CLEO: Applications Invited Speakers

Plenary Speaker

A New Portal on the Universe–Laser Adaptive Optics, Douglas Simons; Gemini Observatory, USA

Biomedical Invited Speakers

Tutorial Speaker

AMB1, Endoscopic Confocal Microscopy of GI Cancers for Diagnosis and Directed Therapy, Chris Contag; Stanford Univ., USA

Invited Speakers

AMA3, Retinal Prosthesis - Restoring Vision to the Blind, Robert Greenberg; Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., USA

AMA4, Biomedical Engineering, Sohi Rastegar; Natl. Science Foundation, USA

AMC3, Innovative Combined Sensing and Imaging Approaches in Biophotonics, Ilko K. Ilev; Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA

AMD1, Optical Spectroscopy for the Diagnosis of Cancer, Urs Utzinger; Univ. of Arizona, USA

AMD4, Functional Imaging and Monitoring of Brain and Breast with Diffuse Light, Arjun Yodh; Univ. of Pennsylvania, USA

Environment/energy

Tutorial Speakers

AThA1, Laser Fusion for Laser Jocks: Basic Principles of a Laser Application Meeting a Grand Challenge, Jonathan D. Zuegel; Lab for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, USA

AThA2, Fusion Energy - Laser Systems Required to Harness the Power of the Sun, Andy J. Bayramian; Lawrence Livermore Natl. Lab, USA

Invited Speakers

JThJ1, Automatic Recognition of Diverse 3-D Objects and Analysis of Large Urban Scenes Using Ground and Aerial LIDAR Sensors, Yuri Owechko, Swarup Medasani, Thommen Korah; HRL Labs, LLC, USA

JThJ2, High Pulse-Energy Atmospheric Aerosol Lidar at 1.5-Microns Wavelength: Opportunities for Innovation from a Meteorologist’s Perspective, Shane D. Mayor; California State Univ. at Chico, USA

JTuB1, Next-Generation Solar Cells, Jeff Nause; Cermet, Inc., USA

AFA1, Laser Imaging inside Engines for Advanced Direct Injection Gasoline Engine Development, Michael Drake; General Motors Global Res. and Development, USA

Government Programs (includes Defense/Security)

Invited Speakers

JThH1, Challenges to Making High-Power Solid-State Lasers, John M. Slater; Schafer Corp., USA

AWA1, Counterfeit Money Detection by Intrinsic Fluorescence Lifetime, Michael J. Levene, Thomas Chia; Yale Univ., USA

Industrial

Tutorial Speaker

ATuA1, Optical Fiber Communications: From Content Creation to Consumption, David Piehler; Fields and Waves, USA

Invited Speakers

ATuB1, Challenges in Design and Testing of Coherent Receivers, Robert Marsland; Optametra, LLC, USA

JTuC1, Applications in Precision Machining - Factors in ns/ps Choice, Stephen Lee, Colin Moorhouse, Leonard Migliore; Coherent, Inc., USA

AFA4, Laser Produced Plasma Light Sources for EUV Lithography, Bruno La Fontaine, Nigel R. Farrar; Cymer Inc., USA

AFB1, Optical Damage Testing Using High-Power Lasers, Ramesh Shori; Naval Air Systems Command, USA

AFB4, Optical Coatings for MEMS Devices, Michael Helmbrecht; Iris AO, Inc., USA