Laser Damage 2010 Event Overview

The XLII Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers is the leading forum for the exchange of information on the physics/technology of materials for high power/high energy lasers. Plan to join your colleagues in Boulder this September.

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Please note that registration must be complete by 13 September 2010 to guarantee security review. Onsite registration will not be available.

View detailed information on the event:

• Online conference program
• Advance Program (PDF)
• Hotel and travel information

SPIE Laser Damage 2010 will address the following topics:

Laser-Induced Damage Issues

• Photonic bandgap materials
• High power fiber lasers
• Fibers for high power laser applications
• High power, ultra fast, lasers
• Multi-layer thin films
• Nonlinear optical and laser host materials

Other Laser-Induced Damage Related Issues

• Measurement protocols
• Materials characterization
• Fundamental mechanisms
• Contamination of optical components
• Surface and bulk defects

MINI-SYMPOSIUM: Fundamentals of Laser Ablation