Tuesday Wrap Up

Plenary Session I — Optics Luminaries Light Up the Stage at CLEO

Welcoming the attendees to CLEO: 2015, CLEO Science and Innovation Co-Chair Dr. Thomas Schibli talked about the expanding economic impact of the field of optics in the world.

"In 2014, global revenues in U.S. dollars for optics and photonics components and optics-enabled equipment was $480 billion," said Schibli. "CLEO offers the opportunity to present groundbreaking research, share ideas and hear from global leaders in the field of lasers and electro-optics. In addition, exhibit floor and plenary sessions will showcase many new and innovative technologies and services that are changing the face of our industry."

Monday's first plenary session also featured presentations from four leading innovators in the field of optics, including three 2014 Nobel Laureates. These presentations included:

• "Electrons in Atomically Thin Two-Dimensional Crystals" by Dr. Tony Heinz, Stanford University, USA
• "Nanoscopy with Focused Light" by Dr. Stefan W. Hell, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany
• "Light Paves the Way to Single-Molecule Detection and Photocontrol, Foundations of Super-Resolution Microscopy" by Dr. William E. Moerner, Stanford University, USA
• "Imaging Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution" by Dr. Eric Betzig, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA

"It was my great honor to introduce our Nobel Laureates during the first plenary presentation at CLEO: 2015. This was their first appearance together since their Nobel session in Stockholm and Uppsala where they presented their achievements in this order, starting with the principles and culminating with astounding movies and data."

Plenary Session II — Tuesday, 12 May, 13:30 – 14:30, Grand Ballroom

Hiroshi Amano, Nagoya University, Japan
Nobel Prize Winner in Physics 2014
Topic: Current and Future of Solid State Lighting

Amano, an International Year of Light special session speaker, will discuss the current problems with LED lighting. He will offer insights on new lighting technologies, which address these problems.

Steven Chu, Stanford University, USA
Nobel Prize Winner in Physics 1997
Topic: Microscopy 2.0

One of the major problems in the detailed molecular understanding of the biology of genomes is that we cannot currently see what a protein does, where it is and how it moves. As a result, most functional conclusions about a protein are necessarily indirect. In recent years, the invention of new imaging technologies is having a profound impact on biological sciences. Chu will discuss how a revolution in optical and electron microscopy will provide the tools that can have a profound impact on biology, biomedicine and bioengineering.

CLEO: Market Focus

The CLEO: Market Focus program focuses on the latest trends in the photonics marketplace and provides a forum to discuss new products and emerging technologies and markets. Presentations discuss the latest in photonics products and services that play an important role in the industry and hold future business potential.

CLEO: Market Focus, which runs through Thursday, 14 May, is organized into four panel discussions. The program begins today with an exploration of various types of spectroscopy ranging from high-performance spectroscopy, non-linear spectroscopic techniques, atmospheric monitoring, spectroscopy in industrial applications and miniaturized spectrometers with emphasis on emerging trends, innovative activities and market opportunities.

Panel I: Spectroscopy and Gas Sensing
Tuesday, 12 May, 15:00-17:00, Exhibit Hall
Moderator: Merrill Apter, Gooch & Housego, USA

• Presenter: William Yang, President and CEO, BaySpec, Inc., USA
  Topic: Miniaturization in Spectroscopy: From Lab Based Large Instruments Towards Handheld/Portable Optical Tricorder
• Presenter: Jeff Fanton, Director of Engineering, ReVera Inc, USA
  Topic: X-ray Photo-electron Spectroscopy
• Presenter: Aman Satija, Purdue University, USA
  Topic: Nanosecond, Femtosecond, High-repetition Rate CARS and Spectroscopic Measurements using Polarization Spectroscopy and its Applications in Combustion Diagnostics
• "Imaging Life at High Spatiotemporal Resolution" by Dr. Eric Betzig, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA