U. of T. Modern Optics Mini-Workshop '98

(last updated 26 November 98)


This workshop is composed of half-hour talks on topics of current research interest in quantum optics and related areas, given as part of the course requirements for students in Physics 485F / 1485F.

Other interested parties are welcome to attend.

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On Saturday, December 5th (note correction from earlier version of this page!), the workshop will run from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, with a lunch break from 12:40 to 1:40 pm. It will take place in the 11th floor seminar room (1115) of McLennan Physical Labs.

There will be 11 presentations. The talks will be 30 minutes long, including 5 minutes for questions.
The students will be graded on the basis of 50% for their oral presentation, 30% for their handling of questions, and 20% for their participation in the discussion of the other students' presentations.

The tentative workshop program follows, with links to abstracts (still being revised). It is recommended that the presenters look over these abstracts in view both of the fact that the talks should complement one another wherever possible and of the fact that all students should be prepared to participate in discussion of the other presentations.

10 am: Hong Wee Tan Dispersion in ultrafast lasers
10h30: Lukasz Brzozowski Chirped-pulse amplification
11h: Ana Jofre Pattern Formation in Non-Linear Optics
11h30: BREAK
11h40: Thomas Binhammer Soliton propagation in optical fibres
12h10: Roy Wang Dispersion-managed soliton systems
12h40: LUNCH BREAK
13h40: Jalani Fox On Practical Quantum Cryptography
14h10: Peter Plachta Experimental Quantum Computation
14h40: Jiangbin Gong Laser control of photochemical reactions
15h10: BREAK
15h20: Heekyung Han Quantum Control of Spontaneous Emission
15h50: Navin Bhat Applications of Photonic Band Gap Media
16h20: Julian Kuerti Lasing and Amplified Spontaneous Emission in Periodic and Quasi-Periodic Photonic Band Gap Materials
16h50: FINAL DISCUSSION



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