2011 MIIPS Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Workshop

Michigan State University   August 19 - 21, 2011

 

 

Experience the cutting edge of ultrafast pulse shaping technology!  This summer, the Dantus Group will host the 2011 MIIPS Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Workshop.

                                                                    

The 2011 MIIPS Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Workshop will feature:

 

Prof. Andrew Weiner, Purdue University (Keynote Lecture)

The pulse shaper, from early concepts to the state of the art

 

Dr. Sukesh Roy, Spectral Energies LLC (Invited)

Applications of pulse shaping to gas phase sensing

 

Prof. Koji Hatanaka, Tokyo University (Invited)

Applications of pulse shaping to intense laser-matter interactions

 

Bai Nie (Dantus Research Group)

Three methods to characterize and compress femtosecond pulses with a pulse shaper

 

Dr. Dmitry Pestov, (Biophotonic Solutions Inc)

Multiple Independent Comb Shaping

 

Prof. Marcos Dantus, Michigan State University

Time resolved nonlinear intrapulse interferometry and its application to electronic coherence studies

 

Res. Prof. Vadim V. Lozovoy, Michigan State University

Computer simulation of the most interesting pulse shaping experiments

 

2011 MIIPS Workshop Program (PDF)

2011 MIIPS Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Press Release (PDF)

Ultrafast lasers have been the subject of two Nobel Prizes and are used in all scientific fields of research. Applications of ultrafast lasers, ranging from multiphoton microscopy to nonlinear spectroscopy, require precise pulse characterization and delivery of pulses at the sample with well-known spectral phase. In this workshop everyone will learn how pulse characterization and pulse compression are achieved with the aid of a pulse shaper. Consider attending this workshop and submitting a poster on your research, and perhaps even a sample.

 

The 2011 MIIPS Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Workshop will include hands-on demonstrations on four different ultrafast pulse shaping setups, two delivering sub-5fs pulses. Experts from academia and industry will combine discussion of the underlying principles with application through hands-on laboratory experience. This year’s workshop is made possible through generous support from the National Science Foundation, and Biophotonic Solutions Inc.

                                                                                                                     

Applicants from academia, government, and industry from all countries are welcome. Attendance will be limited to fifty participants. The application deadline is August 12, 2011. A limited number of fellowships will be available for graduate students or postdoctoral fellows, courtesy of the sponsors.  Additional information about the workshop, including the application form, can be found at:

 

http://www.biophotonicsolutions.com/MIIPSworkshop2011.php

Comments from previous MIIPS Workshops:

“This workshop is fundamental for all students working with pulse shapers”

“The hands-on sessions were extremely valuable”

“…, and the Saturday dinner was one more highlight not to be forgotten.”