PhAST 2007

CLEO/QELS and PhAST continue to be the preeminent events for those in the lasers and electro-optics community. Combining more than 1,800 presentations with 325 exhibitors from around the world for the 2007 event, the conferences brought together the leading minds from science and business and introduced important new research developments and corporate achievements.

A record-breaking year for paper submissions, the content presented at the show unveiled some of the most innovative advancements in fundamental science – from taking real-time remote THz imaging to the 25m mark to creating the shortest attosecond pulse to date. Exhibitors showcased technological breakthroughs, including Thorlabs' PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award Winner, the Adaptive Optical Scanning Microscope (ASOM). 5,200 scientists, educators, students and business leaders came to this year’s event to keep on the pulse of the field’s important corporate and research developments.

The milestones reported at CLEO/QELS and PhAST 2007 reverberated through the industry and are certain to provide foundations for exciting future technologies. We look forward to seeing what next year holds at the 2008 event in San Jose, CA, May 4-9.