Events
2010 Events Archive
Spatial Beam Purification in High-Power Fiber Lasers using Gain Filtering
Prof. John Marciante, U of Rochester
Monday, January 25, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
The Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect and other particle-particle correlations : from photons to atoms
Elliott W. Montroll Lectures Joint with Dept of Physics & Astronomy Prof. Alain Aspect Institut d'Optique, France
Monday, February 8, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Anderson Localization of Matter-Waves in a Controlled Disorder: A Quantum Simulator?
Elliott W. Montroll Lectures Joint with Dept of Physics & Astronomy Prof. Alain Aspect Institut d'Optique, France
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
From Einstein's photon to Wheeler's delayed choice experiment: wave particle duality brought to light
Elliott W. Montroll Lectures Joint with Dept of Physics & Astronomy Prof. Alain Aspect Institut d'Optique, France
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
8 p.m.–9 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
From Einstein's intuition to quantum bits : a new quantum age?
Elliott W. Montroll Lectures Joint with Dept of Physics & Astronomy Prof. Alain Aspect Institut d'Optique, France
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Informal discussion of the week's lectures
Elliott W. Montroll Lectures Joint with Dept of Physics & Astronomy Prof. Alain Aspect Institut d'Optique, France
Thursday, February 11, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Optical System Engineering - designing to operate at the shot-noise limit
Dr. Stephen Chakmakjian Zygo
Monday, February 15, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Sub-wavelength Photonics: from light manipulation to quantum levitation at the nanoscale
Prof. Federico Capasso Harvard
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Grid Computing and Optical Design using Optica and Mathematica 7
Dr. Donald Barnhart Optica Software
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
1 p.m.–2 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Designing freeform lenses with help from geometry and calculus of variations
Prof. Vladimir Oliker Emory
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
2 p.m.–3 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Photonic Metamaterials: From linear to nonlinear optics
Prof. Natalia M. Litchinitser SUNY Buffalo
Monday, March 29, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Higher Order Mode Amplifiers
Dr. Clifford Headley OFS
Monday, April 5, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Precursor Wave Fields: The Characteristic Wave Structure of Dispersive Attenuative Media
Prof. Kurt Oughstun Vermont
Monday, April 12, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Vision Multiplexing as a Design Principle for Visual Aids
Prof. Eli Peli Harvard
Monday, April 19, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Applications of Phase Retrieval Algorithms
Prof. James Fienup Rochester
Monday, April 26, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Optical Antennas for Single Emitters
Mr. Tim Taminiau ICFO Barcelona
Monday, May 17, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Extraordinary optical transmission: Surface modes and localized resonances
Prof. Luis Martin Moreno Universidad de Zaragoza Spain
Monday, June 7, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Teaching old rays to do new tricks: expanding the capabilities of geometrical optics raytracing into physical optics modeling
Richard Pfisterer Photon Engineering
Monday, September 27, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Generation and Robustness of Multicolor Entanglement
Prof. Paulo Nussenzveig University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Monday, October 4, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Casimir Effects
Prof. Peter Milonni LANL & U of Rochester
Monday, October 11, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
FIO/LS in Rochester
Sunday, October 24, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Optical control of quantum dot spins: From qubits to sensors
Dr. Nick Vamivakas Cambridge University
Friday, October 29, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Diversity in form and function: from multi-lens eyes to bifocal lenses
Prof. Elke Buschbeck U. Cincinnati
Monday, November 1, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Control of single quantum emitters by phase shaped excitation and optical antennas
Prof. Niek van Hulst ICFO, Barcelona
Monday, November 29, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Wilmot 116
Direct Detection of Extra-solar Planets Using High Contrast Imaging
Prof. James R. Graham U. Toronto
Monday, November 29, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
The Laser Past, Present, and Future: A Prime Example of Sustainable Innovation
Dr. Thomas Baer Stanford
Monday, December 6, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Timing is everything: Predicting embryo viability through quantitative imaging of the first three days of human development
Dr. Thomas Baer Stanford
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium
Looking Around Corners and Cellphone Optometry: New Imaging using Time and Angle Resolved Techniques
Prof. Ramesh Raskar MIT
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Sloan Auditorium