The 42nd Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High PowerLasers is the leading forum for the exchange of information on the physics/technology of materials for high power/high energy lasers.
The series of conference proceedings has grown to be a comprehensive source of information on optics for lasers and includes topics on materials and thin film preparation, durability, properties modeling, testing, and component fabrication. This symposium will include both poster and oral presentations with no parallel sessions.
Distinguished international researchers in the field of optics for highpower/high energy lasers will present invited talks. Submissions are now being accepted for Laser Damage Symposium sessions and the Mini-Symposium.
Symposium Organizers
Conference Co-Chairs: Gregory J. Exarhos, Pacific Northwest National Lab. (USA); Vitaly E. Gruzdev, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia (USA); Joseph A. Menapace, Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (USA); Detlev Ristau, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (Germany); M. J. Soileau, Univ. of Central Florida (USA)
International Program Committee: Detlev Ristau (Committee Chair), Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.(Germany); James E. Andrew, Atomic Weapons Establishment (United Kingdom); Jonathan W. Arenberg, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (USA); Mireille Commandré, Institut Fresnel (France); Stavros G. Demos, Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (USA); Leonid B. Glebov, CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida (USA); Klaus Mann, Laser-Lab. Göttingen e.V. (Germany); Carmen S. Menoni, Colorado State Univ. (USA); Masataka Murahara, Tokai Univ. (Japan); Jérôme Néauport, Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique (France); Semyon Papernov, Amy L. Rigatti, Univ. of Rochester (USA); Jianda Shao, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (China); Michelle D. Shinn, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (USA)
Founding Organizers: Arthur H. Guenther and Alexander J. Glass
Organizer: SPIE
Co-Sponsors:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
Cooperating Organizations:
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (Germany)
Pacific Northwest National Lab.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
CREOL & FPCE, College of Optics and Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida
University of Missouri, Columbia
Technical Contact: Kent Rochford, National Institute of Standards and Technology
