufacturing and Testing
of Optical Components
EOSOF 2015 – Optofluidics
EOSOME 2015 –
Optomechanical Engineering
EOSLE 2015 – Light Engineering
(organized by: WLT –
German Scientific Laser Society)
(organized by: EOS –
European Optical Society)
Applied
Science
LiM 2015 –
Lasers in Manufacturing
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INDUSTRIAL ORIENTATION
STRUCTURE OF WORLD OF
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Industrial
production
ICT
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International Year of Light
Opening Reception
International Year of Light
Happy Hour
Conference Bags
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European Conferences on
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(organized by: SPIE and OSA –
The Optical Society)
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OSA – The Optical Society , IEEE Photonics Society)
Measurement
Imaging
Biological/
Medical applications
ION AREA
CONFERENCE FEES
Early Bird
On Site
NLT June 1, 2015
Full member
€ 510
€ 590
Non-member
€ 630
€ 710
Student member
€ 150
€ 195
Student non-member
€ 190
€ 230
One day participation
€ 230
€ 290
Each ticket includes entrance to all conferences
and the LASER World of PHOTONICS show.
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CONFERENCE ROOM
OVERVIEW
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Room “Einstein”, 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall B1 (B11)
B21
Room “Hertz”, 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall B2 (B21)
B32
Room “Maiman”, 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall B3 (B32)
A11/A12
Room “Curie”, 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall A1 (A11/A12)
A21/A22
Room “Edison”, 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall A2 (A21/A22)
A32
Room “Newton 2”, 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall A3 (A32)
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CONGRESS
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CONGRESS
CONGRESS
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OVERVIEW
Nonlinear Phenomena, Solitons and Self-Organization
Light-matter Interactions at the Nanoscale
Plasmonics and Metamaterials
Theoretical and Computational Photonics
Joint Symposium on Light Management in Photovoltaics
Joint Symposium on Photonic Lab-on-a-Chip Biosensors
Joint Symposium on Laser-Driven Acceleration
Joint Symposium on Optics in Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials
World
World
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of Photonics
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IYLIYL
Celebration
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Joint Symposium on Integrated Quantum Optics
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Solid-State
Solid-State
Lasers
Lasers
Advanced Microscopy Techniques IV
Semiconductor
Semiconductor
Lasers
Lasers
Clinical and Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging IV
Terahertz
Terahertz
Sources
Sources
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Applications
Applications
Diffuse Optical Imaging V
Applications
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of Nonlinear
Optics
Optics
Opto-Acoustic Methods and Applications in Biophotonics II
Optical
Optical
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Ultrafast
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Optical Coherence Imaging Techniques and Imaging in Scattering Media
High-Field
High-Field
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Laser
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Attosecond
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Medical Laser Applications and Laser-Tissue Interactions VII
Optical
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Nonlinear
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Advanced Microscopy Techniques IV
CONGRESS
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Diffuse Optical Imaging V
Opto-Acoustic Methods and Applications in Biophotonics II
Novel Biophotonics Techniques and Applications III
Optical Coherence Imaging Techniques and Imaging in Scattering Media
Medical Laser Applications and Laser-Tissue Interactions VII
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Sunday, June 21
World of Photonics Congress IYL Celebration
World of Photonics Congress Opening and Plenary Talk
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Applications of Nonlinear Optics
Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection IX
Optical Materials, Fabrication and Characterization
Modeling Aspects in Optical Metrology V
Ultrafast Optical Technologies
Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology V
High-Field Laser Physics and Attosecond Technologies
Videometrics, Range Imaging, and Applications XIII
Optical Sensing and Metrology
Optical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials II
Optical Technologies for Communications and Data Storage
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Plasmonics and Metamaterials
Joint Session OM/EQEC: Computational Photonics for Metrology Applications
Theoretical and Computational Photonics
Joint Session LIM/CLEO: Diagnostics and Control
Joint Symposium on Light Management in Photovoltaics
Technical Focus Sessions LiM/CLEO: Ultrafast Solid-State and Fiber Lasers
Joint Symposium on Photonic Lab-on-a-Chip Biosensors
Technical Focus Sessions LiM/CLEO: Materials Structuring Using Short Laser Pulses
Joint Symposium on Laser-Driven Acceleration
Joint Session OM/EOSMTOC: Measurement of Optical Components and Systems
Joint Symposium on Optics in Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials
Status: April 2015, Subject to change
Joint Symposium on Integrated Quantum Optics
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ECBO: IYL Celebration: Hot Topics: Light for Life
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Advanced Microscopy Techniques IV
Clinical and Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging IV
Diffuse Optical Imaging V
Opto-Acoustic Methods and Applications in Biophotonics II
Novel Biophotonics Techniques and Applications III
Optical Coherence Imaging Techniques and Imaging in Scattering Media
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Congress Opening Event with Opening Plenary Talk
“High-Performance Quantum Cascade Lasers from the
Mid-IR to the Far-IR and their Impact on Science and
Technology“
Federico Capasso, University of Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
Monday, 22 June 2015, 10:00–11:00, Room 1, ICM
International Year of Light Opening Reception
All attendees of the World of Photonics Congress are cordially invited
to attend the opening reception together with the exhibitors of the
trade show. Enjoy music and cold drinks and take advantage of
the relaxed atmosphere to network.
Monday, June 22, 2015, 18:00–21:00, Foyer ICM
Presentation of Awards
WLT Award by WLT
Monday, June 22, 2015, 11:15–13:15, Room 13b, ICM
The LIGHT2015 Awards by EOS
Monday, June 22, 2015
Herbert Walther Award by OSA and DPG
Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 10:30–12:30, Room 1, ICM
Robert E. Hopkins Award by OSA
Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 10:30–12:30, Room 1, ICM
Prizes of the EPS Quantum Electronics and
Optics Division by QEOD
Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 10:30–12:30, Room 1, ICM
OSA Fellow Member Recognition
Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 10:30–12:30 Room 1, ICM
Dennis Gabor Award by SPIE
Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 10:35–10:40, Room 1, ICM
Chandra S. Vikram Award in Optical Metrology by SPIE
Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 10:35–10:40, Room 1, ICM
German Biophotonic Research Program
Monday–Thursday, June 22–25, 2015
Hall B3, Booth B3.470
Putting research into practice: Biophotonic innovations for medicine
and the life sciences
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CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Single-Molecule Ultrafast Photonics
Niek van Hulst, ICFO—The Institute of Photonic
Sciences, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
CLEO®/Europe 2015 Keynote
Room 21, 2nd Floor, ICM, 10:30–11:15
Spinoptical Metasurfaces: Spin-Controlled Photonics
Erez Hasman, Technion, Micro- and Nanooptics Laboratory, Haifa, Israel
EQEC 2015 Keynote
Room 4a, Ground Floor, ICM, 11:15–12:00
Interferometry with Atoms and Macromolecules: From
Mind-Bogglers of Quantum Optics to Elements of Biology
Markus Arndt, University of Vienna, Quantum Nanooptics & Molecular
Quantum Optics, Vienna, Austria
EQEC 2015 Keynote
Room 14c, 1st Floor, ICM, 13:30–14:15
Hot Topics: Light for Life
Moderation: Katarina Svanberg, Lund University, Sweden
Speakers: Brett Bouma, Wellman Ctr. for Photomedicine, Harvard Univ.,
USA / J. Quincy Brown, Tulane Univ., USA / Hamid Deghani, The Univ. of
Birmingham, UK / Vasilis Ntziachristos, Helmholtz Zentrum München
GmbH, Germany / Francesco Pavone, European Lab. for Non-linear
Spectroscopy, Italy / Peter So, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA /
Ronald Sroka, Laser-Forschungslabor, Klinikum der Universität München,
Germany / Alex Vitkin, Ontario Cancer Institute, Canada
ECBO: International Year of Light Celebration
Room 5, Ground Floor, ICM, 15:00–16:30
Silicon Photonics: An Enabler for Fundamental Science, for
the Internet and for the Life Sciences
Roel Baets, Ghent University and imec, Photonics Research Group, Gent, Belgium
CLEO®/Europe 2015 Keynote
Room 14a, 1st Floor, ICM, 15:30–16:15
Toward Atto-Nanophysics
Maciej Lewenstein, ICFO—The Institute of Photonic Sciences,
Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
EQEC 2015 Tutorial
Room Hertz, 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall B2 (B21), 15:30–16:30
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CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Far-Field Optical Nanoscopy: Principles and Recent
Advancements
Stefan W. Hell, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Dept. of
NanoBiophotonics, Göttingen, Germany, 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
ECBO—CLEO®/Europe 2015 International Year of Light Event
and Plenary Talks
Room 1, Ground Floor, ICM, 17:15–18:00
Imaging Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution
Eric Betzig, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Ashburn, VA, USA, 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
ECBO—CLEO®/Europe 2015 International Year of Light Event
and Plenary Talks
Room 1, Ground Floor, ICM, 18:00–18:45
Monday, June 22, 2015
Light Solutions for the Society Challenges of our World
Moderation: John Dudley, Chair of the International Year of Light 2015
Steering Committee, France
Speakers: Dr. Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences
UNESCO, France / Günther Oettinger (invited), Commissioner Digital
Economy & Society, EU, Belgium / Dr. Lawrence S. Goldberg, Senior
Engineering Advisor, ECCS, National Science Foundation, USA /
Yanne K. Chembo, CNRS, African Physical Society, France
World of Photonics Congress Opening and International Year
of Light Celebration
Room 1, Ground Floor, ICM, 9:00–10:00
High-Performance Quantum Cascade Lasers from the Mid-IR
to the Far-IR and their Impact on Science and Technology
Federico Capasso, University of Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
World of Photonics Congress Opening and Plenary Talk
Room 1, Ground Floor, ICM, 10:00–11:00
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sandner, ELI-DC International Association (AISBL), Belgium
Additive Manufacturing at EOS GmbH
Dr. Tobias Abeln, EOS GmbH, Germany
LiM Plenary Talks and WLT Award Ceremony
Room 13b, 1st Floor, ICM, 11:15–13:15
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New Horizons for Combs of Light
Theodor W. Hänsch,
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich,
Munich, Germany, 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics
CLEO®/Europe 2015 Plenary Talk
Room 1, Ground Floor, ICM, 14:30–15:30
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015
Cavity Polaritons: From Fundamental Physics to
Non-Linear and Quantum Devices
Jacqueline Bloch, Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures,
CNRS, Marcoussis, France
EQEC 2015 Tutorial
Room 4b, Ground Floor, ICM, 08:30–09:30
Real and Artificial Atoms Interacting with Photons:
From Fundamental Physics to Quantum Information
Serge Haroche, Collège de France & Ecole Normale Supérieure,
Paris, France, 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics
EQEC 2015 Plenary Talk and Awards Ceremony
Room 1, Ground Floor, ICM, 11:30–12:30
Shifting the Paradigm in Modern Light Microscopy:
Light Sheet-Based Fluorescence Microscopy (LSFM,
SPIM, DSLM)
Ernst H. Stelzer, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Univ. Frankfurt am Main,
Germany
Laser Spectroscopy Applied to Medicine, Ecology, and
the Environment
Sune Svanberg, Lund University, Sweden and South China Normal
University, China
ECBO Plenary Talks
Room 5, Ground Floor, ICM, 14:15–15:30
Microcavity Polaritons: From Quantum Optics to
Quantum Fluids
Elisabeth Giacobino, Ecole Normale Supérieure,
Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Paris, France
EQEC 2015 Keynote
Room 4a, Ground Floor, ICM, 16:00–16:45
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CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2015
SPIE Optical Metrology—A Novel
Diagnostic Standard?
Wolfgang Drexler, Medical University, Vienna
CLEO®/Europe / ECBO Joint Session 1: Bioimaging
Room 13b, 1st Floor, ICM, 8:30–10:00
Twice Around is More: The Benefits of Spatial Phase
Modulation Larger than 2 Pi for Imaging and Trapping
Monika Ritsch-Marte, Medizinische Univ. Innsbruck, Austria
Accelerating Progress in Biomedical Imaging
Kishan Dholakia, University of St Andrews, UK
CLEO®/Europe / ECBO Joint Session 2: Optical Manipulation
of Biomatter
Room 13b, 1st Floor, ICM, 10:30–12:00
Presentation of Dennis Gabor Award
Kazuyoshi Itoh, Osaka University Japan, Japan
Presentation of the Chandra S. Vikram Award in
Optical Metrology
Guillermo H. Kaufmann, Instituto de Física Rosario (CONICET-UNR),
Argentina Rosario
Extreme Computational Imaging: Photography,
Health-Tech and Displays
Ramesh Raskar, MIT Media Lab., United States
SPIE Optical Metrology Plenary Talk and Awards Ceremony
Room 1, Ground Floor, ICM, 10:30–11:25
Invited Talk: Neverending Struggles with Mid-Spatial
Frequencies
Gregory W. Forbes, QED Optics, Australia
SPIE Optical Metrology / EOSMTOC Joint Session 1: Measurement
of Optical Components and Systems
Room 14 c, 1st Floor, ICM, 13:45–14:30
Invited Talk: Traceability in Interferometric Form Metrology
Michael Schulz, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt PTB, Germany
SPIE Optical Metrology / EOSMTOC Joint Session 1: Measurement
of Optical Components and Systems
Room 14 c, 1st Floor, ICM, 16:00–16:30
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Rare-Earth-Doped Lasers on a Silicon Chip
Markus Pollnau, KTH—Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
CLEO®/Europe 2015 Tutorial
Room 14a, 1st Floor, ICM, 14:00–15:00
Challenges in Integrated Optomechanical Analysis
Victor Genberg, President, Sigmadyne, Inc. (US)
EOSOME Plenary Talk
Room 2, Ground Floor, ICM, 16:00–16:45
Lens-Free On-Chip Microscopy for Biomedical Imaging,
Sensing and Diagnostics
Aydogan Ozcan, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
CLEO®/Europe 2015 Keynote
Room 4b, Ground Floor, ICM, 16:00–16:45
Ultrafast Optics for X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers
Franz Kaertner, Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (DESY and
Hamburg University), Hamburg, Germany
CLEO®/Europe 2015 Keynote
Room 13b, 1st Floor, ICM, 16:45–17:30
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015
Push and Twist: The Mechanical Properties of Light
Stephen Barnett, University of Glasgow, School of Physics and Astronomy,
Glasgow, United Kingdom
EQEC 2015 Keynote
Room Curie, 1st Floor, Exhibition Hall A1 (A11/A12) 08:30–09:15
Scientific Applications of Photonic Crystal
and Microstructured Fibers
Philip Russell, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light,
Erlangen, Germany
CLEO®/Europe 2015 Tutorial
Room 1, Ground Floor / 1st Floor,
ICM, 10:30–11:30
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APPLICATION PANELS
Biophotonics and Medical Applications
HALL B3
22 / 06 / 2015
12:20—14:40
Laser Advanced New Methods for Diagnostics and
Therapeutics
22 / 06 / 2015
14:40—17:00
Laser Applications and Optical Diagnostics in
Ophthalmology
23 / 06 / 2015
10:00—12:20
Visions for Future Diagnostics—Infectious Diseases
23 / 06 / 2015
12:20—14:40
Innovation and Trends for Laser Solutions in Life
Sciences and Bioinstrumentation
Industrial Laser Applications
HALL A3
22 / 06 / 2015
14:40—17:00
Advanced Applications of Ultrashort Pulsed Laser
Systems
23 / 06 / 2015
10:00—12:20
3D-Printing: Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing for
Production of Metal Parts
23/ 06 / 2015
14:40—17:00
Ultrafast Laser Beam Deflection and Transportation
24 / 06 / 2015
10:00—12:20
Lasers in Microelectronics: The Smart World
Approaching
24 / 06 / 2015
14:40—17:00
Increased Automotive Efficiency Enabled by Laser
Technology
25 / 06 / 2015
10:00—12:20
Laser Processing of Glass
Lasers and Optics
HALL B3
23 / 06 / 2015
14:40—17:00
Pico- and Femtosecond Lasers—Status and Prospects
24 / 06 / 2015
10:00—12:20
CW (and Long-Pulse) Diode-Pumped Solid State Lasers
and Fiber Lasers—Status and Prospects
24 / 06 / 2015
14:40—17:00
High-Power Diode Lasers: Edge Emitters and Vertical
Emitters—Status and Prospects
Optical Metrology and Imaging
HALL A2
22 / 06 / 2015
14:40—17:00
Contact-Free 3D Measurement Methods Ranging from
Laser-Scanning to Imaging
23 / 06 / 2015
10:00—12:20
High-Coherence Metrology from Long-Distance to
Nanoscale Dimensions
23 / 06 / 2015
14:40—17:00
Terahertz Spectroscopy and Inspection
in Industrial Applications
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PARTNERS
European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and
European Quantum Electronics Conference 2015
European Physical Society (EPS)
6 rue des Frères Lumière, 68200 Mulhouse, France
Phone: +33 389 329440, Fax: +33 389 329449
[email protected], www.cleoeurope.org
European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (ECBO 2015)
SPIE
1000 20th St., Bellingham, WA 98225-6705 USA
Customer Service
Phone: +1 360 6763290 or +1 888 5048171, Fax: +1 360 6471445
[email protected], www.spie.org/x6140.xml
Lasers in Manufacturing (LiM 2015)
L iM 2015 Office General Chair
c/o Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge (IFSW),
Universität Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 43, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 711 685 66850
[email protected], www.wlt.de/lim
SPIE Optical Metrology
SPIE Europe
2 Alexandra Gate, Ffordd Pengam, CF24 2SA, Cardiff, UK
Phone: +44 29 20 894747, Fax: +44 29 20 894750
[email protected], www.spie.org/x6506.xml
EOS Conferences EOSMTOC, EOSOF, EOSOME, EOSLE
E uropean Optical Society (EOS)
Länsikatu 15, 80110 Joensuu, Finland
Phone: +358 50 595 4348
[email protected], www.myeos.org/events/WPC2015
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CONTACT
AND INFORMATION
DATE AND LOCATION
The World of Photonics Congress
June 21 to 25, 2015
ICM – Internationales Congress Center München
ORGANIZER AND CONTACT
Messe München GmbH
Messegelände
81823 München, Germany
www.photonics-congress.com
CONGRESS MANAGER:
Ellen Richter-Maierhofer
[email protected]
tel.: +49 89 949-20370
fax: +49 89 949-20319
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