2005 Invited Speakers

PhAST 2006 featured invited speakers in two Extended Tracks and three One-Day Symposia, composed exclusively of invited talks.

THREE-DAY EXTENDED TRACKS

PhAST 1: Lasers in Manufacturing
Lasers in Inkjet and Beyond; Cary G. Addington, Hewlett-Packard Co., USA
Techniques and Applications of Laser Micro-Processing at the Micron and Sub-Micron Level; Heather Booth, Exitech Ltd., UK
High Repetition Rate Micromachining of Dielectrics and Ceramics with Ultrafast Lasers; Heinz Huber, Munich Univ. of Applied Science, Germany; Sandra Zoppel, Vorarlberg Univ. of Applied Sciences, Austria; Max Lederer, Joerg Smolenski, Robert Braunschweig, Daniel Kopf, High Q Laser P roduction GmbH, Austria
Laser Applications in GE; Marshall G. Jones, GE Global Res., USA
Processing of Semiconductor Materials, Ceramics, PCB Materials, BioMEMS, Microfluidics; Robert F. Hainsey, Electro Scientific Industries, USA
Fiber Laser Microcutting with Pulsed Synchronized Output; Klaus Kleine, Laserline Inc., USA; Jason Fox, Univ. of Liverpool, UK
Laser Crystallization for Flat Panel Displays; Brian Klene, David Knowles, TCZ TeamCymerZeiss, USA
Art to Part by Laser Direct Metal Deposition; Jyoti Mazumder, Bhaskar Dutta, POM Group, USA
Methods and Tools for Semiconductor Annealing and Silicon Thin Film Crystallization Using Solid-State Lasers; Peter Oesterlin, Innovavent, Germany

PhAST 2: Photonics in Homeland and National Security
The Civil Air Patrol's ARCHER Hyperspectral System; Drew Alexa, Civil Air Patrol, USA
Requirements and Current Approaches to Early Warning Biodetection for Facility Defense; Susanna Gordon, Sandia Nat'l Lab., USA
Photonics Sensor Market Potential in Homeland Security Applications; David Krohn, Light Wave Venture, LLC, USA
Third Generation Infrared Sensors; Joe Pellegrino, US Army Night Vision Lab, USA
Florescence-Based Triggers for Bio-Sensing; Dave Silcott, S3I, USA
DHS Counter-MANPADS Overview and Status; Kerry Wilson, Dept. of Homeland Security, USA
ChemBio Sensors: Strategies and Issues for National Defense; Ngai Wong, DTRA, USA
THz Sources and Detectors for Homeland Security; Ruth Woodward, HT Consulting, UK

ONE-DAY SYMPOSIA

PhAST 3: Nanophotonics & Laser Optical Nanofabrication
Nanophotonics Technology for Realizing Futuristic Intelligent Integrated Microsystems; Ravi Athale, MITRE Corp., USA
Electro-Optic Polymer Technology for Low Power, High Speed, Large Bandwidth Optical Modulation; Raluca Dinu, Lumera Corp., USA
Title To Come; Larry Koecher, Nanonex, USA
The Role of Photonic Integration in Communications; David Welch, Infinera, Co., USA

PhAST 4: BioPhotonics Instrumentation
Funding Opportunities for Photonics at the NIH; Houston Baker, National Cancer Institute, USA
Photonics in the Biomedical Marketplace 2006; David Benaron, Spectros, USA
Optical Coherence Tomography; Brett Bouma, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Diffuse Optical Tomography; Elizabeth Hillman, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
In-vivo Optical Imaging of Small Animals; James Mansfield, CRI Inc., USA
Optical Cancer Diagnostics; Urs Utzinger, Univ. of Arizona, USA

PhAST 5: High-Power Super-Efficient Semiconductor Lasers
Recent Advances in High Power Semiconductor Lasers; Jason Farmer, nlight, USA
High Power, High Efficiency and Wavelength Stabilized Diode Lasers; Manoj Kanskar, Alfalight Inc., USA
High Power, High Efficiency Diode Lasers at JDSU; Matthew Peters, JDSU, USA
SHEDS Applications to High Average Power Lasers; Martin Stickly, DARPA, USA
Potential Implications of High-Power Lasers on Solid-State Lighting; Weng Chow, Mary Crawford, Art Fischer, Sandia Natl. Labs, USA; Mark Weckwerth, SpectraGenics Inc., USA
Optical Powering over Fiber Brings Laser Diodes into Whole New Markets; Jan-Gustav Werthen, JDSU, USA