CLEO 2008 - Attendee Brochure - (Page 20)

for 2008, cont’d new short Courses TuESdAy, mAy 1:0 p.m.–:0 p.m. SC1: Laser Tweezers: Moving Tiny Things with Light; kristian Helmerson, NIST, USA CATEgORy: Laser Processing and Optical Instrumentation bEnEFiTS And LEARning ObJECTivES This course should enable participants to: ● Explain the basic physics of optical tweezers. ● Design a basic optical tweezers apparatus. ● Describe some of the applications of optical tweezers. inTEndEd AudiEnCE This course is intended for anyone with an interest in application of optical forces for biophysics and biotechnology. :0 a.m.–12:0 p.m. SC1: Laser Beam Combining: Theory and Methods; James R. Leger, Univ. of Minnesota, USA CATEgORy: Fiber and Guided-Wave Amplifiers, Lasers and Devices bEnEFiTS And LEARning ObJECTivES This course should enable participants to: ● Describe the requirements for laser beam combining of all types. ● Estimate the optimum brightness enhancement achievable from incoherent combining. ● Design an ideal incoherent beam combiner. ● Design fiber optic spectral beam combiners and estimate performance limitations. ● Compare different architectures for establishing mutual coherence across laser arrays. ● Determine the effects of path length errors on beam combining performance. ● Design optical systems to convert coherent arrays of laser beams into a single beam. ● Describe the performance characteristics of several laser systems that utilize beam combining. inTEndEd AudiEnCE The course is designed for students, engineers, scientists and technical managers who are interested in understanding the basics of laser beam addition. No advanced knowledge of laser systems is assumed. 20 regIS ter t oDay AT WWW.CLEOCONFErENCE.Org http://www.cleoconference.org

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