Program
Time |
Event |
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13:00 - 14:00
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Welcome |
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14:00 - 14:15
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Opening Ceremony |
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14:15 - 15:00
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The birth of fluoride glass & From solid state chemistry to glass science and optical fibers - J. Lucas & M. Poulain |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break |
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15:30 - 16:15
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Optical interferometry and fibers, from Hippolyte Fizeau to the European Very Large Telescope - P. Léna (OBSPM) |
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16:15 - 16:35
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Microgravity Opportunities for Innovation: Unveiling the Unknown Possibilities, with a Focus on ZBLAN Done Right - I. Cozmuta (G-Space) |
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16:35 - 16:55
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ZBLAN fibre drawing in microgravity - H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem (University of Adelaide) |
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17:00 - 19:00
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Session Poster & Welcome Cocktail |
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Time |
Event |
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08:50 - 09:35
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Recent advances in fluoride fiber lasers - M. Bernier (COPL) |
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09:35 - 09:55
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Visible-wavelength fluoride-glass fiber lasers from continuous-wave to ultrashort-pulse operation - Z. Luo (University of Xiamen) |
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09:55 - 10:15
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Bichromatic laser emission in Nd3+-doped fluoride glasses - R. Balda (University of Bilbao) |
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10:15 - 10:45
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Coffee break |
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10:45 - 11:30
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Novel fiber photonics based on fluoride fiber - Y. Ohishi (Toyota Technological Institute) |
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11:30 - 11:50
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Fluoride glass technology : an answer to many XXIst century challenges - S. Poulain (Le Verre Fluoré) |
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11:50 - 12:10
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Fluoride fiber amplifiers for telecom/datacom applications - R. Goto (Fiberlabs) |
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12:10 - 14:00
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Lunch |
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14:00 - 14:45
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Fluoride Fiber Technology: The chalenges to Bring Exotic Technologies to the Market - M. Saad (MS Consulting) |
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14:45 - 15:05
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Use of Fluoride Glass Fiber Optic to re-invent minimal invasive medical procedures - S. Assa (ACCLARO) |
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15:05 - 15:35
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Coffee break |
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15:35 - 15:55
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Charting the Past and Future Frontiers of Mid-infrared Fibreoptics - A. Seddon (University of Nottingham) |
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15:55 - 16:15
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Fabrication of fluoride glass photonic crystal fibre and its application in deep-ultraviolet to mid-infrared supercontinuum generation - X. Jiang (R-Cals) |
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16:15 - 16:35
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A Comprehensive Solution for an Established Fluoride Product Line - R. Pafchek (Thorlabs) |
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16:35 - 16:55
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Laser cooling of Yb-doped fluoride fibers with anti-Stokes fluorescence - M. Digonnet (University of Stanford) |
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17:00 - 19:00
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Break |
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19:00 - 23:00
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Banquet |
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Time |
Event |
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09:00 - 09:20
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Fabrication of waveguiding structures in ZBLAN glass through extrusion and laser writing - H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem (The University of Adelaide) |
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09:20 - 09:40
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State of the art ZBLAN optical fiber couplers and their integration into laser cavities - M. Rochette (McGill University) |
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09:40 - 10:00
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Design of passive and active fluoride fiber devices for MId-IR application - F. Prudenzano (Politecnico di Bari) |
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10:00 - 10:20
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Femtosecond-laser inscription of waveguides and fiber Bragg gratings into fluoride glasses - A. Fuerbach (Macquarie University) |
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10:20 - 10:50
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Coffee break |
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10:50 - 11:30
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From stars to black holes, 30 years of interferometry with fluoride glass fibers - G. Perrin (OBSPM) |
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11:30 - 11:50
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ZBLAN glass optical components made by hot embossing technique - R. Buczynski (University of Warsaw) |
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11:50 - 12:10
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Laser-induced cooling in rare-earth doped fluoride glasses - J. Fernandez (University of Bilbao) |
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12:10 - 12:30
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Fluoride Structure in Oxide Glasses – an enabler of extended IR transparency - A. Jha (University of Leeds) |
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12:30 - 14:00
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Lunch |
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14:00 - 14:20
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Fluoride fibers : from the lab to industrial supercontinuum laser - G. Huss (Leukos) |
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14:20 - 14:40
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Overview of Thorlabs Light Sources Based on Fluoride Fibers - R. Salem (Thorlabs) |
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14:40 - 15:00
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Fluoride glass fiber lasers: From the Lab to the Market - L-P. Pleau (LumIR) |
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15:00 - 15:20
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The bright future of visible fluoride-glass fiber lasers - T. Georges (OXXIUS) |
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15:20 - 15:30
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Closing ceremony |
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