3rd EOS Topical Meeting on Optical Microsystems (OµS’09)

This meeting is the 3rd of the EOS Topical Meeting Series on Optical Microsystems. Former meetings took place in Capri in 2005 and 2007. The event is organized in collaboration with the Italian Society of Optics and Photonics (SIOF), the Italian branch of EOS.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 30 April 2009. Download the first announcement & call-for-papers (pdf-file; 1 MB).

Synopsis
Topics
Chair & Programme Committee
Invited Speakers
Call-for-Papers (to be published in December 2008)
Abstract Submission & Deadlines
Poster Presentations
Venue
Travel & Accomodation
Sponsoring
Contact

Synopsis

This meeting is the 3rd of the EOS Topical Meeting Series on Optical Microsystems. Former meetings took place in Capri in 2005 and 2007. The event is organized in collaboration with the Italian Society of Optics and Photonics (SIOF), the Italian branch of EOS.

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TOPICS

Plasmonics Photonic crystals and metamaterials

• Materials, fabrication techniques, characterisation
• Numerical methods
• Passiveand active devices
• Nonlinear response

Optical microsystems and microsensors

• MEMS, MOEMS, NEMS
• New materials and technologies
• New active and passive devices in optoelectronics
• Silicon based microsystems
• Electro-optic materials
• Polymer-based devices
• Liquid crystal- and organic material-based devices
• Biophotonics and biochips
• Smart sensors and transducers
• Physical and chemical sensors
• Biosensors
• Sensing and actuation
• Fibre-optic sensors

Optofluidic microsystems and devices

• Nanomaterials and devices
• Bio-optofluidics
• Imaging, sorting, circuits
• Adaptive interconnections and devices
• Multifunctional devices

Nonlinear optic devices

• Materials and phenomena
• Periodically-poled devices
• Micro-nano engineering of ferroelectric materials
• Solitons, soliton waveguides and 3-D circuits
• Adaptive interconnections and devices
• Multifunctional devices

New characterisation methods for materials and devices

• Interferometric techniques for imaging and testing
• Scanning probe/optical microscopy, SNOM
• High-super resolution methods in optical microscopy

Application of optical systems in:

• Information society technology
• Automotive, avionics and aerospace
• Environment, geophysics and microgravity
• Genomics and proteomics
• Health, food and agriculture
• Homeland security
• Material processing
• Cultural heritage

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Chairs & Local Organizing Committee

Chairs
Ivo Rendina (CNR-IMM, Napoli)
Eugenio Fazio (Univ. La Sapienza, Roma)
Pietro Ferraro (CNR-INOA, Napoli)

Local Organizing Committee
CNR-IMM - M.Iodice, G. Coppola, L. de Stefano, V. Mocella, L. Sirleto
CNR-INOA, Napoli - S. Grilli, M. Paturzo
Univ. La Sapienza, Roma - F. Pettazzi, M. Alonzo
CNR-INOA, Napoli - Lisa Miccio

For information on the 2007 EOS Topical Meeting on Optical Microsystems follow this link: www.inoa.it/oms07

Prof. Theodor W. Hänsch (Nobel Prize, Physics, 2005) gave a lecture on "What can we do with optical frequency combs?"

From left: P.Ferraro T.W. Hänsch, I. Rendina, P. De Natale and M. Inguscio

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Invited Speakers

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Abstract Submission & Deadlines

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 30 April 2009. Abstracts shall only be submitted online via this website. uthors are requested to submit an abstract of one page. The EOS guidelines for abstracts can be downloaded at http://www.myeos.org/files/EOSabstractguidelines_capri.pdf.

Contributions will be accepted for oral and poster presentation. Please indicate preference. All accepted contributions are to be published in the EOS Topical Meeting Digest which will be available at the beginning of the meeting. All authors are requested to register for the meeting separately from abstract submission.

The abstract submission will be open from 1 April 2009. Abstracts can only be submitted online via this website. If you would like to be alerted when the submission is opened, please send an email to capri@myeos.org.

Poster presentations

The posters should have a size of DIN A1 (594 x 841 mm) or DIN A0 (841 x 1189 mm) preferably in a portrait format (not landscape format). Double sided tape and similar pads will be provided. The size of the poster boards is 90 cm (width) x 200 cm (height).

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Venue

Capri is a beautiful and picturesque island in the Gulf of Naples that has been attracting countless visitors for thousands of years. Its mild climate, the numerous monuments and island highlights and last but not least the excellent Italian cuisine and wine culture make Capri a perfect location for high-quality EOS Topical Meetings in an enjoyable mediterranean atmosphere. See also: www.capri.it.

Travel & Accomodation

A list of recommended hotels and information about how to get to Capri will soon be provided here.

Sponsoring

Various sponsorship opportunities will be available for the two EOS Topical Meetings at Capri in 2009 (to be published in January 2009).

Contact

EOS Office
Silke Kramprich
Email: capri@myeos.org
Tel.: +49-511-2788-117
Fax: +49-511-2788-119

Sub-Conferences

• EOS Topical Meetings at Capri, Italy
• 3rd EOS Topical Meeting on Optical Microsystems (OµS’09)
• 1st EOS Topical Meeting on Lasers