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ThEOdORE mAimAn: A Tribute to SunDay, May 4 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Invention and Demonstration of the World’s First Laser and Evolution of Laser Technology and Resultant Diverse Applications Anthony Siegman, Stanford Univ., USA Konstantin vodopyanov, Stanford Univ., USA impact it has had on all aspects of modern society. In its 47 years of existence, the laser has affected an enormously broad array of human endeavors from medicine, Dr. Maiman’s passionate field of use, to consumer products like the laser pointer used in this symposium. The invited papers to be presented will touch on the breadth and extent of the major uses of lasers and laser technology 47 years later. OrgANIzErS: Michael Barnoski, NanoPrecision Products, Inc., USA, Chair In May of 1960, at the Hughes research Laboratories in Malibu, California, the world’s first burst of light amplification by stimulated emission hit the laboratory wall. It was the result of the relentless, determined efforts of Theodore Maiman, the man who developed, demonstrated and patented the world’s first laser. This symposium, which has been organized as a tribute to Dr. Maiman, is intended to describe the events leading to the first laser and the pervasive This symposium will require a badge for entry. Please see registration page for special Sunday only registration fee for Symposium. special symposia Joint CLEO/QELS Symposium on Hollow-Core Photonic-Crystal Fibers and Waveguides in Nonlinear Optics, Metrology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Quantum Optics OrgANIzErS: Karl W. Koch, Corning Inc., USA Michael g. raymer, Univ. of Oregon, USA Hollow-core photonic crystal fibers (HCPCF) guide light through a hollow core surrounded by a photonic crystal structure. HCPCF filled with atomic or molecular gas renders measurable, otherwise very weak, spectral signatures. This symposium covers recent progress in the design, fabrication and uses of HCPCF, with the intent to educate potential users to the opportunities and limitations of HCPCF, and to inform designers of HCPCF about potential applications. The symposium also covers non-fiber hollow-core waveguides, such as semiconductor anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguides (ARROW), which offer the promise of integrated devices. HCPCF have been used for gas–laser interactions, including low-threshold stimulated Raman scattering, electromagnetically induced transparency, gas sensors and frequency references. Of interest is the ability to design the dispersive properties or losses of the waveguides, for optimizing nonlinear-optical processes. HCPCF can support guided cold atoms and compact atom interferometers. Atoms confined inside HCPCF or ARROW are promising for nonlinear optical interactions at extremely low light levels, with possible applications in quantum information science. SPEAKErS: Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibers; Fetah Benabid; Univ. of Bath, UK Nonlinear Optics in gas-Filled Photonic Bandgap Fibers; Alex Gaeta; Cornell Univ., USA Atomic Transport in Hollow-Core PBgF; Randall J knize; U.S. Air Force Acad., USA Frequency and Wavelength Standards Based on gas Filled HC-PBFs; Jan C. Petersen; Danish Fundamental Metrology Ltd., Denmark regIS ter t oDay AT WWW.CLEOCONFErENCE.Org http://www.cleoconference.org/Conference_Program/symposia.aspx http://www.cleoconference.org

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