Workshop will take place at the Michigan State University, August 13th-15th 2012
2012
Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Workshop
Michigan
State University, August 13-15, 2012
Consider
attending this workshop and presenting a poster on your research!
Current Program of the Workshop.
Applicants
from academia, government, and industry from all countries are welcome. Because
of the emphasis on hands-on experience, the number of attendees will be limited
to forty (40) participants. Registration deadline is extended to August 1st, 2012.
Up to five fellowships will be available for
students (in the amount of registration fee) courtesy of the sponsors.
Details on how to apply can be found following
this link.
Ultrafast
Pulse Shaping Workshop:
Since 2008 Michigan State University in collaboration with
Biophotonic Solutions have organized the most complete Ultrafast Pulse Shaping
Workshop offered in the world. The workshop, which is held yearly every August,
includes lectures from leaders in the field of Ultrafast Pulse Shaping. Most
importantly, the workshop includes a full day of Hands On experimentation with
the worlds most advanced Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Instruments.
Workshop Description
Ultrafast lasers
have been the subject of two Nobel Prizes and are used for a variety of
applications. These applications require precise pulse characterization and
delivery of ultrashort pulses at the target with the intended spectral phase.
In this workshop, everyone will learn how pulse characterization and
compression are achieved with the aid of a pulse shaper.
The 2012
MIIPS Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Workshop will include hands-on demonstrations on
several different ultrafast pulse shaping setups. Experts from academia and
industry will combine discussion of the underlying principles with application
through hands-on laboratory experience.
Comments from 2011 MIIPS Workshop attendees:
It is one of the most WONDERFUL workshops I have ever
attended! Well-prepared hands-on sessions after lectures on experimental and
theoretical basics and some invited talks on applications of pulse shaping are
very much effective for customers to learn MIIPS pulse-shaping technology and
to consider future scientific/technological applications.
The structure of the workshop encourages stimulating
discussions among the attendees which generally guide people to think new ways
to look at their ultrafast research programs resulting in new research
projects.
The
amount and diversity of the running laser + shaper combinations ranging from
amplified systems to commercial laser systems with pulses below 5 fs was really
amazing. It is probably unsurpassed by any other workshop I attended so far!
Benefits and Learning
Objectives
Participation will satisfy the following goals:
1.
Understand elements critical in
the design of pulse shapers based on a particular set of goals; and define key
concepts in pulse shaper design such as optical resolution and focal length.
2.
Compare among different pulse
shaper designs and determine which one is best suited for a particular
application.
3.
Gain first-hand experience by
interacting with pulse shapers operating live with a number of ultrafast lasers
including: oscillators capable of producing <6 fs pulses, regenerative
amplifiers producing shaped 1mJ pulses, and amplified systems capable of
producing <5fs pulses.
4.
Simulate the output pulse from a
pulse shaper given a particular phase and amplitude modulation.
5.
Describe the effect caused by
introducing a simple phase such as a linear, quadratic or cubic function on a
transform-limited pulse.
6.
Learn different approaches to
creating pulse replica that can be independently controlled in the time domain
using the pulse shaper.
7.
Measure the spectral phase of
laser pulses using the pulse shaper itself as the measurement tool, and
eliminating phase distortions to compress the output pulses.
8.
Summarize the advantages of having
an adaptive pulse shaper for controlling the output of ultrafast lasers.
9.
Determine a number of independent
pulse shaper based methods to confirm pulse characterization results.
10. Listen
to lectures from experts in the field and learn how each of them have addressed
the practical aspects of Ultrafast Pulse Shaping.
Pictures from previous workshops: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Accomodations
Organizers have reserved a block of rooms at the Quality Inn located at 3121 East Grand River Avenue, Lansing, MI 48912Please follow this link to book your room.
Biophotonic Solutions will grant a discount* towards the purchase of one of its award winning pulse shapers to workshop participants. The discount will be good for purchases made between August 15th and October 31st 2012. * 5% towards the purchase of a femtoFit, or 10% towards the purchase of any other pulse shaping or laser system. Purchaser must take delivery in 2012. This discount supersedes other discounts.
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