high-quality papers to the conference. So far I have not seen problems in the peer-review process, which is surprising given
THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT A PAPER IN A PEER- REVIEW PROCESS HAS ATTRACTED MORE HIGH- QUALITY PAPERS TO THE CONFERENCE.
LIA President Yongfeng Lu of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is once again chair of the Nanomanufacturing Conference. “We have presenters covering different areas of laser nanomaterial applications,” he notes. “These studies present the role of lasers in a variety of advanced applications, including nanoelectronics, photonic crystals, optoelectronics, sensors and plasmonic devices.”
The traditional slate of short courses provides a primer on a variety of fronts. “Talks generally provide a great deal of background knowledge for novices as well as experts of other I consider to be of particular interest today and what I, as a researcher, experience to have the greatest impact on the development of laser application technology. There are probably very few participants who are actually experts in all the topics covered in this session. It is the diversity of topics that makes this session interesting.”
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Always intriguing are ICALEO’s opening and closing plenary sessions; this year’s congress will open with three talks spotlighting ultra high-precision photonic applications and end with a focus on unusual laser applications, including a presentation on the effect of CO2
irradiation on surface and
“The plenary sessions have been set up with recommendations from all conference chairs,” Kaierle notes. In the plenary session, we are always looking to feature a variety of topics ranging from nano to macro, while also having internationally top-ranked presenters able to provide us with new insights in different areas of photonics applications.
Another highlight of every ICALEO is the presentation of LIA’s Arthur L. Schawlow award, this year being bestowed upon recent LIA Past President Reinhart Poprawe, managing director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT).
“It is a great honor to receive this recognition and be associated so directly with the very best in lasers — the Nobel Prize winner and laser inventor Arthur L. Schawlow,” Poprawe says. “Having been caught up in the fascination of lasers in 1976 while visiting the Shiva laser at Lawrence Livermore, I immediately thought, ‘This is wonderful energy; there must be very many more things we can do with that!’ I committed my professional life to the development and application of lasers in university, in industry and at Fraunhofer.”
Meanwhile, the annual Business Forum & Panel Discussion, led by How to Build a Sustainable Business Based on Your Laser Idea and will feature insights from highly successful laser entrepreneurs who have “survived many downturns” in their careers.
companies starting with short-pulse lasers and ultra-short pulse lasers. But a lot of small companies still start with one laser industrial-ready lasers and build special machinery and partner with an OEM laser company. A great opportunity is to start with a laser welding or laser tube-cutting business.”
Of course, networking remains a key attraction of ICALEO, which offers numerous opportunities to interact with representatives from sponsor companies like IPG Photonics Corporation, SPI Lasers, TRUMPF, Inc., Coherent, JDSU and Spectra-Physics. from all sectors of the laser industry at the Sunday Welcome Celebration, Monday evening President’s Reception, the Tuesday night Vendor Reception, LIA’s morning running club and the Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon on Wednesday.
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