2005 Invited Speakers

PhAST 2005 featured invited speakers in two extended Tracks and four One-Day Symposiums composed exclusively of invited talks.

EXTENDED TRACKS:

ONE-DAY SYMPOSIA:

Photonics in Homeland and National Security

Investment Themes in Homeland Security-Sensors and Photonics, John Dexheimer, First Analysis Ventures, USA.
DHS, HSARPA's Office of CBRNE Defense - Introduction and Opportunities, Mike McLoughlin, Dept. of Homeland Security, USA.
Optically-Based Biological Agent Sensors, John Carrano, DARPA, USA.
Applications of Optical Devices in DoD Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear Defense Systems, Dave Cullin, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, USA.
Non-Mechanical Laser Beam Control for Next-Generation Optical Systems, Terry Dorschner, Raytheon, USA.
Adaptive FPA: A Compact Spectral Imaging Sensor, William Gunning, Rockwell Science Co., USA.
Photonics Technologies for Water Disinfection and Contamination Treatment, Gordon Knight, Trojan Inc., Canada.
Sensor Fusion for Long-Range Airborne Reconnaissance, John Lee, NRL, USA.
High Resolution Digital and Laser Illuminated Imagery, Mike Perry, General Atomics, USA.
Terahertz Imaging and Its Applications, Mark Rosker, DARPA, USA.

Lasers in Manufacturing

Macro MP Market Overview, David Belforte, PennWell Corp., USA.
Laser Precision Machining and Systems Including Commercial Applications, Roisin Cheshire, Xsil Corp., Ireland.
Direct Writing of Biostructures, Douglas B. Chrisey, NRL, USA.
Industrial Fiber Lasers: New Developments and Applications, Denis Gapontsev, IPG Photonics, USA.
Comparison of Diode, Fiber and Solid-State Lasers for Material Processing Applications, Stefan Heinemann, Fraunhofer USA.
Laser Patterning for Touch Screen Manufacture, Nancy Lennhoff, 3M, USA.
Developments in Beam Shaping Applications Using Diffractive Optics for Microelectronics Manufacturing, Todd Lizotte, Hitachi Via Mechanics (USA), Inc., USA.
High Power Fiber Lasers, LN Durvasula, DARPA, USA.
Applications of Femtosecond Lasers in Micromachining of Transparent Solids and Manipulation of Biological Systems, Chris B. Schaffer, Univ. of California at San Diego, USA.

Photonics in Nanotechnology

An Overview of Nanotech Research at HP Labs, SY Wang, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, USA.
Nano-Imprint Lithography: From the Lab to the Factory, Norman Schumaker, Molecular Imprints, Inc., USA.
Laser Nanofabrication Beyond the Diffraction Limit, Yongfeng Lu, Univ. of Nebraska, USA.
Nanoelements Enabling Optical Devices, Ping Xie, NeoPhotonics, USA.
TBA, Cary Gunn, Luxtera, USA.

BioPhotonics Instrumentation

Cancer Imaging with Nobel Nanoparticles, Konstantin Sokolov, Univ. of Texas, USA.
Computer Imaging in Advanced Microscopy Applications, David Zahniser, Cytyc, USA.
Speed Bumps, Brick Walls, and Home Runs -- Biomedical Optics in the Marketplace 2005-2010, David A. Benaron, Spectros Corp., USA.
In vivo Brain Imaging in Alzheimer's Mouse Models, Brian Bacskai, MGH, USA.
Funding Opportunities in Biomedical Optics at NCI and NIH, Houston Baker, NCI/NIH, USA.
Documentation of Human Skin in Health and Disease with Spectroscopy and Imaging, Nikolaus Kollias, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., USA.

High Power Semiconductor Lasers

73% Power Conversion Efficiency from a 970nm Laser Diode Bar, Manoj Kanskar, Alfalight Inc., USA.
High Power Diode Pumps for Multi-KW Solid-State Lasers, Holger Schlueter, Trumpf Photonics, USA.
The Future for Efficient Diode Lasers, Martin Stickley, DARPA, USA.
High Performance Laser Diodes for Industrial Applications, Berthold Schmidt, Bookham Technology, Switzerland.
73% CW Wall-Plug Efficiency at High Powers from 0.94-µm and 0.98-µm Emitting Laser Diodes, Paul Crump, nLight Corp., USA.
Multi-Kilowatt CW Laser Diode Arrays, Edward F. Stephens, Northrop Grumman, USA.

Active Remote Sensing (Joint CLEO/PhAST Symposium)

Environmental Remote Sensing Using Active Laser Techniques, Sune Svanberg, Lund Inst. of Tech., Sweden.
Active Imaging for Gas Plume Visualization, Tom Kulp, Sandia Livermore, USA.
Standoff Sensing of Natural Gas Leaks: Evolution of the Remote Methane Leak Detector RMLD, Mickey Frish, Physical Sciences, Inc., USA.