About CLEO: Applications

Program Committee

Topics to be Considered

See the list of Invited Speakers

Submission Deadline: January 11, 2010, 12:00 p.m. noon EST (17.00 GMT)

The revamped CLEO: Applications program (formerly PhAST) focuses on the demonstration of components, systems, and emerging applications of lasers and electro-optical technology.

The new program runs from Monday, May 17, to Friday, May 21, 2010 on the same schedule as the CLEO Technical programs. A Technical conference badge is required to attend.


Program Committee

CLEO: Applications Chair

Timothy Carrig; Lockheed Martin, USA

Applications Committee

Leon Esterowitz, Natl. Science Foundation, USA
Iain T. McKinnie; Kapteyn Murnane Labs, USA
Vasilis Ntziachristos, Technical Univ. of Munich, Germany
Clifford R. Pollock; Cornell Univ., USA
Jinendra K. Ranka; DARPA, USA
Bryce Schumm; AFRL, USA
Don Seeley; High Energy Laser - Joint Technology Office (HEL-JTO), USA
James W. Tunnell, Univ. of Texas, USA
Christopher Wood; Precision Photonics Corp., USA
Wende Zhang; General Motors, USA


Contributed Papers: Topics to be Considered

The program covers the following areas and is accepting submissions for contributed papers.

CLEO: Applications seeks to provide a forum to discuss the transition of basic and applied research innovations into products. CLEO: Applications encourages contributions describing the development and demonstration of new components, systems and applications of lasers and electro-optics technology. The emphasis is on technology validations in relevant environments. This can include demonstrations of component or breadboard systems in the laboratory, prototype demonstrations in operational environment, and field test results. Engineering and manufacturing advances enabling new technology to be commercially viable, emerging applications for technology, and descriptions of technology needs for specific markets are also appropriate. CLEO: Applications focuses programming in four technology areas: biomedical, energy and the environment, government programs and industrial applications.

Biomedical

  • Clinical diagnostic and therapeutic applications
  • Optical biopsy using optical spectroscopy and imaging
  • Optics and laser instruments in clinical translation
  • Endoscopic microscopy
  • Endoscopic applications of optical systems
  • In vivo molecular imaging
  • Photo-acoustic imaging and tomography
  • Multi- and hyper-spectral imaging
  • Pathogen detection
  • Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
  • Optical techniques in surgery
  • In vivo microscopy in biomedical sciences & clinical medicine
  • Diffuse optical imaging and tomography
  • Disease applications of optical coherence tomography (OCT)
  • Point of care optical sensor systems
  • Medical imaging systems using optical technologies and algorithms
  • Visualization technologies
  • Image reconstruction and processing

Environmental/Energy

  • Hyperspectral imaging and sensors
  • Atmospheric and ocean optics
  • Chemical and biological agent monitoring
  • Indoor/outdoor environmental air quality
  • Air/water/soil quality monitoring
  • Devices for the biological sciences
  • Solar modules and panels, concentrator design and operation, solar tracking systems, and grid compatibility
  • Solid state lighting including LED fixtures, LED heat dissipation, power conditioning circuits, LED assembly and efficiency considerations, applications of LED lighting, and requirement driven designs considerations
  • Solar thermal applications and equipment
  • Energy storage technologies for solar systems
  • Thermal monitoring of heat losses
  • Pollution monitoring systems/sensors, remote sensing systems/sensors
  • Hydrogen generation via optical energy sources
  • Illumination engineering

Government

  • Presentations on current program status and planned efforts related to electro-optics technologies
  • Laser radar systems (coherent and direct detection), atmospheric sensing, gas detection and characterization
  • Laser weapons
  • Highly stable lasers for laser radar and navigation (INS/GPS) in denied environments
  • Optical telescopes
  • Laser guidestars and electro-optical systems for astronom
  • General presentations on Government (US, EU, Asia, etc) requirements or development initiatives relative to optical technology
  • Space technology and application programs using electro-optics
  • Security sensor and application programs
  • National standards programs in optical metrology

Industrial

  • Metal processing including laser welding, cutting, annealing and drilling
  • Semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing including lithography, inspection, defect analysis and repair, vias
  • Laser marking of materials including plastics, metals and silicon
  • Materials processing including rapid prototyping, micromachining and process control using optical systems
  • Novel applications of thin film coatings
  • Metrology and fabrication techniques for optics and thin film coatings
  • Navigation sensing
  • Entertainment and display including laser video projectors, light shows, laser TV, and display holograms
  • Consumer applications including telecom, data storage, laser printing, and image recording

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