Short Course Chairs
James R. Leger, Univ. of Minnesota, USA
Keith Williams, NRL, USA

The CLEO/QELS Short Course Program includes a range of topic areas at a variety of educational levels. This year's program has courses for the experienced professional looking to gain insight into a new field, or for the student looking to gain an edge by learning from an industry expert. Accomplished instructors will highlight areas such as Quantum Information - Technologies and Applications, Biological and Chemical Sensing for Homeland Security, High Power Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers, and many more. Short Courses are an excellent opportunity to learn about new products, cutting-edge technology and vital information at the forefront of the laser science and electro-optics fields. Additionally, Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Demonstrate your commitment to education and advancement in the field of lasers and electro-optics by earning CEUs. Certificates awarding CEUs are presented to all individuals who complete a Short Course, CEU form and course evaluation. Forms will be available on-site.

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Short Course Schedule

Sunday, May 6, 2007

9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
SC136 Understanding Lasers and Critical Optical Components, Shaoul Ezekiel, MIT, USA
SC200 Laser Remote Sensing, Philip Gatt, Timothy Carrig; Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, USA

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
SC164 THz Technology, Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State Univ., USA
SC189 Quantum Technologies, Ian Walmsley, Univ. of Oxford, UK
SC197 Radio Over Fiber Communications, Dalma Novak, Pharad, USA
NEW! SC300 Silicon Photonics, Bahram Jalali, Univ. of California at Los Angeles, USA

4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
SC199 Micro- and Nano-Machined Optics, Ernst-Bernhard Kley, Inst. of Applied Physics, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Germany
SC271 Quantum Information - Technologies and Applications, Prem Kumar, Northwestern Univ., USA; Matthew Goodman, Telcordia Technologies, USA
SC272 Biological and Chemical Sensing for Homeland Security, Stephen Lane, Lawrence Livermore Natl. Lab/Univ. of California at Davis, USA; Thomas Huser; Univ. of California at Davis, USA
NEW! SC301 Quantum Cascade Lasers: From Band Structure Engineering to Commercialization, Federico Capasso, Harvard Univ., USA

Monday, May 7, 2007

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
SC147 Optical Fiber Communication Systems, Alan Willner, Univ. of Southern California, USA
CANCELLED SC165 Laser Diode-Pumped Solid-State Lasers, Larry Marshall, Arasor, USA
SC221 Nano-Photonics: Physics and Techniques, Axel Scherer, Caltech, USA
NEW! SC302 MetaMaterials, Vladimir M. Shalaev, Purdue Univ., USA

9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
SC219 Understanding Laser-Based Sensors, Shaoul Ezekiel, MIT, USA

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
SC123 Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers and Raman Fiber Amplifiers, John Zyskind, JDSU, USA
SC149 Foundations of Nonlinear Optics, Robert Fisher, R. A. Fisher Associates, USA
SC157 Laser Beam Analysis, Propagation and Shaping Techniques, James R. Leger, Univ. of Minnesota, USA
SC160 Microwave Photonics, Keith Williams, NRL, USA
SC167 Advances in VCSELs and Microcavity Lasers, Kent D. Choquette, Univ. of Illinois, USA; Weng Chow, Sandia Natl. Labs, USA
SC194 Photonic Crystal Fibers and Devices, Benjamin J. Eggleton, Univ. of Sydney, Australia

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
SC163 Practical OPOs, Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh, Inst. de Ciencies Fotoniques, Spain; Malcolm Dunn, Univ. of St. Andrews, UK
SC166 Photonic Crystal Devices and Integrated Circuits, Dennis Prather, Univ. of Delaware, USA
SC191 Tissue Optics: Fundamentals and Applications to Biomedical Optical and Laser Diagnostics, Valery V. Tuchin, Saratov State Univ., Russian Federation
SC192 Fiber Optic Sensors: Principles and Applications, Michel Digonnet, Stanford Univ., USA
SC196 Solid-State Lighting, Ghassan Jabbour, Arizona State Univ., USA; E. Fred Schubert, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., USA
SC220 Diffractive Optics, Design, Analysis and Applications, James R. Leger, Univ. of Minnesota, USA
SC270 High Power Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers, W. Andrew Clarkson, Optoelectronics Res. Ctr., UK

1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
SC143 Introductory and Intermediate Topics in Polarized Light, Robert Fisher, R. A. Fisher Associates, USA
SC153 Quasi-Phasematching for Wavelength Conversion and All-Optical Nonlinear Processing, Peter G.R. Smith, Univ. of Southampton, UK
SC154 Quantum Well Devices for Optics and Optoelectronics, David A. B. Miller, Stanford Univ., USA
SC155 Ultrashort Laser Pulse Measurement, Rick Trebino, Georgia Tech, USA
SC182 Biomedical Optical Diagnostics and Sensing, Thomas Huser, Univ. of California at Davis, USA
SC198 Packaging of Optoelectronic Components, Andreas Rose, Ondine Biopharma Corp., USA
SC245 New Directions in Nanoscale Lithography and Pattern Transfer, Steven Brueck, Univ. of New Mexico, USA

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Attendee Testimonials

"Outstanding Presentation - engaging, clear and comprehensive."
Attendee of SC136 Understanding Lasers and Critical Optical Components instructed by Shaoul Ezekiel

"Very informative analogies and references. Build-up was very progressive and easy to understand."
Attendee of SC154 Quantum Well Devices for Optics and Optoelectronics instructed by David Miller

"Very interesting material. Very challenging for any non-science/engineering professional."
Attendee of SC189 Quantum Technologies instructed by Ian Walmsley

"Tremendous practical experience. Deep understanding of material and industry. This guy has been there!"
Attendee of SC198 Packaging of Optoelectronic Components instructed by Andreas Rose

"A very comprehensive course giving us good insight into ultrashort pulse measurement. A very well delivered course."
Attendee of SC155 Ultrashort Laser Pulse Measurement instructed by Rick Trebino

"Good course! Gave me a good introduction to imaging technologies used in the biomedical field."
Attendee of SC182 Biomedical Optical Diagnostics and Sensing instructed by Thomas Huser