THz Science & Technology Network

The EOS Annual Meeting 2008 features seven topical meetings and an education workshop from 29 September to 02 October 2008 in Paris, France, alongside the OPTO-Exhibition at Paris-Nord Villepinte.

TOM 2: Terahertz – Science and Technology

Chairs
Paul Planken, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Martin Koch, Technische Universitaet Braunschweig, Germany

Programme Committee
René Beigang, Technical University Kaiserslautern & Fraunhofer IPM, Germany
Jean-Louis Coutaz, Université de Savoie, France
Daniel Dolfi, Thales Research & Technology, France
Petr Kužel, Institute of Physics of ASCR, Czech Republic
Edmund Linfield, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Daniel Mittleman, Rice University, USA
Ajay Nahata, University of Utah, USA
Masayoshi Tonouchi, Osaka University & Nanjin University, Japan
Alessandro Tredicucci, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy

Plenary Speaker
Karl Unterrainer, Technische Universitaet Wien, Austria

Invited Speakers
Abdulhakem Elezzabi, University of Alberta, Canada
Frank Hegmann, University of Alberta, Canada
Rubert Huber, Universitaet Konstanz, Germany
Peter Uhd Jepsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Chiko Otani, Riken Sendai, Japan
Carlo Sirtori, Université Paris-Diderot, France

Synopsis
The field of THz Science and Technology is growing at a tremendous speed, as evidenced by the exponentially increasing number of publications in this field and by the strongly increasing number of patents and applications. This topical meeting provides a platform on which the latest results in the generation, detection and use of THz radiation in science and technology can be presented and discussed. The meeting is for senior scientists and (under)graduate students alike. There will be two 45 minute-long Masterclasses, one given by Peter Uhd Jepsen, the other by Abdulhakem Elezzabi, which are especially aimed at the undergraduate/graduate student level.

Topics include, but are not limited to
• THz sources (QCL’s, FELs, synchrotrons, etc.)
• Detection of THz radiation (quantum dots, single photon detectors, time-gated, etc.)
• THz plasmonics, metamaterials, photonic crystals
• THz imaging
• THz microscopy and microspectroscopy
• THz integrated optics
• THz applications (security, telecom, etc.)
• THz-matter interaction (chemistry, solid-state physics, ultrafast spectrocopy, biology etc.)
• Interactions between high-power THz radiation and matter
• Remote sensing of gases and chemical / biological agents

Contributions of Papers
Prospective authors are invited to submit their scientific paper on one of the listed topics. The abstract should be a minimum of half a page and a maximum of two pages and should be submitted online at www.myeos.org/EOSAM_2008 with the main author’s contact data. The EOS guidelines for abstracts can be downloaded at www.myeos.org/abstractguidelines.

Important Dates
• Deadline for submission of abstracts: 06 June 2008
• Notification to authors: 10 July 2008
• Early-bird registration: 29 August 2008

JEOS: RP – Special Publication Rate
All attendees of the EOS Annual Meeting receive a 20% discount on the publication rate for the online journal JEOS:RP - the Journal of the European Optical Society: Rapid Publications (JEOS:RP, www.jeos.org). The paper submitted to JEOS:RP must be an original contribution that is connected to one of the topical meetings. It must be submitted no later than 01 December 2008. The special publication rate for attendees of the Annual Meeting is 280 euros (instead of 350 euros).

Venue
The Annual Meeting 2008 of the European Optical Society will be held alongside the OPTO exhibition in Paris, France, from 29 September to 02 October 2008 at Paris-Nord Villepinte, Parc d’expositions et Centre de Conventions, BP 68004, 95970 Roissy CDG Cedex, France. The OPTO will take place from 30 September to 02 October 2008.

In 2006, the conjunction of these two events proved to be a great success. More than 600 experts in the field of optics and photonics from 32 countries from all over the world attended the Annual Meeting of the European Optical Society. For the 2008 event, even more attendees are expected. Take this opportunity to meet experts from the international optics and photonics community – attend the event!

The Annual Meeting 2008 is organised in cooperation with SFO (the French branch of the EOS) and OPTO.

Besides the Annual Meeting of the EOS and the OPTO exhibition, there are of course other good reasons to come to Paris. The city offers history, art, culture and nature and is known for its museums, libraries, beautiful buildings, boulevards, cafés and restaurants.

More information is available at:
www.myeos.org/EOSAM_2008

This event is scheduled for Monday, September 29th, 2008 and is filed under Conferences, etc..