OVERVIEW
This
ten-day summer school aims to bring together PhD students and young
postdoctoral researchers from a diverse range of fields relevant to the
study of ultrafast nonlinear optics.
The core programme will consist of lectures by internationally renowned
experts, supplemented by workshops, poster presentations and informal
discussion sessions. The programme aims to enable the exchange of new
ideas across these fields.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 31 JAN 2010
Topics include:
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Attosecond generation and high-field science Ultrafast quantum control Characterization of ultrashort optical pulses Femtosecond frequency combs & applications Advances in ultrafast laser sources Applications of ultrafast lasers in biomedical imaging Materials processing using ultrafast lasers |
Ultrafast nonlinear fibre optics Coherent X-ray imaging Ultrafast laser refractive index modification & applications Nonlinearity & wavelength conversion in fibres Applications of ultra-intense short laser pulses Tunable ultra-broadband pulse generation & applications
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Distinguished lecturers (confirmed to date):
Prof. Ursula Keller (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Prof. Ken Ledingham (University of Strathclyde, UK)
Dr Thomas Udem (Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Germany)
Prof. Jon Marangos (Imperial College London, UK)
Prof. John Dudley (Université de Franche-Comté, France)
Prof. Margaret Murnane (JILA, USA)
Prof. Wolfgang Drexler (Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria)
Prof. Giulio Cerullo (Politecnico de Milano, Italy)
Prof. Ian Walmsley (University of Oxford, UK)
Prof. Stefan Nolte (Universität Jena, Germany)
Dr William Wadsworth (University of Bath, UK)
Prof. Phil Bucksbaum (Stanford University, USA)
Prof. Wilson Sibbett (University of St Andrews, UK)
Prof. Ajoy
Kar (Heriot-Watt University, UK)
The School will also feature an 'Industry Focus' event
This will feature a keynote address from Thomas M. Baer (Stanford University, USA & President of the Optical Society of America)
VENUE
The main Heriot-Watt University campus is situated in Edinburgh, approximately 6 miles from the city centre. All lectures and many social events in the School will be held in Heriot-Watt's new state-of-the-art Graduate Centre, opened in 2009. As well as a fully-equipped auditorium, the Graduate Centre provides a variety of social and study areas for the students, all enabled with WiFi access.
Fees
Full fees for the 10 day Summer School, including all meals and accommodation are £950.
Bursary awards of up to £475 are available to qualifying PhD students and early stage postdocs.
International scientific organizing committee
Prof. Jonathan Knight (University of Bath, UK)
Prof. Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh (ICFO, Barcelona, Spain)
Prof. Günter Steinmeyer (Max Born Institute, Berlin, Germany)
Dr Scott Diddams (NIST, USA)
Prof. Uwe Morgner (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany)
Dr Christophe Dorrer (University of Rochester, USA)
Prof. Andreas Tünnermann (Universität Jena, Germany)
Prof. Wilson Sibbett (University of St Andrews, UK)
Dr Helen Margolis (National Physical Laboratory, UK)
Local organizing committee
Prof. Derryck Reid (Heriot-Watt University, UK)
Dr Dave Townsend (Heriot-Watt University, UK)
Dr Henry Bookey (Heriot-Watt University, UK)
Dr Robert Thomson (Heriot-Watt University, UK)