Photonics Spectra - March 2011

HAPPENINGS

PAPERS

+ 49 69 6603 1466; info@emva.org; www.emva.org.

SPIE Laser Damage (September 18-21) Boulder, Colorado Deadline: abstracts, April 8

Organizers of SPIE Laser Damage are accepting papers on laser-induced damage and related issues, including photonic bandgap materials, high-power fiber lasers, fibers for high-power laser applications, multilayer thin films, nonlinear optical and laser host materials, measurement protocols, materials characterization and contamination of optical components. Contact SPIE, +1 (360) 676-3290; customerservice@spie.org; spie.org.

22nd Annual SEMI/IEEE Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (May 15-18) Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Contact Marlene Sibley, +1 (202) 289-0440; msibley @ semi.org; www.semi.org/asmc2011.

ECOC 2011 (September 18-22) Geneva Deadline: paper submission, April 14, noon EST (17:00 GMT)

The technical program committee of the 37th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication invites original unpublished papers for oral and poster presentation. The conference will address new fiber-based components, modulation schemes for high-speed transmission, and 100- Gb/s Ethernet and broadband access. Contact ECOC 2011, c/o Electrosuisse, + 41 44 956 11 11; ecoc2011@electrosuisse.ch; www.ecoc2011.org.

21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (May 15-19) Ottawa. Contact Nicole Lamoureux, +1 (613) 828-6274, Ext. 232; info@ofs21.com; www.ofs21.org.

LightFair 2011 (May 15-19) Philadelphia. Contact AMC Inc., +1 (404) 220-2822; tarak@lightfair.com; www.lightfair.com.

Photonics Ireland 2011 (September 7-9) Dublin, Ireland Deadline: abstract submissions, April 20

Abstracts are sought for Photonics Ireland 2011, which will cover many of the photonics areas being studied in Irish universities and institutes of technology. Areas to be considered include imaging, biophotonics, quantum optics, photonic materials and devices, nanophotonics and plasmonics, laser material interactions and optical communication systems. Contact Liam Barry, Dublin City University, +353 1 700 5431; barryl@eeng.dcu.ie; elm.eeng.dcu.ie/~photonic.

Fifth International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics (May 15-20) Busan, South Korea. Contact Secretariat, +82 2 880 6595; spp5.2011@gmail.com; www.spp5.org.

Display Week 2011: 49th SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition (May 15-20) Los Angeles. Contact Mark Goldfarb, +1 (212) 460-8090, Ext. 202; mark@sid.org; www.sid2011.org.

APRIL

Measurements for Laser Safety Course (April 12) Cincinnati. Contact Rockwell Laser Industries, +1 (800) 945-2737; International: +1 (513) 271-1568; Fax: +1 (513) 271-1598; www.rli.com.

pira-international.com; www.intertech pira.com.

SPIE Defense, Security + Sensing (April 25-29) Orlando, Fla. Contact SPIE, +1 (360) 676-3290; customerservice@spie.org; spie.org.

Photonix Expo & Conference (April 13-15) Tokyo. Consists of 11th Fiber Optics Expo; Fourth Laser + Applications Expo; Fourth Optics Expo; First Optical Sensor Technology Expo; and First Medical Photonics Expo. Contact Mitsuru Takazawa, Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd., +81 3 3349 8549; photonics@reedexpo.co.jp; www.photonics japan.jp/en.

Photonics North 2011 (May 16-20) Ottawa. Collocated with the 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, Photovoltaics and the International Meeting on Information Photonics. Contact Michel Walters, +1 (418) 522-8182, Ext. 22; michel.walters@conferium.com; www.photonics north.com.

SPIE/OSA European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (May 22-26) Munich, Germany. Contact SPIE, +1 (360) 676-3290; customerservice@spie.org; spie.org.

SPIE Microtechnologies (April 18-20) Prague, Czech Republic. Contact SPIE, +1 (360) 676-3290; customerservice@spie.org; spie.org.

CREOL Industrial Affiliates Day (April 29) Orlando, Fla. Contact CREOL, +1 (407) 823-6800; info@creol.ucf.edu; www.creol.ucf.edu.

MAY
CLEO/QELS 2011 (May 1-6)
Baltimore. Contact Optical Society of America,
+1 (202) 416-1907; custserv@osa.org;
www.cleoconference.org.

Laser World of Photonics (May 23-26) Munich, Germany. Contact Sabine Kallup, Munich International Trade Fairs, +1 (646) 437-1012; skallup@munich-tradefairs.com; www.munich-tradefairs.com.

SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics (April 18-21) Prague, Czech Republic. Contact SPIE, +1 (360) 676-3290; customer service@spie.org; spie.org.

12th International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations (May 2-6) Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Contact Conference organizers, icssur2011 @ gmail.com; www.icssur2011.ufscar.br.

Photonica 2011: Sixth International Specialized Exhibition for Laser, Optical and Optoelectronic Technologies (April 18-21) Moscow. Contact Viola Baumgärtner, IMAG, + 49 89 949 22 337; viola.baumgaertner@imag.de; www.photonica- expo.com.

International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics (May 3-7) Braga, Portugal. Contact Manuel Filipe Costa, +351 253 604 070; aop2011@spidof.pt; www.myeos.org/node/3883.

SPIE Optical Metrology (May 24-26) Munich, Germany. Collocated with Laser World of Photonics 2011. Contact SPIE Europe, + 44 29 2089 4747; info@spieeurope.org; spie.org/eomcall.

Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging (May 9-11) Tokyo.

Contact Optical Society of America, +1 (202)

223-8130; info@osa.org; www.osa.org.

ISPDI 2011, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging (May 24-26) Beijing. Contact Zhao Xue-yan, +86 22 5862 5201; conf@cnoenet.com; www.ispdiconf.org.

Laser Expo 2011 (April 20-22) Yokohama, Japan. Contact the Laser Society of Japan, +81 6 6878 3070; lsj-admin@lsj.or.jp; www.laser.optronicsjp.com.

SPIE Optifab (May 9-12)

Rochester, N. Y. Contact SPIE, +1 (360) 676-

3290; customerservice@spie.org; spie.org.

Interactive Displays 2011 (April 25-26) Sacramento, Calif. Contact John Buss, IntertechPira, +1 (202) 309-7296; john.buss

Ninth EMVA Business Conference 2011

(May 13-14) Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Contact European Machine Vision Association,

55th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (May 31-June 3) Las Vegas. Contact Richard Blaikie, University of Canterbury, + 64 3 364 3274; richard.blaikie @ canterbury.ac.nz; eipbn.org.