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Conferences and Courses2–7 February 2013

ExhibitionBiOS Expo: 2–3 February 2013Photonics West: 5–7 February 2013

LocationThe Moscone CenterSan Francisco, California, USA

Technologies- BiOS–Biomedical Optics- OPTO–Integrated Optoelectronics- LASE–Lasers and Applications- MOEMS-MEMS–Micro & Nanofabrication- Green Photonics

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Course Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–60

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Advanced Quantum and Optoelectronic ApplicationsSC1080 Modeling and Simulation with Computational Fourier Optics

(Voelz) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $575 / $685 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Tue

Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and ImagingSC1072 Statistics for Imaging and Sensor Data (Bajorski) Sat 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $595 / $705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SC1054 Bio-Interferometry: Fundamentals and Applications toSun Biosensors, Drug Discovery, Microscopy and Biomedical

Imaging (Nolte) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . 15

SC1051 Fundamentals of Microscope Design (Seward) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm,

Sun $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

SC981 Biomedical Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications Sun (Mendez, McLaughlin) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . 17

SC868 Optical Design for Biomedical Imaging (Liang) Mon 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $375 / $430 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

SC309 Fluorescent Markers: Usage and Optical System Tue Optimization (Levi) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . 16

SC746 Introduction to Ultrafast Optics (Trebino) Tue 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

SC1092 Hands-on Multiphoton Tomography: From the Lab into the Clinics (König) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm,

Wed $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

SC1053 Ultrafast Laser Pulse Shaping and Adaptive Pulse Wed Compression (Dantus) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . 17

Clinical Technologies and SystemsSC1072 Statistics for Imaging and Sensor Data (Bajorski) Sat 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $595 / $705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SC1054 Bio-Interferometry: Fundamentals and Applications to Sun Biosensors, Drug Discovery, Microscopy and Biomedical

Imaging (Nolte) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . 20

SC1087 Fiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and Applications (Thomas) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm,

Sun $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SC981 Biomedical Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications Sun (Mendez, McLaughlin) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . 18

SC312 Principles and Applications of Optical Coherence Sun Tomography (Fujimoto) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . 18



Wed $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Course Index

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Displays and HolographySC011 Design of Effi cient Illumination Systems (Cassarly) Mon 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

SC790 Liquid Crystals: From Fundamentals to ApplicationsMon (Smalyukh) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Laser ApplicationsSC188 Laser Beam Propagation for Applications in Laser Mon Communications, Laser Radar, and Active Imaging

(Phillips, Andrews) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $645 / $755 . . . . . . . . 21

SC1089 Laser Safety for Engineers (Lieb) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Tue


Laser Micro-/NanoengineeringSC743 Micromachining with Femtosecond Lasers (Nolte) Mon 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SC689 Precision Laser Micromachining (Schaeffer)Mon 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22


Tue


Laser Source EngineeringSC752 Solid State Laser Technology (Hodgson) Sat 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

SC1087 Fiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and Applications (Thomas) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm,

Sun $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

SC748 High-Power Fiber Sources (Nilsson) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Sun $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

SC012 Miniature Optics for Diode Lasers and Beam ShapingSun (Tkaczyk) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

SC860 Resonator Design for Solid State Lasers (Paschotta) Sun 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

SC1020 Splicing of Specialty Fibers and Glass Processing Sun of Fused Fiber Components for Fiber Lasers (Wang)

8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SC1012 Coherent Mid-Infrared Sources and ApplicationsSun (Vodopyanov) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SC974 Interconnection and Splicing of High-Power Optical FibersMon (Yablon) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SC818 Laser Beam Quality (Paschotta) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Tue $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Tue

SC977 Fundamentals of Laser Beam Profi le Measurements Tue (Rypma) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29


SC744 Ultrafast Fiber Lasers (Fermann) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, Wed $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

SC1053 Ultrafast Laser Pulse Shaping and Adaptive PulseWed Compression (Dantus) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . 25

WS972 Basic Laser Technology (Sukuta) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Wed $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Metrology & StandardsSC212 Modern Optical Testing (Wyant) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Sun $330 / $385 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

SC958 LED & Solid-State Lighting Standards and Metrology Sun (Jiao) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

SC211 Practical Interferometry and Fringe Analysis (Creath) Mon 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30


Tue

SC700 Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifi cations (Aikens) Wed 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $370 / $425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

SC1017 Optics Surface Inspection Workshop (Aikens) Wed 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $380 / $435 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Micro/NanofabricationSC1087 Fiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and

Applications (Thomas) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Sun $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33


SC743 Micromachining with Femtosecond Lasers (Nolte) Mon 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SC689 Precision Laser Micromachining (Schaeffer) Mon 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

SC454 Fabrication Technologies for Micro- and Nano-OpticsTue (Suleski) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Nano/BiophotonicsSC1090 Biophotonics, Nanobioengineering and Nanomedicine

(Prasad) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $685 / $795 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Sun

SC727 Nanoplasmonics (Stockman) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Tue $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

SC309 Fluorescent Markers: Usage and Optical System Tue Optimization (Levi) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . 34

Nanotechnologies in PhotonicsSC608 Photonic Crystals: A Crash Course, from Bandgaps toSun Fibers (Johnson) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $345 / $400 . . . . . . . . 35

Nonlinear OpticsSC1087 Fiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and


SC1020 Splicing of Specialty Fibers and Glass Processing of Sun Fused Fiber Components for Fiber Lasers (Wang)

8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

SC1012 Coherent Mid-Infrared Sources and Applications Sun (Vodopyanov) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355. . . . . . . . . . . . 36

SC1060 Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics (Powers) Sun 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

SC974 Interconnection and Splicing of High-Power Optical Mon Fibers (Yablon) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . 38

SC1053 Ultrafast Laser Pulse Shaping and Adaptive PulseWed Compression (Dantus) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . 37

Optical Communications: Devices to SystemsSC188 Laser Beam Propagation for Applications in LaserMon Communications, Laser Radar, and Active Imaging

(Phillips, Andrews) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $645 / $755 . . . . . . . . 38

Optical Engineering & FabricationSC1060 Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics (Powers) Sun 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

SC1071 Understanding Diffractive Optics (Soskind)Sun 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

SC017 Principles of Fourier Optics and Diffraction (Gaskill) Mon 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $630 / $740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

SC321 Thin Film Optical Coatings (Macleod) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm,Mon $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

SC1080 Modeling and Simulation with Computational Fourier Optics (Voelz) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $575 / $685 . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Tue

SC1039 Evaluating Aspheres for Manufacturability (Hall) Wed 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

SC700 Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifi cations (Aikens) Wed 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $370 / $425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

SC1086 Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical Engineer (DeGroote Nelson) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm,

Wed $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

SC1017 Optics Surface Inspection Workshop (Aikens) Wed 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $380 / $435 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41


Optical Systems & Lens DesignSC690 Optical System Design: Layout Principles and PracticeSun (Greivenkamp) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $630 / $740. . . . . . . . . . . 42

SC011 Design of Effi cient Illumination Systems (Cassarly) Mon 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

SC835 Infrared Systems - Technology & Design (Daniels) Mon-Tue 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $1,140 / $1,395 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

SC935 Introduction to Lens Design (Bentley) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Mon $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

WS609 Basic Optics for Non-Optics Personnel (Harding) Mon 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm, $100 / $150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

SC156 Basic Optics for Engineers (Boreman) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm,Tue $565 / $675 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

SC1039 Evaluating Aspheres for Manufacturability (Hall) Wed 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

SC1052 Optical Systems Engineering (Kasunic) Wed 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

SC003 Practical Optical System Design (Youngworth) Wed 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $610 / $720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Course Index


Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSC1087 Fiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and


SC1060 Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics (Powers) Sun 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

SC817 Silicon Photonics (Michel, Saini) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, Sun $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

SC747 Semiconductor Photonic Device Fundamentals (Linden) Mon 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

SC547 Terahertz Wave Technology and Applications (Zhang) Mon 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

SC1091 Fundamentals of Reliability Engineering for Optoelectronic Devices (Leisher) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm,

Tue $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46


Tue

OptomechanicsSC014 Introduction to Optomechanical Design (Vukobratovich) Sun-Mon 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $1,000 / $1,255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

SC1085 Optomechanical Systems Engineering (Kasunic) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Mon

SC781 Optomechanical Analysis (Hatheway) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Tue $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

SC015 Structural Adhesives for Optical Bonding (Daly) Tue 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Photonic IntegrationSC1087 Fiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and


SC608 Photonic Crystals: A Crash Course, from Bandgaps Sun to Fibers (Johnson) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $345 / $400 . . . . . . 52

SC817 Silicon Photonics (Michel, Saini) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, Sun $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52


SC1091 Fundamentals of Reliability Engineering for Optoelectronic Devices (Leisher) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm,

Tue $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51


Tue

Photonic Therapeutics and DiagnosticsSC1072 Statistics for Imaging and Sensor Data (Bajorski) Sat 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $595 / $705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

SC1090 Biophotonics, Nanobioengineering and Nanomedicine (Prasad) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $685 / $795 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Sun

SC702 Optics and Optical Quality of the Human Eye (Roorda) Mon 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54


Wed $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Semiconductor Lasers and LEDsSC052 Light-Emitting Diodes (Schubert) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Sun $370 / $425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55


SC1020 Splicing of Specialty Fibers and Glass Processing of Sun Fused Fiber Components for Fiber Lasers (Wang)

8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

SC1012 Coherent Mid-Infrared Sources and ApplicationsSun (Vodopyanov) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355. . . . . . . . . . . . 57

SC958 LED & Solid-State Lighting Standards and Metrology Sun (Jiao) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

SC011 Design of Effi cient Illumination Systems (Cassarly) Mon 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

SC974 Interconnection and Splicing of High-Power Optical FibersMon (Yablon) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56



Tue

SC977 Fundamentals of Laser Beam Profi le Measurements Tue (Rypma) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Tissue Optics, Laser-Tissue Interaction, and Tissue EngineeringSC1072 Statistics for Imaging and Sensor

Data (Bajorski) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Sat $595 / $705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

SC312 Principles and Applications of Optical Coherence Sun Tomography (Fujimoto) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . 59

SC029 Tissue Optics (Jacques) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, Sun $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58



Wed $525 / $635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

SC1088 Image-guided Tissue Spectroscopy and Image Reconstruction using NIRFAST: A hands-on course

Thu (Dehghani, Pogue, Davis) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635. . . 58

Course Index


Industry Workshops

Business & Intellectual PropertyWS1058 Critical Skills for Compelling Research Proposals Sun (Diehl) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $50 / $100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

WS1057 Magnifying Your IP IQ: Topics for the Savvy IntellectualTue Property Manager (Gallagher, Yamato, Jankowski, Bayles)

8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61WS1056 Commercialization of Photonics Technology (Krohn) Tue 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

WS1093 Going Pro - Marketing Essentials for Sustainable Business (Gleber) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm,

Wed $300 / $355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Fundamental OpticsWS609 Basic Optics for Non-Optics Personnel (Harding) Mon 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm, $100 / $150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62


Professional Development WorkshopsWS1058 Critical Skills for Compelling Research Proposals Sun (Diehl) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $50 / $100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

WS1059 Resumes to Interviews: Strategies for a Successful JobMon Search (Lawson, Krinsky) 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm, $50 / $100 . . . 64

WS667 The Craft of Scientifi c Presentations: A Workshop onTue Technical Presentations (Alley) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm,

$75 / $125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

WS668 The Craft of Scientifi c Writing: A Workshop on Tue Technical Writing (Alley) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $75 / $125 . . . 63

Workshops


Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Advanced Quantum and Optoelectronic ApplicationsSC1080 Modeling and

Simulation with Computational Fourier Optics (Voelz) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $575 / $685, p.14

Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and Imaging SC1072 Statistics

for Imaging and Sensor Data (Bajorski) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $595 / $705, p.15

SC1054 Bio-Interferometry: Fundamentals and Applications to Biosensors, Drug Discovery, Microscopy and Biomedical Imaging (Nolte) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.15

SC868 Optical Design for Biomedical Imaging (Liang) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $375 / $430, p.16

SC309 Fluorescent Markers: Usage and Optical System Optimization (Levi) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.16

SC1092 Hands-on Multiphoton Tomography: From the Lab into the Clinics (König) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.14

SC1051 Fundamentals of Microscope Design (Seward) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.15

SC746 Introduction to Ultrafast Optics (Trebino) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.16

SC1053 Ultrafast Laser Pulse Shaping and Adaptive Pulse Compression (Dantus) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.17

SC981 Biomedical Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications (Mendez, `McLaughlin) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.17

Course Daily Schedule




Clinical Technologies and SystemsSC1072 Statistics for

Imaging and Sensor Data (Bajorski) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $595 / $705, p.19

SC1054 Bio-Interferometry: Fundamentals and Applications to Biosensors, Drug Discovery, Microscopy and Biomedical Imaging (Nolte) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.20



SC1087 Fiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and Applications (Thomas) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.19

SC981 Biomedical Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications (Mendez, McLaughlin) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.18

SC312 Principles and Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography (Fujimoto) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.18

Displays and HolographySC011 Design

of Effi cient Illumination Systems (Cassarly) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.21

SC790 Liquid Crystals: From Fundamentals to Applications (Smalyukh) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.20

Laser ApplicationsSC188 Laser Beam

Propagation for Applications in Laser Communications, Laser Radar, and Active Imaging (Phillips, Andrews) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $645 / $755, p.21

SC1089 Laser Safety for Engineers (Lieb) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.22




Laser Micro-/NanoengineeringSC743 Micromachining

with Femtosecond Lasers (Nolte) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.23


SC689 Precision Laser Micromachining (Schaeffer) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.22


Laser Source EngineeringSC752 Solid State

Laser Technology (Hodgson) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.26

SC1087 Fiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and Applications (Thomas) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.24

SC974 Interconnection and Splicing of High-Power Optical Fibers (Yablon) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.28

SC818 Laser Beam Quality (Paschotta) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.27

SC744 Ultrafast Fiber Lasers (Fermann) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.25

SC748 High-Power Fiber Sources (Nilsson) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.26



SC012 Miniature Optics for Diode Lasers and Beam Shaping (Tkaczyk) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.27

SC977 Fundamentals of Laser Beam Profi le Measurements (Rypma) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.29

WS972 Basic Laser Technology (Sukuta) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.29

SC860 Resonator Design for Solid State Lasers (Paschotta) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.27


SC1020 Splicing of Specialty Fibers and Glass Processing of Fused Fiber Components for Fiber Lasers (Wang) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.28

SC1012 Coherent Mid-Infrared Sources and Applications (Vodopyanov) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.28





Metrology & StandardsSC212 Modern Optical

Testing (Wyant) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $330 / $385, p.29

SC211 Practical Interferometry and Fringe Analysis (Creath) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.30


SC700 Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifi cations (Aikens) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $370 / $425, p.30

SC958 LED & Solid-State Lighting Standards and Metrology (Jiao) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.31

SC1017 Optics Surface Inspection Workshop (Aikens) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $380 / $435, p.31

Micro/NanofabricationSC1087 Fiber Bragg

Gratings: Production, Modeling and Applications (Thomas) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.33

SC743 Micromachining with Femtosecond Lasers (Nolte) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.33

SC454 Fabrication Technologies for Micro- and Nano-Optics (Suleski) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.32


SC689 Precision Laser Micromachining (Schaeffer) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.32

Nano/Biophotonics SC1090 Biophotonics,

Nanobio- engineering and Nanomedicine (Prasad) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $685 / $795, p.34

SC727 Nanoplasmonics (Stockman) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.35

SC309 Fluorescent Markers: Usage and Optical System Optimization (Levi) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.34

Nanotechnologies in PhotonicsSC608 Photonic

Crystals: A Crash Course, from Bandgaps to Fibers (Johnson) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $345 / $400, p.35




Nonlinear OpticsSC1087 Fiber Bragg






SC1060 Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics (Powers) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.36

Optical Communications: Devices to SystemsSC188 Laser Beam

Propagation for Applications in Laser Communications, Laser Radar, and Active Imaging (Phillips, Andrews) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $645 / $755, p.38




Optical Engineering & FabricationSC1060 Fundamentals

of Nonlinear Optics (Powers) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.41

SC017 Principles of Fourier Optics and Diffraction (Gaskill) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $630 / $740, p.39

SC1080 Modeling and Simulation with Computational Fourier Optics (Voelz) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $575 / $685, p.40

SC1039 Evaluating Aspheres for Manufacturability (Hall) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.40

SC1071 Understanding Diffractive Optics (Soskind) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.39

SC321 Thin Film Optical Coatings (Macleod) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.41

SC700 Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifi cations (Aikens) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $370 / $425, p.40

SC1086 Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical Engineer (DeGroote Nelson) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.39

SC1017 Optics Surface Inspection Workshop (Aikens) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $380 / $435, p.41


Optical Systems & Lens DesignSC690 Optical System

Design: Layout Principles and Practice (Greivenkamp) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $630 / $740, p.42

SC011 Design of Effi cient Illumination Systems (Cassarly) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.44

SC156 Basic Optics for Engineers (Boreman) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $565 / $675, p.44

SC1039 Evaluating Aspheres for Manufacturability (Hall) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.45

SC835 Infrared Systems - Technology & Design (Daniels) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $1,140 / $1,395, p.44

SC1052 Optical Systems Engineering (Kasunic) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.43

WS609 Basic Optics for Non-Optics Personnel (Harding) 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm, $100 / $150, p.46

SC935 Introduction to Lens Design (Bentley) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.45

SC003 Practical Optical System Design (Youngworth) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $610 / $720, p.43



Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSC1087 Fiber Bragg


SC747 Semiconductor Photonic Device Fundamentals (Linden) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.48

SC1091 Fundamentals of Reliability Engineering for Optoelectronic Devices (Leisher) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.46

SC1060 Fundamentals of Nonlinear Optics (Powers) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.49

SC547 Terahertz Wave Technology and Applications (Zhang) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.47


SC817 Silicon Photonics (Michel, Saini) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.47

OptomechanicsSC014 Introduction to Optomechanical Design

(Vukobratovich) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $1,000 / $1,255, p.49

SC781 Optomechanical Analysis (Hatheway) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.50

SC1085 Optomechanical Systems Engineering (Kasunic) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.49

SC015 Structural Adhesives for Optical Bonding (Daly) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.50

Photonic IntegrationSC1087 Fiber Bragg



SC1091 Fundamentals of Reliability Engineering for Optoelectronic Devices (Leisher) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.51

SC608 Photonic Crystals: A Crash Course, from Bandgaps to Fibers (Johnson) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $345 / $400, p.52


SC817 Silicon Photonics (Michel, Saini) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.52

Photonic Therapeutics and DiagnosticsSC1072 Statistics for


SC1090 Biophotonics, Nanobio- engineering and Nanomedicine (Prasad) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $685 / $795, p.53

SC702 Optics and Optical Quality of the Human Eye (Roorda) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.54





Semiconductor Lasers and LEDsSC052 Light-Emitting

Diodes (Schubert) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $370 / $425, p.55

SC011 Design of Effi cient Illumination Systems (Cassarly) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.54




SC977 Fundamentals of Laser Beam Profi le Measurements (Rypma) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.56




SC958 LED & Solid-State Lighting Standards and Metrology (Jiao) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.55

Tissue Optics, Laser-Tissue Interaction, and Tissue EngineeringSC1072 Statistics for


SC312 Principles and Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography (Fujimoto) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.59



SC1088 Image-guided Tissue Spectroscopy and Image Reconstruction using NIRFAST: A hands-on course (Dehghani, Pogue, Davis) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $525 / $635, p.58

SC029 Tissue Optics (Jacques) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.58





INDUSTRY WORKSHOPS

Business & Intellectual PropertyWS1058 Critical Skills

for Compelling Research Proposals (Diehl) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $50 / $100, p.62

WS1057 Magnifying Your IP IQ: Topics for the Savvy Intellectual Property Manager (Gallagher, Yamato, Jankowski, Bayles) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.61

WS1093 Going Pro - Marketing Essentials for Sustainable Business (Gleber) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.61

WS1056 Com- mercialization of Photonics Technology (Krohn) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $300 / $355, p.61

Fundamental OpticsWS609 Basic Optics

for Non-Optics Personnel (Harding) 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm, $100 / $150, p.62


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPSWS1058 Critical Skills

for Compelling Research Proposals (Diehl) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $50 / $100, p.64

WS1059 Resumes to Interviews: Strategies for a Successful Job Search (Lawson, Krinsky) 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm, $50 / $100, p.64

WS667 The Craft of Scientifi c Presentations: A Workshop on Technical Presentations (Alley) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $75 / $125, p.63

WS668 The Craft of Scientifi c Writing: A Workshop on Technical Writing (Alley) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, $75 / $125, p.63


Advanced Quantum and Optoelectronic ApplicationsModeling and Simulation with Computational Fourier OpticsSC1080Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $575 Members · $685 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course explains the implementation of Fourier optics theory and concepts on the computer. A primary objective is to provide attend-ees with the capability of programming their own basic wave (physi-cal) optics simulations to model diffraction, beam propagation, lenses, gratings, and imaging. The course includes a short review of Fourier optics theory, details of applying the fast Fourier transform (FFT), and approaches for implementing a variety of wave optics simulations. The methods discussed can be applied in technical software environments such as MATLAB, Mathcad, IDL and C. Examples are presented pri-marily in MATLAB but implementation in other environments is also discussed.

LEARNING OUTCOMES• model simple physical structures with a limited set of basic analytic

functions• choose the parameters for modeling 2-D spatial and spectral

functions on the computer and determine the scaling constants involved with the use of the FFT

• model optical waves with complex exponential notation• create an optical propagation/diffraction computer simulation• build wave optics computer models of lenses and gratings• create image simulations that include diffraction and aberrations

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers and scientists who wish to learn the details of implementing Fourier optics theory on the computer and how to create their own wave optics simulations. Also, anyone who is looking for a concise review of Fourier optical theory from a different and practical perspec-tive. It is suggested that attendees have a basic familiarity with Fourier optics.

INSTRUCTORDavid Voelz is a professor of electrical engineering at New Mexico State University and holds a Paul W. and Valerie Klipsch Professorship. He received his Ph.D. degree in EE from the University of Illinois in 1987. From 1986 to 2001 he worked as a research engineer and project manager at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Albuquerque, NM. He was named a Fellow of SPIE in 1999 and has received an OSA Engi-neering Excellence Award, the Bromilow Award at NMSU for research excellence, and the Giller Award at AFRL for technical achievement. His research interests always seem to involve some aspect of Fourier optics and include spectral and polarimetric imaging, laser imaging and beam projection, laser communication, adaptive optics, and astronom-ical instrumentation development.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Computational Fourier Optics, A MATLAB Tutorial (SPIE Press, 2011) by David Voelz.

Attendees are welcome to bring a laptop with computational software to the course to explore some of the concepts. However, a computer is not required for the learning experience.

Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and ImagingHands-on Multiphoton Tomography: From the Lab into the ClinicsSC1092 NewCourse Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Multiphoton Tomography based on two-photon fl uorescence and sec-ond harmonic generation is a novel non-invasive method to obtain la-bel-free optical tissue biopsies within seconds and with submicron res-olution. The course provides deep insight into the basic mechanisms and performance of multiphoton tomographs as medical instruments. Expansion with CARS, FLIM, and OCT modules as well as applications in the fi eld of cancer and stem cell detection, small animal imaging, and intratissue drug tracing (e.g. sunscreen nanoparticles) will also be discussed.Hands-on tissue studies will be demonstrated with a multiphoton to-mograph.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the basic principles of label-free two-photon live cell and

tissue imaging• classify and compare tissue imaging tools• defi ne advantages and disadvantages of state-of-the-art

multiphoton tomographs• defi ne endogenous fl uorophores and SHG active tissue structures• differentiate between endogenous fl uorophores by fl uorescence

lifetime imaging (FLIM)• assess problems of certifi cation procedures for translational

medicine• gain familiarity with clinical two-photon GRIN microendoscopy• prepare optical biopsies with a multiphoton tomograph

INTENDED AUDIENCEThe intended audience includes engineers, cell biologists, neurobiolo-gists, medical doctors including pathologists and dermtaologists, ven-ture capitalists, physicists, researchers in the fi eld of cosmetics and pharmacy as well as small animal studies.

INSTRUCTORKarsten König is CEO of the company JenLab GmbH and Full Profes-sor and Head of the Department of Biophotonics and Laser Technology at the Saarland University, Germany. He developed the clinical multi-photon tomograph and introduced fl uorescence lifetime imaging in Life Sciences as well as nanosurgery by femtosecond laser microscopy. Prof. Koenig has about 500 publications in the fi eld of biophotonics and is one of the conference chairs on multiphoton microscopy.

Fundamentals of Microscope DesignSC1051 NewCourse Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course will cover the optical engineering principles necessary to understand the working principles of microscopes and to develop a design suited to your own application. The basic components common to any microscope are defi ned. Seidel and chromatic aberrations which determine image quality are reviewed. The composition of the glass elements are related to chromatic aberrations. The contrast sensitivity function of human vision as it relates to micros-copy is described. The effects of numerical aperture (NA) are described in terms of diffraction and lateral coherence. The numerous defi nitions

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of Nelson, Critical, and Kohler illumination are resolved by reference to the original designs of the 1890s. Edge sharpening by the use of critical illumination is described.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify the basic components of a microscope• defi ne a paraxial thick-lens model of an objective• comprehend Seidel and chromatic aberrations• select glass types for minimum lateral color• sharpen human vision with proper design of the exit pupil• comprehend the lateral inhibition of human vision• defi ne a practical NA in the presence of spherical aberration• defi ne a point spread function in relation to the objective NA• defi ne depth of focus with a Gaussian beam• comprehend the effects of the illumination NA• optimize the design of a microscope for your specifi c needs

INTENDED AUDIENCEInstrument designers seeking optimum performance of a microscope.

INSTRUCTORGeorge Seward is a consultant in optical design through L-A-Omega, Inc. His book, Optical Design of Microscopes (SPIE Press, 2010) pro-vides a more rigorous treatment of the subject beyond this introductory seminar.

Bio-Interferometry: Fundamentals and Applications to Biosensors, Drug Discovery, Microscopy and Biomedical ImagingSC1054Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course explains the basic principles of optical interferometry ap-plied to biological problems and systems. Interference is at the core of many types of optical detection and is a powerful probe of cellular and tissue structure such as for interference microscopy and optical coherence tomography. Interference is also the root cause of speckle and other imaging artifacts that limit range and resolution. Furthermore, the inherent sensitivity of interferometry enables ultrasensitive detec-tion of molecules in biological samples for medical diagnostics using biosensors. In this course, emphasis is placed on the physics of light scattering, with a focus on coherence detection techniques that allow information to be selectively detected out of incoherent and heteroge-neous backgrounds. Bio-Interferometry is divided into four parts. The fi rst part covers fun-damental principles of partial coherence and interferometry. The next three parts move up successive size scales: biosensors and molecu-lar interferometry (nano-scale), cellular interferometry and microscopy (micron-scale), and ending with tissue interferometry and holography (millimeter scale). The course clearly presents the physics, with easy derivations of the appropriate equations, while emphasizing “rules of thumb” that can be applied by experimental researchers to give semi-quantitative predictions.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• quantify the partial coherence of common light sources, including

lasers, superluminescent diodes (SLDs), light emitting diodes (LEDs) and spectrally-fi ltered incandescent sources

• relate partial coherence to optical system performance and resolution, and to identify all the major classes of interferometers

• explain how the coherent properties of light change during propagation through biological tissues

• explain the origin of speckle in biological imaging, to determine and use the statistical properties of speckle, and to mitigate speckle for high-resolution imaging

• identify all the major classes of interferometric label-free biosensors, including Young’s, Mach-Zender, Resonant Cavity, and Waveguide sensors, and to calculate the molecular responsivity and sensitivity of interferometric biosensors

• estimate and optimize phase contrast in interference and holographic microscopes

• explain the principles of coherence gating and imaging• calculate the resolution and range of optical coherence tomography

(OCT) and its variants, such as time-domain, spectral-domain, swept-source, full-fi eld and holographic OCT

• describe the principles of lens-free holographic imaging of cells and tissues

INTENDED AUDIENCEScientists, engineers, technicians or managers who want to learn how to apply optical interferometry to measure or image biological mole-cules, cells or tissues. Undergraduate training in optical engineering or science is assumed.

INSTRUCTORDavid Nolte is a professor of physics at Purdue University. He has spent two decades in the fi eld of coherent optics, with a focus on ho-lography, interferometry and their applications to biology and medicine. David is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He was a Research Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and a Presidential Young Investigator of the National Science Foundation. In 2005 he received the Herbert Newby McCoy Award, which is the highest scientifi c honor awarded by Purdue Uni-versity. He is a popular lecturer, received the Best Teaching Award for undergraduate teaching in physics, has given over a hundred invited talks and seminars, and has been interviewed on public radio and by science magazines on the topics of his scientifi c research.

Statistics for Imaging and Sensor DataSC1072Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.65 $595 Members · $705 Non-Members USD Saturday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

The purpose of this course is to survey fundamental statistical methods in the context of imaging and sensing applications. You will learn the tools and how to apply them correctly in a given context. The instructor will clarify many misconceptions associated with using statistical meth-ods. The course is full of practical and useful examples of analyses of imaging data. Intuitive and geometric understanding of the introduced concepts will be emphasized. The topics covered include hypothesis testing, confi dence intervals, regression methods, and statistical signal processing (and its relationship to linear models). We will also discuss outlier detection, the method of Monte Carlo simulations, and bootstrap.

LEARNING OUTCOMES• apply the statistical methods suitable for a given context• demonstrate the statistical signifi cance of your results based on

hypothesis testing• construct confi dence intervals for a variety of imaging applications• fi t predictive equations to your imaging data• construct confi dence and prediction intervals for a response

variable as a function of predictors• explain the basics of statistical signal processing and its

relationship to linear regression models• perform correct analysis of outliers in data• implement the methodology of Monte Carlo simulations

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for participants who need to incorporate funda-mental statistical methods in their work with imaging data. Participants are expected to have some experience with analyzing data.

INSTRUCTORPeter Bajorski is an Associate Professor of Statistics at the Roches-ter Institute of Technology. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in statistics including a course on Multivariate Statistics for

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Imaging Science. He also designs and teaches short courses in indus-try, with longer-term follow-up and consulting. He performs research in statistics and in hyperspectral imaging. Dr. Bajorski wrote a book on Statistics for Imaging, Optics, and Photonics. He is a senior member of SPIE and IEEE.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Statistics for Imaging, Optics, and Photonics (Wiley, 2011) by Peter Bajorski.

Fluorescent Markers: Usage and Optical System OptimizationSC309Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Fluorescent dyes are frequently used as markers in many biological samples. They are used in research labs to track different tissues, cells and individual molecules. Studying these interactions is a key part of understanding physiology and developing new cures to common dis-eases. Fluorescent markers are also used in many analytical chemistry tests in hospitals for assisting the diagnosis of a health condition and evaluating the progression of a treatment. Applications of molecular markers, including the use of fl uorescent markers as anatomical and functional markers in the body, have grown rapidly in recent years. This course will include cover the fundamental properties of fl uores-cent dyes, optimizing and matching an optical imaging system to spe-cifi c dye spectra, and tailoring the optical system modules for specifi c applications such as bench-top microscopes, three-dimensional high resolution cellular imaging, and in vivo fl uorescence imaging in pre-clinical studies and in clinical applications. We will also review common applications of fl uorescent dyes and fl uorescence imaging in current research and clinical activities.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe dye properties such as excitation and emission spectra,

quantum effi ciency, and the schematic of a fl uorescence process• summarize the different main classes of fl uorescent markers

including small molecule dyes, nano-crystal quantum dots, and fl uorescent proteins and their attributes

• explain the principles of fl uorescence microscopy and the main modules (lenses, fi lters, sensors, light sources) involved in fl uorescence imaging systems

• estimate the expected fl uorescence signal in a given imaging system

• explain advanced microscopy techniques such as fl uorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), fl uorescence lifetime (FLIM), fl uorescence recovery after photo-bleaching (FRAP), and three-dimensional techniques such as confocal and two-photon microscopy

• describe the design of miniature fl uorescence imaging systems and their unique challenges

• summarize common applications of fl uorescent dyes and fl uorescence imaging in current research and clinical activities

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers, scientists, students and managers who wish to learn more about fl uorescent markers, design of bench-top and miniature fl uores-cence imaging systems, and their application in biomedical imaging. Some prior knowledge in optoelectronic devices and microscopy is desirable.

INSTRUCTOROfer Levi is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engi-neering at the University of Toronto. He also holds a Visiting Professor position at Stanford University, CA. He has spent over two decades in academia and industry, designing and developing optical imaging systems, laser sources, and optical sensors. He specializes in design and optimization of optical bio-sensors, Bio-MEMS, and optical imag-ing systems for biomedical applications, including in cancer and brain imaging. Dr. Levi is a member of OSA, IEEE-Photonics, and SPIE.

Introduction to Ultrafast OpticsSC746Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Ultrafast Optics-the science, technology, and applications of ultrashort laser pulses-is one of the most exciting and dynamic fi elds of science. While ultrashort laser pulses seem quite exotic (they’re the shortest events ever created!), their applications are many, ranging from the study of ultrafast fundamental events to telecommunications to micro-machining to biomedical imaging, to name a few. Interestingly, these lasers are easy to understand, and they are readily available. But their use requires some sophistication. This course is a basic introduction to the nature of these lasers, their use, and some of their applications.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe how ultrafast lasers and amplifi ers work• explain common temporal and spatio-temporal distortions in

ultrashort laser pulses• discuss nonlinear-optical effects for transforming the pulse’s

wavelength and spectrum• discuss nonlinear-optical effects that can do serious damage to

pulses and materials• explain how to meaningfully measure these pulses vs. space and

time• discuss problems encountered when focusing these pulses

INTENDED AUDIENCEThe intended audience is any scientist, engineer or biomedical re-searcher interested in this exciting fi eld, especially those new to the fi eld.

INSTRUCTORRick Trebino is the Georgia Research Alliance-Eminent Scholar Chair of Ultrafast Optical Physics at the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the use and measure-ment of ultrashort laser pulses. He is best known for his invention and development of Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating (FROG), the fi rst general method for measuring the intensity and phase evolution of an ultrashort laser pulse, and which is rapidly becoming the standard technique for measuring such pulses. He has also invented techniques for measuring ultraweak ultrashort pulses, ultrafast polarization varia-tion, and ultrafast material relaxation.

Optical Design for Biomedical ImagingSC868Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $375 Members · $430 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course provides attendees with a basic working knowledge of optical design for biomedical imaging. The course will begin with the fundamentals of biomedical optics, followed by the light sources, de-tectors, and other optical components for biomedical imaging. It will briefl y discuss illumination and imaging system design, and then focus on optical systems and techniques for different imaging modalities. De-sign examples, such as fl uorescence imaging and OCT imaging, will be presented

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• learn the fundamentals of biomedical optics • specify and select lenses, light sources, detectors and other optical

components• describe the optical system requirements for biomedical imaging• become familiar with various optical systems for biomedical

imaging• design and model illumination and imaging systems for biomedical

applications

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INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for anyone who is interested in understand-ing and developing optical systems for biomedical applications. Basic knowledge of optical fundamentals is expected.

INSTRUCTORRongguang (Ron) Liang is an associate professor at College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona. Prior to that, he was a Senior Principal Research Scientist at Carestream Health Inc and a Principal Research Scientist at Eastman Kodak Company. He has been working on optical design for 15 years, in the fi elds of biomedical imaging, digital imaging, display, and 3D imaging. He is a Topical Editor of Applied Optics.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Optical Design for Biomedical Im-aging (SPIE Press, 2010) by Rongguang Liang.

Biomedical Fiber Optic Sensors and ApplicationsSC981Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course provides a broad overview of optical fi ber sensing prin-ciples and techniques for biological and medical applications. The course is divided into two parts. Part I provides an introduction to fi ber optic sensor (FOS) technology. This includes their operating principles, associated components (such as light sources, detectors, couplers, polarizers, etc.), and the specialty fi ber types required for biomedical sensing system integration. In Part II, a review of the major classes of biomedical fi ber sensors and techniques is made (based on VIS-UV-IR absorption, scattering, spectroscopy, fl uorescence-among others), along with discussions on detection techniques, data analysis and interpretation. In addition, since some types of biomedical FOS rely, directly or indirectly, on visual or spectral imaging, the relevant image processing techniques and as-sociated algorithms will also be discussed.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the operating principles, characteristics and advantages of

fi ber optic sensors• review a wide range of sensor types and the biomedical

parameters/features they detect• learn the required components necessary to make complete

biomedical fi ber sensing systems• describe deployment mechanisms for fi ber sensors in a biomedical

setting• illustrate specifi c sensing solutions and their clinical impact through

case-study analysis• identify key image processing techniques available for fi ber optic

sensor applications• obtain an overall view of the biological and medical fi ber sensing

industries and their trends

INTENDED AUDIENCETechnical managers, scientists, engineers, technicians and research students who wish to learn about biomedical sensors and fi ber sens-ing technology and review their implementation and applications. The course is also suitable to gain an overview of the fi eld and to learn about state-of-the-art of fi ber optic-based biomedical and life sciences applications and devices.

INSTRUCTORAlexis Mendez is President of MCH Engineering LLC, and has over 20 years of experience in optical fi ber technology, sensors and instrumen-tation. He was the former Group Leader of the Fiber Optic Sensors Lab within ABB Corporate Research (USA), working on the development of new fi ber optic sensing systems for electric utility and oil & gas applica-tions. He has written over 45 technical publications, holds 4 US patents and is recipient of an R&D 100 award. He is an SPIE Fellow, editor of

the Specialty Optical Fibers Handbook, as well as past chair of the International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference (OFS-18). Dr. Mendez holds a PhD. degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.

Robert McLaughlin is an Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia, where he leads research in fi ber-optic sensors for oncology. He has over 10 years of experience in medical imaging and was previously a Product Manager with Siemens Medical Solutions, re-sponsible for bringing several medical products to market. Prior to this, he was a researcher in medical imaging at the University of Oxford, UK.

Ultrafast Laser Pulse Shaping and Adaptive Pulse CompressionSC1053Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Pulse shapers are being used for a number of applications including (a) pulse compression, (b) pulse characterization, (c) creation of two or more pulse replicas, and (d) control of nonlinear optical processes such as selective two-photon excitation and selective vibrational mode excitation. This course will introduce the most common pulse shaper designs and discuss their operational differences. A brief theoretical description will be presented for those wanting to simulate different pulse shaping scenarios; however, most of the course will be based on experimental implementation and results. The course will emphasize applications of pulse shapers that greatly enhance the capabilities of femtosecond laser sources.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• design and build a pulse shaper based on a particular set of goals• compare different pulse shaper designs and determine which one is

best suited for a particular application• simulate the output pulse from a pulse shaper given a particular

phase and amplitude modulation• defi ne key concepts in pulse shaper design such as optical

resolution and focal length. Describe the effect caused by introducing a simple phase such as a linear, quadratic or cubic function on a transform-limited pulse

• explain two different approaches to creating pulse replicas that can be independently controlled in the time domain using the pulse shaper

• measure the spectral phase of laser pulses using the pulse shaper itself as the measurement tool, and eliminate phase distortions to compress the output pulses

• summarize the advantages of having an adaptive pulse shaper for controlling the output of ultrafast lasers

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for those interested in learning how pulse shapers can greatly enhance the performance and utility of ultrafast (femtosecond) laser sources. Results from more advanced methods will be presented, but the course does not require previous experience with pulse shaping.

INSTRUCTORMarcos Dantus received his PhD on the development of Femtochem-istry, postdoc on the development of Ultrafast Electron Diffraction un-der Professor Zewail (Caltech, 1999 Nobel Prize). Presently a University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Michigan State University. Dantus’ interests include ultrafast laser pulse theory, devel-opment and control, control of nonlinear laser-matter interactions, and biomedical imaging. Dantus has more than 150 publications, 43 inven-tion disclosures and 13 patents. Dantus is presently the President and CEO of BioPhotonic Solutions Inc, the President of the OSA Ann Arbor, MI chapter and serves on the board of advisors for Chemical Physics Letters.

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Clinical Technologies and SystemsOptical Design for Biomedical ImagingSC868Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $375 Members · $430 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course provides attendees with a basic working knowledge of opti-cal design for biomedical imaging. The course will begin with the funda-mentals of biomedical optics, followed by the light sources, detectors, and other optical components for biomedical imaging. It will briefl y dis-cuss illumination and imaging system design, and then focus on optical systems and techniques for different imaging modalities. Design exam-ples, such as fl uorescence imaging and OCT imaging, will be presented


components• describe the optical system requirements for biomedical imaging• become familiar with various optical systems for biomedical imaging• design and model illumination and imaging systems for biomedical

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Biomedical Fiber Optic Sensors and ApplicationsSC981Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course provides a broad overview of optical fi ber sensing prin-ciples and techniques for biological and medical applications. The course is divided into two parts. Part I provides an introduction to fi ber optic sensor (FOS) technology. This includes their operating principles, associated components (such as light sources, detectors, couplers, polarizers, etc.), and the specialty fi ber types required for biomedical sensing system integration. In Part II, a review of the major classes of biomedical fi ber sensors and techniques is made (based on VIS-UV-IR absorption, scattering, spectroscopy, fl uorescence-among others), along with discussions on detection techniques, data analysis and interpretation. In addition, since some types of biomedical FOS rely, directly or indirectly, on visual or spectral imaging, the relevant image processing techniques and as-sociated algorithms will also be discussed.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the operating principles, characteristics and advantages of

fi ber optic sensors• review a wide range of sensor types and the biomedical

parameters/features they detect

• learn the required components necessary to make complete biomedical fi ber sensing systems

• describe deployment mechanisms for fi ber sensors in a biomedical setting

• illustrate specifi c sensing solutions and their clinical impact through case-study analysis

• identify key image processing techniques available for fi ber optic sensor applications

• obtain an overall view of the biological and medical fi ber sensing industries and their trends

INTENDED AUDIENCETechnical managers, scientists, engineers, technicians and research students who wish to learn about biomedical sensors and fi ber sens-ing technology and review their implementation and applications. The course is also suitable to gain an overview of the fi eld and to learn about state-of-the-art of fi ber optic-based biomedical and life sciences applications and devices.

INSTRUCTORAlexis Mendez is President of MCH Engineering LLC, and has over 20 years of experience in optical fi ber technology, sensors and instrumen-tation. He was the former Group Leader of the Fiber Optic Sensors Lab within ABB Corporate Research (USA), working on the development of new fi ber optic sensing systems for electric utility and oil & gas applica-tions. He has written over 45 technical publications, holds 4 US patents and is recipient of an R&D 100 award. He is an SPIE Fellow, editor of the Specialty Optical Fibers Handbook, as well as past chair of the International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference (OFS-18). Dr. Mendez holds a PhD. degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.

Robert McLaughlin is an Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia, where he leads research in fi ber-optic sensors for oncology. He has over 10 years of experience in medical imaging and was previously a Product Manager with Siemens Medical Solutions, re-sponsible for bringing several medical products to market. Prior to this, he was a researcher in medical imaging at the University of Oxford, UK.

Principles and Applications of Optical Coherence TomographySC312Course Level: AdvancedCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new imaging modality, which is the optical analog of ultrasound. OCT can perform high resolution cross sectional imaging of the internal structure of biological tissues and materials. OCT is promising for biomedical imaging because it functions as a type of optical biopsy, enabling tissue pathology to be imaged in suit and in real time. This technology also has numerous applications in other fi elds ranging from nondestructive evaluation of materials to optical data storage. This course describes OCT and the integrated disciplines including fi ber optics, interferometry, high-speed optical detection, biomedical imaging, in vitro and in vivo studies, and clinical medicine

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the principles of optical coherence tomography (OCT) • explain a systems viewpoint of OCT technology• describe OCT detection approaches and factors governing

performance• describe ultrafast laser technology and other low coherence light

sources• describe OCT imaging devices such as microscopes, hand held

probes and catheters • describe functional imaging such as Doppler and spectroscopic

OCT • provide an overview of clinical imaging including clinical

ophthalmology, surgical guidance, and detection of neoplasia and guiding biopsy

• gain an overview of materials applications

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• discuss transitioning technology from the laboratory to the clinic

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is appropriate for scientists, engineers, and clinicians who are performing research in medical imaging.

INSTRUCTORJames Fujimoto is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research in-terests include femtosecond optics and biomedical imaging and his group is responsible for the invention and development of optical co-herence tomography. Dr. Fujimoto is a member of the National Acad-emy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering. He is co-chair of the SPIE BIOS symposium and co-chair of the conference on Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Techniques at BIOS. Dr. Fujimoto is a co-founder of LightLabs Imaging, a company devel-oping OCT for intravascular imaging that was recently acquired by St. Jude Medical.








INSTRUCTORPeter Bajorski is an Associate Professor of Statistics at the Roches-ter Institute of Technology. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in statistics including a course on Multivariate Statistics for Imaging Science. He also designs and teaches short courses in indus-try, with longer-term follow-up and consulting. He performs research in statistics and in hyperspectral imaging. Dr. Bajorski wrote a book on Statistics for Imaging, Optics, and Photonics. He is a senior member of SPIE and IEEE.


Hands-on Multiphoton Tomography: From the Lab into the ClinicsSC1092 NewCourse Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Multiphoton Tomography based on two-photon fl uorescence and sec-ond harmonic generation is a novel non-invasive method to obtain la-bel-free optical tissue biopsies within seconds and with submicron res-olution. The course provides deep insight into the basic mechanisms and performance of multiphoton tomographs as medical instruments. Expansion with CARS, FLIM, and OCT modules as well as applications in the fi eld of cancer and stem cell detection, small animal imaging, and intratissue drug tracing (e.g. sunscreen nanoparticles) will also be discussed. Hands-on tissue studies will be demonstrated with a multi-photon tomograph.








Fiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and ApplicationsSC1087 NewCourse Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are key elements in the construction of integrated fi ber optic systems. Using gratings inscribed into optical fi bers, miniature components can be constructed which perform the functions of bulk components such as narrow and broad band mirrors, dispersion compensators, beam combiners and prism couplers. This course covers the fundamentals of FBGs as well as recent develop-ments like ultrashort pulse FBG inscription and multimode FBGs. The emphasis of this course is on specifi c applications, e.g. monolithic fi ber laser cavities and cladding mode sensors.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the fundamentals of FBGs in single and multimode fi bers• learn the component functions provided by FBGs

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• choose the right fabrication approach depending on the application of the fi ber Bragg grating

• characterize single and multimode FBGs• achieve coupling to higher order modes, especially cladding guided

modes• design the cross section of the FBG to enhance coupling to certain

fi ber modes

INTENDED AUDIENCEScientists and engineers who wish to develop or employ fi ber Bragg gratings for fi ber based sensors or lasers.

INSTRUCTORJens Thomas received the diploma and PhD. degrees in physics from the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany in 2006 and 2012. While his diploma thesis focused on ultra short pulse inscription of fi -ber Bragg gratings, his PhD thesis centered on the novel mode con-verting aspects of these gratings. Further research interests are ultra short pulse inscribed structures to enhance non-linear conversions. He is the author or co- author of more than 12 peer-reviewed articles and 29 conference presentations. His work was recognized with the SPIE LASE 2010 best student paper award (2nd place).

Bio-Interferometry: Fundamentals and Applications to Biosensors, Drug Discovery, Microscopy and Biomedical ImagingSC1054Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course explains the basic principles of optical interferometry ap-plied to biological problems and systems. Interference is at the core of many types of optical detection and is a powerful probe of cellular and tissue structure such as for interference microscopy and optical coherence tomography. Interference is also the root cause of speckle and other imaging artifacts that limit range and resolution. Furthermore, the inherent sensitivity of interferometry enables ultrasensitive detec-tion of molecules in biological samples for medical diagnostics using biosensors. In this course, emphasis is placed on the physics of light scattering, with a focus on coherence detection techniques that allow information to be selectively detected out of incoherent and heteroge-neous backgrounds. Bio-Interferometry is divided into four parts. The fi rst part covers fun-damental principles of partial coherence and interferometry. The next three parts move up successive size scales: biosensors and molecu-lar interferometry (nano-scale), cellular interferometry and microscopy (micron-scale), and ending with tissue interferometry and holography (millimeter scale). The course clearly presents the physics, with easy derivations of the appropriate equations, while emphasizing “rules of thumb” that can be applied by experimental researchers to give semi-quantitative predictions.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• quantify the partial coherence of common light sources, including

lasers, superluminescent diodes (SLDs), light emitting diodes (LEDs) and spectrally-fi ltered incandescent sources

• relate partial coherence to optical system performance and resolution, and to identify all the major classes of interferometers

• explain how the coherent properties of light change during propagation through biological tissues

• explain the origin of speckle in biological imaging, to determine and use the statistical properties of speckle, and to mitigate speckle for high-resolution imaging

• identify all the major classes of interferometric label-free biosensors, including Young’s, Mach-Zender, Resonant Cavity, and Waveguide sensors, and to calculate the molecular responsivity and sensitivity of interferometric biosensors

• estimate and optimize phase contrast in interference and holographic microscopes

• explain the principles of coherence gating and imaging• calculate the resolution and range of optical coherence tomography

(OCT) and its variants, such as time-domain, spectral-domain, swept-source, full-fi eld and holographic OCT

• describe the principles of lens-free holographic imaging of cells and tissues

INTENDED AUDIENCEScientists, engineers, technicians or managers who want to learn how to apply optical interferometry to measure or image biological mole-cules, cells or tissues. Undergraduate training in optical engineering or science is assumed.

INSTRUCTORDavid Nolte is a professor of physics at Purdue University. He has spent two decades in the fi eld of coherent optics, with a focus on ho-lography, interferometry and their applications to biology and medicine. David is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He was a Research Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and a Presidential Young Investigator of the National Science Foundation. In 2005 he received the Herbert Newby McCoy Award, which is the highest scientifi c honor awarded by Purdue Uni-versity. He is a popular lecturer, received the Best Teaching Award for undergraduate teaching in physics, has given over a hundred invited talks and seminars, and has been interviewed on public radio and by science magazines on the topics of his scientifi c research.

Displays and HolographyLiquid Crystals: From Fundamentals to ApplicationsSC790Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course will provide an introduction to the fundamental properties of liquid crystals and liquid crystal devices, as well as to their wide-spread technological applications. The main goal is to enable the en-gineers, students, and researchers working at the forefront of optics, engineering, and materials science to better understand and more suc-cessfully utilize liquid crystals and liquid crystal devices in their own ap-plications. Many practical and useful examples are included throughout the course, such as applications in displays, beam steering, telecom-munications, tunable photonic crystals, nano-science, biodetection, and drug delivery. You will become fl uent with what liquid crystals are and how to use them, and will receive hands-on training on how to fabricate a liquid crystal device.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• acquire essential basic knowledge of liquid crystals and liquid

crystal devices• optimize the performance of devices such as liquid crystal spatial

light modulators • know the biological functions and nanotechnological applications of

liquid crystals• design new applications utilizing liquid crystals and liquid crystal

devices• obtain hands-on experience to fabricate a liquid crystal device

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for anyone who is interested in learning the fundamentals and applications of liquid crystals, including students, postdoctoral fellows, and engineers. Those who either build liquid crys-tal devices, or use them will fi nd this course valuable.

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INSTRUCTORIvan Smalyukh is a founding Fellow of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute and a Senior Investigator of the Liquid Crystal Center, Dept. of Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder. He has been in-volved in Liquid Crystal research for 24 years, has about 100 publica-tions and three chapters in books, and has been teaching a number of graduate courses on liquid crystal physics and applications. He has chaired numerous international conferences and summer schools and has been an invited, keynotes, and plenary speaker at many major sci-entifi c meetings in the fi eld.

Design of Effi cient Illumination SystemsSC011Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Illumination systems are included in fi ber illuminators, projectors, and lithography systems. The design of an illumination system requires bal-ancing uniformity, maximizing the collection effi ciency from the source, and minimizing the size of the optical package. These choices are ex-amined for systems using lightpipes, lens arrays, faceted optics, tailored edge rays designs, and integrating spheres through a combination of computer simulations, hardware demonstrations and discussions.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the differences between illuminance, intensity and

luminance• compute the required source luminance given typical illumination

system specifi cations• compute the change in luminance introduced by an integrating sphere • distinguish between a Kohler illuminator and an Abbe illuminator• explain the difference in uniformity performance between a tailored

edge ray refl ector and a standard conic refl ector• design a lightpipe system to provide uniform illuminance• design a lens array system to create a uniform illuminance distribution• design a refl ector with facets to create a uniform illuminance

distribution

INTENDED AUDIENCEIndividuals who design illumination systems or need to interface with those designers will fi nd this course appropriate. Previous exposure to Optical Fundamentals (Refl ection, Refraction, Lenses, Refl ectors) is expected.

INSTRUCTORWilliam Cassarly is a Senior Scientist with Synopsys (formerly Opti-cal Research Associates). Before joining ORA 14 years ago, Cassarly worked at GE for 13 years, holds 46 patents, and has worked exten-sively in the areas of illumination system design, sources, photometry, light pipes, and non-imaging optics. Bill was awarded the GE Corpo-rate ‘D. R. Mack Advanced Course Supervisor Award’ for his efforts in the training of GE Engineers and is an SPIE Fellow.

Laser ApplicationsLaser Beam Propagation for Applications in Laser Communications, Laser Radar, and Active ImagingSC188Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $645 Members · $755 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course describes beam wave propagation through optical turbu-lence. Satellite communication systems, laser radar, remote sensing, and adaptive optics are some of the applications affected by optical turbulence. Tractable analytic equations are provided for calculating Gaussian-beam wave statistical quantities affecting system perfor-mance. The mutual coherence function (MCF), mean intensity, degree of coherence, and intensity fl uctuations (scintillation) are presented. Videos of actual experiments show how to gather data. Examples are presented using MATHEMATICA software programs. Copies of these programs are available in the text.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• calculate power budget for laser-based radar and communications

systems• calculate system reliability for laser radar and communication

systems• calculate backscatter effects from targets in monostatic and bistatic

laser radar systems• use MATHEMATICA programs to calculate statistical parameters for

laser-based systems

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for scientists, supervising and design engineers who are interested in understanding the propagation phenomena, which impose limitations on system performance, and in learning new approaches to improving system design.

INSTRUCTORRonald Phillips is Director of the Florida Space Institute, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and an associate member of the School of Optics/CREOL at the University of Central Florida. He has worked in optical wave propagation for more than 25 years.

Larry Andrews is Professor of Mathematics and an associate member of School of Optics/CREOL at the University of Central Florida. He has worked in optical wave propagation for more than 20 years.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the texts, Laser Beam Propagation through Random Media (SPIE Press, 2005) by Ronald Phillips and Larry Andrews and the Field Guide to Atmospheric Optics (SPIE Press, 2004) by Larry C. Andrews.



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pulses and materials• explain how to meaningfully measure these pulses vs. space and time• discuss problems encountered when focusing these pulses

INTENDED AUDIENCEThe intended audience is any scientist, engineer or biomedical research-er interested in this exciting fi eld, especially those new to the fi eld.


Laser Safety for EngineersSC1089 NewCourse Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

A primary goal of the course is to provide the attendee with a review and explanation of laser safety considerations and requirements in-cumbent on a designer when bringing a product that contains a laser to market. Attendees will also obtain an understanding of laser safety considerations in the R&D environment. This includes being able to communicate the eye safety concerns & required protections for laser products as well as their hazard classifi cation (on the internationally harmonized Classifi cation scale for laser hazards).

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• discuss basic principles of laser technology and elementary bio-effects

of discreet wavelength ranges (acute & chronic damage mechanisms)• become familiar with the US Laser Product Performance Standard

(including both 21 CFR 1040 & IEC 60825, under FDA Laser Policy Notice 50)

• determine the classifi cation of most common types of laser products (this course includes practical methods in an overview format, but does not include extensive content on Laser Hazard Analysis Calculations)

• identify laser safety hazards pertinent to R&D work and recommend hazard control measures required in a laser or laser product development lab.

• list the elements required to select, maintain and use proper laser protective eyewear

• list the requirements for compliance and reporting laser products to FDA

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers, technicians, or managers who wish to learn about prod-uct and user laser safety and who are responsible for bringing laser products to market. Undergraduate training in engineering or science is desirable (or comparable experience and responsibility).

INSTRUCTORThomas Lieb is President, Laser Safety Offi cer at L*A*I International, and has more than 25 years experience in laser systems, laser safety and laser safety education. A Certifi ed Laser Safety Offi cer (CLSO), Lieb is a member of the Board of Laser Safety, responsible for review-ing and editing qualifi cation exams. He is a member of ANSI Accredited Standards Committee and the Administrative Committee of ASC Z136 Safe Use of Lasers, Chairman of the subcommittee for ANSI Z136.9 Safe Use of Lasers in a Manufacturing Environment; contributor to ANSI B11.21 Design, Construction, Care, and Use of Laser Machine Tools (and other subcommittees of ANSI for laser safety). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Laser Institute of America (LIA); and highly involved in PAS (Practical Application Seminars), and the International Laser Safety Conference Involved for many years in International la-ser safety issues, Lieb is a member of IEC/TC 76 on the Laser Safety Standard IEC [EN] 60825 and Chair of the subcommittee for ISO/IEC [EN] 11553 Safety of Machines, Laser Processing Machines He was 2008 recipient of the IEC’s “1906 Award” for signifi cant contribution to electro-technology and the work of the IEC (International Electrotechni-cal Commission). An invited lecturer at the University of Tokyo and Brit-ish Health Protection Agency, as well as advising various businesses and institutions world-wide, Lieb has authored a number of technical papers and articles, and contributed to the CLSO’s Best Practices in Laser Safety manual and the text Laser Materials Processing.

Laser Micro-/NanoengineeringPrecision Laser MicromachiningSC689Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course is a comprehensive look at laser technology as applied to precision micromachining. A brief background discussion on laser history, technology and defi nition of important terms will be presented. Then, available laser sources will be compared and contrasted includ-ing CO2, excimer, Nd:YAG, fi ber and short pulse lasers. IR and UV ma-terial/photon interaction, basic optical components and system inte-gration are also crucial to getting good processing results and these will all be examined in detail. Finally, real applications from the medical, microelectronics, aerospace and other fi elds will be presented. This course has been greatly expanded to include detailed discus-sions on short pulse lasers (ps and fs) and their applications, both pres-ent and future. In addition, two market areas have been signifi cantly updated - Aerospace/Defense and renewable energy, particularly Solar. One of the biggest growth markets in the laser future (and historically!), the growth of renewable energy applications will infuse hundreds of millions of dollars into the laser community as new electricity generat-ing capability is brought on line.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• compare UV, IR and other laser sources to each other and learn

where each is best applied• describe and be familiar with several kinds of micromachining lasers

on the market• describe material/photon interaction and why and how UV lasers for

instance are different than IR lasers• analyze a potential manufacturing application to identify it as a

possible candidate for laser processing• familiarize yourself with ‘real world’ opportunities for laser

micromachining• identify marketplace growth opportunities

INTENDED AUDIENCEThe course will benefi t anyone with an interest in small-scale industrial laser machining and achieving the best edge quality, highest resolution

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and cost effectiveness. Engineers will benefi t from the technical dis-cussions. Project Managers will benefi t from cost considerations and risk reduction scenarios.

INSTRUCTORRonald Schaeffer is Chief Executive Offi cer of PhotoMachining, Inc. He has been involved in laser manufacture and materials processing for over 25 years, working in and starting small companies. He has over 130 publications, has written monthly web and print columns (cur-rently writing a column for MicroManufacturing Magazine) and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Industrial Laser Solutions. He is the author of the textbook “Fundamentals of Laser Micromachining”. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the Laser Institute of America and is affi liated with the New England Board of Higher Education. He has a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Lehigh University and did grad-uate work at the University of Paris, after which he worked for several major laser companies. He is a US Army veteran of the 172nd Mountain Brigade and the 101st Airborne division. In his spare time he farms, collects antique pocket watches, plays guitar and rides a motorcycle.

Micromachining with Femtosecond LasersSC743Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course provides attendees with the knowledge necessary to understand and apply femtosecond laser pulses for micromachining tasks in a variety of materials. Emphasis will be placed on develop-ing a fundamental understanding of how femtosecond pulses interact with the sample. From this knowledge, the advantages and limitations of femtosecond lasers for various micromachining tasks can be read-ily understood. Examples will be given in the micromachining of the surface of metals, semiconductors, and transparent materials, as well as the formation of photonic and microfl uidic devices in the bulk of transparent materials.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• summarize the linear and non-linear interaction mechanisms

of femtosecond laser pulses with metals, semiconductors, and transparent materials

• explain mechanisms for material removal and modifi cation, as well as factors affecting precision and degree of collateral damage

• describe unique capabilities afforded by femtosecond pulses for micromachining bulk transparent materials

• determine appropriate femtosecond laser parameters for a micromachining task

• compare various micromachining methods and evaluate the most appropriate for a given job

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is aimed at people already doing or interested in start-ing research on short-pulse laser micromachining, as well as at people who have specifi c micromachining problems and wish to evaluate the potential of femtosecond lasers for accomplishing their task. Those who do not have a background in some of the unique properties of femtosecond laser pulses would benefi t from attending SC541, “An Introduction to Femtosecond Laser Techniques,” by Eric Mazur and/or SC746 “Introduction to Ultrafast Technology” by Rick Trebino before attending this course.

INSTRUCTORStefan Nolte is a Professor at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, Germany. His research topics include ultrashort pulse micromachining for industrial and medical applications. He has been actively engaged in research on femtosecond laser micromachining since the fi eld’s in-ception in the mid-1990s.












LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• discuss basic principles of laser technology and elementary bio-

effects of discreet wavelength ranges (acute & chronic damage mechanisms)

• become familiar with the US Laser Product Performance Standard (including both 21 CFR 1040 & IEC 60825, under FDA Laser Policy Notice 50)

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Laser Source EngineeringFiber Bragg Gratings: Production, Modeling and ApplicationsSC1087 NewCourse Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm


LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the fundamentals of FBGs in single and multimode fi bers• learn the component functions provided by FBGs• choose the right fabrication approach depending on the application

of the fi ber Bragg grating• characterize single and multimode FBGs

• achieve coupling to higher order modes, especially cladding guided modes

• design the cross section of the FBG to enhance coupling to certain fi ber modes













INSTRUCTORThomas Lieb is President, Laser Safety Offi cer at L*A*I International, and has more than 25 years experience in laser systems, laser safety and laser safety education. A Certifi ed Laser Safety Offi cer (CLSO), Lieb is a member of the Board of Laser Safety, responsible for review-ing and editing qualifi cation exams. He is a member of ANSI Accredited Standards Committee and the Administrative Committee of ASC Z136 Safe Use of Lasers, Chairman of the subcommittee for ANSI Z136.9 Safe Use of Lasers in a Manufacturing Environment; contributor to ANSI B11.21 Design, Construction, Care, and Use of Laser Machine Tools (and other subcommittees of ANSI for laser safety). He is a member of

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the Board of Directors of the Laser Institute of America (LIA); and highly involved in PAS (Practical Application Seminars), and the International Laser Safety Conference Involved for many years in International la-ser safety issues, Lieb is a member of IEC/TC 76 on the Laser Safety Standard IEC [EN] 60825 and Chair of the subcommittee for ISO/IEC [EN] 11553 Safety of Machines, Laser Processing Machines He was 2008 recipient of the IEC’s “1906 Award” for signifi cant contribution to electro-technology and the work of the IEC (International Electrotechni-cal Commission). An invited lecturer at the University of Tokyo and Brit-ish Health Protection Agency, as well as advising various businesses and institutions world-wide, Lieb has authored a number of technical papers and articles, and contributed to the CLSO’s Best Practices in Laser Safety manual and the text Laser Materials Processing.











INSTRUCTORMarcos Dantus received his PhD on the development of Femtochem-istry, postdoc on the development of Ultrafast Electron Diffraction under Professor Zewail (Caltech, 1999 Nobel Prize). Presently a University Dis-tinguished Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Michigan State Univer-sity. Dantus’ interests include ultrafast laser pulse theory, development and control, control of nonlinear laser-matter interactions, and biomedi-cal imaging. Dantus has more than 150 publications, 43 invention dis-closures and 13 patents. Dantus is presently the President and CEO of BioPhotonic Solutions Inc, the President of the OSA Ann Arbor, MI chap-ter and serves on the board of advisors for Chemical Physics Letters.










Ultrafast Fiber LasersSC744Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Starting from an introduction to fi ber lasers, basic properties of fi ber amplifi ers are reviewed and current state of the art fi ber amplifi er tech-nology is summarized. The course then describes preferred construc-tion methods for ultrafast fi ber lasers and frequency combs and dis-cusses their applications in a variety of optical systems. The course covers mode locked fi ber oscillators, phase stabilization techniques, supercontinuum sources, ultrafast fi ber amplifi ers, frequency convert-ers as well as pulse compressors. Numerous design examples are given, illustrating the recurring physical phenomena governing these systems. The attendee learns about preferred methods for pico- and femtosecond pulse generation in compact fi ber systems and basic modeling techniques for pulse evolution, stability, jitter and noise. The course concludes with overviews of applications in materials process-ing, frequency metrology, spectroscopy and optical sampling.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• design and build pico-and femtosecond fi ber lasers• model pulse evolution and noise in fi ber systems• describe fi ber frequency combs

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• gain an overview of applications in material processing• gain an overview of applications in coherent optical technologies

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for researchers, engineers and graduate stu-dents who are interested in ultrafast optical technology. It will not only be a ‘how to’ instruction but will also address the ‘why’ for those who want to build their own ultrafast fi ber laser systems.

INSTRUCTORMartin Fermann is Director of Laser Research with IMRA America Inc. He has been involved in fi ber and ultrafast laser research for 25 years and is a fellow of the Optical Society of America.

High-Power Fiber SourcesSC748Course Level: AdvancedCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course describes the current state of the art, research directions, and principles of high-power fi ber lasers and amplifi ers. Recent ad-vances have permitted output powers of these devices to reach well over a kilowatt, and underpinning fi ber technology, pump lasers and pump coupling will be addressed. Rare-earth-doped fi ber devices in-cluding those based on Yb-doped fi bers at 1.0 - 1.1 μm and the more complicated Er:Yb codoped fi bers at 1.5 - 1.6 μm and Tm-doped fi -bers at 2 μm will be described in detail. Operating regimes extend from continuous-wave single-frequency to short pulses. Key equations will be introduced to establish limits and identify critical parameters. For example, high pump brightness is critical for some devices but not oth-ers. Methods to mitigate limitations in different operating regimes will be discussed. A large core is a critical fi ber design feature of high-power fi ber lasers, and the potential and limits of this approach will be covered, e.g., as it comes to beam quality. Advanced options such as beam combining and electronic control for enhanced performance will be considered, as well, together with other topics of particular interest to attendees (insofar as time allows).

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the state of the art of high-power fi ber lasers and

amplifi ers• assess performance limitations and their underlying physical

reasons in different operating regimes• design fi ber devices to mitigate detrimental effects and reach

required specifi cations• describe possibilities, limitations, and implications of current

technology regarding core size and rare earth concentration of doped fi bers

• get a sense of areas in need of further research

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for scientists and engineers involved in the re-search and development of commercial and military high power fi ber systems.

INSTRUCTORJohan Nilsson leads the high-power fi ber laser group at the Opto-electronics Research Centre (ORC), University of Southampton, Eng-land. He received a doctorate in Engineering Science from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, for research on optical amplifi cation, and has worked on optical amplifi ers and amplifi cation in lightwave systems, optical communications, and guided-wave lasers, for both Samsung and the ORC. His research has covered system, fabrication, and materials aspects of guided-wave lasers and ampli-fi ers, particularly device aspects of high power fi ber lasers and erbium-doped fi ber amplifi ers. He has published 300+ scientifi c articles and served on program committees including chairing the 2006 Fiber Laser Technology & Applications conference at Photonics West. In 2009, he guest edited two issues on high power fi ber lasers and applications in IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. He is a fellow of the OSA.

Solid State Laser TechnologySC752Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Saturday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course provides an overview of the design, performance charac-teristics and the current state of the art of solid state lasers and devic-es. The course reviews the laser-relevant properties of key solid state materials, and discusses the design principles for fl ashlamp pumped and diode-pumped solid state lasers in cw, pulsed, Q-switched and modelocked operation. Solid state media emphasized include Nd and Yb-doped crystals but mid-IR materials such as Tm, Ho and Er-doped fl uorides and oxides will be addressed as well. The course will cover the fundamental scaling laws for power, energy and beam quality for various geometries of the gain medium (rod, slab, disk, waveguide) and pumping arrangements (side and end-pumped) and provides an over-view of the state-of-the art of solid state lasers. This includes a review of the design and performance of fi ber lasers/amplifi ers and their com-parison to bulk solid state lasers. An overview of the state-of the art of optically pumped semiconductor lasers (OPSL) will also be given. Important technical advances (such as diode pump developments) that allowed the technology to mature into diverse industrial and bio-medical OEM devices as well as high power and scientifi c applications will be highlighted along with some remaining design and performance challenges. Topics also include nonlinear frequency conversion tech-niques, such as harmonic generation, Raman scattering and paramet-ric processes, commonly used in solid state lasers to extend opera-tion to alternative spectral regimes. The course includes an overview of currently available solid state laser products and their industrial and scientifi c applications.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the signifi cant laser-relevant properties of solid state laser

materials• acquire an up-to-date overview of solid state laser materials,

components, resonators and applications• assess how thermal properties limit power scaling and beam quality

in practical laser systems• acquire the design criteria for solid state lasers in cw and pulsed

operation• learn about the design methodology of Q-switched and

modelocked lasers• compare the properties, advantages and limitations of different

high power solid state laser confi gurations including fi ber lasers/amplifi ers

• become familiar with design principles for solid state lasers with second and third harmonic generation

• develop an appreciation of the scope, depth and pace of technical progress of the state-of-the art of solid state lasers in the UV, visible, IR and mid-IR wavelengths range

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for graduate students, engineers, scientists, technicians and managers working in solid state laser research or prod-uct development.

INSTRUCTORNorman Hodgson is Vice President for Technology and Advanced R&D at Coherent. He has more than 25 years experience in solid state laser design, optimization and product development. Previously held posi-tions include Vice President of Engineering at Coherent (2003-2009), Director of Engineering at Spectra-Physics (1998-2003), Inc., Senior Laser Engineer and Program Manager at Carl Zeiss, Inc. (1992-1996) and various university positions. He received his PhD in Physics from Technical University Berlin in 1990. He is co-author of the book “Optical Resonators” (Springer-Verlag 1996) which went into a second edition as “Laser Resonators and Beam Propagation” (Springer- Verlag 2005). Dr. Hodgson has authored over 80 publications and conference presenta-tions and is co-inventor on more than 15 issued and pending patents.

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Laser Beam QualitySC818Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course will address all aspects of laser beam quality. Topics to be covered are: a short introduction to Gaussian beams, defi nitions and importance of beam quality, measurement techniques, typical beam quality issues related to various kinds of lasers (primarily solid state la-sers and semiconductor lasers), an overview on methods for optimizing the beam quality particularly of diode-pumped solid state lasers, and the working principles of common beam shapers and mode cleaners.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the essentials of common beam quality defi nitions (e.g.

M2 factor and beam parameter product)• select an appropriate beam quality measurement technique for a

given type of laser• perform correct M2 measurements based on ISO 11146, and list

some common mistakes• compare different types of lasers in terms of their potential for high

beam quality• explain the most common causes for beam quality deterioration in

solid state lasers and identify options to reduce their impact• judge the potential of beam shapers and mode cleaners to improve

beam quality

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for engineers and researchers dealing with solid state and semiconductor lasers. They should already have some basic knowledge of optics and lasers, but do not need to be experts in optical modeling or laser design. It would be useful, although not strictly required, to acquire some basic knowledge of Gaussian beams before the course – e.g., by studying the web page http://www.rp-pho-tonics.com/gaussian_beams.html.

INSTRUCTORRuediger Paschotta is an expert in laser physics and laser technology, who originally was a scientifi c researcher. In 2004, he founded RP Pho-tonics Consulting GmbH and provides technical consultancy primarily for companies building or using lasers.

Resonator Design for Solid State LasersSC860Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course gives a comprehensive introduction into the design of reso-nators for solid state bulk lasers. After a short introduction to Gaussian beams, the essential properties of optical resonators and their modes (including fundamental and higher-order modes) are discussed, as well as infl uences such as thermal lensing, misalignment, and aberrations. Fundamental limitations and design optimization procedures are fi rst explained in a general manner and then applied to concrete resonator types, including short linear cavities, unidirectional ring lasers, micro-chip lasers, Z-shaped resonators, large-mode high power laser resona-tors, and various issues in the context of Q-switched and mode-locked lasers.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• explain essential properties of optical resonators and their modes• understand various implications of resonator properties on the

performance of solid state lasers• describe some typical design trade-offs in the context of laser

resonators

• describe some typical types of resonator designs• design laser resonators in cases of moderate complexity, if

suffi ciently powerful software is available

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for engineers and researchers dealing with solid state bulk lasers. They should already be basically familiar with optics and lasers, but do not need to be experts in optical modeling or laser design. It would be useful, although not strictly required, to acquire some basic knowledge of Gaussian beams before the course - e.g., by studying the web page http://www.rp-photonics.com/gauss-ian_beams.html.

INSTRUCTORRuediger Paschotta is an expert in laser physics and laser technology, who originally was a scientifi c researcher. In 2004, he founded RP Pho-tonics Consulting GmbH and provides technical consultancy primarily for companies building or using lasers.

Miniature Optics for Diode Lasers and Beam ShapingSC012Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course will introduce the design and packaging of present and future laser diode systems for applications in sensors, instrumentation and telecommunications. Topics will include (1) a review of laser diode optical properties; (2) collimation, focusing, circularization and astig-matism correction in laser diodes; (3) a topical overview of miniature optical components; and (4) an advanced design example.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• summarize the optical properties of laser diodes • describe important characteristics of laser diodes• optical systems including collimation, focusing, circularization and

astigmatism correction • list key features of each of the following miniature optic

components molded optics, cylindrical lenses, microlens arrays, Fresnel lenses, and some future technologies

• combine miniature optic technologies and laser diodes through an application example geared toward coupling a laser diode to an optical fi ber.

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is directed to those persons who work directly or periph-erally with diode laser systems and/or miniature optics. It is suggested that attendees have a basic familiarity with optics as background.

INSTRUCTORTomasz Tkaczyk is a Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University, where he specializes in systems engineering for miniature, cost effec-tive and multi modal microscopy for biomedical applications. He is also interested in new microscopy techniques like hyperspectral real time imaging and sub-diffraction resolution imaging. He fi rst gained his ex-perience working throughout several years at the College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona and continuous his research at Rice through numerous implementations at Texas Medical Center.

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Coherent Mid-Infrared Sources and ApplicationsSC1012Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course explains why the mid-IR spectral range is so important for molecular spectroscopy, standoff sensing, and trace molecular de-tection. We will regard different approaches for generating coherent light in the mid-IR including solid state lasers, fi ber lasers, semicon-ductor (including quantum cascade) lasers, and laser sources based on nonlinear optical methods. The course will discuss several applica-tions of mid-IR coherent light: spectral recognition of molecules, trace gas sensing, standoff detection, and frequency comb Fourier transform spectroscopy.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• defi ne the “molecular fi ngerprint” region• identify existing direct laser sources of mid-IR coherent

radiation, including solid state lasers, fi ber lasers, semiconductor heterojunction and quantum cascade lasers

• identify laser sources based on nonlinear optical methods, including difference Frequency generators and optical parametric oscillators and generators

• describe the principles of trace gas sensing and standoff detection• explain mid-IR frequency combs and how they can be used for

advanced spectroscopic detection

INTENDED AUDIENCEStudents, academics, researchers and engineers in various disciplines who require a broad introduction to the subject and would like to learn more about the state-of-the-art and upcoming trends in mid-infrared coherent source development and applications. Undergraduate train-ing in engineering or science is assumed.

INSTRUCTORKonstantin Vodopyanov is a world expert in mid-IR solid state lasers, nonlinear optics and laser spectroscopy. He has both industrial and academic experience, has > 300 technical publications and he is a co-author, with I.T. Sorokina, of the book Solid-State Mid-Infrared Laser Sources (Springer, 2003). He is a member of program committees for several major laser conferences including CLEO (most recent, General Chair in 2010) and Photonics West (LA106 Conference Chair). Currently he teaches and does scientifi c research at Stanford University and his research interests include mid-IR and terahertz-wave generation using micro-and nano-structured materials, nano-IR spectroscopy, genera-tion of mid-infrared frequency combs and their applications. Dr. Vodo-pyanov has delivered numerous invited talks and tutorials at scientifi c meetings on the subject of mid-IR technology.

Splicing of Specialty Fibers and Glass Processing of Fused Fiber Components for Fiber LasersSC1020Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course provides attendees with fundamentals of specialty fi ber splicing and glass fusion processing with a focus on high power fi ber laser applications. It describes fi ber waveguide and coupling optics as-sociated with the process and discusses practical fusion splicing meth-ods to achieve high performance optical coupling between dissimilar specialty fi bers and also fabrication techniques for producing high per-formance fused components, such as fi ber combiners and couplers.

In addition, the course describes several practical fi ber amplifi er, laser, and sensing application examples and also compares different fusion hardware.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• become familiar with fi ber fusion fundamental, specialty fi ber

basics, and waveguide coupling optics between dissimilar fi bers• gain in-depth knowledge of fi ber splicing process and practical

techniques• learn fusion processing for fabricating fused components such as

fi ber combiners and couplers• apply fi ber fusion technologies for your applications• learn state-of-the-art fi ber splicing and fusion processing tools and

hardware

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for anyone who needs to handle and splicing specialty fi bers and wants to learn fi ber fusion process for fabricating high performance fi ber devices. This course is valuable for those who want to further improve their fi ber system performance.

INSTRUCTORBaishi Wang is Director of Technology at Vytran. He received his Ph.D from State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has over 10 years of experience in specialty fi bers and fused component fabrication and fi ber fusion. His research area includes doped and un-doped spe-cialty fi bers, fi ber fused component technology, fi ber fusion process and instrumentation, fi ber amplifi er and lasers, waveguide theory and modeling, and fi ber test and measurements. Prior to joining Vytran, he was a technical staff member in the Specialty Fiber Division at Lucent Technologies and OFS. He has published over 20 papers in referred conferences and journals and has given several invited talks. He is a member of SPIE and OSA.

Interconnection and Splicing of High-Power Optical FibersSC974Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

High-power optical fi bers are displacing traditional bulk optical ele-ments in applications such as laser sources, optical amplifi ers, and beam delivery systems. However, their high signal or pump powers, large spot sizes or mode areas, and large fi ber diameters pose intercon-nection diffi culties including signal loss, mode conversion, polarization crosstalk, refl ections, localized heating, end facet damage, and even catastrophic device failure. Various technologies have been developed to address these diffi culties including mode fi eld matching technolo-gies, high-power fi ber terminations, modal content measurements, and large-diameter fi ber cleavers and fusion splicers. This course provides attendees with both conceptual and practical knowledge concerning high-power optical fi ber interconnection.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• improve the quality and reliability of your high-power optical fi ber

assemblies• avoid destruction of fi bers and lasers due to bad interconnections• compare competing interconnection technologies• select equipment for high-power optical fi ber interconnection• evaluate and apply mode matching technologies for high-power

interconnection• estimate splice/interconnection optical properties using numerical

computation tools• test and measure high-power optical fi ber splice/interconnection

quality

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INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for designers and builders of high-power op-tical fi ber lasers, amplifi ers, and beam delivery systems. This course builds upon a basic knowledge of optical waveguide theory.

INSTRUCTORAndrew Yablon is president and founder of Interfi ber Analysis, LLC where he consults widely on fi ber interconnection and fusion splicing. He is the author of Optical Fiber Fusion Splicing (Springer, 2005) and has 15 years experience with fusion splicing and fi ber interconnection during his career at Bell Laboratories, OFS Laboratories, and Vytran Corporation.

Fundamentals of Laser Beam Profi le MeasurementsSC977Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course explains the basic principles and measurement methods used to characterize laser beam size, shape, position, divergence and energy density distribution (beam profi le). The goal of this course is to provide insight into the different techniques used for laser beam profi le measurements, and which approaches are best suited for specifi c laser types or applications. Important considerations for optical beam sam-pling techniques and sources of measurement error will be discussed. Applicable ISO standards and defi nitions will also be reviewed.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• summarize the various laser beam profi le defi nitions and

measurements• differentiate between Qualitative and Quantitative beam profi le

measurement results• determine the optimum measurement method needed to address a

laser application• distinguish the difference between Near Field and Far Field laser

measurements• employ correct optical beam sampling techniques for beam profi le

measurements• describe and control critical sources of error in beam profi le

measurements• identify and reference the ISO standards applicable to beam profi le

measurements• compare and evaluate various commercially available laser beam

profi ling instruments

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for technicians, scientists, engineers and man-agers who wish to gain a better understanding of laser beam profi le measurements and how they are made. They should have some basic working knowledge of optics and lasers.

INSTRUCTORRoger Rypma has over 30 years of experience in laser measurement applications. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physics, and has worked in the laser industry for Boeing, Big Sky Laser Technologies (co-found-er), Coherent, Concise Dynamics (Consultant) and JDS Uniphase. He is also a member of the ISO TC 172, SC9 subcommittee responsible for development of international standards for laser measurement.

Basic Laser TechnologyWS972Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

If you are uncomfortable working with lasers as “black boxes” and would like to have a basic understanding of their inner workings, this introductory course will be of benefi t to you. The workshop will cover the basic principles common to the operation of any laser/laser sys-tem. Next, we will discuss laser components and their functionality. Components covered will include laser pumps/energy sources, mirrors, active media, nonlinear crystals, and Q-switches. The properties of la-ser beams will be described in terms of some of their common per-formance specifi cations such as longitudinal modes and monochro-maticity, transverse electromagnetic (TEM) modes and focusability, continuous wave (CW) power, peak power and power stability. Laser slope and wall-plug effi ciencies will also be discussed.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the overall inner workings of any laser• describe the functionality of the key laser components• know the difference between how acousto- and electro-optic

Q-switches work• explain how each key component in a laser may contribute to laser

performance• intelligently engage your clients or customers using proper laser

terminology• build stronger relationships with clients and customers by

demonstrating product knowledge• obtain the technical knowledge and confi dence to enhance your

job performance and rise above the competition, inside and outside your company

INTENDED AUDIENCEManagers, engineers, technicians, assemblers, sales/marketing, cus-tomer service, and other support staff. This workshop will help cultivate a common/standardized understanding of lasers across the company.

INSTRUCTORSydney Sukuta is currently a Laser Technology professor at San Jose City College. He also has industry experience working for the some the world’s leading laser manufacturers in Silicon Valley where he saw fi rst-hand the issues they encounter on a daily basis. In response, Dr. Sukuta developed prescriptive short courses to help absolve most of these issues.

Metrology & StandardsModern Optical TestingSC212Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $330 Members · $385 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course describes the basic interferometry techniques used in the evaluation of optical components and optical systems. It discusses interferogram interpretation, computer analysis, and phase-shifting in-terferometry, as well as various commonly used wavefront-measuring interferometers. The instructor describes specialized techniques such as testing windows and prisms in transmission, 90-degree prisms and corner cubes, measuring index inhomogeneity, and radius of curva-ture. Testing cylindrical and aspheric surfaces, determining the abso-lute shape of fl ats and spheres, and the use of infrared interferometers for testing ground surfaces are also discussed. The course also covers state-of-the-art direct phase measurement interferometers.

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• better specify optical components and systems • produce higher-quality optical systems • determine if an optics supplier can actually supply the optics you

are ordering • evaluate optical system performance • explain basic interferometry and interferometers for optical testing• analyze interferograms• test fl at and spherical surfaces• test ground and aspheric surfaces• make absolute measurements and discuss state-of-the-art direct

phase - measurement interferometers.

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers and technical managers who are involved with the construc-tion, analysis or use of optical systems will fi nd this material useful.

INSTRUCTORJames Wyant is Professor of Optical Sciences at the University of Ari-zona. He is currrently Chairman of the Board of 4D Technology. He was a founder of the WYKO Corporation and served as its president from 1984 to 1997. Dr. Wyant was the 1986 President of SPIE.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Field Guide to Interferometric Optical Testing (SPIE Press, 2006) by Eric P. Goodwin and James C. Wyant.

Practical Interferometry and Fringe AnalysisSC211Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

You’ve no doubt heard of interferometric testing and all the wonderful things it can do to solve your measurement problems. You may have attended an introduction to interferometry or been shopping for an in-strument. But how do you get started? How do you determine which type of interferometer will solve your problem? Do you make your own or buy a commercial instrument? Once you’ve got an instrument how can you be sure you aligned it correctly and are getting the best data you can for your measurement problem? This intermediate-level course offers an overview of the fundamen-tals of interferometric testing and the analysis of interferometric fringe patterns applicable to many different areas of interferometry, optical testing, nondestructive testing, and metrology. It is geared towards technically minded types who have had some exposure to the basics of interferometry and want to fi nd out more about the practical nuts and bolts of using interferometry as a tool. We will begin with an overview of the basic fundamentals of interferometry including formation of in-terference fringes for different types of sources, fringe visibility and how fringes relate to basic properties of the object being tested. We then will cover common interferometer types and phase modulation techniques, essentials for creating, detecting and digitizing fringes, alignment and environmental considerations and calibration. Throughout this course real-world problems will be used as exam-ples. The second half of the class will focus on these same questions from the aspect of fringe analysis techniques. We will outline the basic techniques and then brainstorm how you determine whether you got good data and how you would begin if you were analyzing your own raw fringe data. During this discussion common pitfalls and sources of errors will be pointed out to help streamline your process of getting up and running to take your own measurements. Attendees are encour-aged to bring along their real-world problems and offer them as starting points for our discussion.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course will enable you to:• understand the basic components of monochromatic, narrowband

and white light interferometers• ensure that you are choosing the right type of interferometer for

your application• list the necessary steps to set up an interferometer and take a

measurement• differentiate the pros and cons of various measurement and

analysis techniques • evaluate the tradeoffs between techniques• outline simple tests to determine if you are getting good

measurements• help you decide which technique is best for a particular application

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is for engineers working with optical interferometry, optical testing, surface metrology, experimental mechanics, nondestructive testing, and Moire grating techniques. It will be assumed that attend-ees have a basic knowledge of geometrical optics and interferometry.

INSTRUCTORKatherine Creath is an internationally recognized expert in optical testing, metrology and system design working as a Consultant, a Se-nior Research Scientist for 4D Technology Corp, and as a Research Professor of Optical Sciences and Medicine at the University of Ari-zona. She has more than 25 years of experience in interferometry and optical testing and is a Fellow of SPIE and OSA.

Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifi cationsSC700Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $370 Members · $425 Non-Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Surface imperfection specifi cations (i.e. Scratch-Dig) are among the most misunderstood, misinterpreted, and ambiguous of all optics component specifi cations. This course provides attendees with an un-derstanding of the source of ambiguity in surface imperfection speci-fi cations, and provides the context needed to properly specify surface imperfections using a variety of specifi cation standards, and to evalu-ate a given optic to a particular level of surface imperfection speci-fi cation. The course will focus on the differences and application of the Mil-PRF-13830, ISO 10110-7, and BSR/OP1.002. Many practical and useful specifi cation examples are included throughout, as well as a hands-on demonstration on visual comparison evaluation techniques.The course is followed by SC1017 Optics Surface Inspection Work-shop, which provides hands-on experience conducting inspections us-ing the specifi cation information provided in this course.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the various surface imperfection specifi cations that exist

today• compose a meaningful surface imperfection specifi cation for

cosmetic imperfections using ISO, ANSI, or Mil standards• identify the different illumination methods and comparison

standards for evaluation• demonstrate a surface imperfection visual inspection• understand the options available for controlling surface

imperfections in a vendor/supplier relationship

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for anyone who needs specify, quote, or eval-uate optics for surface imperfections. Those who either design their own optics or who are responsible for optics quality control will fi nd this course valuable.

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INSTRUCTORDavid Aikens a.k.a “the scratch guy”, is among the foremost experts on surface imperfection standards and inspection. Dave is President and founder of Savvy Optics Corp., is the head of the American delega-tion to ISO TC 172 SC1, and is currently the Executive Director of the Optics and Electro-Optics Standards Council, OEOSC.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES a copy of the latest ANSI approved sur-face imperfections specifi cation standard.

Optics Surface Inspection WorkshopSC1017Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $380 Members · $435 Non-Members USD Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Understanding the correct way to inspect optical surfaces is one the most important skills anyone working with or around optics can have, including technicians, material handlers, engineers, managers, and buyers. While understanding the specifi cations is the fi rst step, learn-ing how to actually perform the inspection is just as important. This hands-on workshop will allow attendees to learn the “Best Practice” for cleaning and inspecting optical surfaces. The course has many demon-strations and labs and gives attendees practice handling and inspect-ing optics to develop a high level of profi ciency. This course was designed to bring photonics personnel up to an immediate working knowledge on the correct methods to conduct a surface inspection in accordance with MIL, ANSI, and ISO standards. It is designed to complement SC700 Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifi cations and provide hands-on experience applying the specifi -cation and inspection parameters covered in that course.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• perform a visual review of the surface• create a surface map• safely clean the surface using air only, and the drag method• assess when magnifi cation or high-intensity light is allowed or

required• conduct a visual inspection according to MIL-PRF-13830B• conduct a visual inspection according to ANSI OP1.002• conduct a visual inspection according to ISO 10110-7 and ISO

14997 standards• acquire and apply the accumulation rules• review the tools available for microscope-based inspection to ANSI

and ISO standards• evaluate a surface and determine if a surface passes or fails

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is designed for all optical practitioners who need to handle and evaluate optics or optical assemblies. Other suggested attendees include mechanical engineers, purchasing agents, quality assurance personnel and other persons working with or around optical compo-nents. SC700 Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifi cations is a pre-requisite for the course.


COURSE PRICE INCLUDES a plastic scratch/dig paddle, and a set of cleaning and handling tools for small optics.

LED & Solid-State Lighting Standards and MetrologySC958Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course contains two sections. One is an overview of LED and SSL regulations and standards, in particular the standards activities in in-dustry and the US government. These cover work carried out at ANSI, NEMA, IESNA, UL, IEEE, SEMI, US EPA and others, for use in general lighting applications. The second section will introduce standardized methods of measurements for LED packages and LED lighting systems including photometry, chromaticity, lumen maintenance, thermal resis-tance, and other characteristics.

LEARNING OUTCOMES• obtain an overview of LED and SSL standards-related activities in

industry and government• clarify LED & SSL terminology, testing procedures, and performance

requirements• gain a full understanding of the critical procedures for measuring

LEDs and LED lighting products• ensure that the products you design, develop, or implement in

applications comply with current and proposed standards

INTENDED AUDIENCERepresentatives of engineering, quality assurance, marketing and sales from LED and lighting manufacturers; test lab personnel; lighting designers, specifi ers, and system integrators. An undergraduate en-gineering degree or equivalent industry experience is helpful, but not necessary.

INSTRUCTORJianzhong Jiao is an internationally recognized lighting expert for light sources and lighting product design, technology development, testing, standards, and regulations. Dr. Jiao has been actively involved in pro-fessional and industrial organizations. He is the past Chair of the SAE Lighting Committee, NGLIA, and NEMA SSL Section Technical Com-mittee, and active member of committees in IES, ANSI, NEMA, UL, CIE-USA, IEEE, JEDEC, SEMI, and others. Dr. Jiao holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, a M.S. degree in Applied Physics, and a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is titled to 9 U.S. Patents, has authored and co-authored over 30 technical papers and magazine articles, and given numerous invited presenta-tions to international events. Dr. Jiao is an SAE Follow, and has received several industry awards. He currently serves as the Director of Regula-tions and Emerging Technologies at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc. Prior to joining OSRAM in 2007, Dr. Jiao held the position of General Manager for Engineering Technology at North American Lighting, Inc. He also served as an adjunct professor teaching physics and electrical engineering courses at Purdue University and Lawrence Technological University. He has been teaching lighting technologies and standards seminars and short courses for SAE, SPIE, LFI since 2003.



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Micro/NanofabricationFabrication Technologies for Micro- and Nano-OpticsSC454Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Applications of micro and nano-scale optics are widespread in essential-ly every industry that uses light in some way. A short list of sample appli-cation areas includes communications, solar power, biomedical sensors, laser-assisted manufacturing, and a wide range of consumer electronics. Understanding both the possibilities and limitations for manufacturing micro- and nano-optics is useful to anyone interested in these areas. To this end, this course provides an introduction to fabrication technologies for micro- and nano-optics, ranging from refractive microlenses to dif-fractive optics to sub-wavelength optical nanostructures.

After a short overview of key applications and theoretical background for these devices, the principles of photolithography are introduced. With this backdrop, a wide variety of lithographic and non-lithographic fabrication methods for micro- and nano-optics are discussed in detail, followed by a survey of testing methods. Relative advantages and dis-advantages of different techniques are discussed in terms of both tech-nical capabilities and scalability for manufacturing. Issues and trends in micro- and nano-optics fabrication are also considered, focusing on both technical challenges and manufacturing infrastructure.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe example applications and key ‘rules of thumb’ for micro-

and nano-optics• explain basic principles of photolithography and how they apply to

the fabrication of micro- and nano-optics• identify and explain multiple techniques for micro- and nano-optics

fabrication• compare the advantages and disadvantages of different

manufacturing methods• describe and compare performance and metrological testing

methods for micro- and nano-optics• evaluate fabrication trends and supporting process technologies for

volume manufacturing

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers, scientists, and managers who are interested in the design, manufacture, or application of micro/nano-optics, or systems that in-tegrate these devices. A background in basic optics is helpful but not assumed.

INSTRUCTORThomas Suleski has been actively involved in research and develop-ment of micro- and nano-optics since 1991 at Georgia Tech, Digital Optics Corporation, and since 2003, as a member of the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds 11 patents and more than 100 technical publications on the design, fabrication, and testing of micro- and nano-optical components and systems. Dr. Suleski is a Fellow of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering, and currently serves as Senior Editor for JM3, the Journal of Micro/Nano-lithography, MEMS and MOEMS.

Precision Laser MicromachiningSC689Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course is a comprehensive look at laser technology as applied to precision micromachining. A brief background discussion on laser history, technology and defi nition of important terms will be presented. Then, available laser sources will be compared and contrasted includ-ing CO2, excimer, Nd:YAG, fi ber and short pulse lasers. IR and UV ma-terial/photon interaction, basic optical components and system inte-gration are also crucial to getting good processing results and these will all be examined in detail. Finally, real applications from the medical, microelectronics, aerospace and other fi elds will be presented. This course has been greatly expanded to include detailed discus-sions on short pulse lasers (ps and fs) and their applications, both pres-ent and future. In addition, two market areas have been signifi cantly updated - Aerospace/Defense and renewable energy, particularly Solar. One of the biggest growth markets in the laser future (and historically!), the growth of renewable energy applications will infuse hundreds of millions of dollars into the laser community as new electricity generat-ing capability is brought on line.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• compare UV, IR and other laser sources to each other and learn

where each is best applied• describe and be familiar with several kinds of micromachining lasers

on the market

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• describe material/photon interaction and why and how UV lasers for instance are different than IR lasers

• analyze a potential manufacturing application to identify it as a possible candidate for laser processing

• familiarize yourself with ‘real world’ opportunities for laser micromachining

• identify marketplace growth opportunities

INTENDED AUDIENCEThe course will benefi t anyone with an interest in small-scale industrial laser machining and achieving the best edge quality, highest resolution and cost effectiveness. Engineers will benefi t from the technical dis-cussions. Project Managers will benefi t from cost considerations and risk reduction scenarios.

INSTRUCTORRonald Schaeffer is Chief Executive Offi cer of PhotoMachining, Inc. He has been involved in laser manufacture and materials processing for over 25 years, working in and starting small companies. He has over 130 publications, has written monthly web and print columns (cur-rently writing a column for MicroManufacturing Magazine) and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Industrial Laser Solutions. He is the author of the textbook “Fundamentals of Laser Micromachining”. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the Laser Institute of America and is affi liated with the New England Board of Higher Education. He has a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Lehigh University and did grad-uate work at the University of Paris, after which he worked for several major laser companies. He is a US Army veteran of the 172nd Mountain Brigade and the 101st Airborne division. In his spare time he farms, collects antique pocket watches, plays guitar and rides a motorcycle.

Micromachining with Femtosecond LasersSC743Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course provides attendees with the knowledge necessary to understand and apply femtosecond laser pulses for micromachining tasks in a variety of materials. Emphasis will be placed on develop-ing a fundamental understanding of how femtosecond pulses interact with the sample. From this knowledge, the advantages and limitations of femtosecond lasers for various micromachining tasks can be read-ily understood. Examples will be given in the micromachining of the surface of metals, semiconductors, and transparent materials, as well as the formation of photonic and microfl uidic devices in the bulk of transparent materials.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• summarize the linear and non-linear interaction mechanisms

of femtosecond laser pulses with metals, semiconductors, and transparent materials

• explain mechanisms for material removal and modifi cation, as well as factors affecting precision and degree of collateral damage

• describe unique capabilities afforded by femtosecond pulses for micromachining bulk transparent materials

• determine appropriate femtosecond laser parameters for a micromachining task

• compare various micromachining methods and evaluate the most appropriate for a given job

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is aimed at people already doing or interested in start-ing research on short-pulse laser micromachining, as well as at people who have specifi c micromachining problems and wish to evaluate the potential of femtosecond lasers for accomplishing their task. Those who do not have a background in some of the unique properties of femtosecond laser pulses would benefi t from attending SC541, “An Introduction to Femtosecond Laser Techniques,” by Eric Mazur and/

or SC746 “Introduction to Ultrafast Technology” by Rick Trebino before attending this course.

INSTRUCTORStefan Nolte is a Professor at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, Germany. His research topics include ultrashort pulse micromachining for industrial and medical applications. He has been actively engaged in research on femtosecond laser micromachining since the fi eld’s in-ception in the mid-1990s.











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of the fi ber Bragg grating• characterize single and multimode FBGs• achieve coupling to higher order modes, especially cladding guided


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Nano/BiophotonicsBiophotonics, Nanobioengineering and NanomedicineSC1090 NewCourse Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $685 Members · $795 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Biophotonics, defi ned as the interface of photonics or light wave technology and the biological sciences, offers tremendous prospects for optical diagnostics as well as for light activated therapy, surgery, biosensing and restoration of biological functions. Nanomedicine and nanobioengineering fuse nanotechnology with medicine and bioen-gineering. They are emerging new frontiers, providing challenges for fundamental research and opportunities for revolutionary advance in medical technology. Biophotonics, together with Nanobioengineering and Nanomedicine, provides a global vision to produce breakthrough approaches for meeting our current and future healthcare needs. This course provides an integrated description of biophotonics, nanomedicine and nanobioengineering for next-generation diagnostics and therapy, collectively called thermanostics. It presents a basic in-troduction to a broad range of topics in an integrated manner, so that individuals in all disciplines can rapidly acquire the background needed for research and development in this fi eld. The course covers the fun-damentals of photobiology, bioimaging and sensing, light-activated therapy, bioengineering, nanodiagnostics, and nanotherapy.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe how to apply lasers and optics to biomedical and clinical

research• explain bioimaging at cellular and tissue levels• describe photodynamic cancer therapy and its status• describe the development of new fl uorescence tags• explain multiphoton microscopy and spectroscopy• describe optical based biosensors

• become familiar with linear and nonlinear optical processes in nanomaterials

• learn about fl uorescent nanoparticles, quantum dots, and up-conversion nanomaterials

• learn about nanoparticles and plasmonic materials for bioimaging and sensing

• learn about nanoparticles for targeting and multimodal therapy of cancer

• learn about high throughput nanodiagnostics• learn about nanotracker-assisted gene therapy• be introduced to nanotechnology for stem cells and tissue

Engineering• learn about nanotoxicity

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended to benefi t investigators and students from the disciplines of optics, chemistry, physics, biology, biomedical sci-ence, and engineering as well as from medical, pharmacy, and dental schools; trainees and practioners, and scientists from the pharmaceuti-cal and cosmetic industries.

INSTRUCTORParas Prasad Ph.D. is the SUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemis-try, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Medicine; the Samuel P. Cap-en Chair of Chemistry; and the Executive Director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics at the University at Buffalo. He was named among the top 50 sciences and technology leaders in the world by Scientifi c American in 2005. He has published 700 scientifi c and technical papers in high-impact journals; four monographs that practically defi ned the fi elds of organic nonlinear optics, Biophoton-ics, Nanophotonics, Nanobioengineering and Nanomedicine; eight ed-ited books; and holds numerous patents. He is the recipient of many scientifi c awards and honors (Morley Medal; Schoellkopf Medal; Gug-genheim Fellowship, Sloan Fellowship; Western New York Health Care Industries Technology/Discovery Award; Fellow of the APS, OSA, and SPIE) He is a pioneer in biophotonics, nanobioengineering and nano-medicine, and has been giving plenary, opening and keynote lectures worldwide in these fi elds.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the texts Introduction to Biophotonics (Wi-ley, 2003) and Introduction to Nanomedicine and Nanobioengineering (Wiley, 2012) by Paras N. Prasad.

Fluorescent Markers: Usage and Optical System OptimizationSC309Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Fluorescent dyes are frequently used as markers in many biological samples. They are used in research labs to track different tissues, cells and individual molecules. Studying these interactions is a key part of understanding physiology and developing new cures to common dis-eases. Fluorescent markers are also used in many analytical chemistry tests in hospitals for assisting the diagnosis of a health condition and evaluating the progression of a treatment. Applications of molecular markers, including the use of fl uorescent markers as anatomical and functional markers in the body, have grown rapidly in recent years. This course will include cover the fundamental properties of fl uores-cent dyes, optimizing and matching an optical imaging system to spe-cifi c dye spectra, and tailoring the optical system modules for specifi c applications such as bench-top microscopes, three-dimensional high resolution cellular imaging, and in vivo fl uorescence imaging in pre-clinical studies and in clinical applications. We will also review common applications of fl uorescent dyes and fl uorescence imaging in current research and clinical activities.

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe dye properties such as excitation and emission spectra,

quantum effi ciency, and the schematic of a fl uorescence process• summarize the different main classes of fl uorescent markers

including small molecule dyes, nano-crystal quantum dots, and fl uorescent proteins and their attributes

• explain the principles of fl uorescence microscopy and the main modules (lenses, fi lters, sensors, light sources) involved in fl uorescence imaging systems

• estimate the expected fl uorescence signal in a given imaging system

• explain advanced microscopy techniques such as fl uorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), fl uorescence lifetime (FLIM), fl uorescence recovery after photo-bleaching (FRAP), and three-dimensional techniques such as confocal and two-photon microscopy

• describe the design of miniature fl uorescence imaging systems and their unique challenges

• summarize common applications of fl uorescent dyes and fl uorescence imaging in current research and clinical activities

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers, scientists, students and managers who wish to learn more about fl uorescent markers, design of bench-top and miniature fl uores-cence imaging systems, and their application in biomedical imaging. Some prior knowledge in optoelectronic devices and microscopy is desirable.

INSTRUCTOROfer Levi is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engi-neering at the University of Toronto. He also holds a Visiting Professor position at Stanford University, CA. He has spent over two decades in academia and industry, designing and developing optical imaging systems, laser sources, and optical sensors. He specializes in design and optimization of optical bio-sensors, Bio-MEMS, and optical imag-ing systems for biomedical applications, including in cancer and brain imaging. Dr. Levi is a member of OSA, IEEE-Photonics, and SPIE.

NanoplasmonicsSC727Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Nanooptics deals with optical phenomena and spectroscopy on the nanoscale, i.e., in the regions of space whose size is much smaller than the light wavelength. While electromagnetic waves cannot be lo-calized in the regions with sizes signifi cantly less than half wavelength, nanooptics is based on electric fi elds oscillating at optical frequency. From the positions of the interaction with matter and spectroscopy, such local optical fi elds mostly produce the same type of responses as electromagnetic waves. Elementary excitations that are carriers of en-ergy and coherence in nanooptics are surface plasmons (SPs). These local fi elds cause a wealth of gigantically enhanced optical phenomena of which the surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is the most studied and widely known. This one-day course will encompass the fundamental properties and applications of the surface plasmonics at the nanoscale. It will include coherent effects associated with phase memory of the SPs, in particular, coherent control of nanooptical phenomena. Nonlinear processes such as generation of harmonics and two-photon excita-tion by nanoscale fi elds will also be covered. Ultrafast (femtosecond and attosecond) phenomena are within the scope of this course. We will also include quantum phenomena associated with properties of surface plasmons as quantum quasiparticles such as quantum genera-tion and fl uctuations. Along with fundamental properties of SPs, we will consider many applications of nanoplasmonics, in particular, detection of ultrasmall amounts of chemical and biological compounds, scanning near-fi eld optical microscopes or SNOMs, and nanolithography.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• name properties of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) as

electromagnetic waves at metal-dielectric interfaces• explain what are surface plasmons (SPs) as eigenmodes of

nanosystem• formulate theory of linear optical responses on the nanoscale• explain giant enhancement of Raman scattering in nanoplasmonic

systems• identify ultrafast nanoplasmonic optical responses• explain coherent control of optical responses on nanoscale: linear

and nonlinear effects• describe quantum generation of SPs in nanosystem

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for engineers, physicists, chemists, and biolo-gists interested in fundamentals and applications of nanooptics.

INSTRUCTORMark Stockman Mark I. Stockman received his PhD and DSc from in-stitutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is Professor of Phys-ics at Georgia State University (USA); He is a Fellow of American Physi-cal Society and Optical Society of America. He has served as a Visiting Professor in France and Germany. A major direction of his research is theoretical nanoplasmonics. He is a co-inventor of SPASER and an author of over 160 major research papers and has presented numerous plenary, keynote, and invited talks at major international conferences. He taught short courses in US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Nanotechnologies in PhotonicsPhotonic Crystals: A Crash Course, from Bandgaps to FibersSC608Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $345 Members · $400 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This half-day course will survey basic principles and developments in the fi eld of photonic crystals, nano-structured optical materials that achieve new levels of control over optical phenomena. This leverage over photons is primarily achieved by the photonic band gap: a range of wavelengths in which light cannot propagate within a suitably de-signed crystal, forming a sort of optical insulator. The course will begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of wave propagation in periodic systems, Bloch’s theorem and band dia-grams, and from there moves on to the origin of the photonic band gap and its realization in practical structures. After that we will cover a number of topics and applications important for understanding the fi eld and its future. Topics will include: the introduction of intentional defects to create waveguides, cavities, and ideal integrated optical devices in a crystal; exploitation of exotic dispersions for negative-refraction, super-prisms, and super-lensing; the combination of photonic band gaps and con-ventional index guiding to form easily fabricated hybrid systems (pho-tonic-crystal slabs); the origin and control of losses in hybrid systems; photonic band gap and microstructured optical fi bers; and computa-tional approaches to understanding these systems (from brute-force simulation to semi-analytical techniques).

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• learn the fundamental concepts necessary for understanding

photonic crystals• gain familiarity with the unusual phenomena and devices that have

been enabled by photonic bandgaps, and the directions taken to achieve them in practice

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• understand the principles and perspectives by which future applications in nano-structured photonics may be developed and described

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is designed for engineers and scientists who wish to under-stand how photonic crystals work and its potential applications to quan-tum optical devices and optoelectronics. It is aimed at those who have an understanding of elementary electromagnetism and some familiarity with the applications and governing principles of optical devices.

INSTRUCTORSteven Johnson received his Ph.D. in 2001 from the Dept. of Phys-ics at MIT, where he also earned undergraduate degrees in computer science and mathematics. He is currently an assistant professor of ap-plied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and also consults for OmniGuide Communications Inc. on hollow band-gap fi bers. Several free software packages he has written have seen widespread use in computational electromagnetism and other fi elds, including the MPB package to solve for photonic eigenmodes and the FFTW fast Fourier transform library (for which he received the 1999 J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software, along with M. Frigo). In 2002, Kluwer published his Ph. D. thesis as a book Photonic Crys-tals: The Road from Theory to Practice . His recent work has ranged from the development of new semi-analytical and numerical methods for electromagnetism in high-index-contrast periodic systems to the design of integrated optical devices.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light (Second Edition) (Princeton University Press, 2008) by John D. Joannopoulos, Steven G. Johnson, Joshua N. Winn & Robert D. Meade.

Nonlinear OpticsFundamentals of Nonlinear OpticsSC1060Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course provides an introduction to important nonlinear optical effects and devices such as second harmonic generation, difference frequency generation, optical parametric amplifi cation, Raman ampli-fi cation, and Brillouin scattering. The course also covers linear optical properties of crystals critical to determining the performance of nonlin-ear devices. The course gives, in simplifi ed terms, a common frame-work to describe nonlinear phenomena. This framework allows for explaining critical aspects of nonlinear devices such as phase match-ing and gain, which in turn allow for an understanding of performance tolerances.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify and describe second order nonlinear effects: second

harmonic generation, difference-frequency generation, sum-frequency generation, the electro-optic effect, and optical parametric oscillation

• describe the classical origin of nonlinear effects• be able to determine extraordinary and ordinary waves in a crystal• learn about birefringent phase matching and quasi-phase matching• assess nonlinear device tolerances to temperature, beam

divergence, and frequency shifts• explain the operation of a Raman amplifi er• describe Brillouin scattering in fi ber based devices and learn how to

mitigate these effects

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis introductory course is intended for engineers, scientists, and pro-gram managers interested in learning the fundamental ideas and con-

cepts of nonlinear optics with an emphasis on practical applications.

INSTRUCTORPeter Powers is the Bro. Leonard Mann Chair in the Natural Sciences and Professor at the University of Dayton. He teaches a broad range of courses including nonlinear optics. He is author of the textbook Funda-mentals of Nonlinear Optics (CRC Press, 2011).










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This course provides attendees with fundamentals of specialty fi ber splicing and glass fusion processing with a focus on high power fi ber laser applications. It describes fi ber waveguide and coupling optics as-sociated with the process and discusses practical fusion splicing meth-ods to achieve high performance optical coupling between dissimilar specialty fi bers and also fabrication techniques for producing high per-formance fused components, such as fi ber combiners and couplers. In addition, the course describes several practical fi ber amplifi er, laser, and sensing application examples and also compares different fusion hardware.



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• learn fusion processing for fabricating fused components such as fi ber combiners and couplers

• apply fi ber fusion technologies for your applications• learn state-of-the-art fi ber splicing and fusion processing tools and

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INSTRUCTORBaishi Wang is Director of Technology at Vytran. He received his Ph.D from State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has over 10 years of experience in specialty fi bers and fused component fabrication and fi ber fusion. His research area includes doped and un-doped spe-cialty fi bers, fi ber fused component technology, fi ber fusion process and instrumentation, fi ber amplifi er and lasers, waveguide theory and modeling, and fi ber test and measurements. Prior to joining Vytran, he was a technical staff member in the Specialty Fiber Division at Lucent Technologies and OFS. He has published over 20 papers in referred conferences and journals and has given several invited talks. He is a member of SPIE and OSA.











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INSTRUCTORMarcos Dantus received his PhD on the development of Femtochem-istry, postdoc on the development of Ultrafast Electron Diffraction un-der Professor Zewail (Caltech, 1999 Nobel Prize). Presently a University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Michigan State University. Dantus’ interests include ultrafast laser pulse theory, devel-opment and control, control of nonlinear laser-matter interactions, and biomedical imaging. Dantus has more than 150 publications, 43 inven-tion disclosures and 13 patents. Dantus is presently the President and CEO of BioPhotonic Solutions Inc, the President of the OSA Ann Arbor, MI chapter and serves on the board of advisors for Chemical Physics Letters.







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Optical Communications: Devices to SystemsLaser Beam Propagation for Applications in Laser Communications, Laser Radar, and Active ImagingSC188Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $645 Members · $755 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course describes beam wave propagation through optical turbu-lence. Satellite communication systems, laser radar, remote sensing, and adaptive optics are some of the applications affected by optical turbulence. Tractable analytic equations are provided for calculating Gaussian-beam wave statistical quantities affecting system perfor-mance. The mutual coherence function (MCF), mean intensity, degree of coherence, and intensity fl uctuations (scintillation) are presented. Videos of actual experiments show how to gather data. Examples are presented using MATHEMATICA software programs. Copies of these programs are available in the text.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• calculate power budget for laser-based radar and communications

systems• calculate system reliability for laser radar and communication

systems• calculate backscatter effects from targets in monostatic and bistatic

laser radar systems• use MATHEMATICA programs to calculate statistical parameters for

laser-based systems

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for scientists, supervising and design engineers who are interested in understanding the propagation phenomena, which impose limitations on system performance, and in learning new approaches to improving system design.

INSTRUCTORRonald Phillips is Director of the Florida Space Institute, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and an associate member of the School of Optics/CREOL at the University of Central Florida. He has worked in optical wave propagation for more than 25 years.

Larry Andrews is Professor of Mathematics and an associate member of School of Optics/CREOL at the University of Central Florida. He has worked in optical wave propagation for more than 20 years.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the texts, Laser Beam Propagation through Random Media (SPIE Press, 2005) by Ronald Phillips and Larry Andrews and the Field Guide to Atmospheric Optics (SPIE Press, 2004) by Larry C. Andrews.

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Optical Engineering & FabricationOptical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical EngineerSC1086 NewCourse Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course is designed to give the optical engineer or lens designer an introduction to the technologies and techniques of optical materials, fabrication and testing. This knowledge will help the optical engineer understand how the choice of optical specifi cations and tolerances can either lead to more cost effective optical components, or can exces-sively drive the price up. Topics covered include optical materials, tradi-tional, CNC and novel optical fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify key mechanical, chemical and thermal properties of optical

materials (glass, crystals and ceramics) and how they affect the optical system performance and cost of optical components

• describe the basic processes of optical fabrication• defi ne meaningful surface and dimensional tolerances• communicate effectively with optical fabricators• design optical components that are able to be manufactured and

measured using state of the art optical fabrication technologies• choose the optimum specifi cations and tolerances for your next

project

INTENDED AUDIENCEOptical engineers, lens designers, or managers who wish to learn more about how optical materials, fabrication and testing affect the optical designer. Undergraduate training in engineering or science is assumed.

INSTRUCTORJessica DeGroote Nelson is the R&D manager and scientist at Opti-max Systems, Inc. She specializes in optical materials and fabrication processes. She is an adjunct faculty member at The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester teaching an undergraduate course on Optical Fabrication and Testing, and has given several guest lectures on optical metrology methods. She earned a Ph.D. in Optics at The In-stitute of Optics at the University of Rochester. Dr. Nelson is a member of both OSA and SPIE.

Understanding Diffractive OpticsSC1071Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

The fi rst portion of the course will cover the fundamental principles of dif-fraction phenomena. Qualitative explanation of diffraction by the use of fi eld distributions and graphs will provide the basis for understanding the fundamental relations and the important trends. Attendees will also learn the important terminology employed in the fi eld of diffractive optics. Next, the instructor will provide a comprehensive overview of the main types of diffractive optical components, including phase plates, diffraction gratings, binary optics, diffractive kinoforms, holographic optical elements, and photonic crystals. Finally, based on practical ex-amples provided by the instructor, attendees will learn how modern optical and photonics instrumentation can benefi t from incorporating diffractive optical components.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• acquire the fundamentals of diffraction, Fresnel and Fraunhofer

diffraction, the Talbot effect, apodization, diffraction by multiple apertures, and superresolution phenomena

• become familiar with terminology in the fi eld of diffractive optics,• gain an overview of the main fabrication techniques• describe the operational principles of the major types of diffractive

optical components in the scalar and the resonant domains, diffraction effi ciency, and the blazing condition

• get an overview of the various functions performed by diffractive optics components in optical systems

• compare the benefi ts and limitations of diffractive components

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for engineers, scientists, college students, and photonics enthusiasts who would like to broaden their knowledge and understanding of diffractive optics, as well as to learn the numer-ous practical applications of diffractive optical components in modern optical instruments.

INSTRUCTORYakov Soskind is the Principal Systems Engineer with DHPC Technol-ogies in Woodbridge, NJ. He has been involved in optical systems’ de-sign and development for over 30 years. Dr. Soskind has been awarded more than 20 domestic and international patents, and has authored and co-authored several publications. His Field Guide to Diffractive Optics was recently published by SPIE Press (2011).

Principles of Fourier Optics and DiffractionSC017Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $630 Members · $740 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course introduces the application of Fourier theory in diffraction and image formation. The fi rst part of the course provides a review of a number of mathematical topics, including convolution and the Fourier transform. Next, the phenomenon of diffraction is introduced, the effects of lenses on diffraction are discussed, and the propagation of Gaussian beams is treated. Finally, the effects of diffraction on the performance of image-forming systems and other optical devices are discussed.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• understand convolution and Fourier transform operations• describe the general effects of diffraction in the Fresnel and

Fraunhofer regions• understand the effects of lenses on diffraction• predict the Fraunhofer diffraction patterns associated with specifi c

apertures• describe the propagation of Gaussian beams• understand the effects of diffraction on image formation and image

resolution• calculate the Point-Spread Functions (PSF) and Optical Transfer

Functions (OTF) for various imaging systems

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for scientists and engineers who need to un-derstand the diffraction of optical wavefi elds and the effects of diffrac-tion on the performance of image-forming systems and other optical devices.

INSTRUCTORJack Gaskill is Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences at the Univer-sity of Arizona where, for more than 30 years, his teaching activities were devoted primarily to the applications of Fourier theory in optics. He has taught more than 40 off-campus short courses in Fourier optics and related subjects. Gaskill is author of the textbook, Linear Systems, Fourier Transforms, and Optics (Wiley, 1978), and is a Past President of SPIE.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Linear Systems, Fourier Trans-forms, and Optics (Wiley, 1978) by Jack D. Gaskill.

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Modeling and Simulation with Computational Fourier OpticsSC1080Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $575 Members · $685 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm










Evaluating Aspheres for ManufacturabilitySC1039Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course provides an overview of how aspheric surfaces are de-signed, manufactured, and measured. The primary goal of this course is to teach how to determine whether a particular aspheric surface de-sign will be diffi cult to make and/or test. This will facilitate cost/per-formance trade off discussions between designers, fabricators, and metrologists.

We will begin with a discussion of what an asphere is and how they benefi t optical designs. Next we will explain various asphere geometry characteristics, especially how to evaluate local curvature plots. We will also review fl aws of the standard polynomial representation, and how the Forbes polynomials can simplify asphere analysis. Then we will discuss how various specifi cations (such as fi gure error and local slope) can infl uence the diffi culty of manufacturing an asphere. Optical assembly tolerances, however, are beyond the scope of this course - we will focus on individual elements (lenses / mirrors). The latter half of the course will focus on the more common tech-nologies used to generate, polish, and/or measure aspheric surfaces (e.g. diamond turning, glass molding, pad polishing, interferometry). We’ll give an overview of a few generic manufacturing processes (e.g. generate-polish-measure). Then we’ll review the main strengths and weaknesses of each technology in the context of cost-effective asphere manufacturing.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• answer the question “Can these aspheres be made within my

budget?”• interpret an aspheric prescription from an optical component print• describe how Forbes polynomials can simplify asphere

interpretation• know how aspheres are manufactured and tested• evaluate key characteristics of an aspheric surface to determine

whether an asphere will be diffi cult to manufacture and/or test

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for engineers, optical designers, and manag-ers who want an overview of the benefi ts and challenges associated with manufacturing aspheric surfaces for use in optical systems. It will be of benefi t for specialists in a particular area (e.g. design, manufac-turing, or testing), as it will give a broad overview in all three of those areas with a focus on aspheric surfaces. It is intended to facilitate com-munication between designers, fabricators, and testers of aspheric surfaces.

INSTRUCTORChristopher Hall is a Senior Engineer at QED Technologies Interna-tional, where he has focused on optical manufacturing within the QED Optics group. He received his B.S. in Physics from Colgate Univer-sity and M.S. in Optics from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester.

Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifi cationsSC700Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $370 Members · $425 Non-Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Surface imperfection specifi cations (i.e. Scratch-Dig) are among the most misunderstood, misinterpreted, and ambiguous of all optics component specifi cations. This course provides attendees with an un-derstanding of the source of ambiguity in surface imperfection speci-fi cations, and provides the context needed to properly specify surface imperfections using a variety of specifi cation standards, and to evalu-ate a given optic to a particular level of surface imperfection speci-fi cation. The course will focus on the differences and application of the Mil-PRF-13830, ISO 10110-7, and BSR/OP1.002. Many practical and useful specifi cation examples are included throughout, as well as a hands-on demonstration on visual comparison evaluation techniques.The course is followed by SC1017 Optics Surface Inspection Work-shop, which provides hands-on experience conducting inspections us-ing the specifi cation information provided in this course.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the various surface imperfection specifi cations that exist

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• compose a meaningful surface imperfection specifi cation for cosmetic imperfections using ISO, ANSI, or Mil standards

• identify the different illumination methods and comparison standards for evaluation

• demonstrate a surface imperfection visual inspection• understand the options available for controlling surface

imperfections in a vendor/supplier relationship

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for anyone who needs specify, quote, or eval-uate optics for surface imperfections. Those who either design their own optics or who are responsible for optics quality control will fi nd this course valuable.


COURSE PRICE INCLUDES a copy of the latest ANSI approved sur-face imperfections specifi cation standard.

Optics Surface Inspection WorkshopSC1017Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $380 Members · $435 Non-Members USD Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Understanding the correct way to inspect optical surfaces is one the most important skills anyone working with or around optics can have, including technicians, material handlers, engineers, managers, and buyers. While understanding the specifi cations is the fi rst step, learn-ing how to actually perform the inspection is just as important. This hands-on workshop will allow attendees to learn the “Best Practice” for cleaning and inspecting optical surfaces. The course has many demon-strations and labs and gives attendees practice handling and inspect-ing optics to develop a high level of profi ciency.This course was designed to bring photonics personnel up to an imme-diate working knowledge on the correct methods to conduct a surface inspection in accordance with MIL, ANSI, and ISO standards. It is de-signed to complement SC700 Understanding Scratch and Dig Speci-fi cations and provide hands-on experience applying the specifi cation and inspection parameters covered in that course.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• perform a visual review of the surface• create a surface map• safely clean the surface using air only, and the drag method• assess when magnifi cation or high-intensity light is allowed or

required• conduct a visual inspection according to MIL-PRF-13830B• conduct a visual inspection according to ANSI OP1.002• conduct a visual inspection according to ISO 10110-7 and ISO

14997 standards• acquire and apply the accumulation rules• review the tools available for microscope-based inspection to ANSI

and ISO standards• evaluate a surface and determine if a surface passes or fails

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is designed for all optical practitioners who need to handle and evaluate optics or optical assemblies. Other suggested attendees include mechanical engineers, purchasing agents, quality assurance personnel and other persons working with or around optical compo-nents. SC700 Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifi cations is a pre-requisite for the course.


COURSE PRICE INCLUDES a plastic scratch/dig paddle, and a set of cleaning and handling tools for small optics.

Fundamentals of Nonlinear OpticsSC1060Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm







INTENDED AUDIENCEThis introductory course is intended for engineers, scientists, and pro-gram managers interested in learning the fundamental ideas and con-cepts of nonlinear optics with an emphasis on practical applications.


Thin Film Optical CoatingsSC321Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Virtually no modern optical system could operate without optical coat-ings. Much of any optical system consists of a series of coated and shaped surfaces. The shape determines the power of the surface but it is the coating that determines the specular properties, the amount of light transmitted or refl ected, the phase change, the emittance, the color, the polarization, the retardation, including even the mechanical properties. Optical coatings consist of assemblies of thin fi lms of mate-rials where interference properties combine with the intrinsic properties of the materials to yield the desired optical performance. They act to reduce the refl ectance losses of lenses, increase the refl ectance of mir-rors, reduce glare and electromagnetic emission from display systems,

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improve the thermal insulation of buildings, protect eyes from laser ra-diation, analyze gases, act as anticounterfeiting devices on banknotes, multiplex or demultiplex communication signals, separate or combine color channels in display projectors, and these are just a few of their roles. This course emphasizes understanding and takes students from fundamentals to techniques for design and manufacture.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• understand the basic principles of optical interference coatings• perform many rapid design calculations and assessments without

needing a computer• speak knowledgeably about the parameters that characterize

optical coatings• design simple coatings given a suitably equipped computer• know the advantages and disadvantages of the basic processes for

the production of these fi lters• understand the infl uence of errors in monitoring and estimate

tolerances in production

INTENDED AUDIENCEAnyone who is or wishes to become involved in the manufacture or use of optical coatings or who wants to know more about this rapidly grow-ing and important fi eld. The level is appropriate for someone who has completed high school mathematics and/or science.

INSTRUCTORH. Angus Macleod is President of Thin Film Center, a software, training and consulting company in optical coatings, and is Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. He has been deeply involved in optical coatings for over forty years.











Optical Systems & Lens DesignOptical System Design: Layout Principles and PracticeSC690Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.65 $630 Members · $740 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course provides the background and principles necessary to un-derstand how optical imaging systems function, allowing you to pro-duce a system layout which will satisfy the performance requirements of your application. This course teaches the methods and techniques of arriving at the fi rst-order layout of an optical system by a process which determines the required components and their locations. This process will produce an image of the right size and in the right location. A special emphasis is placed on understanding the practical aspects of the design of opti-cal systems. Optical system imagery can readily be calculated using the Gauss-ian cardinal points or by paraxial ray tracing. These principles are ex-tended to the layout and analysis of multi-component systems. This course includes topics such as imaging with thin lenses and systems of thin lenses, stops and pupils, and afocal systems. The course starts by providing the necessary background and theory of fi rst-order optical design followed by numerous examples of optical systems illustrating the design process.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• specify the requirements of an optical system for your application

including magnifi cation, object-to-image distance, and focal length• diagram ray paths and do simple ray tracing• describe the performance limits imposed on optical systems by

diffraction and the human eye• predict the imaging characteristics of multi-component systems• determine the required element diameters• apply the layout principles to a variety of optical instruments

including telescopes, microscopes, magnifi ers, fi eld and relay lenses, zoom lenses, and afocal systems

• adapt a known confi guration to suit your application• grasp the process of the design and layout of an optical system

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for engineers, scientists, managers, technicians and students who need to use or design optical systems and want to understand the principles of image formation by optical systems. No previous knowledge of optics is assumed in the material development, and only basic math is used (algebra, geometry and trigonometry). By the end of the course, these techniques will allow the design and analy-sis of relatively sophisticated optical systems.

INSTRUCTORJohn Greivenkamp is a professor at the College of Optical Sciences of The University of Arizona where he teaches geometrical optics and optical system design to undergraduate and graduate students. John is the editor of the SPIE Field Guides and is the author of the Field Guide to Geometrical Optics (SPIE Press, 2004).

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COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the texts Modern Optical Engineering, 4th edition (SPIE Press, 2008) by Warren J. Smith and the Field Guide to Geometrical Optics (SPIE Press, 2004) by John E. Greivenkamp.

SPECIAL NOTE: This course is a continuation of Warren Smith’s long-standing SPIE course SC001, Optical System Design: Layout Princi-ples and Practice and incorporates many of the same approaches and material used for that course.

Practical Optical System DesignSC003Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $610 Members · $720 Non-Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course will provide attendees with a basic working knowledge of optical design and associated engineering. The information in this course will help novice and experienced designers, as well as people who interact with optical designers and engineers, suffi ciently under-stand these problems and solutions to minimize cost and risk. The course includes background information for optical design and an array of pragmatic considerations such as optical system specifi ca-tion, analysis of optical systems, material selection, use of catalog systems and components, ultraviolet through infrared system consid-erations, environmental factors and solutions, Gaussian beam optics, and production considerations such as optical testing and alignment. The course includes many practical and useful examples emphasizing rigorous optical design and engineering with an emphasis on design-ing for manufacture. Even if you have never used an optical design program before, you will become fl uent with how to estimate, assess, execute, and manage the design of optical systems for many varied applications. This course is a continuation of the long-running Practical Optical Systems Design course established and taught by Robert E. Fischer.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• develop a complete optical system design specifi cation• review fundamental physics and engineering related to optical

design• assess and analyze optical systems using computer-aided methods• properly take into account system considerations such as

environmental factors• design for manufacture, alignment, and testing• describe all aspects of optical design and associated engineering

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for anyone who needs to learn how to design optical systems. It will be of value to those who either design their own optics or those who work directly or indirectly with optical designers, as you will now understand what is really going on and how to ask the right questions of your designers.

INSTRUCTORRichard Youngworth is Founder and Chief Engineer of Riyo LLC, an optical design and engineering fi rm providing engineering and product development services. His industrial experience spans diverse top-ics including optical metrology, design, manufacturing, and analysis. Dr. Youngworth has spent signifi cant time working on optical systems in the challenging transition from ideal design to successful volume manufacturing. He is widely considered an expert, due to his research, lectures, publications, and industrial work on the design, producibility, and tolerance analysis of optical components and systems. Dr. Young-worth teaches “Practical Optical System Design” and “Cost-Conscious Tolerancing of Optical Systems” for SPIE. He has a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned his Ph.D. in optics at the University of Rochester by researching tolerance analysis of optical systems.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Optical System Design, 2nd Edi-tion (SPIE Press, 2008) by Robert E. Fischer, Biljana Tadic-Galeb, and Paul R. Yoder, Jr.

Optical Systems EngineeringSC1052Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Optical Systems Engineering emphasizes fi rst-order, system-level estimates of optical performance. Building on the basic principles of optical design, this course uses numerous examples to illustrate the systems-engineering processes of requirements analysis, feasibility and trade studies, subsystem interfaces, error budgets, requirements fl owdown and allocation, component specifi cations, and vendor selec-tion. Topics covered will include an introduction to systems engineer-ing, geometrical optics, aberrations and image quality, radiometry, opti-cal sources, detectors and FPAs, optomechanics, and the integration of these topics for developing a complete optical system.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• utilize the concepts and terminology of systems engineering as

applied to optical system development• calculate geometrical-optics parameters such as image size, image

location, FOV, IFOV, and ground-sample distance (GSD)• distinguish the various types of optical aberrations; estimate blur

size and blur-to-pixel ratio, and their effects on MTF, ground-resolved distance (GRD), and image quality

• quantify radiometric performance, using the concepts of optical transmission, f/#, etendue, scattering, and stray light

• compare source types and properties; estimate radiometric performance; develop source-selection tradeoffs and specifi cations such as output power, irradiance, radiance, uniformity, stability, and SWaP

• compare FPA and detector types and properties; predict SNR performance combining optical, source, and detector parameters; develop detector-selection tradeoffs and specifi cations such as sensitivity, dynamic range, uniformity, operability, and SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power)

• explain optical component specifi cations; estimate thermal, structural, and dynamic effects on the performance of an optical system; utilize the results of STOP (structural, thermal, and optical) analysis and error budgets

INTENDED AUDIENCEIntended for engineers, scientists, technicians, and managers who are developing, specifying, or purchasing optical, electro-optical, and in-frared systems. Prerequisites include a familiarity with Snell’s law, the lens equation for simple imaging, and the concepts of wavelength and wavefronts.

INSTRUCTORKeith Kasunic Keith J. Kasunic has more than 25 years of experience developing optical, electro-optical, infrared, and laser systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. He has worked for or been a con-sultant to a number of organizations, including Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace, Sandia National Labs, Nortel Networks, and Bookham. He is currently the Technical Director of Optical Systems Group, LLC. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Univ. of Central Florida’s CREOL – The College of Optics and Photonics, as well as an Affi liate Instructor with Georgia Tech’s SENSIAC, and an Instructor for the Optical Engineering Certifi cate Program at Univ. of California Irvine. This course is based on his textbook Optical Systems Engineering, published by McGraw-Hill in 2011.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Optical Systems Engineering (Mc-Graw-Hill/SPIE Press, 2011) by Keith Kasunic.

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Basic Optics for EngineersSC156Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.65 $565 Members · $675 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course introduces each of the following basic areas of optics, from an engineering point of view: geometrical optics, image quality, fl ux transfer, sources, detectors, and lasers. Basic calculations and con-cepts are emphasized.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• compute the following image properties: size, location, fi delity,

brightness• estimate diffraction-limited imaging performance• explain optical diagrams• describe the factors that affect fl ux transfer effi ciency, and their

quantitative description• compute the spectral distribution of a source• describe the difference between photon and thermal detectors• calculate the signal to noise performance of a sensor (D* and noise

equivalent power)• differentiate between sensitivity and responsivity• explain the main factors of laser beams: monochromaticity,

collimation, and propagation

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis class is intended for engineers, technicians, and managers who need to understand and apply basic optics concepts in their work. The basics in each of the areas are covered, and are intended for those with little or no prior background in optics, or for those who need a funda-mental refresher course.

INSTRUCTORGlenn Boreman is the Chairman of the Department of Physics and Optical Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He re-ceived a BS in Optics from Rochester and PhD in Optics from Arizona. Prof. Boreman served on the faculty of University of Central Florida for 27 years, with 24 PhD students supervised to completion. His research interests are in infrared detectors, infrared metamaterials, and electro-optical sensing systems. Prof. Boreman is a Fellow of SPIE, OSA, and the Military Sensing Symposium.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Basic Electro-Optics for Electrical Engineers (SPIE Press, 1998) by Glenn D. Boreman.

Design of Effi cient Illumination SystemsSC011Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm



luminance• compute the required source luminance given typical illumination

system specifi cations• compute the change in luminance introduced by an integrating

sphere • distinguish between a Kohler illuminator and an Abbe illuminator

• explain the difference in uniformity performance between a tailored edge ray refl ector and a standard conic refl ector

• design a lightpipe system to provide uniform illuminance• design a lens array system to create a uniform illuminance

distribution• design a refl ector with facets to create a uniform illuminance

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Infrared Systems - Technology & DesignSC835Course Level: AdvancedCEU: 1.3 $1,140 Members · $1,395 Non-Members USD Monday - Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course covers the range of topics necessary to understand the theoretical principles of modern infrared-technology. It combines nu-merous engineering disciplines necessary for the development of in-frared systems. Practical engineering calculations are highlighted, with examples of trade studies illustrating the interrelationships among the various hardware characteristics. This course is comprised of four sections:

Section 1: introduces the geometrical optics concepts including im-age formation, stops and pupils, thick lenses and lens combinations, image quality, and the properties of infrared materials.

Section 2: covers the essentials of radiometry necessary for the quantitative understanding of infrared signatures and fl ux transfer. These concepts are then developed and applied to fl ux-transfer calculations for blackbody, graybody, and se-lective radiator sources. Remote temperature calibrations and measurements are then used as an illustration of these radiometric principles.

Section 3: is devoted to fundamental background issues for optical detection-processes. It compares the characteristics of cooled and uncooled detectors with an emphasis on spec-tral and blackbody responsivity, detectivity (D*), as well as the noise mechanisms related to optical detection. The de-tector parameters and capabilities of single detectors and third generation focal plane arrays (FPAs) are analyzed.

With this acquired background,

Section 4: considers the systems-design aspects of infrared imagers. The impact of scan format on signal-to-noise ratio is de-scribed, and the engineering tradeoffs inherent in the de-velopment of infrared search and track (IRST) systems are explained. Figures of merit such as MTF, NETD, and MRTD of staring arrays are examined for the performance metrics of thermal sensitivity and spatial resolution of thermal imag-ing systems (TIS). Contrast threshold functions based on Johnson and visible cycles (often denoted as N- and V-cy-cles) are specifi ed. The interrelationships among the design parameters are identifi ed through trade-study examples.

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• learn the principles and fundamentals of infrared optical design• choose the proper infrared materials suite for your applications• quickly execute fl ux-transfer calculations• calibrate infrared sources and target signatures• recognize the importance of background in thermal signatures• have an appreciation for the capacity of infrared systems and learn

the interaction of its critical components (optics, detectors, and electronics) in the production of a fi nal infrared image

• assess the infl uence of noise mechanisms related to optical detection• comprehend the fundamental response mechanisms and

differences between cooled and uncooled single detectors as well as focal plane arrays (FPAs)

• comprehend the central theory behind third generation infrared imagers

• defi ne and use common descriptors for detector and system performance (R, D*, NEP, NEI, MTF, NETD, and MRTD)

• estimate system performance given subsystem and component specifi cations

• apply design tradeoffs in both infrared search and track systems (IRST) and thermal-imaging systems (TIS)

• carry out the preliminary design of infrared systems for different thermal applications

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is directed to the practicing engineers and/or scientists who require both theoretical and effective practical technical informa-tion to design, build, and/or test infrared systems in a wide variety of thermal applications. A background at the bachelor’s level in engineer-ing is highly recommended. The participant should also have ample understanding of Fourier analysis and random processes.

INSTRUCTORArnold Daniels is a senior lead engineer with extensive experience in the conceptual defi nition of advance infrared, optical, and electro-optical systems. His background consists of technical contributions to applications for infrared search & track, thermal imaging, and ISR sys-tems. Other technical expertise include infrared radiometry (testing and measurements), infrared test systems (i.e., MTF, NETD, and MRTD), thermographic nondestructive testing (TNDT), optical design, precision optical alignment, stray light analysis, adaptive optics, Fourier analysis, image processing, and data acquisition systems. He earned an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tel-Aviv and a doctorate in Electro-Optics from the School of Optics (CREOL) at the University of Central Florida. In 1995 he received the Rudolf Kingslake medal and prize for the most noteworthy original paper to appear in SPIE’s Journal of Optical Engineering. He is presently developing direct energy laser weapon systems for defense applications.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the Field Guide to Infrared Systems, De-tectors, and FPAs, 2nd Edition by Arnold Daniels (SPIE, 2010) and In-frared Detectors and Systems (Wiley, 1996) by Eustace L. Dereniak and Glenn D. Boreman.

Introduction to Lens DesignSC935Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Have you ever needed to specify, design, or analyze a lens system and wondered how to do it or where to start? Would you like a better understanding of the terminology used by lens designers? Are you in-terested in learning techniques to better utilize your optical design soft-ware? Have you always wanted to know what the difference is between spherical aberration and coma or where those crazy optical tolerances come from? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, this course is for you!

This full day course begins with a review of basic optics, including paraxial optics, system layout, and lens performance criteria. A discus-sion of how different system specifi cations infl uence the choice of de-sign form, achievable performance, and cost will be presented. Third-order aberration theory, stop shift theory, and induced aberrations are examined in detail. Factors that affect aberrations and the principles of aberration correction are discussed. Demonstrations of computer aided lens design are given accompanied by a discussion of optimiza-tion theory, variables and constraints, and local vs. global optimization. Techniques for improving an optical design are illustrated with easy-to-understand examples. The optical fabrication and tolerancing process is explored including an example comparison between a simple copier lens and a complex lithography lens (used to print computer circuit boards) to help explain why some optical designs require precision me-chanics and precision assembly and some do not.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• specify and evaluate a lens system• describe the source and correction of aberrations• interpret ray-intercept plots• classify the limits imposed by aberration theory• determine how to improve a design• use optical design software to its best advantage• design toleranced, easily manufacturable lenses

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for engineers, scientists, managers, techni-cians, and students whose main job function is not lens design, but are occasionally called upon to specify, design, analyze, or review an optical system and would like to have a better understanding of the subject. No previous knowledge of geometrical optics, optical design, and computer optimization is assumed.

INSTRUCTORJulie Bentley is an Associate Professor at The Institute of Optics, Uni-versity of Rochester and has been teaching undergraduate and gradu-ate level courses in geometrical optics, optical design, and product design for more than 15 years. She received her B.S., M.S., and PhD in Optics from the The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester. After graduating she spent two years at Hughes Aircraft Co. in California de-signing optical systems for the defense industry and then twelve years at Corning Tropel Corporation in Fairport, New York designing and manufacturing precision optical assemblies such as microlithographic inspection systems. She has experience designing a wide variety of optical systems from the UV to the IR, refractive and refl ective confi gu-rations, for both the commercial and military markets.

Evaluating Aspheres for ManufacturabilitySC1039Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course provides an overview of how aspheric surfaces are de-signed, manufactured, and measured. The primary goal of this course is to teach how to determine whether a particular aspheric surface de-sign will be diffi cult to make and/or test. This will facilitate cost/per-formance trade off discussions between designers, fabricators, and metrologists. We will begin with a discussion of what an asphere is and how they benefi t optical designs. Next we will explain various asphere geometry characteristics, especially how to evaluate local curvature plots. We will also review fl aws of the standard polynomial representation, and how the Forbes polynomials can simplify asphere analysis. Then we will discuss how various specifi cations (such as fi gure error and local slope) can infl uence the diffi culty of manufacturing an asphere. Optical assembly tolerances, however, are beyond the scope of this course - we will focus on individual elements (lenses / mirrors). The latter half of the course will focus on the more common tech-nologies used to generate, polish, and/or measure aspheric surfaces

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(e.g. diamond turning, glass molding, pad polishing, interferometry). We’ll give an overview of a few generic manufacturing processes (e.g. generate-polish-measure). Then we’ll review the main strengths and weaknesses of each technology in the context of cost-effective asphere manufacturing.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• answer the question “Can these aspheres be made within my

budget?”• interpret an aspheric prescription from an optical component print• describe how Forbes polynomials can simplify asphere

interpretation• know how aspheres are manufactured and tested• evaluate key characteristics of an aspheric surface to determine

whether an asphere will be diffi cult to manufacture and/or test

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for engineers, optical designers, and manag-ers who want an overview of the benefi ts and challenges associated with manufacturing aspheric surfaces for use in optical systems. It will be of benefi t for specialists in a particular area (e.g. design, manufac-turing, or testing), as it will give a broad overview in all three of those areas with a focus on aspheric surfaces. It is intended to facilitate com-munication between designers, fabricators, and testers of aspheric surfaces.

INSTRUCTORChristopher Hall is a Senior Engineer at QED Technologies Interna-tional, where he has focused on optical manufacturing within the QED Optics group. He received his B.S. in Physics from Colgate Univer-sity and M.S. in Optics from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester.

Basic Optics for Non-Optics PersonnelWS609Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.2 $100 Members · $150 Non-Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

This course will provide the technical manager, sales engineering, mar-keting staff, or other non-optics personnel with a basic, non-mathe-matical introduction to the terms, specifi cations, and concepts used in optical technology to facilitate effective communication with optics professionals on a functional level. Topics to be covered include basic concepts such as imaging, interference, diffraction, polarization and aberrations, defi nitions relating to color and optical quality, and an over-view of the basic measures of optical performance such as MTF and wavefront error. The material will be presented with a minimal amount of math, rather emphasizing working concepts, defi nitions, rules of thumb, and visual interpretation of specifi cations. Specifi c applications will include defi ning basic imaging needs such as magnifi cation, depth-of-fi eld, and MTF as well as the defi nitions of radiometric terms.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• read optical system descriptions and papers• ask the right questions about optical component performance• describe basic optical specifi cations for lenses, fi lters, and other

components• assess differences in types of fi lters, mirrors and beam directing

optics• know how optics is used in our everyday lives

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for the non-optical professional who needs to understand basic optics and interface with optics professionals.

INSTRUCTORKevin Harding has been active in the optics industry for over 30 years, and has taught machine vision and optical methods for over 25 years in over 70 workshops and tutorials, including engineering workshops on machine vision, metrology, NDT, and interferometry used by vendors and system houses to train their own engineers. He has been recog-nized for his leadership in optics and machine vision by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Automated Imaging Association, and Engi-neering Society of Detroit. Kevin is a Fellow of SPIE and was the 2008 President of the Society.

Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesFundamentals of Reliability Engineering for Optoelectronic DevicesSC1091 NewCourse Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Component reliability impacts the bottom line of every supplier and customer in the optics industry. Nevertheless, a solid understanding of the fundamental principles of reliability is often limited to a small team of engineers who are responsible for product reliability for an entire organization. There is tremendous value in expanding this knowledge base to others to ensure that all stakeholders (product engineers, man-agers, technicians, and even customers) speak a “common language” with respect to the topic of reliability. This course provides a broad foundation in reliability engineering methods applied to lifetest design and data analysis. While the course focuses on the application of reliability engineering to optoelectronic devices, the underlying principles can be applied to any component.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify the primary goals of reliability testing• defi ne a complete reliability specifi cation• differentiate between parametric and non-parametric reliability

lifetests• list the models used to describe reliability and select the best for a

given population• defi ne a FIT score and explain why it is not a good measure of

reliability• estimate reliability model parameters from real data• analyze cases which include insuffi cient, problematic, and/or

uncertain data• compute confi dence bounds and explain their importance• differentiate between failure modes and root causes• identify infant mortalities, random failures, and wear-out in the data• compare competing failure modes• analyze cases in which slow degradation is present• state the goal of accelerated lifetesting and identify when it is (and

is not) appropriate• list common stresses used in accelerated lifetesting and explain

how to treat these quantitatively• differentiate between step-stress and multicell accelerated

lifetesting• use accelerated lifetest data to simultaneously extract acceleration

parameters and population reliability• relate component reliability to module/system reliability

INTENDED AUDIENCEThe course targets a wide range of participants, including students, engineers, and managers and seeks to dispel common misconceptions which pervade the industry. A basic understanding of probability and statistics (high school level) may be helpful, but is not required.

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INSTRUCTORPaul Leisher is an Associate Professor of Physics and Optical Engi-neering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Prior to joining Rose-Hulman, Dr. Leisher served as the Manager of Advanced Technology at nLight Corporation in Vancouver, Washington where his responsibilities included the design and analysis of acceler-ated lifetests for assessing the reliability of high power diode lasers.

Terahertz Wave Technology and ApplicationsSC547Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

A pulsed terahertz (THz) wave with a frequency range from 0.1 THz to 10 THz is called a “T-ray.” T-rays occupy a large portion of the elec-tromagnetic spectrum between the infrared and microwave bands. However, compared to the relatively well-developed science and tech-nology in the microwave, optical, and x-ray frequencies for defense and commercial applications, basic research, new initiatives and ad-vanced technology developments in the THz band are very limited and remain unexplored. However, just as one can use visible light to create a photograph, radio waves to transmit music and speech, microwave radiation (MRI) or X-rays to reveal broken bones, T-ray can be used to create images or communicate information. This course will provide the fundamentals of free-space THz optoelectronics. We will cover the basic concepts of generation, detection, propagation, and applications of the T-rays, and how the up-to-date research results apply to industry. The free-space T-ray optoelectronic detection system, which uses pho-toconductive antennas or electro-optic crystals, provides diffraction-limited spatial resolution, femtosecond temporal resolution, DC-THz spectral bandwidth and mV/cm fi eld sensitivity. Examples of homeland security and defense related projects will be highlighted.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify the proper optical sources of a THz beam, including

femtosecond lasers and cw lasers• distinguish and select the correct THz emitters, including

photoconductive antennae, surface fi eld screening and optical rectifi cation

• appraise two dominant THz detectors: a photoconductive dipole antenna and an electro-optic sensor

• describe a THz system and optimize its performance in spatial and temporal resolutions, bandwidth and dynamic range

• construct a THz imaging setup and discuss the recent developments in 2D imaging and real-time & single-short measurement

• highlight recent advances of THz research and development from the academic and industrial sectors

• summarize state-of-the-art THz applications and predict new opportunities and applications

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is designed for researchers in academia and industry, who are interested in the mid-infrared and far-infrared pulsed THz radiation.

INSTRUCTORXi-Cheng Zhang is the M. Parker Givens Professor and Director of The Institute of Optics at University of Rochester. Previously, he was the Erik Jonsson Chair Professor of Science, the Acting Head of the De-partment of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, and Director of the Center for Terahertz Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Since 1982 he has been involved in ultrafast optoelectronics, especially the implementation of unique technical approaches for the generation and detection of THz beams with photonic approaches.

Silicon PhotonicsSC817Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Silicon Microphotonics is a platform for the large scale integration of CMOS electronics with photonic components. This course will evalu-ate the most promising silicon optical components and the path to electronic-photonic integration. The subjects will be presented in two parts: 1) Context: a review of optical interconnection and the enabling solutions that arise from integrating optical and electronic devices at a micron-scale, using thin fi lm processing; and 2) Technology: case studies in High Index Contrast design for silicon-based waveguides, fi lters, photodetectors, modulators, laser devices, and an application-specifi c opto-electronic circuit. The course objective is an overview of the silicon microphotonic platform drivers and barriers in design or fabrication.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify trends in optical interconnection and the power of

electronic-photonic convergence• explain how the electronic, thermal and mechanical constraints

of planar integration promote silicon as the optimal platform for microphotonics

• design application-specifi c photonic devices that take advantage of unique materials processing and device design solutions

• compute the performance of micron-scale optically passive/active devices

• judge the feasibility and impact of the latest silicon photonic devices

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for anyone who needs to learn how to de-sign integrated optical systems on a silicon platform. Those who either design their own photonic devices or who work with engineers and scientists will fi nd this course valuable.

INSTRUCTORJurgen Michel is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Micropho-tonics Center and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. He has conducted research on silicon based photonic devices for more than 20 years.

Semiconductor Photonic Device FundamentalsSC747Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This provides a review of the basics of semiconductor materials, with primary emphasis on their optoelectronic properties. The motion of electrons and holes is discussed, and photon absorption and genera-tion mechanisms are presented. The course examines basic device structures such as quantum wells and quantum dots, Bragg refl ectors, cascade devices, distributed feedback devices, avalanching, tunnel-ing, and various electro-optic effects. Device operating principles are presented, and an overview of current device applications is given. The participants should walk away with a good understanding of semi-conductor optoelectronics covering the entire UV to terahertz spectral region, including devices such as diode and cascade lasers, LEDs, SLEDs, VCSELs, modulators, and photodetectors.

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify semiconductor materials from which optoelectronic devices

are produced• explain operating principles of lasers, LEDs, VCSELs, modulators,

and detectors• understand their fi gures of merit and performance limitations • explain the fabrication techniques used to manufacture

optoelectronic devices• know what questions to ask device manufacturers• summarize current device applications

INTENDED AUDIENCEAimed at managers, engineers, system designers, R&D personnel, and technicians working on components and sub-assemblies as well as systems. No formal mathematics or physics background is necessary.

INSTRUCTORKurt Linden received a PhD in Electrical Engineering, with primary em-phasis on semiconductor optoelectronics. With over 35 years of practi-cal experience in the design, development, manufacture, testing, and application of a broad range of semiconductor optoelectronic devices, he is a pioneer in the development of visible, infrared, and far-infrared devices, and has recently been involved with their incorporation into operational systems. Dr. Linden has taught courses at MIT and North-eastern University, presents annual tutorials on optoelectronics and has served as an expert witness on this subject. He is currently a senior scientist at the Spire Corporation.

Modeling and Simulation with Computational Fourier OpticsSC1080 NewCourse Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $575 Members · $685 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm















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Fundamentals of Nonlinear OpticsSC1060Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm







INTENDED AUDIENCEThis introductory course is intended for engineers, scientists, and pro-gram managers interested in learning the fundamental ideas and con-cepts of nonlinear optics with an emphasis on practical applications.


OptomechanicsOptomechanical Systems EngineeringSC1085 NewCourse Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course emphasizes a systems-level overview of optomechanical engineering. Starting with the fundamentals of imaging, it reviews how optical system concepts fl ow down into optomechanical requirements on optical fabrication, alignment, structural design, mechanics of ma-terials (metals, composites, and glasses), structural vibrations, thermal management, and kinematic mounts. The focus is on real-world design problems, as well as the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components used to solve them.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• utilize the basic concepts and terminology of optical engineering

required for the development of optomechanical components• read conventional and ISO-10110 drawings used for the fabrication

of lenses

• develop an alignment plan with an emphasis on critical tolerances, alignment mechanisms, and “go-no go” decisions for adjusting tilt, decenter, despace, and defocus

• quantify the ability of a structural design to maintain alignment using effi cient architectures and lightweight materials; compare low-strain lens and mirror mounts for reducing wavefront error (WFE)

• utilize the results of STOP (structural-thermal-optical) analysis for the defl ection and distortion of optical components under static loads; estimate the impact of stress concentrations and contact stresses; select optical materials with appropriate structural properties

• estimate the effects of vibration environments on the alignment of optomechanical systems; select COTS components for vibration isolation

• predict the effects of conductive, convective, and radiative thermal environments on the performance of optical systems; select materials and off-the-shelf hardware to manage the effects of heat loads and temperature changes

• compare kinematic and semi-kinematic mounts and the limitations of COTS hardware

INTENDED AUDIENCEIntended for engineers (systems, optical, mechanical, and electrical), scientists, technicians, and managers who are developing, specifying, or purchasing optical, electro-optical, infrared, or laser systems.

INSTRUCTORKeith Kasunic has more than 25 years of experience developing opti-cal, electro-optical, infrared, and laser systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona, an MS in Mechani-cal Engineering from Stanford University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. He has worked for or been a consultant to a number of organizations, including Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace, Sandia National Labs, Nortel Networks, and Bookham. He is currently the Technical Director of Optical Systems Group, LLC. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Univ. of Central Florida’s CREOL – The College of Optics and Photonics, as well as an Affi liate Instructor with Georgia Tech’s SENSIAC, and an Instructor for the Optical Engineering Cer-tifi cate Program at Univ. of California Irvine. This course is based on courses he teaches at CREOL and Georgia Tech’s SENSIAC.

Introduction to Optomechanical DesignSC014Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 1.3 $1,000 Members · $1,255 Non-Members USD Sunday - Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course will provide the training needed for the optical engineer to work with the mechanical features of optical systems. The emphasis is on providing techniques for rapid estimation of optical system perfor-mance. Subject matter includes material properties for optomechanical design, kinematic design, athermalization techniques, window design, lens and mirror mounting.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• select materials for use in optomechanical systems• determine the effects of temperature changes on optical systems,

and develop design solutions for those effects• design high performance optical windows• design low stress mounts for lenses• select appropriate mounting techniques for mirrors and prisms• describe different approaches to large and lightweight mirror design

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers who need to solve optomechanical design problems. Optical designers will fi nd that the course will give insight into the mechanical aspects of optical systems. The course will also interest those man-aging projects involving optomechanics. Short course SC690, Optical System Design: Layout Principles and Practice, or a fi rm understanding of its content, is required as background to this course.

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INSTRUCTORDaniel Vukobratovich is a senior principal engineer at Raytheon. He has over 30 years of experience in optomechanics, is a founding mem-ber of the SPIE working group in optomechanics, and is fellow of SPIE. He has taught optomechanics in 11 countries, consulted with over 50 companies and written over 50 publications in optomechanics.

Structural Adhesives for Optical BondingSC015Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Optomechanical systems require secure mounting of optical elements. This important aspect of the design can cause a production to stop if sound engineering is not applied. A wide variety of adhesives are dis-cussed with respect to their relevant properties. Design considerations, differing mounting techniques, production concerns, and reliability are reviewed. The instructor gives success and failure case histories.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• understand and classify adhesives and how they work (epoxy,

urethane, silicone, acrylic, RTV, VU-cure, etc.) • identify properties that affect use• obtain a users guide to adhesive selection and an adhesive property

matrix• make optic-to-mount considerations• understand contamination/outgassing• identify uses of testing; witness sample testing, pull tests,

outgassing testing, stress birefringence, optical stability

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is for engineers, managers, and technicians, this course provides a foundation for the correct design for successful optical mounting; an understanding of the best options to employ for each application, and the selection and approach conducive to production. A bound course outline is provided including summaries of popular adhesives and their properties. Some adhesive samples are available.

INSTRUCTORJohn Daly has been a consultant for the past 10 years. He has experi-ence in the applications of adhesives to our industry. Daly has more than 20 years of experience in academia, aerospace, medical, com-mercial, and industrial fi elds. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineer-ing Ph.D. in Applied Physics. His exposure to these areas for appli-cations of laser, electro-optic, and photonic technologies has covered research, development, production, and management.

Optomechanical AnalysisSC781Course Level: AdvancedCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course teaches the basic requirements for accurately predicting the infl uences of thermal, structural and servo system designs on the performance and quality of optical imaging systems. It is based upon the instructor’s forty years’ experience in designing, analyzing and building complex optical systems, especially for the Federal market place. It incorporates elements from some of his earlier tutorials, “Finite Element Methods in Optics,” “Optical Flexures” and “Optomechan-ics and the Tolerancing of Instruments.” The instructor will review the goals of “Integrated Analysis” as promoted by NASA and DoD since the early 90’s. Strengths and weakness of various approaches will be discussed. Special optomechanical modeling tools (the Optomechani-cal Constraint Equations and the Optical Analog) will be presented in some detail. Analytical error functions will be developed and evaluated. Sources of analytical error will be discussed and analyzed. Analytical

error budgets will be developed and compared for various approaches to end-to-end analysis of systems. A candidate strategy will be pre-sented for consideration. The course will be illuminated with both text book-type problems and actual examples of applications from the instructor’s experiences. The students will learn the strengths and weakness of the analytical methods in the various disciplines, how to estimate the sources and magnitudes of errors in various approaches to analysis, how to put together an error budget for a proposed analytical effort and how to select the most appropriate methods for end-to-end system analysis.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• plan and execute multidisciplinary analytical procedures• know the strengths and weakness of individual analytical routines• estimate the errors contributed by various steps in the analytical

process• make a complete error budget for end-to-end analysis of optical

systems• evaluate alternative approaches to the system analysis process

INTENDED AUDIENCEOptics professionals (engineers, scientists, and their managers) who are responsible for planning, designing and building optical instru-ments.

INSTRUCTORAlson Hatheway is a mechanical engineer and president of his own company. He has over forty years experience in designing, analyzing and building new optical and photonic products. He has authored 59 technical papers, presented three different tutorials and holds four pat-ents. He is a fellow of SPIE, a founder of the Optomechanical / Instru-ment Technical Group and currently its chairman.

Photonic IntegrationModeling and Simulation with Computational Fourier OpticsSC1080 NewCourse Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $575 Members · $685 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm






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Fundamentals of Reliability Engineering for Optoelectronic DevicesSC1091 NewCourse Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Component reliability impacts the bottom line of every supplier and customer in the optics industry. Nevertheless, a solid understanding of the fundamental principles of reliability is often limited to a small team of engineers who are responsible for product reliability for an entire organization. There is tremendous value in expanding this knowledge base to others to ensure that all stakeholders (product engineers, man-agers, technicians, and even customers) speak a “common language” with respect to the topic of reliability. This course provides a broad foundation in reliability engineering methods applied to lifetest design and data analysis. While the course focuses on the application of reliability engineering to optoelectronic devices, the underlying principles can be applied to any component.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify the primary goals of reliability testing• defi ne a complete reliability specifi cation• differentiate between parametric and non-parametric reliability

lifetests• list the models used to describe reliability and select the best for a

given population• defi ne a FIT score and explain why it is not a good measure of

reliability• estimate reliability model parameters from real data• analyze cases which include insuffi cient, problematic, and/or

uncertain data• compute confi dence bounds and explain their importance• differentiate between failure modes and root causes• identify infant mortalities, random failures, and wear-out in the data• compare competing failure modes• analyze cases in which slow degradation is present• state the goal of accelerated lifetesting and identify when it is (and

is not) appropriate• list common stresses used in accelerated lifetesting and explain

how to treat these quantitatively• differentiate between step-stress and multicell accelerated

lifetesting• use accelerated lifetest data to simultaneously extract acceleration

parameters and population reliability• relate component reliability to module/system reliability

INTENDED AUDIENCEThe course targets a wide range of participants, including students, engineers, and managers and seeks to dispel common misconceptions which pervade the industry. A basic understanding of probability and statistics (high school level) may be helpful, but is not required.

INSTRUCTORPaul Leisher is an Associate Professor of Physics and Optical Engi-neering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Prior to joining Rose-Hulman, Dr. Leisher served as the Manager of Advanced Technology at nLight Corporation in Vancouver, Washington where his responsibilities included the design and analysis of acceler-ated lifetests for assessing the reliability of high power diode lasers.

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Photonic Crystals: A Crash Course, |from Bandgaps to FibersSC608Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $345 Members · $400 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This half-day course will survey basic principles and developments in the fi eld of photonic crystals, nano-structured optical materials that achieve new levels of control over optical phenomena. This leverage over photons is primarily achieved by the photonic band gap: a range of wavelengths in which light cannot propagate within a suitably de-signed crystal, forming a sort of optical insulator. The course will begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of wave propagation in periodic systems, Bloch’s theorem and band dia-grams, and from there moves on to the origin of the photonic band gap and its realization in practical structures. After that we will cover a number of topics and applications important for understanding the fi eld and its future. Topics will include: the introduction of intentional defects to create waveguides, cavities, and ideal integrated optical devices in a crystal; exploitation of exotic dispersions for negative-refraction, super-prisms, and super-lensing; the combination of photonic band gaps and con-ventional index guiding to form easily fabricated hybrid systems (pho-tonic-crystal slabs); the origin and control of losses in hybrid systems; photonic band gap and microstructured optical fi bers; and computa-tional approaches to understanding these systems (from brute-force simulation to semi-analytical techniques).

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• learn the fundamental concepts necessary for understanding

photonic crystals• gain familiarity with the unusual phenomena and devices that have

been enabled by photonic bandgaps, and the directions taken to achieve them in practice

• understand the principles and perspectives by which future applications in nano-structured photonics may be developed and described

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is designed for engineers and scientists who wish to under-stand how photonic crystals work and its potential applications to quan-tum optical devices and optoelectronics. It is aimed at those who have an understanding of elementary electromagnetism and some familiarity with the applications and governing principles of optical devices.

INSTRUCTORSteven Johnson received his Ph.D. in 2001 from the Dept. of Phys-ics at MIT, where he also earned undergraduate degrees in computer science and mathematics. He is currently an assistant professor of ap-plied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and also consults for OmniGuide Communications Inc. on hollow band-gap fi bers. Several free software packages he has written have seen widespread use in computational electromagnetism and other fi elds, including the MPB package to solve for photonic eigenmodes and the FFTW fast Fourier transform library (for which he received the 1999 J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software, along with M. Frigo). In 2002, Kluwer published his Ph. D. thesis as a book Photonic Crys-tals: The Road from Theory to Practice . His recent work has ranged from the development of new semi-analytical and numerical methods for electromagnetism in high-index-contrast periodic systems to the design of integrated optical devices.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light (Second Edition) (Princeton University Press, 2008) by John D. Joannopoulos, Steven G. Johnson, Joshua N. Winn & Robert D. Meade.









Silicon PhotonicsSC817Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Silicon Microphotonics is a platform for the large scale integration of CMOS electronics with photonic components. This course will evalu-ate the most promising silicon optical components and the path to electronic-photonic integration. The subjects will be presented in two parts: 1) Context: a review of optical interconnection and the enabling solutions that arise from integrating optical and electronic devices at a micron-scale, using thin fi lm processing; and 2) Technology: case stud-ies in High Index Contrast design for silicon-based waveguides, fi lters, photodetectors, modulators, laser devices, and an application-specifi c opto-electronic circuit. The course objective is an overview of the silicon microphotonic platform drivers and barriers in design or fabrication.

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify trends in optical interconnection and the power of

electronic-photonic convergence• explain how the electronic, thermal and mechanical constraints

of planar integration promote silicon as the optimal platform for microphotonics

• design application-specifi c photonic devices that take advantage of unique materials processing and device design solutions

• compute the performance of micron-scale optically passive/active devices

• judge the feasibility and impact of the latest silicon photonic devices

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for anyone who needs to learn how to de-sign integrated optical systems on a silicon platform. Those who either design their own photonic devices or who work with engineers and scientists will fi nd this course valuable.

INSTRUCTORJurgen Michel is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Micropho-tonics Center and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. He has conducted research on silicon based photonic devices for more than 20 years.

Photonic Therapeutics and DiagnosticsBiophotonics, Nanobioengineering and NanomedicineSC1090 NewCourse Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.65 $685 Members · $795 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Biophotonics, defi ned as the interface of photonics or light wave technology and the biological sciences, offers tremendous prospects for optical diagnostics as well as for light activated therapy, surgery, biosensing and restoration of biological functions. Nanomedicine and nanobioengineering fuse nanotechnology with medicine and bioen-gineering. They are emerging new frontiers, providing challenges for fundamental research and opportunities for revolutionary advance in medical technology. Biophotonics, together with Nanobioengineering and Nanomedicine, provides a global vision to produce breakthrough approaches for meeting our current and future healthcare needs. This course provides an integrated description of biophotonics, nanomedicine and nanobioengineering for next-generation diagnostics and therapy, collectively called thermanostics. It presents a basic in-troduction to a broad range of topics in an integrated manner, so that individuals in all disciplines can rapidly acquire the background needed for research and development in this fi eld. The course covers the fun-damentals of photobiology, bioimaging and sensing, light-activated therapy, bioengineering, nanodiagnostics, and nanotherapy.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe how to apply lasers and optics to biomedical and clinical

research• explain bioimaging at cellular and tissue levels• describe photodynamic cancer therapy and its status• describe the development of new fl uorescence tags• explain multiphoton microscopy and spectroscopy• describe optical based biosensors• become familiar with linear and nonlinear optical processes in

nanomaterials

• learn about fl uorescent nanoparticles, quantum dots, and up-conversion nanomaterials

• learn about nanoparticles and plasmonic materials for bioimaging and sensing

• learn about nanoparticles for targeting and multimodal therapy of cancer

• learn about high throughput nanodiagnostics• learn about nanotracker-assisted gene therapy• be introduced to nanotechnology for stem cells and tissue

Engineering• learn about nanotoxicity

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended to benefi t investigators and students from the disciplines of optics, chemistry, physics, biology, biomedical sci-ence, and engineering as well as from medical, pharmacy, and dental schools; trainees and practioners, and scientists from the pharmaceuti-cal and cosmetic industries.

INSTRUCTORParas Prasad Ph.D. is the SUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemis-try, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Medicine; the Samuel P. Cap-en Chair of Chemistry; and the Executive Director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics at the University at Buffalo. He was named among the top 50 sciences and technology leaders in the world by Scientifi c American in 2005. He has published 700 scientifi c and technical papers in high-impact journals; four monographs that practically defi ned the fi elds of organic nonlinear optics, Biophoton-ics, Nanophotonics, Nanobioengineering and Nanomedicine; eight ed-ited books; and holds numerous patents. He is the recipient of many scientifi c awards and honors (Morley Medal; Schoellkopf Medal; Gug-genheim Fellowship, Sloan Fellowship; Western New York Health Care Industries Technology/Discovery Award; Fellow of the APS, OSA, and SPIE) He is a pioneer in biophotonics, nanobioengineering and nano-medicine, and has been giving plenary, opening and keynote lectures worldwide in these fi elds.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the texts Introduction to Biophotonics (Wi-ley, 2003) and Introduction to Nanomedicine and Nanobioengineering (Wiley, 2012) by Paras N. Prasad.






lifetime imaging (FLIM)• assess problems of certifi cation procedures for translational medicine• gain familiarity with clinical two-photon GRIN microendoscopy

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• prepare optical biopsies with a multiphoton tomograph



Optics and Optical Quality of the Human EyeSC702Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

The eye has a complex and exquisitely designed optical system yet, when compared with modern optical systems, its image quality is sur-prisingly poor. This course will discuss the optical properties of the dif-ferent components of the eye from the cornea to the retina, and how they impact visual quality. We will evaluate benefi ts and limitations of various techniques, such as adaptive optics and laser refractive sur-gery, which have been developed to overcome the eye’s optical limita-tions. Aberration limits will be presented so that designers of optical systems, where the eye often plays an intrinsic role, can estimate the degree of correction required for their products to produce high quality perceived imagery.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• name and describe the major optical components of the eye and

how they work together to form an image on the retina• identify the limitations of the optical system of the eye and how they

impact perceived image quality• compare and contrast the optical system of the eye with other man-

made optical instruments• design an optical system that appreciates and considers the

intrinsic role of the eye in that system as an optical component

INTENDED AUDIENCEThe course is intended to impart practical knowledge to optical design engineers or clinicians (ophthalmologists, refractive surgeons, optom-etrists), but it will also be of general interest to anyone who is interested in learning about the unique optical system of the eye.

INSTRUCTORAustin Roorda has a PhD in Vision Science and Physics and is a Pro-fessor of Vision Science and Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley. His research areas include adaptive optics, high resolution ophthalmoscopy, and optics of the human eye.










Semiconductor Lasers and LEDsDesign of Effi cient Illumination SystemsSC011Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm



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• compute the required source luminance given typical illumination system specifi cations

• compute the change in luminance introduced by an integrating sphere

• distinguish between a Kohler illuminator and an Abbe illuminator• explain the difference in uniformity performance between a tailored

edge ray refl ector and a standard conic refl ector• design a lightpipe system to provide uniform illuminance• design a lens array system to create a uniform illuminance

distribution• design a refl ector with facets to create a uniform illuminance

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LED & Solid-State Lighting Standards and MetrologySC958Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course contains two sections. One is an overview of LED and SSL regulations and standards, in particular the standards activities in in-dustry and the US government. These cover work carried out at ANSI, NEMA, IESNA, UL, IEEE, SEMI, US EPA and others, for use in general lighting applications. The second section will introduce standardized methods of measurements for LED packages and LED lighting systems including photometry, chromaticity, lumen maintenance, thermal resis-tance, and other characteristics.

LEARNING OUTCOMES• obtain an overview of LED and SSL standards-related activities in

industry and government• clarify LED & SSL terminology, testing procedures, and performance

requirements• gain a full understanding of the critical procedures for measuring

LEDs and LED lighting products• ensure that the products you design, develop, or implement in

applications comply with current and proposed standards

INTENDED AUDIENCERepresentatives of engineering, quality assurance, marketing and sales from LED and lighting manufacturers; test lab personnel; lighting designers, specifi ers, and system integrators. An undergraduate en-gineering degree or equivalent industry experience is helpful, but not necessary.

INSTRUCTORJianzhong Jiao is an internationally recognized lighting expert for light sources and lighting product design, technology development, testing, standards, and regulations. Dr. Jiao has been actively involved in profes-sional and industrial organizations. He is the past Chair of the SAE Light-ing Committee, NGLIA, and NEMA SSL Section Technical Committee, and active member of committees in IES, ANSI, NEMA, UL, CIE-USA, IEEE, JEDEC, SEMI, and others. Dr. Jiao holds a Ph.D. degree in Electri-cal Engineering from Northwestern University, a M.S. degree in Applied Physics, and a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is titled to 9 U.S. Patents, has authored and co-authored over 30 technical papers and magazine articles, and given numerous invited presentations to in-ternational events. Dr. Jiao is an SAE Follow, and has received several industry awards. He currently serves as the Director of Regulations and Emerging Technologies at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc. Prior to joining OSRAM in 2007, Dr. Jiao held the position of General Manager for Engineering Technology at North American Lighting, Inc. He also served as an adjunct professor teaching physics and electrical engineer-ing courses at Purdue University and Lawrence Technological University. He has been teaching lighting technologies and standards seminars and short courses for SAE, SPIE, LFI since 2003.

Light-Emitting DiodesSC052Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $370 Members · $425 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course presents the history, operating principles, fabrication pro-cesses, and applications of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with particu-lar emphasis on solid-state lighting applications. The course provides an overview of LED fundamentals, design, and fabrication techniques. Furthermore, the fundamentals of solid-state lighting are discussed, including human factors, effi cacy, effi ciency, and color rendering prop-erties of novel light sources. Although the course participants do not need to be specialists in optoelectronic device physics, familiarity with semiconductors is expected.

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• explain the operating principles of LEDs• explain the fundamentals of solid state lighting• explain quantum effi ciency, power effi ciency, luminous effi ciency,

color rendering, and other fi gures of merit• design LED structures and drive circuits• identify present and future areas of applications for LEDs

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for scientists, engineers, technicians, and man-agers working on light-emitting diodes, solid-state lighting, and LED application areas.

INSTRUCTORE. Fred Schubert is Wellfl eet Senior Constellation Professor of the Future Chips Constellation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. He is Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering. He has taught and published extensively on the subject of optoelectronic materials and devices in particular LEDs. He is the author of Doping in III-V Semiconductors (1992), Delta-Doping of Semi-conductors (1996) and Light-Emitting Diodes (2003). He is a fellow of the SPIE, OSA, APS, and IEEE.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Light-Emitting Diodes (Cambridge University Press, 2003) by E. Fred Schubert.


This course provides attendees with fundamentals of specialty fi ber splicing and glass fusion processing with a focus on high power fi ber laser applications. It describes fi ber waveguide and coupling optics as-sociated with the process and discusses practical fusion splicing meth-ods to achieve high performance optical coupling between dissimilar specialty fi bers and also fabrication techniques for producing high per-formance fused components, such as fi ber combiners and couplers. In addition, the course describes several practical fi ber amplifi er, laser, and sensing application examples and also compares different fusion hardware.



techniques• learn fusion processing for fabricating fused components such as

fi ber combiners and couplers• apply fi ber fusion technologies for your applications• learn state-of-the-art fi ber splicing and fusion processing tools and

hardware


INSTRUCTORBaishi Wang is Director of Technology at Vytran. He received his Ph.D from State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has over 10 years of experience in specialty fi bers and fused component fabrication and fi ber fusion. His research area includes doped and un-doped spe-cialty fi bers, fi ber fused component technology, fi ber fusion process and instrumentation, fi ber amplifi er and lasers, waveguide theory and

modeling, and fi ber test and measurements. Prior to joining Vytran, he was a technical staff member in the Specialty Fiber Division at Lucent Technologies and OFS. He has published over 20 papers in referred conferences and journals and has given several invited talks. He is a member of SPIE and OSA.







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Fundamentals of Laser Beam Profi le MeasurementsSC977Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course explains the basic principles and measurement methods used to characterize laser beam size, shape, position, divergence and energy density distribution (beam profi le). The goal of this course is to provide insight into the different techniques used for laser beam profi le measurements, and which approaches are best suited for specifi c laser types or applications. Important considerations for optical beam sam-pling techniques and sources of measurement error will be discussed. Applicable ISO standards and defi nitions will also be reviewed.

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• summarize the various laser beam profi le defi nitions and

measurements• differentiate between Qualitative and Quantitative beam profi le

measurement results• determine the optimum measurement method needed to address a

laser application• distinguish the difference between Near Field and Far Field laser

measurements• employ correct optical beam sampling techniques for beam profi le

measurements• describe and control critical sources of error in beam profi le

measurements• identify and reference the ISO standards applicable to beam profi le

measurements• compare and evaluate various commercially available laser beam

profi ling instruments

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for technicians, scientists, engineers and man-agers who wish to gain a better understanding of laser beam profi le measurements and how they are made. They should have some basic working knowledge of optics and lasers.

INSTRUCTORRoger Rypma has over 30 years of experience in laser measurement applications. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physics, and has worked in the laser industry for Boeing, Big Sky Laser Technologies (co-found-er), Coherent, Concise Dynamics (Consultant) and JDS Uniphase. He is also a member of the ISO TC 172, SC9 subcommittee responsible for development of international standards for laser measurement.




















INSTRUCTORThomas Lieb is President, Laser Safety Offi cer at L*A*I International, and has more than 25 years experience in laser systems, laser safety and laser safety education. A Certifi ed Laser Safety Offi cer (CLSO), Lieb is a member of the Board of Laser Safety, responsible for review-ing and editing qualifi cation exams. He is a member of ANSI Accredited Standards Committee and the Administrative Committee of ASC Z136 Safe Use of Lasers, Chairman of the subcommittee for ANSI Z136.9 Safe Use of Lasers in a Manufacturing Environment; contributor to ANSI B11.21 Design, Construction, Care, and Use of Laser Machine Tools (and other subcommittees of ANSI for laser safety). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Laser Institute of America (LIA); and highly involved in PAS (Practical Application Seminars), and the International Laser Safety Conference Involved for many years in International la-ser safety issues, Lieb is a member of IEC/TC 76 on the Laser Safety

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Standard IEC [EN] 60825 and Chair of the subcommittee for ISO/IEC [EN] 11553 Safety of Machines, Laser Processing Machines He was 2008 recipient of the IEC’s “1906 Award” for signifi cant contribution to electro-technology and the work of the IEC (International Electrotechni-cal Commission). An invited lecturer at the University of Tokyo and Brit-ish Health Protection Agency, as well as advising various businesses and institutions world-wide, Lieb has authored a number of technical papers and articles, and contributed to the CLSO’s Best Practices in Laser Safety manual and the text Laser Materials Processing.









Tissue Optics, Laser-Tissue Interaction, and Tissue EngineeringTissue OpticsSC029Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course outlines the principles of light transport in tissues that underlie design of optical measurement devices and laser dosimetry for medicine. Topics include radiative transport in turbid tissues, the optical properties of tissues, modeling techniques for light transport simulation in tissues, analysis of refl ectance and fl uorescence spec-tra measured in turbid tissues by topical and imbedded optical fi ber devices, video techniques, and criteria involved in establishing laser dosimetry protocols. Lessons are illustrated using case studies of opti-cal fi ber devices, video imaging techniques, and design of therapeutic laser protocols.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• conduct optical measurements of tissue optical properties • calculate light distributions in tissues• design an optical measurement of tissue using optical fi bers or video • justify the dosimetry of therapeutic laser protocols

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for biomedical engineers and medical physi-cists interested in medical applications of ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared wavelengths from both conventional and laser light sources.

INSTRUCTORSteven Jacques is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute, a Research Associate Professor of Dermatology at Oregon Health Sciences University, a Senior Scientist at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, and an Associate at Oregon Center for Optics at the University of Oregon Medical Laser Center.

Image-guided Tissue Spectroscopy and Image Reconstruction using NIRFAST: A hands-on courseSC1088 NewCourse Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.65 $525 Members · $635 Non-Members USD Thursday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course will teach near-infrared light propagation modeling and image reconstruction in tissue using the freely distributed NIRFAST software package. NIRFAST is a widely-used, user-friendly package for modeling NIR light propagation in tissue and recovering images of optical parameters in arbitrarily-shaped tissue volumes. This course will use a combination of instructor lecturing and hands-on exercises to teach both conceptual and practical aspects of NIR imaging using the software. Attendees will be running and visualizing light propagation models within minutes and will also practice using image reconstruc-tion algorithms for volumetric imaging of functional parameters such as hemoglobin concentration, oxygen saturation, water content, scatter-ing parameters, as well as fl uorescence and bioluminescence activity. The class will review the basic physics and biology of the approach, step through how the software works, and train attendees how to use the software through user exercises. More information about NIRFAST can be found at ww.nirfast.org

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• model multi-spectral and luminescent diffuse light propagation in

any 2-D or 3-D geometry.• use inversion techniques to recover volumetric images of optical

parameters, functional parameters, and luminescence activity from simulated and experimental data

• perform multi-modal imaging by importing DICOM images from any conventional imaging device and using those images to guide the recovery of optical parameters

• become familiar with NIRFAST’s user-friendly GUI interface and work with the authors of the code on your own optical imaging problems

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for biomedical engineers and medical physi-cists interested in medical applications of diffusive imaging applica-tions or interested in learning more about NIRFAST and fi nite element modeling. Prior experience with MATLAB is benefi cial.

INSTRUCTORHamid Dehghani PhD. is author of the NIRFAST package and is cur-rently Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham in the School of Computer Science and Assistant Professor of Engineering at Dart-mouth College. He has published widely on image reconstruction in alternative imaging modalities.

Brian Pogue PhD. is Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College, and works in diffuse optical imaging instrumentation and clinical stud-ies. The tomography program at Dartmouth has used NIRFAST recon-struction in several published clinical studies.

Scott Davis PhD. is a Research Scientist at Dartmouth College, and has extensive experience in diffuse optical imaging instrumentation, and pre-clinical and clinical imaging studies. He has published widely on image-guided fl uorescence molecular tomography and is a major contributor to the NIRFAST software.










Principles and Applications of Optical Coherence TomographySC312Course Level: AdvancedCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new imaging modality, which is the optical analog of ultrasound. OCT can perform high resolution cross sectional imaging of the internal structure of biological tissues and materials. OCT is promising for biomedical imaging because it functions as a type of optical biopsy, enabling tissue pathology to be imaged in suit and in real time. This technology also has numerous applications in other fi elds ranging from nondestructive evaluation of materials to optical data storage. This course describes OCT and the integrated disciplines including fi ber optics, interferometry, high-speed optical detection, biomedical imaging, in vitro and in vivo studies, and clinical medicine

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• describe the principles of optical coherence tomography (OCT) • explain a systems viewpoint of OCT technology• describe OCT detection approaches and factors governing

performance• describe ultrafast laser technology and other low coherence light

sources• describe OCT imaging devices such as microscopes, hand held

probes and catheters • describe functional imaging such as Doppler and spectroscopic

OCT • provide an overview of clinical imaging including clinical

ophthalmology, surgical guidance, and detection of neoplasia and guiding biopsy

• gain an overview of materials applications • discuss transitioning technology from the laboratory to the clinic

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is appropriate for scientists, engineers, and clinicians who are performing research in medical imaging.

INSTRUCTORJames Fujimoto is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research in-terests include femtosecond optics and biomedical imaging and his group is responsible for the invention and development of optical co-herence tomography. Dr. Fujimoto is a member of the National Acad-emy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering. He is co-chair of the SPIE BIOS symposium and co-chair of the conference on Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Techniques at BIOS. Dr. Fujimoto is a co-founder of LightLabs Imaging, a company devel-oping OCT for intravascular imaging that was recently acquired by St. Jude Medical.

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Optical Design for Biomedical ImagingSC868Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $375 Members · $430 Non-Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course provides attendees with a basic working knowledge of optical design for biomedical imaging. The course will begin with the fundamentals of biomedical optics, followed by the light sources, de-tectors, and other optical components for biomedical imaging. It will briefl y discuss illumination and imaging system design, and then focus on optical systems and techniques for different imaging modalities. De-sign examples, such as fl uorescence imaging and OCT imaging, will be presented


components• describe the optical system requirements for biomedical imaging• become familiar with various optical systems for biomedical

imaging• design and model illumination and imaging systems for biomedical

applications




Statistics for Imaging and Sensor DataSC1072 NewCourse Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.65 $595 Members · $705 Non-Members USD Saturday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm









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Industry Workshops

Business & Intellectual PropertyGoing Pro - Marketing Essentials for Sustainable BusinessWS1093 NewCourse Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course is about long term business success. Going Pro is about establishing the processes and systems that ensure profi table, sustain-able growth for best-in-class tech companies. It’s also about attracting the right customers for the right reasons and continuously and quickly responding to changes in customers’ needs and wants. For many in our industry, sales and marketing are homegrown. Industry demand may have driven your sales through the roof, but this also causes con-cerns about predictability and revenue mix. A primary goal of this course is to engineer a product development strategy and marketing process that is effective, modern, consistent, and measurable, and that will allow you to compete against the larger players in your industry. Examples are taken from optics, imaging and instrument companies ranging from $1M to $150M in revenue which are experiencing year-over-year growth upwards of 100%. Anyone who wants to answer questions such as, “how do I attract the right custom-ers?” and “how do I know what I’m doing is working?” will benefi t from taking this course.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify the elements of an effective marketing mix for optics and

imaging companies• name the key metrics to use to assess the effectiveness of your

marketing activities• learn best practices for engaging prospective high-tech customers• distinguish the effectiveness of your value proposition (your

company’s differentiator or unique promise to the market)• explain the connection between a clear value proposition and your

optimum marketing strategy• develop an action plan (marketing roadmap) for reaching new

customers

INTENDED AUDIENCECEOs, Sales and Marketing professionals, and others with responsi-bility for ensuring a healthy pipeline. No marketing expertise or back-ground is assumed.

INSTRUCTORMichele Gleber helps optics and technology companies grow profi ts. As President of PLS Launch Solutions, a 25-year old company that works with companies like Corning, Sydor Optics, Optimax and ASE Optics, Michele leads a team of marketing and IP development pro-fessionals who help bring cool technologies to market, from ballistics imaging systems to instrumentation for conformal optics metrology.

Commercialization of Photonics TechnologyWS1056Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

The course outlines the approach to move advanced technology into successful commercial products. The elements of commercialization will be defi ned including: Identifi cation of market opportunities and po-tential; competitive environment related to both technology and com-panies; manufacturing encompassing discussion of source, quality, cost, cost reduction, and standards; barriers to entry; value proposition including product differentiation; strategy and funding.The course price will include an updated edited version of the high technology commercialization course taught at Yale University.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify market opportunities and develop a roadmap for successful

commercialization• provide an outline for commercialization plans now required in many

government contracts• defi ne and justify funding levels and potential sources of funding

INTENDED AUDIENCEThe course is intended for anyone who is involved with technology de-velopment as well as business development opportunities in the pho-tonics area.

INSTRUCTORDavid Krohn is Managing Partner of Light Wave Venture LLC. He has been in photonics development and commercialization for over 40 years. He has now assisted over 100 companies and organizations in developing photonic-based opportunities.

Magnifying Your IP IQ: Topics for the Savvy Intellectual Property ManagerWS1057Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.35 $300 Members · $355 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course covers a variety of topics of interest to those with respon-sibilities for overseeing an intellectual property portfolio. The topics in-clude the key provisions of non-disclosure and licensing agreements, what to know when dealing with venture capitalists and other prospec-tive investors, methods of accelerating the passage of applications through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offi ce, selection and protection of trademarks, and how to prepare for offensive or defensive patent litigation.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify key provisions in non-disclosure and development

agreements with prospective collaborators and distinguish acceptable provisions from unacceptable provisions

• identify key provisions in IP licensing agreements to protect your company’s interests

• list steps to take with respect to an IP portfolio before contacting venture capitalists and other prospective investors

• predict which issues involving your IP portfolio are likely to be of importance to a prospective investor

• implement procedures to more effi ciently interact with your patent counsel

• classify methods for accelerating the passage of your company’s patent applications through the Patent Offi ce

• establish best practices in selecting and protecting product names and trademarks

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• prepare properly to effectively assert your patents against competitors

• prepare for possible patent litigation lawsuits fi led against you• communicate with board members, prospective investors, business

partners, etc. more precisely and accurately regarding IP issues

INTENDED AUDIENCEAny individual whose responsibilities include oversight and protection of their company’s intellectual property. Basic familiarity with intellec-tual property management issues is assumed.

INSTRUCTORMark Gallagher is a partner at Knobbe Martens, an intellectual prop-erty law fi rm. Mr. Gallagher specializes in assisting clients in the optical sciences with preparation and prosecution of patents before the U.S. Patent Offi ce. Mr. Gallagher also represents clients through phases of IP due diligence by prospective investors. Mr. Gallagher holds a J.D. degree and a Ph.D. in optical sciences, both from the University of Arizona.

Lori Yamato is also a partner at the Knobbe Martens law fi rm and spe-cializes in representing clients in intellectual property deals, including preparation and negotiation of license agreements. Ms. Yamato’s prac-tice also includes trademark clearance, prosecution and enforcement. Ms. Yamato holds a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California.

David Jankowski is a partner at the Knobbe Martens law fi rm who specializes in patent infringement litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in federal district court and proceedings before the In-ternational Trade Commission. Mr. Jankowski holds a J.D. degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D in Astronomy from Cornell University.

Derek Bayles is an associate at the Knobbe Martens law fi rm and spe-cializes in assisting clients in the optical sciences with preparation and prosecution of patents before the U.S. Patent Offi ce. Mr. Bayles holds a J.D. degree and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering, both from Brigham Young University.

Critical Skills for Compelling Research ProposalsWS1058Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $50 Members · $100 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Research costs money. The good news is that there are thousands of avenues of fi nancial support. The bad news is that hundreds of thou-sands of proposals are competing for those funds. This class will teach you to craft high-quality proposals that stand out from the masses. We will focus on fi ve fundamental skills that will bolster the substance, structure, and appearance of your proposals. Adhering to these prac-tices will dramatically increase your odds of winning funding for your research.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify funding opportunities that align with your research goals• develop solid research plans and believable budgets• communicate your research to a general audience• write in a clear, concise, and compelling manner• format your proposal for visual appeal

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for all scientists and engineers seeking to im-prove the quality of their research proposals.

INSTRUCTORDamon Diehl is Assistant Professor and Coordinator for the Optical Systems Technology program at Monroe Community College in Roch-

ester, NY and also the founder and owner of Diehl Research Grant Services. He has a Ph.D. in optical engineering from the University of Rochester Institute of Optics and a B.A. in physics from the University of Chicago. His class is based on fi fteen years of academic and indus-trial research experience.

Fundamental OpticsBasic Optics for Non-Optics PersonnelWS609Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.2 $100 Members · $150 Non-Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

This course will provide the technical manager, sales engineering, mar-keting staff, or other non-optics personnel with a basic, non-mathe-matical introduction to the terms, specifi cations, and concepts used in optical technology to facilitate effective communication with optics professionals on a functional level. Topics to be covered include basic concepts such as imaging, interference, diffraction, polarization and aberrations, defi nitions relating to color and optical quality, and an over-view of the basic measures of optical performance such as MTF and wavefront error. The material will be presented with a minimal amount of math, rather emphasizing working concepts, defi nitions, rules of thumb, and visual interpretation of specifi cations. Specifi c applications will include defi ning basic imaging needs such as magnifi cation, depth-of-fi eld, and MTF as well as the defi nitions of radiometric terms.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• read optical system descriptions and papers• ask the right questions about optical component performance• describe basic optical specifi cations for lenses, fi lters, and other

components• assess differences in types of fi lters, mirrors and beam directing

optics• know how optics is used in our everyday lives

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for the non-optical professional who needs to understand basic optics and interface with optics professionals.

INSTRUCTORKevin Harding has been active in the optics industry for over 30 years, and has taught machine vision and optical methods for over 25 years in over 70 workshops and tutorials, including engineering workshops on machine vision, metrology, NDT, and interferometry used by vendors and system houses to train their own engineers. He has been recog-nized for his leadership in optics and machine vision by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Automated Imaging Association, and Engi-neering Society of Detroit. Kevin is a Fellow of SPIE and was the 2008 President of the Society.

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Professional Development Workshops

The Craft of Scientifi c Presentations: A Workshop on Technical PresentationsWS667Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $75 Members · $125 Non-Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course provides attendees with an overview of what distinguishes the best scientifi c presentations. The course introduces a new design for presentation slides that is both more memorable and persuasive from what is typically shown at conferences.

LEARNING OUTCOMESAfter completing this course, attendees will be able to:• account for the audience, purpose, and occasion in a presentation• logically structure the introduction, middle, and ending of a

scientifi c presentation• create a memorable and persuasive set of presentation slides• deliver a presentation with more confi dence

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for anyone who needs to present scientifi c re-search. Those who either have not yet presented or have made several presentations will fi nd this course valuable.

INSTRUCTORMichael Alley teaches writing and speaking to engineering students at Penn State. Alley has taught this workshop to researchers at the Army Research Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United Technologies, the University of Illinois, the University of Oslo, and Virginia Tech.

The Craft of Scientifi c Writing: A Workshop on Technical WritingWS668Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $75 Members · $125 Non-Members USD Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course provides an overview on writing a scientifi c paper. The course focuses on the structure, language, and illustration of scientifi c papers.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• account for the audience, purpose, and occasion in a scientifi c

paper• logically structure the introduction, middle, and ending of a

scientifi c paper• make your language clear, energetic, and fl uid• avoid the most common mechanical errors in scientifi c writing

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis material is intended for anyone who needs to write about scientifi c research. Those who either have not yet written a paper or have written several papers will fi nd this course valuable.

INSTRUCTORMichael Alley teaches writing and speaking to engineering students at Penn State. Alley has taught this workshop to researchers at the Army Research Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United Technologies, the University of Illinois, the University of Oslo, and Virginia Tech.

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text The Craft of Scientifi c Writing (Springer, 2003) by Michael Alley. This workshop is free to SPIE Stu-dent Members. You must register to attend.

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Critical Skills for Compelling Research ProposalsWS1058Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.35 $50 Members · $100 Non-Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Research costs money. The good news is that there are thousands of avenues of fi nancial support. The bad news is that hundreds of thou-sands of proposals are competing for those funds. This class will teach you to craft high-quality proposals that stand out from the masses. We will focus on fi ve fundamental skills that will bolster the substance, struc-ture, and appearance of your proposals. Adhering to these practices will dramatically increase your odds of winning funding for your research.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• identify funding opportunities that align with your research goals• develop solid research plans and believable budgets• communicate your research to a general audience• write in a clear, concise, and compelling manner• format your proposal for visual appeal

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis course is intended for all scientists and engineers seeking to im-prove the quality of their research proposals.

INSTRUCTORDamon Diehl is Assistant Professor and Coordinator for the Optical Systems Technology program at Monroe Community College in Roch-ester, NY and also the founder and owner of Diehl Research Grant Services. He has a Ph.D. in optical engineering from the University of Rochester Institute of Optics and a B.A. in physics from the University of Chicago. His class is based on fi fteen years of academic and indus-trial research experience.

Resumes to Interviews: Strategies for a Successful Job SearchWS1059Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.25 $50 Members · $100 Non-Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

This course reviews effective strategies and techniques for a success-ful job search such as: compiling resumes, writing cover letters, and interviewing tips. The primary goal of the course is to provide creative and proven techniques for new college graduates and professionals to plan and conduct their job search and secure a job. Creative and comprehensive job search techniques will be discussed as well as actual resume and interviewing examples and tips. Anyone who is getting ready to enter the work force who wants to answer ques-tions such as, “when and how do I start my job search?,” “what kind of cover letter and resume gets noticed?” or “how do I sell myself in an interview?” will benefi t from taking this course.

LEARNING OUTCOMESThis course will enable you to:• start and create your job search plan• create an online networking presence• build and write effective cover letters and resumes that get noticed• avoid common resume and cover letter mistakes• interview with confi dence

INTENDED AUDIENCEGraduate students, new graduates, engineers and technicians who wish to learn more about creating a job search plan, writing an effec-tive cover letter and resume that gets you noticed, and techniques for successful interviews.

INSTRUCTORPaige Lawson has been in professional recruiting for more than 20 years. She has extensive experience with both in-house corporate en-vironments as well as outside agency/consulting environments. Paige is currently the Executive Recruiter for Exotic Electro Optics in Mur-rieta, CA, and a member of the local networking group Professionals in Human Resources (PHIRA).

Suzanne Krinsky has been in human resources and corporate recruit-ing for more than 15 years. She has extensive experience with both in-house corporate environments as well as outside agency/consulting environments. Suzanne is currently the Human Resource Director for Daylight Solutions in San Diego, and also a long-time Board member for the Biotech Human Resource Development Coalition (BEDC) and Human Resource Roundtable member.

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