-- Nanophotonics
-- Optics and Optomechanics
-- Organic Materials
-- Metrology
-- Detectors and Imaging Devices
-- Optical Instrumentation
-- Illumination Engineering and Solid State Lighting (SSL)
-- Solar and Hydrogen Energy
The opening plenary talk on August 26, "Technology to Enable our Solar
Technology Future" is being delivered by Thomas Feist, GE Global Research.
Feist will give an assessment of the current state of the art in the field
and show that photovoltaic technology has achieved an important role in
real world applications.
Also the evening of Sunday August 26, Marlan Scully of Texas A&M University
and Princeton University will present "The Concept of the Photon -
Updated." Recent developments view basic photon physics as much deeper
than simple 'classical wave plus vacuum fluctuations' picture. In this talk
Scully will revisit the photon concept based on examples from these sources
as well as recent work on Dicke superradiance in the one photon limit.
Nanotechnology is the spotlight of several stimulating plenary speakers on
Monday 27 August. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Pennsylvania State University, will
present "Brave New Nanoworld, Without Apologies to Aldous Huxley."
Lakhtakia contends that scientific progress has inspired futurists for
centuries to conjure visions of utopias and dystopias. The emergence of
nanosciences and nanotechnologies is bringing us closer to the realization
of both types of visions, and their confluence with life sciences as well
as information sciences.
Other nanotechnology sessions will focus on new tools for diagnosing and
treating cancer, optically driven mechanical systems at nano-scale, and
commercialization of nanotechnology from a business perspective.
Solar energy is a big topic at Optics + Photonics, including a plenary
session August 27 during which key principles from the major companies
making headlines in the field of energy speak, such as Eco-Engineers, Inc.
(Warren Reynolds); Spectrolab, Inc. (Richard King); SunPower Corp. (Doug
Rose); SunEdison (Mark Culpepper); Applied Materials (Winfried Hoffmann);
along with NREL's consultant Steve Eglash, and Tokyo Univ. of Science's
Hinonori Arakawa.
On Wednesday, 29 August, Kristina Johnson, who was recently named provost
at Johns Hopkins University, will give a plenary presentation on 3D home
theatre systems. The state of the art in stereoscopic and holographic 3D
displays will be reviewed and compared.
The Optics + Photonics exhibition runs August 28 through August 30,
starting at 10:00 am daily, with a career fair August 28 and 29, all at the
San Diego Convention Center.
For further information about Optics + Photonics or other SPIE events,
please visit SPIE.org
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