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FORTHCOMING SPECIAL SECTIONS:
Special Section Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Laser
Quantum and Interband Cascade Lasers
Liquid Crystals for Photonics
September 2010
Special Section Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Laser
Guest Editors:
Gregory J. Quarles
VLOC, Inc.
7826 Photonics Drive
New Port Richey, Florida 34655
Tel: 727-375-8562 Ext. 408
Fax: 727-375-5300
E-mail: gquarles@vloc.com
Yehoshua Kalisky
Nuclear Research Center Negev
PO Box 9001
Beer Sheva, 84190, Israel
Tel: 972 8 6567159
E-mail: kalisky@netvision.net.il
Call for Papers: Laser physics encompasses several disciplines of fundamental importance such as quantum mechanics and quantum optics, thermodynamics, spectroscopy, optics, materials science, chemical dynamics, and many other branches of physics. Since its first operation 50 years ago, the laser has stimulated applications owing to its unique characteristics, in fields where light beams are utilized enormously such as basic science and spectroscopy, medicine, industry, military, broad-band and fast communications systems, entertainment, and others. The field of lasers is still growing fast and new applications are emerging constantly. Scientists and specialists in laser physics and laser technology are invited to contribute their latest research results in laser-related areas to this special section devoted to the 50th anniversary of the laser invention. All papers will undergo peer review. Broad and relevant topics include, but are not limited to:
• Various types of lasers (solid state, gas, and dye lasers)
• Nonlinear optics
• Fiber and hybrid lasers
• Novel laser materials and configurations
• Ultrafast phenomena
• Infrared and ultraviolet/visible lasers
• Resonators and laser optics
• Q-switching and frequency conversion technologies
• Thermal management and simulations
• High-power lasers
• Applications
Manuscripts due March 1, 2010.
November 2011
Quantum and Interband Cascade Lasers
Guest Editors:
Jerry R. Meyer
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
4555 Overlook Avenue Southwest
Washington, DC 20375
Tel: 202-767-3276
E-mail: jerry.meyer@nrl.navy.mil
Igor Vurgaftman
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
4555 Overlook Avenue Southwest
Washington, DC 20375
Tel: 202-404-4548
E-mail: igor.vurgaftman@nrl.navy.mil
Call for Papers: This 50th anniversary year of the laser is a fitting time to celebrate and document the remarkable progress of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), which have extended the spectral coverage for compact and efficient semiconductor emitters into the mid-wavelength infrared, long-wavelength infrared, and even terahertz (THz) spectral bands. QCLs exploit quantum-well intersubband optical transitions rather than the interband electron-hole recombination of conventional diode lasers, and stack multiple active stages in series to allow an additional photon to be emitted at each step of a quantum staircase. The interband cascade laser (ICL), a related hybrid approach that combines the interband optical transitions of a conventional diode with the multiple stages of a QCL, shows similar promise at shorter 3- to 4-µm wavelengths that lie somewhat outside the QCL’s best operational “sweet spot.” Such desirable realized and potential performance characteristics as high continuous-wave output power, high wallplug efficiency, near-diffraction-limited beam quality, narrow spectral linewidth, broad wavelength tunability, and broad IR spectral coverage make QCLs and ICLs well suited for diverse applications including laser spectroscopy for chemical and biological sensing, greenhouse gas monitoring, breath analysis, combustion control, and infrared countermeasures against heat-seeking missiles. This special section of Optical Engineering will summarize the current status of quantum and interband cascade lasers, and highlight recent technology developments. Topics of interest include all new advances in the science, performance, and applications of cascade lasers emitting throughout the IR and THz spectral bands, from new theoretical approaches to systems insertion.
Manuscripts due April 1, 2010.
August 2011
Liquid Crystals for Photonics
Guest Editor:
Ignacio Moreno
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Optica y Tecnología Electrónica
03202 Elche (Alicante), Spain
Tel: 34 966658409
Fax: 34 966658497
E-mail: i.moreno@umh.es
Call for Papers: The use of liquid crystal (LC) materials in photonic devices is growing fast and new applications are emerging constantly. Scientists and specialists in LC materials, technology, and applications are invited to contribute their latest research in LC-related areas to this special section. All papers will undergo peer review. Broad and relevant topics include, but are not limited to:
LC materials and modeling:
• New LC compounds and mixtures
• LCs with nanoparticles (nanocomposites)
• Nonlinear optical effects and solitons in LCs
• LCs in photonic crystals and gratings
• 2D and 3D modeling of LCs for photonics
Manufacturing and technology of LC devices:
• Alignment and addressing
• LCs in waveguides
• New displays
• LCs on silicon
• Switching components
Applications:
• Lasing in LCs
• Microwave applications
• LC sensing, polarimetry, and metrology
• Beam shaping and pulse shaping
• Biomedical applications
• Lighting and solar applications
Manuscripts due September 30, 2010.
