Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources (MICS)
Events
Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources (MICS)
12 April 2024 – 14 April 2024 | Hotel Savoyen Vienna, Vienna, Austria
The Mid-IR spectrum covering wavelengths from ~2 µm up to THz has become a region of increased interest in recent years.
The region is rich in spectroscopic fingerprints of molecules, which are used to identify pollutants for chemical, environmental and medical diagnostics, for process control, as well as for safety, security and defense applications.
The meeting focuses on the most recent advances in mid-IR to THz science and technology, including the latest developments in solid-state, fiber and gas lasers, semiconductor and quantum cascade lasers, nonlinear materials, frequency conversion devices and parametric sources, high-energy and high-intensity lasers, integrated photonics for frequency combs and continuum generation, as well as the application of mid-IR and THz sources in remote sensing, spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, frequency synthesis, imaging and biomedicine.
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Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources (MICS)
Topics
Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources (MICS)
- Materials for mid-IR and THz Sources:
- Active ion-doped dielectric and semiconductor crystals
- Semiconductor materials and structures
- Specialty nonlinear fibers
- Nanomaterials
- Nonlinear optical materials and structures
- Mid-IR and THz Coherent Sources:
- Semiconductor lasers
- Mid-IR and THz quantum cascade lasers
- Optically pumped semiconductor lasers
- Solid-state and fiber lasers
- Gas lasers
- Optical parametric oscillators and amplifiers
- Ultrashort pulse lasers and frequency combs
- High-intensity ultrafast sources
- High-power, high-energy sources
- Broadband and continuum sources
- Synchrotron radiation sources
- Integrated photonics for frequency combs and continuum generation
- THz generation with ultrashort pulsed lasers and nonlinear optics
- Nonclassical mid-IR sources
- Metamaterial enabled mid-IR technology
- Applications of mid-IR and THz Sources in:
- Remote sensing, imaging, astronomy
- Spectroscopy, trace gas detection, breath analysis
- Optical frequency synthesis, comb spectroscopy
- Laser surgery, biomedicine
- Materials processing
- Optical microscopy, biophotonics
- Nonlinear optics, attoscience
- Filamentation in solids and gases
- Laser-plasma interaction
Plenary
Allen Weeks
ELI ERIC
Lighting the Way: Advances at ELI and Beyond
This talk will present recent advancements at the ELI Facilities since the beginning of the ELI User Programme in 2022. This includes primary laser systems and secondary sources serving various research fields, encompassing not only a broad range of physics, but also chemistry, biology and materials science. We will discuss the performance of this new generation of sources at ELI’s facilities, how they are providing unprecedented tools to tackle these challenges and new, disruptive technologies. Furthermore, the talk will venture into the future, outlining the visionary paths that laser and light source technology are set to embark upon. This includes an overview of the expected technical achievements in the next 24 months, as informed by contributions from various ELI facilities and partner facilities. These advances promise to further elevate our collective capability to probe the mysteries of the universe, from the smallest particles to the grandest cosmic phenomena.
Ulrich Schramm
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Advancement of High Intensity Laser Driven Particle Accelerators to Application Readiness
Improved control of high intensity laser beam parameters on target recently enabled
proton energies beyond 100 MeV, dose-controlled in-vivo radiobiology experiments and
seeded FEL demonstration, which will be discussed jointly with the underlying physics.
Alexander Gaeta
Columbia University
Chip-Based Comb Spectroscopy
Recent advances in integrated photonics will allow for a new class of spectroscopic sources, such as optical frequency combs, which will enable high-precision spectroscopic instruments in highly robust, compact and portable platforms.
Marla Dowell
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Advancing Metrology for Microelectronics: CHIPS Metrology Program
Under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, NIST is expanding its support of the microelectronics technology and manufacturing ecosystem by developing, advancing and deploying measurement technologies that are accurate, precise and fit-for-purpose.
Invited Speakers
Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources (MICS)
- Ajanta Barh, DTU Electro, Denmark
Low-noise SESAM-mode locked Cr:ZnS Lasers
- Jens Biegert, ICFO -Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Spain
Novel Coherent Intense Light Sources and their Applications
- Ingo Breunig, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Mid-infrared Whispering Gallery Optical Parametric Oscillators
- Takuro Ideguchi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Mid-infrared Photothermal Quantitative Phase Imaging with Nanosecond Lasers
- François Légaré, INRS-Energie Mat & Tele Site Varennes, Canada
Mid-infrared Frequency Domain Optical Parametric Amplifier
- Haida Liang, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
Multimodal Spectroscopic Imaging for Archaeology, Art History & Cultural Heritage Conservation
- Jeffrey Moses, Cornell University, United States
High Quantum Efficiency Mid-IR Parametric Amplification via Hybridized Nonlinear Optics
- Myriam Raybaut, Office Natl d'Etudes Rech Aerospatiales, France
Differential Absorption Lidar for Water Vapour and HDO Sensing Based on 1.98µm Parametric Sources
- Clara Saraceno, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany
Novel Ultrafast 2 µm Sources for THz Generation
- Benedikt Schwarz, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
QCL Lasers/detectors and Lab-on-chip Mid-IR Platforms
- Sergei Tochitsky, University of California Los Angeles, United States
High-power Ultrashort Pulse LWIR Lasers and Applications
Student Paper Award
The Optica Foundation Student Paper Competition
The congress recognizes the next generation of scientists through a student presentation competition. To qualify for an award, the paper must have been presented by an undergraduate or graduate student of an educational institution of collegiate grade.
The papers submitted to the competition were reviewed during the standard Technical Program Committee (TPC) review process and up to 4 finalists were selected. After the papers are presented, the Program Committee members will make their selections based on content quality, value to the technical community of interest and the students' presentation skills.
Congratulations to the Winners!
High-Intensity Lasers and High-Field Phenomena (HILAS)
Josephine Monzac, Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée, France
Wednesday, March 13, 10:30 - 12:30
Significant Increase of Performances of a kHz Laser-Plasma Accelerator Using a H2 Plasma
Compact (EUV and X-Ray) Light Sources (EUVXRAY)
Wilhelm Focko Eschen, GSI GmbH, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany
Wednesday, March 13, 13:30 - 15:30
High-Speed, High-Resolution and Material-Specific Coherent EUV Imaging Using a High-Order Harmonic Source
Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources (MICS)
Marko Perestjuk, Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon, RMIT University, France
Tuesday, March 12, 16:30 - 17:30
Comparison of GST and Sb2S3 Phase Change Materials for Reconfigurable Integrated Mid-Infrared Supercontinuum Sources
