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- Remote Sensing

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Contents

SpecialProgramOP301 The Nature of Light: What are

Photons? V (Roychoudhuri,Kracklauer,DeRaedt). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

OP302 Tribute to H. John Caulfield (Ojeda-Castaneda,Yzuel). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Illumination EngineeringOP221 Nonimaging Optics: Efficient

Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration X

(Winston,Gordon)............... 8

Optomechanics and Optical ManufacturingOP303 Optomechanical Engineering 2013

(Hatheway). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

OP304 Material Technologies and Applications to Optics, Structures, Components, and Sub-Systems (Robichaud,Goodman,Krödel) . . . . 11

OP305 Optical Manufacturing and Testing X (Fähnle,Williamson,Kim) . . . . . . . . 13

OP306 Dimensional Optical Metrology and Inspection for Practical Applications II (Harding,Huang,Yoshizawa) . . . . 14

OP307 Optical Modeling and Performance Predictions VI (Kahan). . . . . . . . . . 15

Optical Design and Systems EngineeringOP308 Current Developments in Lens

Design and Optical Engineering XIV(Johnson,Mahajan,Thibault) . . . . . 17

OP309 Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XVI (Gregory,Davis) . 19

OP310 Laser Beam Shaping XIV(Forbes,Lizotte) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

OP311 Optical System Alignment, Tolerancing, and Verification VII (Sasián,Youngworth) . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Photonic Devices and ApplicationsNEWOP217 Ultrafast Imaging and Spectroscopy

(Liu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

OP218 Terahertz Emitters, Receivers, and Applications IV (Razeghi,Baranov,Zavada). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

OP219 Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications VII(Yin,Guo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Executive Organizing Committee: Ian T. Ferguson,TheUniv.ofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte(UnitedStates)

Ruyan Guo,TheUniv.ofTexasatSanAntonio(UnitedStates)

Stephen M. Hammel, SpaceandNavalWarfareSystemsCommand(UnitedStates)

Allen H.-L. Huang, Univ.ofWisconsin-Madison(UnitedStates)

Khan M. Iftekharuddin, OldDominionUniv.(UnitedStates)

R. John Koshel, PhotonEngineeringLLC(UnitedStates)andCollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates)

Carolyn A. MacDonald, Univ.atAlbany(UnitedStates)

José Sasián, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates)

Oswald H. Siegmund, Univ.ofCalifornia,Berkeley(UnitedStates)

H. Philip Stahl, NASAMarshallSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates)

Alexander M. J. van Eijk, TNODefence,SecurityandSafety(Netherlands)

Shizhuo Yin, ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates)

Watchforthisiconnexttoconferencesdiscussinginnovativewaystohelpourplanet.

SPIEOptics+Photonicsisaleadingconferenceongreenphotonicstechnologiessuchasenergy,sustainability,conservation,andenvironmentalmonitoring.


Optical Engineering+Applications

X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Particle TechnologiesOP312 Advances in X-Ray/EUV Optics and

Components VIII(Khounsary,Goto,Morawe). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

OP313 X-Ray Lasers and Coherent X-Ray Sources: Development and Applications X (Klisnick,Menoni). . 26

OP314 Target Diagnostics Physics and Engineering for Inertial Confinement Fusion II (Bell,Grim) . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

OP315 Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XV(Fiederle,Burger,Franks,James). . 28

OP316 Medical Applications of Radiation Detectors III (Barber,Roehrig) . . . . 29

OP317 Penetrating Radiation Systems and Applications XIV (Grim,Barber) . . . 30

Image and Signal ProcessingOP320 Optics and Photonics for Information

Processing VII(Iftekharuddin,Awwal,Márquez). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

OP321 Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXVI (Tescher) . . . . . 32

OP322 Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2013 (Drummond). . . . . . . 33

OP323 Wavelets and Sparsity XV (VanDeVille,Goyal,Papadakis) . . . . . . . . . . 34

Remote SensingOP401 Earth Observing Systems XVIII

(Butler,Xiong,Gu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

OP402 Infrared Remote Sensing and Instrumentation XXI (Scholl,Páez) 37

OP403 Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications III (LeVan,Sood,Wijewarnasuriya,D’Souza) . . . . . . . 38

OP404 Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability X

(Gao,Jackson). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

OP405 Satellite Data Compression, Communications, and Processing IX(Huang,Plaza,Thiebaut)......... 42

OP406 Imaging Spectrometry XVIII (Mouroulis,Pagano). . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

OP407 Remote Sensing System Engineering V(Ardanuy,Puschell). . . . . . . . . . . . 41

OP409 Lidar Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring XIV(Singh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

OP410 Polarization Science and Remote Sensing VI (Shaw,LeMaster). . . . . 44

Atmospheric and Space Optical SystemsOP414 Laser Communication and

Propagation Through the Atmosphere and Oceans II(vanEijk,Davis,Hammel,Majumdar) . . . . . . . 45

OP415 Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging XI (Meyers,Shih,Deacon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

OP416 Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments VII(Taylor,Cardimona) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

OP417 Unconventional Imaging and Wavefront Sensing IX (Dolne,Karr,Gamiz)....................... 49

Astronomical Optics and InstrumentationOP420 UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space

Instrumentation for Astronomy XVIII(Siegmund). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

OP421UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VI(MacEwen,Breckinridge) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

OP422 Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VI (O’Dell,Pareschi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

OP423 Solar Physics and Space Weather Instrumentation V (Fineschi,Fennelly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

OP424 Astronomical Adaptive Optics Systems and Applications VI(Tyson,Hart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

OP425 Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments XV (Heaney,Kvamme)55

OP426 Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets VI(Shaklan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

OP427 Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology XVI (Hoover,Levin,Rozanov,Wickramasinghe) . . . . . . . 57

Exhibition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

GeneralInformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

AbstractSubmissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60


Optical Engineering+Applications

Daniel A. LeMaster, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates)

Paul D. LeVan, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates)Gilbert V. Levin, ArizonaStateUniv.(UnitedStates)Zhiwen Liu, ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates)Todd Lizotte, HitachiViaMechanics(USA),Inc.(United

States)Howard A. MacEwen, ManTechSRSTechnologies(United

States)Virendra N. Mahajan,TheAerospaceCorp.(UnitedStates)Arun K. Majumdar, NavalAirWarfareCtr.WeaponsDiv.

(UnitedStates)Andrés Márquez,Univ.deAlicante(Spain)Carmen S. Menoni, ColoradoStateUniv.(UnitedStates)Ronald E. Meyers, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(United

States)Christian Morawe, EuropeanSynchrotronRadiation

Facility(France)Pantazis Mouroulis, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates)Stephen L. O’Dell, NASAMarshallSpaceFlightCtr.(United

States)Jorge Ojeda-Castaneda, Univ.deGuanajuato(Mexico)Gonzalo Páez, Ctr.deInvestigacionesenÓptica,A.C.

(Mexico)Thomas S. Pagano, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates)Manos Papadakis, Univ.ofHouston(UnitedStates)Giovanni Pareschi, INAF-OsservatorioAstronomicodi

Brera(Italy)Antonio J. Plaza, Univ.deExtremadura(Spain)Jeffery J. Puschell,RaytheonSpace&AirborneSystems

(UnitedStates)Manijeh Razeghi, NorthwesternUniv.(UnitedStates)Joseph L. Robichaud,L-3CommunicationsSSG-Tinsley

(UnitedStates)Hans Roehrig, ArizonaHealthSciencesCtr.,TheUniv.of

Arizona(UnitedStates)Chandrasekhar Roychoudhuri, Univ.ofConnecticut

(UnitedStates)andFemtoMacroContinuum(UnitedStates)

Alexei Yu. Rozanov, PaleontologicalInstitute(RussianFederation)

José Sasián, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates)

Stuart Shaklan, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates)Joseph A. Shaw,MontanaStateUniv.(UnitedStates)Yanhua Shih,Univ.ofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty(United

States)Oswald H. Siegmund, Univ.ofCalifornia,Berkeley(United

States)Upendra N. Singh, NASALangleyResearchCtr.(United

States)Ashok K. Sood,MagnoliaOpticalTechnologies,Inc.

(UnitedStates)Marija Strojnik Scholl,Ctr.deInvestigacionesenÓptica,

A.C.(Mexico)Edward W. Taylor,InternationalPhotonicsConsultants,Inc.

(UnitedStates)AndrewG.Tescher,AGTAssociates(UnitedStates)Simon Thibault,ImmerVision(Canada)andUniv.Laval

(Canada)Carole Thiebaut, Ctr.Nationald’ÉtudesSpatiales(France)Robert K. Tyson, TheUniv.ofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte

(UnitedStates)Dimitri Van De Ville,EcolePolytechniqueFédéralede

Lausanne(Switzerland)Alexander M. J. van Eijk, TNODefence,Securityand

Safety(Netherlands)Chandra Wickramasinghe,BuckinghamCtr.for

Astrobiology,Univ.ofBuckingham(UnitedKingdom)Priyalal S. Wijewarnasuriya,U.S.ArmyResearchLab.

(UnitedStates)Ray Williamson,RayWilliamsonConsulting(UnitedStates)Roland Winston,Univ.ofCalifornia,Merced(UnitedStates)Xiaoxiong Xiong, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(United

States)Shizhuo Yin,ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates)Toru Yoshizawa, NPO3DAssociates(Japan)Richard N. Youngworth,RiyoLLC(UnitedStates)María J. Yzuel,Univ.AutònomadeBarcelona(Spain)John M. Zavada,NationalScienceFoundation(United

States)

Technical Organizing Committee: Philip E. Ardanuy, RaytheonIntelligence&Information

Systems(UnitedStates)Abdul A. S. Awwal,LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.

(UnitedStates)Alexei N. Baranov,Univ.Montpellier2(France)H. Bradford Barber,ArizonaHealthSciencesCtr.,The

Univ.ofArizona(UnitedStates)Perry M. Bell,LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(United

States)James B. Breckinridge, CollegeofOpticalSciences,The

Univ.ofArizona(UnitedStates)Arnold Burger, FiskUniv.(UnitedStates)James Butler, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(United

States)David A. Cardimona, AirForceResearchLab.(United

States)Christopher C. Davis, Univ.ofMaryland,CollegePark

(UnitedStates)Arthur J. Davis,ReflexiteEnergySolutions(UnitedStates)Hans De Raedt, Univ.ofGroningen(Netherlands)Keith S. Deacon,U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates)Jean J. Dolne, TheBoeingCo.(UnitedStates)Oliver E. Drummond, ConsultingEngineer(UnitedStates)Arvind I. D’Souza,DRSSensors&TargetingSystems,Inc.

(UnitedStates)Oliver W. Fähnle, FISBAOPTIKAG(Switzerland)Judy Fennelly, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates)Michael Fiederle, FreiburgerMaterialforschungszentrum

(Germany)Silvano Fineschi, INAF-OsservatorioAstronomicodi

Torino(Italy)Andrew Forbes, CSIRNationalLaserCtr.(SouthAfrica)

andUniv.ofKwaZulu-Natal(SouthAfrica)Larry Franks, Consultant(UnitedStates)Victor L. Gamiz, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates)Wei Gao,ColoradoStateUniv.(UnitedStates)William A. Goodman, TrexEnterprisesCorp.(United

States)Jeffrey Gordon, Ben-GurionUniv.oftheNegev(Israel)Shunji Goto, JapanSynchrotronRadiationResearch

Institute(Japan)Vivek K. Goyal,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology

(UnitedStates)G. Groot Gregory, Synopsys,Inc.(UnitedStates)Gary P. Grim, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates)Xingfa Gu, InstituteofRemoteSensingApplications(China)Ruyan Guo, TheUniv.ofTexasatSanAntonio(United

States)Stephen M. Hammel, SpaceandNavalWarfareSystems

Command(UnitedStates)Kevin G. Harding, GEGlobalResearch(UnitedStates)Michael Hart,HartScientificConsultingInternational

L.L.C.(UnitedStates)Alson E. Hatheway,AlsonE.HathewayInc.(UnitedStates)James B. Heaney, StingerGhaffarianTechnologies,Inc.

(UnitedStates)Richard B. Hoover, AthensStateUniv.(UnitedStates)and

BuckinghamCtr.forAstrobiology,Univ.ofBuckingham(UnitedKingdom)

Bormin Huang, Univ.ofWisconsin-Madison(UnitedStates)

Peisen S. Huang,StonyBrookUniv.(UnitedStates)Khan M. Iftekharuddin, OldDominionUniv.(UnitedStates)Thomas J. Jackson, U.S.Dept.ofAgriculture(United

States)Ralph B. James, BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates)R. Barry Johnson,AlabamaA&MUniv.(UnitedStates)and

Consultant(UnitedStates)Mark A. Kahan, Synopsys,Inc.(UnitedStates)Thomas J. Karr, DefenseAdvancedResearchProjects

Agency(UnitedStates)Ali Khounsary, ArgonneNationalLab.(UnitedStates)Dae Wook Kim, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.of

Arizona(UnitedStates)Annie Klisnick,Univ.Paris-Sud11(France)Al F. Kracklauer, Consultant(Germany)Matthias Krödel,ECMGmbH(Germany)E. Todd Kvamme, LockheedMartinSpaceSystemsCo.

(UnitedStates)


Special Program

TheNatureofLight:WhatarePhotons?V(OP301)Conference Chairs: Chandrasekhar Roychoudhuri, Univ.ofConnecticut(UnitedStates),FemtoMacroContinuum(UnitedStates);Al F. Kracklauer, Consultant(Germany);Hans De Raedt, Univ.ofGroningen(Netherlands)

Program Committee: David L. Andrews, Univ.ofEastAngliaNorwich(UnitedKingdom);Benjamin J. Eggleton, TheUniv.ofSydney(Australia);Tepper L. Gill, HowardUniv.(UnitedStates);Karl Otto Greulich, FritzLipmannInstitute(Germany);Manuel Fernández-Guasti; Habib Hamam, Univ.deMoncton(Canada);François Hénault, Lab.d’Astrophysiquedel’ObservatoiredeGrenoble(France);Subhash C. Kak, OklahomaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Andrei Yu. Khrennikov, LinnaeusUniv.(Sweden);Akhlesh Lakhtakia, ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Carl F. Maes, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Andrew Meulenberg Jr.; Kristel F. Michielsen, ForschungszentrumJülichGmbH(Germany);John M. Myers, HarvardUniv.(UnitedStates);Narasimha S. Prasad, NASALangleyResearchCtr.(UnitedStates);Chary Rangacharyulu, Univ.ofSaskatchewan(Canada);William T. Rhodes, FloridaAtlanticUniv.(UnitedStates);Wolfgang P. Schleich, Univ.Ulm(Germany);Marlan O. Scully, TexasA&MUniv.(UnitedStates),PrincetonUniv.(UnitedStates);Weilong She, SunYat-SenUniv.(China);Riccardo C. Storti, DeltaGroupEngineering,P/L(Australia);Arnt Inge Vistnes, Univ.ofOslo(Norway);Ewan Malcolm Wright, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates)

TravelsubsidyforSelectedGraduateStudentPapers: To broaden the base for new waysof thinking beyond the currently successfultheories,thisconferencewillprovideuptosix$500 travel grants based upon competitiveselection. Recommendation letter from theofficialadviserisrequiredforthisconsideration.

A special workshop will be organized todiscuss fundamental issues related to thenature of light and its connection with theproperties of space and particles. Ideas forpaneldiscussionsarewelcomed.

Efficientengineeringinventionsdependuponourcapabilitytoemulateinteractionprocessesthatgooninnature.Unfortunately,thepresentstatesofclassicalandquantummechanicsdonotfacilitatethevisualizationoftheprocessesthroughwhichthe“indivisiblequanta”oflight,afterreleasefromatoms, emerge out as diffractively spreadingphotonwavepacket.Severalcenturyolddebatesover thehypothesis“wave-particleduality”havenotbeenresolved.

Forour5thbiannualconference,wewantourcurrentandfutureparticipantstoappreciatethatourconferenceplatformwill remainasbroadaswe have had in the past. The EM waves rangefrom radio waves to gamma-rays! The purposeof this very successful conference series is tounderscoretoallopticalscientistsandengineersthat it iscritical forus topromote thenext levelof fundamental understandingabout thedeepernatureofEMwavesandtheirinteractionprocesswith matter, since emulation of such allowedprocesses, are the key road to technologicalinnovations. The breadth of the fundamentalquestions that can be addressed through thisforum encompasses entire physics. We cannotdetermine the existence of EM waves withoutusingatest-charge(oradipoleoscillator,classicalorquantized).Maxwell’swaveequation requiresspace tohaveproperties likeε0andµ0.Generalrelativity requires space to develop “curvatures”around massive bodies. QM requires space topossess properties like “zero-point energy,”“backgroundfluctuations,”“quantumfoam,”etc.Modernastrophysicsrequires“darkenergy”and“dark matter” contained in the space. Consider

further that apair ofmasslessgamma rayscangenerate a pair of electron-positron pair withinertial masses, or vice-versa. Thus, EM waves,spaceandparticlesare inseparably interrelated.This iswhy,sinceancient times,opticalsciencehasnotonlybeenoneofthemostcriticalenablingsub-fieldsofphysicstoprovidethemostprecisemeasurementtools,buthasalsobeentriggeringcriticallyimportantfundamentalconceptstowardtheprogressofscienceandtechnology.

It is with this broad background in mind thatthe committee is inviting you to join us with allpossible out-of-box novel concepts which havebeen experimentally verified, or are verifiablethroughappropriateexperiments,whenavailable.The following comments are not at all meant to be guidelines for new papers. They are meant as deliberate provocations to potential authors to construct their own concepts for submission.

What is a Photon?

Whatnewtoolsandtechnologiesopticalscientistsand engineers can invent if they can figure outwhat the real structure of a photon is? Einsteinintroduced the concept of “indivisible quanta”forlighttoexplaintheobservedquantumnessinphotoelectricdata20yearsbeforetheadventofquantum mechanics. He was not aware that allelectrons inallmaterialsarebound intodiscretequantum mechanical energy levels or bands.Today,semi-classicalmodelssuccessfullyexplainawiderangeofinteractionsbetweenEMwaveandquantizedatoms.Coulditexplainallwithabettermodel forphotonasawavepacket?Theentirefieldofclassicalopticalscienceandengineeringisstillvibrantandadvancingatasteadyspacebypropagatingclassicalwavepackets.

Non-Interaction of Waves (NIW-Property)

Whatnewtoolsandtechnologiesopticalscientistsand engineers can invent if they focus on theissueas towhetherwavesdirectly interactwitheach other, or not, in the linear domain? Wecan recordsuperpositioneffectsdue tomultiplelightbeamsonlywhenwe insertsomequantumcompatiblematerialdetector,whicharecapableof simultaneously responding to all the beamssuperposedonthemandthenreleaseproportionatenumber of photo electrons. Physics has never

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formallydeclaredanyforceofinteractionbetweenwaves,becausetherearenone.Yet,wearetaught,by both classical and quantum physics thatcomplexwaveamplitudescanbedirectlysummed,as if the summation operation, implying mutualinteraction, is allowed innature.HadEMwavesinteractedwitheachother,couldwehaveseenanyvisualsceneryclearlyoutofmany,orpickedupaspecificradiostationsoutofmany,eventhoughinnumerableotherwaveswerecrossing througheachothereverywhere?

How would optical physics be evolving ifthe NIW-property is accepted as universallyvalid? Maxwell’s wave equation accepts linearcombination of sinusoidal propagating wavesand yet preserves their independent propertiesevenaftertheyhavecrossedthrougheachother.Huygens-Fresnel’s diffraction integral allows theevolution of secondary wavelets to any forwardplaneasasetofindependentunperturbedwaveletseven though they have been co-evolving andcrossing through each other through all earlierpropagationvolume.TheNIW-propertyseemstobebuiltintoourtheories!Thatiswhysuperpositioneffectsduetosamesetofwavesproducedifferentmeasurable data through different detectors. AslowdetectorisessentialforaFouriertransformspectrometer; but only fast detectors can carryoutheterodynespectroscopyofthesameincidentwaveset.Thus,individualphotonwavepacketsareincapableofgeneratingsuperpositioneffectintheabsenceofsomedetector.

...If the NIW-property is valid, we need to re-visit all opticalphenomena thatarebasedupondirect summation (superposition) of waves likeSpectrometry;Coherence;GroupVelocity;ModeLocking;etc.

Wave-Particle Duality

Whatnewtoolsandtechnologiesopticalscientistsandengineerscaninventiftheirinnovativemindsarerelievedfromtheconstraintsofwave-particleduality? Once we appreciate that the discrete“clicks” in the photo electric counting is due totheinherentquantumnessinthebindingenergiesofelectrons,wecanfigureoutthat“wave-particleduality”onlyrepresentsourconceptualignorancebehind light-matter interaction processes. Oncewe accept that waves do not interact; we candropthisunnecessaryhypothesis.Superpositioneffect becomes manifest as dictated by QMdetectors.Thenewemergingopticalfields,nanophotonicsandplasmonicphotonics,areenjoyingrapidtheoreticalandtechnologicaladvancements;but nobody has been relying upon propagatingindivisible photons using QED to model thesefields.Maxwell’swaveequationhasbeenservinguswithmorethanenoughaccuracies.

Entangled Photons

What new technologies and tools scientist andengineers can invent based on correlations thatremains intact after the interaction that createdthe entanglement has been turned off? Naturedoesnotallowtheemergenceofmeasurabledataassomephysicaltransformationsthroughforce-freeandinteraction-freeenergytransferbetweenagents. Is itpossible todevelop“quantum logicgates” using photons as wave packets whileaccommodatingtheNIW-property?Arethestrangefeaturesofentanglementduetoourignoranceoftheinteractionprocessesthatproducethediscreteclicksofthedetectors?

Space as a Physical Medium

Whatnew toolsand technologiesscientistsandengineerscaninventiftheycanfigureouthowtophysicallymanipulatespacepropertiesthroughε0,µ0,Gandα.Wedoknowhowtomanipulateεandµwhenlighttravelsthroughsomematerialmedium.All EM waves travel across the entire cosmicsystem with the enormous velocity, c=(ε0µ0)

-1/2withoutanyvelocity-propellinghelpfromtheparentemitters.What in thecosmicspaceholds thesephysicalpropertiesε0,µ0,Gandα?HasSpecialRelativityclosedthesequestionsforever;orshouldacontinueddeeperenquirybeencouraged?Recallthat quantum mechanics and particle physicsrequire “background fluctuations,” etc., GeneralRelativity requires space to have “curvature”around massive bodies! Consider further that apairofmasslessgammarayscangenerateapairof electron-positron with inertial masses. Thus,EMwavesandmaterialparticlesaremost likelyinter-relatedthroughthespaceaphysicalfiled.Itisclearthatspaceisnotempty.Couldspace,asaphysicalfield,bethenextfrontierofphysics?

Special Program

The Nature of Light: What are Photons? V (OP301) continued


TributetoH.JohnCaulfield(OP302)Conference Chairs: Jorge Ojeda-Castaneda, Univ.deGuanajuato(Mexico);María J. Yzuel, Univ.AutònomadeBarcelona(Spain);R. Barry Johnson, AlabamaA&MUniv.(UnitedStates)

Inthepastfewyears,SPIEhaspaidtributetoafew individualswhohavemakeresearch in theirfieldsmoreproductiveandmoreenjoyable.PasthonoreeshaveincludedAdolfLohmann,EmmettLeith,YuriDenisyuk,EmilWolf,RobertShannon,RolandShack,WarrenSmith,JoeGoodman,andBillWolfe.ThisconferenceandresultingpublicationwilladdJohnCaulfieldtothatlist,asaposthumoushomage. As in the past conferences, authorsshouldwritepapersthatdon’t justciteorpraiseJohn,butratherpresentsomethinghewouldhaveenjoyedhearing.Itisappropriate,butbynomeansrequired, that authors explain how their currentcontributionsareeither inspiredbyJohn´swork,orthatfollowJohn´sresearchstyle.

Topicsincludebutarenotarelimitedto:•holography•newimagingandnon-imagingmethods•hyperspectalimagingandbeyond•inversemethods•opticallogicandquantumcomputing•opticalmetrology•fuzzylogicandsoftcomputing•spectraldiscriminationmethodsincluding

artificialcolor•biomimeticmethodsforperception,attention,

etc.•theprocessofinvention•opticalpatternrecognitionandtracking•opticalencryptionmethods

Call for Papers

Critical DatesAbstractDueDate:11 February 2013

AuthorNotification:Thecontactauthorwillbenotifiedofabstractacceptance

byemailnolaterthan 22 April 2013

ManuscriptDueDate:31 July 2013

Please Note: Submissionsimplytheintentofatleastoneauthortoregister,attendthesymposium,presentthepaperasscheduled,whetheritisanoralorposterpresentation,andsubmitafullmanuscriptbythedeadline.


Illumination Engineering

NonimagingOptics:EfficientDesignforIlluminationandSolarConcentrationX(OP221)Conference Chairs: Roland Winston, Univ.ofCalifornia,Merced(UnitedStates);Jeffrey Gordon, Ben-GurionUniv.oftheNegev(Israel)

Program Committee: Pablo Benítez, Univ.PolitécnicadeMadrid(Spain),LightPrescriptionsInnovatorsLLC(UnitedStates);William J. Cassarly, Synopsys,Inc.(UnitedStates);Daniel Feuermann, Ben-GurionUniv.oftheNegev(Israel);Ralf Leutz, ConcentratorOpticsGmbH(Germany);Juan Carlos Miñano, Univ.PolitécnicadeMadrid(Spain),LightPrescriptionsInnovatorsLLC(UnitedStates);Narkis E. Shatz, SAIC(UnitedStates)

Manyimportantopticalsubsystemsareconcernedwith power transfer and brightness rather thanwithimagefidelity.Nonimagingopticsisadesignapproach that departs from the methods oftraditionalopticaldesigntodeveloptechniquesformaximizing thecollectingpowerofconcentratorandilluminatorsystems.

Nonimaging devices substantially outperformconventional imaging lenses and mirrors inthese applications, approaching the theoretical(thermodynamic) limit. Nonimaging designmethods usually involve solving ordinary orpartialdifferentialequations,calculating theflowlinesof the raybundles,coupling theedge raysofextendedsourcesandtargetsoroptimizingamulti-parametermeritfunctioncomputedbyray-tracing techniques. While geometrically based,thedesignfundamentalshavebeenextendedtothe diffraction limited and even sub-wavelengthdomain.Thereforeapplicabilityexistsinnear-fieldopticalmicroscopyandnanometerscaleoptics.

This conference will address the theory ofnonimagingopticsanditsapplicationtothedesignand experimental realization of illumination andconcentration systems, tailored freeform optics,displaybacklighting,condenseroptics,high-fluxsolarandinfraredconcentration,daylighting,LEDopticalsystems,laserpumping,andluminaires.

Therevivalofconsiderableworkinsolarenergyconcentration for both photovoltaic and thermalapplications,muchofwhichincludesnonimagingoptics,prompts reincorporating thesefields intothisconference.

Theuseofnonimagingopticspromiseshigherefficiency, relaxedphysical tolerances, improvedoptical uniformity, and reduced manufacturingcosts. We encourage submissions ranging fromfundamentalstocriticaldesignissuesandpracticalapplications.

Paper submissions are also solicited in thefollowingandrelatedareas:•radiativetransferneartheétenduelimit•concentratoroptics•illuminationandirradiationoptics•solarphotovoltaicandsolarthermal

concentration•fiber-opticandlight-pipeopticalsystems•radiometry•daylighting•characterizationoflight-transferdevices•freeformoptics•opticalfurnacesandradiativeheating•infrareddetection•LEDapplications•laserpumping•condenseroptics.


Optomechanics and Optical Manufacturing

OptomechanicalEngineering2013(OP303)Conference Chairs: Alson E. Hatheway, AlsonE.HathewayInc.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Anees Ahmad, RaytheonMissileSystems(UnitedStates);Joseph Antebi, SimpsonGumpertz&HegerInc.(UnitedStates);Patrick A. Bournes, MicroMeasure,Inc.(UnitedStates);James H. Burge, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);John M. Casstevens, DallasOpticalSystems,Inc.(UnitedStates);Robert Gifford Chave, RCAPInc.(UnitedStates);Patrick A. Coronato, RaytheonMissileSystems(UnitedStates);John G. Daly, VectorEngineering(UnitedStates);Keith B. Doyle, MITLincolnLab.(UnitedStates);Robert C. Guyer, BAESystems(UnitedStates);Mark J. Hegge, BallAerospace&TechnologiesCorp.(UnitedStates);Tony Hull, Univ.ofNewMexicoatAlbuquerque(UnitedStates);William Jeffrey Lees, JohnsHopkinsUniv.AppliedPhysicsLab.(UnitedStates);John J. Polizotti, BAESystems(UnitedStates);Santiago Royo Royo, Univ.PolitècnicadeCatalunya(Spain);Ann F. Shipley, Univ.ofColoradoatBoulder(UnitedStates);Deming Shu, ArgonneNationalLab.(UnitedStates);David M. Stubbs, LockheedMartinSpaceSystemsCo.(UnitedStates);Linda C. Usher, ExecutiveSearchGroup(UnitedStates);Daniel Vukobratovich, RaytheonMissileSystems(UnitedStates);Paul R. Yoder Jr., Consultant(UnitedStates);Carl H. Zweben, Consultant(UnitedStates)

The In te r na t iona l Techn ica l G roup onOptomechanical Engineering of Instruments isorganizing its biennial conference for designers,engineers, and scientists who conceive, design,analyze, and construct optical instruments andother precision devices. This conference willpresent leading-edge technology and advancesinthestate-of-the-related-artsthatmakeproductsviable and valuable (whether the quantities areone-off or thousands-a-month). Also, matureandtestedconceptsforexistingproductswillbepresentedaswell as youngerconcepts thatarestillindevelopment.

Low-risk, Cost-predictable OptomechanicsThe art of designing-to-cost for instrumentconceptsthatarelowcost,durableandmayhavemultiplefutureuses.•instrumentarchitecturesadaptablediverse

applications•costpredictionmodelsforoptomechanical

elementsandfeatures•simpleandself-aligningmeteringstructures•organizingprogramsaroundfamiliesofsimilar

instrumentsforcostreduction•balancingriskandcostforoptomechanical

featuresininstruments.

Applying Nanotechnology to Optomechanical Components•carbonnanotubesinstiffstructures•grapheneforassuringstableanduniform

temperatures.

Optical StructuresThe design, analysis and tested performance ofstructuresforopticalinstruments.•stablestructuresfortelescopes,

interferometers,spectrometers,coronagraphsandsimilarinstrumentsincludinglargeterrestrialsystemsandproposedspaceinstruments

•adjustablestructuresforsystemsandtheirinstruments:howtomaintainthemetrologyframebeyondthenormallimitsofstabilityforthebasicstructure

•lightweightstructuresforportableinstruments,aircraftsystemsandspacecraft

•innovativeapplicationsofmaterials,singlyorincombination,toachievestiffnessandline-of-sightstabilitywithlowmassstructures.

Novel Optical Packaging DesignsTheartofoptomechanicsatitsbest.Themountingof lenses, mirrors, windows, domes, gratings,prisms,detectors,diodes,fibers,filters,retarders,etc.andthegeometricarrangementofthemintouseable package shapes for instruments of allkinds.•microscopes,cameras,telescopes,

binoculars,projectors,lasers,spectroscopes,interferometers

•off-axisandbroad-band/multispectralsystems:foldingandsplittingtheopticalpathtoservemultiplesensorscomponentmounts,opticalbenchesandenclosures.

Lightweight and Stiff Optical SystemsHow to balance the challenging requirementsof producing lightweight and dynamically stableopticalsystemsatanaffordablecost.•applicationsofsiliconcarbide,silicon,

aluminumberylliumalloys,compositesandothersuchmaterials

•materialpropertiescharacterizationsuchasfracturetoughness,micro-yield,CTE,etc.andlong-termsurvivabilityunderdynamicloads

•design,modelingandanalysestechniquesforopticsandsupportstructures

•fabricationandassemblymethodsforensuringhighyieldatanaffordablecost.

Environmental ResistanceThe design of environmentally robust opticalsystems.•athermalization:thedesignofinstruments

andsystemstoresistchangesinthethermalenvironment

•shockandvibrationresistance:thedesignofinstrumentstooperateinhighaccelerationenvironmentsand/ortosurvive(maintainalignment)inhighlydynamiclaunchesinordertooperateproperlyinaquieterenvironment

•gravitationalinsensitivity:thedesignofinstrumentsandsystemstoresisttheinfluencesofachanginggravitationalvector(changinginbothamplitudeanddirection)

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•aero-heatingeffectsmitigation-modelingandsimulationofthermalgradientsandperformancedegradationofsensors,designtechniquestomitigatetheadverseeffectsofaero-heating,materialselectionanddeploymentmechanismsforaero-heatingshields

•naturalandnuclearradiationresistance:radiationhardopticsmaterialsforpromptandtotaldoses,shieldingandcircumventiontechniques,radiationdosesimulation,andmodelingtechniques.

Compact Systems and ComponentsThedesignofopticalsystemstofitintouniquely-shapedand/orcompactspaces.•fibersystems:thedesignandmountingof

couplings,dividers,multiplexers•seekerheads:thedesignofcompactoptics

forvarioussearch,acquisitionandtrackingapplicationsincludinghomelanddefense,missileguidance,baggagescreening,battlefieldsurveillance

•applicationsoflenslets:thedesignandmanufactureoflenslets,theirmountingandpositioningmethods,andtheirapplicationincomponentsandsystems

•designofheads-updisplaysandhead-mounteddisplays.

Novel Manufacturing, Assembly and Integration TechniquesThe optomechanical engineer’s art as appliedto the manufacturing, assembly, and integrationprocesses.•troubleshootinganddiagnosticsforthe

optomechanicalengineer•repairmethodsforcomponents,assemblies

andsystems•disassemblytechniquesfor“permanently

assembled”parts•rulesofthumbforuseinintegrationandtesting•lessonslearnedintheschoolofhardknocks.

Design Validation by TestingMechanical testing of optical instruments tovalidatetheirdesignrequiresinnovativemethods.•simulatingzerogravityforlargeinstruments•opticalperformancemeasurementinhighg

environments•highandlowtemperaturetestsofoptical

mountdesigns.

Designed-in Alignment MechanismsThe challenges of supplying the necessaryalignment degrees of freedom for both factoryalignment and operational adjustments such astemperatureandpressure focuscorrectionsandboresightshifts.•in-servicecorrectionoffocusshiftsfrom

pressureandtemperaturechanges•automaticorbuilt-inopticalboresight

adjustment•minimizingthefactoryalignmenttime.

Extremely Delicate ComponentsDesignofultra-lightweightmirrors,fabricationandmountingofverythinmirrorsandlenses,mountingofverysoftopticalmaterials.•calciumfluoridelenses,prismsandwindows•largemeniscuslenses•mirrorswithlargeaspectratiosanddifficult

shapes.

This conference offers designers, engineers,and scientists an opportunity to be rewardedfor their professional accomplishments with therecognitionof theirpeers in thecommunitywhocanbestunderstandandappreciatetheirart.Allareencouragedtoparticipateandbenefitfromthepresentationsanddiscussionsthatensue.

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Call for Papers

MaterialTechnologiesandApplicationstoOptics,Structures,Components,andSub-Systems(OP304)Conference Chairs: Joseph L. Robichaud, L-3CommunicationsSSG-Tinsley(UnitedStates);William A. Goodman, TrexEnterprisesCorp.(UnitedStates);Matthias Krödel, ECMGmbH(Germany)

Program Committee: Shyam S. Bayya, U.S.NavalResearchLab.(UnitedStates);A. Marcel Bluth, ATKAerospaceStructures(UnitedStates);Nathan Carlie, SCHOTTNorthAmerica,Inc.(UnitedStates);Vince M. Cowan, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Hans-Peter Dumm, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Richard A. Haber, Rutgers,TheStateUniv.ofNewJersey(UnitedStates);Hidehiro Kaneda, NagoyaUniv.(Japan);Robert Michel, MaterionTechnicalMaterials(UnitedStates);Ted Mooney, ITTCorp.(UnitedStates);Takao Nakagawa, JapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(Japan);Tsuyoshi Ozaki, CompositesResearchandDevelopmentCo.,Ltd.(Japan);John W. Pepi, L-3CommunicationsSSG-Tinsley(UnitedStates);Margie F. Pinnell, Univ.ofDayton(UnitedStates);Michael N. Sweeney, GeneralDynamics-GlobalImagingTechnologies(UnitedStates);David B. Witkin, TheAerospaceCorp.(UnitedStates)

One of the highlights of the Materialsand Technologies for Optics, Structures,Components, and Sub-Systems conferencewillbeaspecialsessiononSpaceQualification,whichwillincludeaPanelDiscussiononthistopic with an International Panel of SubjectMatter Experts in this area. Many regularattendeesofthepredecessorOpticalMaterialsand Structures I-IV Conferences will recallthat this has sometimes been a subjectassociatedwithstrongopinionsandfeelings,soyouwillnotwanttomissthesepapersanddiscussions! Please come prepared to askquestionsof this InternationalPanel,submityourownAbstractstothisdedicatedSession,andengageinthisimportanttopicarea.

Developmentofspacebased,airborne,andgroundbasedopticalsystemsreliescriticallyonselectionandapplicationofopticalandstructuralmaterialswhich are best suited to address the needs ofthe application. The Materials Technologies andApplicationsConferenceiscomplementarytotheotherconferenceswithintheOptomechanicsandOptical Manufacturing Track, providing a forumwherefabricationtechniques,testresultsandend-applicationofadvancedmaterialstechnologiescanbediscussed.Afoundationtotheconferencearepaperswhichintroduceorupdatestate-of-the-artmaterial fabrication processes, with emphasison providing an up-to-date materials propertiesdatabase for optical substrates and precisionsupportstructures,includingadiscussionofjoiningandbondingtechniquesforopticalassembliesandinstruments. Papers relating to test results cancoverin-processinspectiontechniquesofinteresttomanufacturers,orrelatematerialpropertiestoopticalperformanceagainstarangeofoperationalrequirements (e.g., mechanical properties toaddress launchdynamics,thermalpropertiesforcryogenicorhighheatloadapplications,radiationtoleranceforspaceuse,etc).

Ofparticularinterestarepaperswhichdescribethe end-use of these precisionmaterials and/orprocesses.Theadvantagesofanymaterialarebestdemonstratedbycomponentand/orsub-systemtesting.Theconferenceprovidesaforumtopresentend-use/applicationofthesematerialsinorderto

advancetheiradoptionbythecommunityandtogetfeedbackfromend-userstoresearchersandtechnologists working these advanced materialdevelopment/characterizationfields.

Papersaresolicitedonmaterials forreflectiveand transmissive optics and for reaction andsupportstructuresinthefollowingareas:•ceramicmaterialsincludingsiliconcarbide,

siliconnitride,andSiOCforopticsandstructures

•metalsincludingberyllium,aluminum,andBe/Alalloys,foropticsandstructures

•low-expansionceramicsandglassesforreflectiveand/orrefractiveoptics

•carbonfibermaterialsformirrorsubstratesorstructuralapplications

•compositematerials(metalmatrix,Aluminum/SiC,nanolaminates,syntactic,etc.)

•hierarchicalnanocomposites•siliconandotherinfraredoptics(reflectiveand

transmissive)•advancedmaterialsforwindows,fibers,and

domes(CalciumFluoride,ZincSelenide,ZincSulfide,Sapphire,ALON,Spinel)

•gradientindex(GRIN)refractivematerials•propertiesofthinfilmmaterials.

Newdevelopmentsforformingopticalsubstratesand joining optics and reaction or supportstructuresarealsosolicited.Interestsinclude:•frits•adhesives•epoxies•braze/solderalloys•sintering/ceramicfusion.

Testresultsupdatingmaterialpropertiesforuseinfabricatingand/ordesigningopticalcomponents,subassemblies,andassembliesarealsosolicited.In particular material properties which effectoperationinspaceenvironments(e.g.,UV,atomicoxygen), solar environments (e.g., high proton,electronandneutronflux),cryogenicenvironments(e.g.,deepspace),andlaunchenvironmentsareastrongareaofinterestforthecommunity.

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Performancerelatedmaterialpropertiesinclude:•mechanicalproperties(strength,fracture

toughness,modulusofelasticity,Poisson’s)•thermalproperties(coefficientofthermal

expansion,thermalconductivity,specificheat,thermalstability)

•opticalproperties(indexofrefraction,dispersion)

•reliability/Weibulltesting•longtermdimensionalstability/moisture

absorption•radiationtesting.

Finally,lessons-learnedcasestudiesofrecentprojectsareofparticularinterest.Thegoalhereistogenerateadialoguebetweenthepeopledevelopingandthepeopleapplyingtheseadvancedmaterials.Thesemayinclude:•mirror/structuredesignrulesforadvanced

materials•characterizationofcomponentsor

sub-systemstomechanicalorthermalenvironmentalstresses(gravitysag,launchdynamics,solarloading)

•developmentoftelescopedesignsutilizingadvancedmaterials

•scan/pointingmirrorsystemswithhighacceleration/settlingrequirements.







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Call for Papers

OpticalManufacturingandTestingX(OP305)Conference Chairs: Oliver W. Fähnle, FISBAOPTIKAG(Switzerland);Ray Williamson, RayWilliamsonConsulting(UnitedStates);Dae Wook Kim, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Dave Baiocchi, RANDCorp.(UnitedStates);Michael Bray, MBO-Metrology(France);Andrew R. Clarkson, L-3Brashear(UnitedStates);Glen C. Cole, L-3CommunicationsTinsleyLabs.Inc.(UnitedStates);David A. Content, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Olaf Dambon, Fraunhofer-InstitutfürProduktionstechnologie(Germany);Peter J. de Groot, ZygoCorporation(UnitedStates);Jessica DeGroote Nelson, OptimaxSystems,Inc.(UnitedStates);Roland Geyl, SagemDéfenseSécurité(France);John E. Greivenkamp, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Stephen D. Jacobs, Univ.ofRochester(UnitedStates);Steve E. Kendrick, BallAerospace&TechnologiesCorp.(UnitedStates);Stephen J. Martinek, 4DTechnologyCorp.(UnitedStates);Gary W. Matthews, ExelisVisualInformationSolutions(UnitedStates);Chunlin Miao, Univ.ofRochester(UnitedStates);Ted Mooney, ITTCorp.(UnitedStates);Robert E. Parks, OpticalPerspectivesGroup,LLC(UnitedStates);Joseph L. Robichaud, L-3CommunicationsSSG-Tinsley(UnitedStates);Joanna Schmit, BrukerCorp.(UnitedStates);Shai N. Shafrir, CorningIncorporated(UnitedStates);Peter Z. Takacs, BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Martin J. Valente, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);David D. Walker, OpTICGlyndwrLtd.(UnitedKingdom);Xue-jun Zhang, ChangchunInstituteofOptics,FineMechanicsandPhysics(China)

Thisconferenceisdedicatedtothetechnologiesformanufacturingandtestingopticalsurfacesandcomponents.Papersshouldshowdevelopmentsinprocesses,technologies,orequipmentusedforopticalfabricationormeasurement.Contributionsthatsharelessonslearnedfromrecentprojectsareparticularlydesired.

Papersarespecificallyrequestedon:

Current and Future Application Requirements•telescopesandlargeoptics•lithography•spaceandcryogenicoptics•light-weightandflexiblesubstrates•free-form,steep,andconformaloptics•deformableandactivemirrors•micro-optics•massproductionofopticalcomponentsand

systems•high-power•imagingsystems•x-rayandsynchrotronoptics•polarizationoptics•precisionmoldedoptics.

Advances in Manufacturing Materials, Abrasives, Tools, Machines, and Processes •grindingandpolishing•computeraidedprocesses•diamondturning•precisionmachining•ion/plasma/water-jetremoval•materialdeposition•opticalcontacting/advancedbondmethods•moldingforglassorplastic•technologiesforreplicatingopticalsurfaces•advancedfinishingtechnologies•materialandprocessdevelopmentformirrors,

lenses,andgratings.

New Developments in Optical Testing of Figure/Wavefront and Finish •interferometry,holography,andspeckle•phase-measuring,spatialheterodyne,and

staticfringeanalysis•absolutecalibration:flats,spheres,windows,

etc.•measurementofaspheres•diffractivenullcorrectors•geometric-raytests•wavefrontsensors•high-spatialresolution•MTFandencircledenergy•testinginadverseenvironments:vibration,

atmosphere,cryogenic,vacuum,etc.•figure,ripple,androughness•characterizationofsubsurfacedamage•surfaceprofilometry:opticalandscanning

probe•scatterandBRDF.

Optical Engineering + Applications SPIEOptics+Photonics




DimensionalOpticalMetrologyandInspectionforPracticalApplicationsII(OP306)Conference Chairs: Kevin G. Harding, GEGlobalResearch(UnitedStates);Peisen S. Huang, StonyBrookUniv.(UnitedStates);Toru Yoshizawa, NPO3DAssociates(Japan)

Program Committee: Yasuhiko Arai, KansaiUniv.(Japan);Anand Krishna Asundi, NanyangTechnologicalUniv.(Singapore);Mehdi Daneshpanah, KLA-TencorCorp.(UnitedStates);Qingying Jim Hu, QUESTIntegrated,Inc.(UnitedStates);Katsuichi Kitagawa, TorayPrecisionCo.,Ltd.(Japan);Peter Kühmstedt, Fraunhofer-InstitutfürAngewandteOptikundFeinmechanik(Germany);Yukitoshi Otani, UtsunomiyaUniv.(Japan);Guiju Song, GEGlobalResearch(UnitedStates);Xianyu Su, SichuanUniv.(China);Takamasa Suzuki, NiigataUniv.(Japan);Joseph D. Tobiason, MicroEncoderInc.(UnitedStates);Rainer Tutsch, TechnischeUniv.Braunschweig(Germany);Jiangtao Xi, Univ.ofWollongong(Australia);Song Zhang, IowaStateUniv.(UnitedStates)

Thisconferencewillfocusonmethods,analysis,and applications of optical metrology andinspectionas applied to various industries,withparticularemphasisonpracticalapplications fornon-opticalparts.Thefieldofopticalmetrologyandinspectionhasgrowntowideacceptanceformanyapplicationsinindustry.Theadvancesinmachinevision have provided compact, smart camerasystems,newcamerasandlightingsystems,andbetter ways of communicating with the outsideworld.Two-andthree-dimensionalmethodshaveseenwideuseintheelectronicsindustry,buthavealsomadeadvancesintraditionalareassuchasautomotiveandaerospacemanufacturing.Thesemethods are being used for defect inspection,precision measurements, and the detection offlaws.Moderncomputingpowerhasmadeanalysismethodssuchasphaseshiftingaviabletoolforfast on-line inspection for process control andmetrologyapplications.

This conference is intended to address thelatest advances and future developments in theareasofopticalinspectionandmetrologyastheyareappliedtopracticalapplications.Imagingandimageprocessingtechniquesarealsowelcometothisconference.•machine/robotvisionmethods,architectures

andapplications•lightingmethodsandsystemsforinspection•surfaceinspectionmethodsandapplications•specialopticalsystemsforinspectionand

measurements•2Dand3Dmachinevisionmethodsand

applications•structuredlightmethodsandapplications•imagerangemeasurementmethods•micro-andnano-scalemeasurementmethods•interferometrictechniquesappliedtonon-

opticalparts•phaseshiftingmethodsappliedtoindustrial

inspectionofnon-opticalparts•opticalmethodsforsurfacemetrology•mechano-opticsandphotonicsformetrology

andinspection•systemcalibrationanderroranalysis•dimensionalstandardsandartifacts•3Ddatamanipulation•on-lineandprocesscontrolmeasurements•reverseengineeringapplications•on-machinetoolmeasurementsofshapeand

finish•high-resolutionandhigh-speedinspection

applications.



Call for Papers

OpticalModelingandPerformancePredictionsVI(OP307)Conference Chairs: Mark A. Kahan, Synopsys,Inc.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: George Z. Angeli, ThirtyMeterTelescopeObservatoryCorp.(UnitedStates),CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Edward B. Bragg, Consultant(UnitedStates);Robert P. Breault, BreaultResearchOrganization,Inc.(UnitedStates);Gail J. Brown, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Robert J. Brown, BallAerospace&TechnologiesCorp.(UnitedStates);Thomas G. Brown, Univ.ofRochester(UnitedStates);William J. Cassarly, Synopsys,Inc.(UnitedStates);Mike Chainyk, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Russell A. Chipman, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);David Doyle, AppleInc.(UnitedStates);Keith B. Doyle, MITLincolnLab.(UnitedStates);G. Groot Gregory, Synopsys,Inc.(UnitedStates);James B. Hadaway, TheUniv.ofAlabamainHuntsville(UnitedStates);Alson E. Hatheway, AlsonE.HathewayInc.(UnitedStates);Claus C. Hoff, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Tony Hull, TheUniv.ofNewMexico(UnitedStates);Richard C. Juergens, RaytheonMissileSystems(UnitedStates);George N. Lawrence, AppliedOpticsResearch(UnitedStates);Marie B. Levine, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Steven Peter Levitan, Univ.ofPittsburgh(UnitedStates);H. Angus Macleod, ThinFilmCenter,Inc.(UnitedStates);Gary W. Matthews, ExelisVisualInformationSolutions(UnitedStates);Gregory J. Michels, Sigmadyne,Inc.(UnitedStates);Duncan T. Moore, Univ.ofRochester(UnitedStates);Gregory J. Moore, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);James D. Moore Jr., ManTechSRSTechnologies(UnitedStates);Gary E. Mosier, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Steven R. Murrill, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Sean G. O’Brien, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Jefferson E. Odhner, OPTICS1,Inc.(UnitedStates);Malcolm Panthaki, CometSolutions,Inc.(UnitedStates);David C. Redding, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Harold Schall, TheBoeingCo.(UnitedStates);David A. Thomas, TheAerospaceCorp.(UnitedStates);David A. Vaughnn, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);James C. Wyant, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Richard N. Youngworth, RiyoLLC(UnitedStates);Feng Zhao, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates)

Thisconference isdedicated to themodelingofimaging and non-imaging optical systems andassociatedtest-equipmentandrelatedpredictionsof performance over a broad range of activeand passive optical systems and engineeringdisciplines. Unclassified papers are solicitedfromnano-scalesystemsthroughtocomponentssuchasspecialfiber-optic,gratings,holographicsystems, light sources and detectors, and onto large deployable telescopes. Environmentalfactors can range from HEL through cryogenic,in configurations spanning the laboratory tounderwaterandouter-spaceandwithwavelengthsrangingfromx-raystoTHztomicroandmmwaves.

Papersarespecificallyrequestedoncurrentandevolvinganalyticaltechniquesthataddress:

Optical Models, Methods, and Performance Estimates•geometricalandphysicaloptics•diffractiveopticsandholographicsystems•beampropagation•meta-materials(includingnegativeindex,

photoniccrystals,cloaking)•plasmonics•polarization•adaptiveoptics•radiometry•narcissus•fiber-opticsandphotonics•interferometersandnullers•imagedoubling•illumination(includinglasers,LEDs,OLEDS,

solar)•straylight/ghosts•quantumdots

•optimization•phase/prescriptionretrieval•tolerancingandprobabilisticdesign.

Electro-optical Models Including Relating Factors •detectorquantumefficiency•chargediffusion•EMI/EMCinfluencesonE-Operformance.

Optical Coating Performance•filters•laserdamageresistance.

MEMS and MOEMS•electrostatics;Casimirforces•structures.

Structural and Optomechanical Modeling •ultra-lightweightoptics,nano-laminates,

membranemirrors•mountingstresses,G-Release,and/orlaunch

anddeployment•highimpact/shock&pressureloadings•influencefunctions•vibrationanddamping•micro-dynamicsandinfluencesofpiece-part

inertia;friction/stiction•mechanicalinfluencessuchasscanning

deformationsandspecialzoom/servoeffects•thermo-elasticeffects•stressbirefringence•fracturemechanics,and/ormicro-yield•prooftestingmodels•aspectssuchaslay-upanisotropyandmaterial

inhomogeneity•nodalaccuracy;meshing.

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Thermal and Thermo-optical Modeling •effectsofenergyabsorptionwithdepthin

transmissiveelements•thermalrun-awayinIRelements•aircraft/UAV/Instrumentwindows,missiles,and

domes•solarloading•thermo-opticalmaterialcharacterizationsover

newwavelengthsand/ortemperatures•systemsterilization•holedrilling,welding,andlaserheattreating•HELeffectsincludingsurvivabilityand

hardening•recursivemodelswherethermo-elastic

changesin-turnimpactheating•effectsofjointresistanceonconduction

changes•effectsonLEDs•meshing.

Integrated Models •closelycoupledthermal-structural-optical

models•opticalcontrolsystems•globaloptimizers•acquisition,pointing,andtracking•end-to-endsimulations.

Space-borne (and/or Microlithographic) Factors •contaminationcontrol•particulate/NVRmodels•photopolymerization•radiativedamage,atomicO2•spacecraftcharging•micro-meteoroidmodeling,includingspalling.

Aero-optics •boundarylayerandshockwaveeffects•convectiveeffectsandair-pathconditioning/

self-inducedturbulence.

Modeling of Vision Systems •HUDs•HMDs.

Application-specific Unique Optical Models and Performance Predictions•adaptiveoptics•bioandmedicaloptics/sensing•lasers/lasercommunicationsystems•LEDs/solidstatelighting•MEMs/nanotechnology•existing/evolvingphotonicdevicesand

systems•photonicdevices•solartechnology.

Other •phenomenology•reliability•rulesofthumbandscalefactorsofuseto

individualdisciplines•costmodelsofopticalsystems.

Ofspecial interestarenewmethodsofanalysis,andcontributionstoabodyofworkthatwillhelpprovidevariousmodel“anchors”andparametricrelationshipsthatcorrelateresultswithpredictions.




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Optical Design and Systems Engineering

CurrentDevelopmentsinLensDesignandOpticalEngineeringXIV(OP308)Conference Chairs: R. Barry Johnson, AlabamaA&MUniv.(UnitedStates),Consultant(UnitedStates);Virendra N. Mahajan, TheAerospaceCorp.(UnitedStates);Simon Thibault, ImmerVision(Canada),Univ.Laval(Canada)

Program Committee: Julie Bentley, Univ.ofRochester(UnitedStates);Florian Bociort, TechnischeUniv.Delft(Netherlands);Robert M. Bunch, Rose-HulmanInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Pierre H. Chavel, Lab.CharlesFabry(France);Chung-Tse Chu, TheAerospaceCorp.(UnitedStates);Apostolos Deslis, JENOPTIKOpticalSystems,Inc.(UnitedStates);José Antonio Díaz Navas, Univ.deGranada(Spain);Alexander V. Goncharov, NationalUniv.ofIreland,Galway(Ireland);James E. Harvey, PhotonEngineering(UnitedStates);Lakshminarayan Hazra, Univ.ofCalcutta(India);Irina L. Livshits, NationalResearchUniv.ofInformationTechnologies,MechanicsandOptics(RussianFederation);H. Angus Macleod, ThinFilmCenter,Inc.(UnitedStates);Mike Mandina, OptimaxSystems,Inc.(UnitedStates);Pantazis Mouroulis, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Alfonso Padilla-Vivanco, Univ.PolitécnicadeTulancingo(Mexico);Ching-Cherng Sun, NationalCentralUniv.(Taiwan);Yuzuru Takashima, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Yongtian Wang, BeijingInstituteofTechnology(China);Andrew P. Wood, QioptiqLtd.(UnitedKingdom);María J. Yzuel, Univ.AutònomadeBarcelona(Spain)

Opticaldesignisafascinatingactivity,rangingasit does from lensdesignandmodelingwith thehelpof the immenselypowerfuldesignsoftwarecurrently available, to the semi-intuitive art ofcreating the conceptual design which underliesanysuccessfulopticalsystem.The‘art’dependson a wide-ranging knowledge of many of thesub-disciplinesthatmakeupopticalengineering,whichinturnencompassestheinteractionbetweenoptics and all the activities that turn an opticaldesignintoanoperationalinstrument.

Beyond ray tracing, the optical designermay employ the tools of radiative transfer,electromagnetic theory for detailed diffractionorpolarizationmodeling,principlesofscatteringfor stray light analysis and control, and otherappropriate modeling tools and techniques forderivingsuitableperformancemetricsarisingfromsuchfieldsasspectroscopy,astronomy,vision,ormicroscopy.Andbeyondopticaldesign,theopticalengineer is concerned with the fabrication ofcomponents,assemblyandalignmenttechniques,metrologyandcalibration,aswellastheinteractionwith other engineering disciplines such asmechanical,thermal,electronic,andsoftware.

Current Developments serves the multi-faceteddisciplinethatislensdesignandopticalengineering,andthemulti-talentedindividualsthatdedicate themselves to this field.Thisperennialconference,heldsince1984underanumberofslightlyvariedtitles,willcontinuetospotlightthehottopicsinlensdesignandopticalengineeringwhilestill covering thebreadthof thisfield.Thelensdesignerandtheopticalengineer,oftenthesame person, will find this conference a hometostayabreastofthefrontiersofthisconstantlyevolvingfield.

Contributionsdealingwithrecentdevelopmentsin lens design techniques, instruments,components, processes, materials, thin film,systems,design,ortopicsinanopticalengineeringsubjectareaatanywavelengthbelonghere.

Thefollowingisalistingoftopicsofinteresttobeconsideredthisyear:

Theory and Applications •lensdesignmethodologyandinnovativelens

designs•aberrationtheoryandimageanalysis•advancesintechniquesforsystemdesign,

modeling,andglobaloptimization•opticsinconsumer,medical,industrial,or

spaceapplications•opticsinart,artworkconservation,forensics,

archaeology•opticsforspectroscopyandthreatdetection•advancesinmicroscopy,lithographicoptics,

cameras,visualsystems,telescopes•opticaldatastorage•bio-inspireddesign.

Integration of Optical Designs into Complete Instruments •interactionofopticswithmechanicsand

electronics•integratedmodeling•fabrication,tolerancing,alignment,straylight

considerations•incorporationofsystemmetricsintooptical

design•visionandphysiologicalopticsconsiderations.

Developments in Optical Components, Techniques, and Materials •diffractiveoptics,micro-optics,gradientindex

optics,specialopticalsurfaces•opticalfabricationtechniques,novelmaterials

andprocesses•opticaldesignsenabledbynewtechniques

andmaterials•innovativetestingmethodologiesand

instrumentation.

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Optical Design for Solid-State Lighting•lightextractionfromLEDdice•opticsfordirectionalityenhancement•lightsourcemodeling•opticsforphosphororcolormixing•opticsforlightguidesordiffusers•opticaldesigninlightinganddisplay

applications.

Optics in Harsh and Hostile Environments •vacuum,cryogenic,andspacesystems•high-radiationenvironment•acidandtoxicenvironment•hightemperaturegradient•extremetemperaturevariation•underwatersystems.

Thin-Film Optical Coatings•designofmultilayerfilmsandcoatingsand

performanceprediction•novelopticalcoatingandthin-filmmaterials•substratepreparation,depositionandpre-and

post-processingmanufacturingmethods•characterization,monitoring,andmeasurement•innovativeapplicationsofopticalcoatingsand

thin-filmsfromx-raytothefarIR

Thisyeartheconferencewill introduceLightningTalks to the program. All poster authors will beinvited to a special session during the regularconference program for delivering a 3-4 minutetimedsynopsisof theirwork followedbyaQ&ApanelwithalltheLightningTalkpresenters.Authorscantakeadvantageofthistimetosparkinterestintheirworkandimprovetraffictotheirpostersatthe poster session networking event held in theevening.






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Call for Papers

NovelOpticalSystemsDesignandOptimizationXVI(OP309)Conference Chairs: G. Groot Gregory, Synopsys,Inc.(UnitedStates);Arthur J. Davis, ReflexiteEnergySolutions(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: W. Andrew Cheng, PROSYSOpticsCorp.(UnitedStates);Jyh-Long Chern, PowerLensTechnology,Inc.(Taiwan),NationalChiaoTungUniv.(Taiwan);Peter I. Goldstein, PhilipsColorKinetics(UnitedStates);Frank S. Grochocki, BallAerospace&TechnologiesCorp.(UnitedStates);Andrew R. Harvey, Univ.ofGlasgow(UnitedKingdom);Cornelius F. Hahlweg, Helmut-SchmidtUniv.(Germany);Richard C. Juergens, RaytheonMissileSystems(UnitedStates);R. John Koshel, PhotonEngineeringLLC(UnitedStates),CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Scott A. Lerner, nLIGHTCorp.(UnitedStates);Rongguang Liang, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Paul K. Manhart, NASALangleyResearchCtr.(UnitedStates);Rubén Mohedano, LightPrescriptionsInnovatorsEurope,S.L.(Spain);Jorge Ojeda-Castaneda, Univ.deGuanajuato(Mexico);Craig Olson, L-3WESCAMSonomaOperations(UnitedStates);Andrew Rakich, EuropeanSouthernObservatory(Germany);Michael D. Robinson, RicohInnovations,Inc.(UnitedStates);Kevin P. Rolland-Thompson, Synopsys,Inc.(UnitedStates);José Sasián, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);David L. Shealy, TheUniv.ofAlabamaatBirmingham(UnitedStates);Andrew W. Sparks, L-3WESCAMSonomaOperations(UnitedStates);Marija Strojnik Scholl, Ctr.deInvestigacionesenÓptica,A.C.(Mexico)

Opticalsystemsareubiquitous,yetthebeautyandelegance of optical principles at work are oftentaken for granted. This conferenceaims to giveattentiontotopicsthatmayoftenbeoverlooked,buton further investigation reveala richsubjectmatterwiththought-provokingcontent.

Papers and Posters submitted for inclusionin Novel Optics should appeal to a reasonablywide audience. While novel technology is thefocusof thisconference,wecannotneglect thehistoricalprecedents inopticaldesign.Thus,wearecontinuingtorequestsubmissionsintheareaof thehistoryofopticaldesignandsystems,aswellastricksofthetrade.

Also,weplantocontinuethenewlyintroducedandwellreceivedtracksonOpticsandMusicandOpenSourceComputing.Authorswhohavedoneany work in these fields, even peripherally, arehighlyencouragedtosubmitabstracts.

NovelOpticalSystemsDesignandOptimizationXVIiscallingforpapersubmissionsinthefollowingtopicareas:

Optical Systems and Design•history•tricksofthetrade•energyefficiency•specialopticaleffects•lightpropagation

Computational Tools and Optimization•opensourcecomputing•photorealisticrendering•designandanalysissoftware•noveloptimizationmethods•softwarepost-processing

Novel Optical Elements and Systems•opticsandmusic•opticsintoys•liquidoptics•miniaturesystems•volumetricdisplaysand3Dimaging•gradientindexmaterialsandsystems•micro-andnano-opticsapplications•exoticandunconventionaloptics•opticaltechnologyinspiredbybiological

systems.



LaserBeamShapingXIV(OP310)Conference Chairs: Andrew Forbes, CSIRNationalLaserCtr.(SouthAfrica),Univ.ofKwaZulu-Natal(SouthAfrica);Todd Lizotte, HitachiViaMechanics(USA),Inc.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Daniel M. Brown, OptosensorsTechnology,Inc.(UnitedStates);Fred M. Dickey, FMDConsultingLLC(UnitedStates);Michael Duparré, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ.Jena(Germany);Julio Cesar Gutiérrez-Vega, TecnológicodeMonterrey(Mexico);Alexander V. Laskin, AdlOpticaOpticalSystemsGmbH(Germany);Alexis V. Kudryashov, ActiveOpticsNightNLtd.(RussianFederation);Carlos López-Mariscal, U.S.NavalResearchLab.(UnitedStates);John Rauseo, NaluxCo.,Ltd.(UnitedStates);José Sasián, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);David L. Shealy, TheUniv.ofAlabamaatBirmingham(UnitedStates);Yakov G. Soskind, DHPCTechnologies(UnitedStates)

Many scientific experiments and industrial andmedical applications require the shaping of thespatialandtemporalprofilesoflaserbeams.TheprevioustwelveLaserBeamShapingconferencesatSPIEhavebeenexcellentvenues to integratethevariousfacetsofbeamshapingtheory,design,and application. Interest in laser beam shapingtechniquesandapplicationscontinuestogrow.

Thepurposeof thisconference is tocontinuetoprovideaforumfortheinteractionofengineersandscientistsinterestedinthevariousaspectsoflaserbeamshaping.Papersonallformsoflaserbeam shaping theory, design, and applicationare solicited. Papers presenting data on provensystems are especially encouraged. In addition,theconferencewillconsiderpapersinvolvingtheshaping of the radiation patterns of non-lasersources.

Topicsincludebutarenotlimitedto:

Theorygeometricandphysicaloptics,vectordiffraction

theory, fundamental limits, mathematical andcomputational techniques, spatial and temporalbeam profile shaping of short pulse lasers,polarization smoothing, smoothing by spectraldispersion,vortexbeams,beampropagation.

Designgeometrical optics design, physical optics

design, polarization, geometrical beam shapes,hybrid approaches, optimization-based designincluding genetic algorithms, intracavityapproaches,diffractive,lensarrays,refractive,andFresnelbeamshapingdiffusersandbeamshapingtransformers,broadbandbeamshaping,designsoftware and codes, beam splitting and beamcombining,pulsecompressionandpulsechirping.

Fabrication and Testing refractive, diffractive, reflective, and GRIN

systems, hybrid diffractive/refractive elements,digital holography, andSpatial LightModulators(SLMs), E-Beam writing, diamond turning,grayscale lithography, thin film optics; RIE andchemicaletchingtechnologies.

Wave Opticsnovellaserbeams,vortexbeams,non-diffracting

fields,structuredlight,propagationthroughlinearand non-linear systems, propagation throughturbulence,orbitalangularmomentumoflight.

Performance Measurement and Figures of Merit (FOM)

spatialandtemporalprofilemeasurement,FOMofbeamprofilesoflaserbeams,fabricationqualityandalignmenterror.

Micro-optics, Micro-fabrication, and Micro Manipulation

beamshapingforMOEMS,MEMS,andopticaltweezingandtrapping.

Industrial and Commercial Applications material processing, laser communications,

optical tagging, laser displays, illuminationapplications,surfacemodification,structuredlightapplications, microscopy, theatrical laser lightshowsandspecialeffects,opticaldatastorage.

Military Applicationslaserranging,lasertargeting,laserweaponsand

lasercountermeasurements(dazzling).

Fiber Injection Applicationsfiberinjectionsystemsandbeamshapingoptics,

highpeakandaveragepowerapplications,fiberinjection criteria, fiber damage mechanisms athighpower levels,communicationsandsensorsapplications,singleandmultimodeapplications.

Medical and Biomedical Applicationsdermatology,cosmeticsurgery,ophthalmology,

laservisioncorrection,surgery,fiberopticdeliverymethods, therapeutic systems, photodynamictherapy,dentistry,UVsterilization,watertreatment,hospitalUVgermicidalairandsurfacedisinfection,industrialandbiomedicalsterilization-lampandlaserbeamshapingtechnology.

Lithographic ApplicationscondensersforUV,deep-UV,andextreme-UV

lithographic steppers, holographic projectionprocessingapplications,beam-shapingmethodsofimageenhancement,interferencelithography.

Real-Time or Adaptive Beam Shapingadaptive optics, spatial light modulators,

acousto-opticalmodulators,computergeneratedholograms,liquidlenstechnology.

Laser Resonatorsdiodepumpingoflasers,intracavitylaserbeam

shaping,lasermodes.

Short Pulse Technologyfemtosecond laser pulse shaping and pulse

compressiontechniques.

Environmental “Green” or Geospatial Technology

LIDARbeamshaping,surveying.

X-ray Ray Beam Technologydisplacement, aperture, collimation, focusing,

orimaging.


Call for Papers

OpticalSystemAlignment,Tolerancing,andVerificationVII(OP311)Conference Chairs: José Sasián, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Richard N. Youngworth, RiyoLLC(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Scott C. Burkhart, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Matthew B. Dubin, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Sen Han, SoochowUniv.(China);Marco Hanft, CarlZeissJenaGmbH(Germany);Chao-Wen Liang, NationalCentralUniv.(Taiwan);Norbert Lindlein, Friedrich-Alexander-Univ.Erlangen-Nürnberg(Germany);Robert M. Malone, NationalSecurityTechnologies,LLC(UnitedStates);Raymond G. Ohl IV, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Robert E. Parks, OpticalPerspectivesGroup,LLC(UnitedStates);Martha Rosete-Aguilar, Univ.NacionalAutónomadeMéxico(Mexico);Daniel G. Smith, NikonResearchCorp.ofAmerica(UnitedStates);Peng Su, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Yana Z. Williams, AtlasMaterialTestingTechnologyLLC(UnitedStates)

The topics of tolerancing, alignment, andverification are crucial in the development ofsuccessfulopticalsystems.Theassemblyofactualoptical systems requires alignment of differentsystem components. The precision level of thealignment depends on the assigned toleranceerror budget, and so alignment and tolerancesare interrelated. Verification involves validatingopticalsystemperformance,includingassuranceof performance under a variety of operatingconditions.

Thisconferenceseekstofurtherthestate-of-the-art in alignment and tolerancing, includingverificationofsubsystemsandatthesystemlevel,byprovidingaforumwheretheseessentialtopicscanbediscussed.Theconferencealsoseekstoprovidetheaudiencewithpastandcurrentinsightsinthesetopics.ThissixthconferencecontinuestobuildonthesuccessfulconferencesheldatSPIEOptics+Photonicsfrom2007-2012.

Papersaresolicitedinthefollowingareas:•theoriesofalignmentandtolerancing•approachestotolerancinganderrorbudgets•tolerancedesensitizationandnominaldesign•integratedopticaldesignwithtolerancingand

designformanufacturability•modelingandsimulationforalignment,

tolerancing,andverification•alignmenttechniques,equipment,andtools•opticalalignmentexamples•alignmentintraditionallenssystems•alignmentofmicrooptics•alignmentofcoherentandhighpoweroptical

systems•opticalalignmentofnanostructures•casestudiesandalignmentpitfalls•alignmentandtolerancingofaspheres•looseningtolerancesusingactiveelements•alignmentinelectro-opticalsystems•alignmentinmetrologyapplications•alignmentoffiberopticsystems•activeopticalsystemalignmentand

tolerancing•systemverificationapproaches•examplesandapplicationsofsystem

verification•toolsandtechniquesforverification.


UltrafastImagingandSpectroscopy(OP217)NEWConference Chair: Zhiwen Liu, ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates)

Conference Co-Chairs: Iam Choon Khoo, ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Demetri Psaltis, EcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne(Switzerland)

Program Committee: George Barbastathis, MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Randy Bartels, ColoradoStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Martin Centurion, Univ.ofNebraska-Lincoln(UnitedStates);Yujie J. Ding, LehighUniv.(UnitedStates);Jason M. Eichenholz, OpenPhotonics,Inc.(UnitedStates);Hans D. Hallen, NorthCarolinaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Zhenyu Li, TheGeorgeWashingtonUniv.(UnitedStates);Fiorenzo Gabriele Omenetto, TuftsUniv.(UnitedStates);Kebin Shi, ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Yong Xu, VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniv.(UnitedStates)

Themainthemeofthisconferenceisfocusedonexploitingultrafastandnonlinearopticaltechniquesfor imaging and spectroscopy applications.The merging of ultrafast nonlinear optics andimaging has created exciting opportunities toexplore nonlinear susceptibility as contrastmechanismsforlabel-freeimaging.Forinstance,second harmonic generation (SHG) imagingreliesonthedifferenceinsecondordernonlinearsusceptibilitytoformanimageandcanbeusedtoprobemoleculesorstructureswithoutinversionsymmetry. The introduction of the multi-photonnonlinearexcitationtechniqueusingfemtosecondpulses to fluorescence microcopy has allowedfor the use of longer excitation wavelengthshence deeper penetration depth in scatteringmedia,reducedphoto-toxicity,andnaturalopticalsectioning capability. By combining nonlinearmolecular vibrational spectroscopy (such ascoherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy –CARS,andstimulatedRamanscattering–SRS)with imaging, coherent Raman microscopypossessestheuniquechemicalselectiveimagingcapability. Last but not the least, various novelsourcesgeneratedbyultrafastnonlinearprocesses(e.g.,supercontinuum)alsohavesignificantimpactonthefieldofimagingandspectroscopy.

This conference provides an excel lentopportunity for researchers working on the fieldof ultrafast nonlinear imaging and spectroscopyto present their most recent progress. Paperson all related areas are solicited, includingnovel ultrafast nonlinear optical imaging andspectroscopy techniques, nonlinear imagingcontrast mechanisms, applications of ultrafastnonlinear imaging and spectroscopy, nonlinearoptical sources, and computational techniquesrelated to ultrafast nonlinear imaging andspectroscopy.

The following are a list of exemplary topicalareas:•sumfrequencygeneration(SFG)spectroscopy,

SFGandSHG(secondharmonicgeneration)microscopy

•multi-photonexcitationfluorescencemicroscopy

•thirdharmonicgeneration(THG)microscopy•fourwavemixingspectroscopyandimaging,

coherentRamanspectroscopyandmicroscopy(e.g.,CARS,SRS)

•ultrafastnanoscalenonlinearimagingandspectroscopy

•ultrafastelectronimaging•multispectralimaging•multidimensionalspectroscopy•Brillouinimaging•holographicnonlinearimaging•stimulatedEmissionDepletionMicroscopy

(STED)•structuredilluminationimaging•nonlinearsources(e.g.,supercontinuum,THz)

forimagingandspectroscopy•novelultrafastandnonlinearimagingand

spectroscopytechniques•computationalnonlinearimagingand

spectroscopy•biologicalandchemicalimagingandsensing

applications.

Photonic Devices and Applications


The terahertz regionextends fromapproximately100GHzto10THzandthisfrequencyrangecanbeconsideredasa linkbetweenelectronicsandphotonics. Since the beginning of the 90s thisdomainwasgrowingfirstwiththedevelopmentoftime-domainspectroscopyandnowisbecomingmore and more attractive with the emergenceof new technologies: quantum cascade lasers,nano-transistors, photomixing, and mixers.Systems based on these devices have found alotofapplicationsexploitinguniquepropertiesoftheTHzdomainoftheelectromagneticspectrum.This conference is intended to provide a forumfor scientists, engineers, and researchers fromadiversesetofdisciplineswhoare interested ineither learning more about terahertz technology.Thescopeoftheconferenceincludessourcesanddetectors of THz radiation, optical componentsand systems for this frequency domain, as wellasdifferentapplicationsutilizingthistechnology.

Papersaresolicitedinthefollowingareas:

Fundamentals of generation, detection, and propagation of THz waves •modelingofTHzsourcesanddetectors,

performancelimitations,opticalcomponentsandsystems,gratings,waveguides,couplers,photoniccrystalstructuresandmetamaterials,photoniccrystaldevicesandapplications,singleelementantennas,phasedarrayantennas,photonicallydrivenantennas,photonicphaselockedloops,MMICs,THzimagingsystems.

Sources of THz radiation •quantumcascadelasers,frequency

mixers,frequencymultipliers,FETandHEMTsources,resonanttunnelingdiodes,parametricoscillators,solid-statesources,electronbeamsources,vacuumelectronicssources,graphene,p-germaniumsources,photoconductivesources,singlefrequencyandbroadbandsources,tunablesources,highpowersources.

THz detectors •quantumdetectors,Schottkyandothermixers,

bolometersandotherthermaldetectors,THzfocalplanearrays,antennaintegrateddetectors,heterodynedetectiontechniques,activeandpassiveimagingsystems.

Spectroscopy •spectralmeasurementtechniques•spectroscopicapproachesandtechniques•identificationoforganicandinorganic

materialsusingTHzspectroscopy.

Biomedical applications •DNAidentification,cellabnormalities,medical

imaging•identificationofbiologicalandchemical

species•burnandwatercontentanalysis,tissue

abnormalityidentification,canceridentificationandscreening

•pharmaceutiques,dentistry,othermedicalandclinicalapplications.

Other applications •nondestructivetesting•securityanddefenseapplications•THzcommunications,principles,

instrumentation,mediacharacteristics,wirelesscommunications,detectionsystems

•astronomyandspaceapplications,imagingtechniques.

Novel concepts and materials for THz technology •newconcepts,experimentalprocedures,and

implementations•newfabricationprocesses•novelapplications•integratedphotonicdevices•linearandnonlinearopticalmaterialsand

devices•III-nitridealloys•organicsourceandmodulatormaterialsand

devices.

Call for Papers

TerahertzEmitters,Receivers,andApplicationsIV(OP218)Conference Chairs: Manijeh Razeghi, NorthwesternUniv.(UnitedStates);Alexei N. Baranov, Univ.Montpellier2(France);John M. Zavada, NationalScienceFoundation(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Joshua Abell, U.S.NavalResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Stefano Barbieri, Univ.Paris7-DenisDiderot(France);Henry O. Everitt, U.S.ArmyAviationandMissileResearchDevelopmentandEngineeringCtr.(UnitedStates);Jérôme Faist, ETHZurich(Switzerland);Mauro Fernandes Pereira Jr., SheffieldHallamUniv.(UnitedKingdom);Sven Höfling, Julius-Maximilians-Univ.Würzburg(Germany);Qing Hu, MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Hiroshi Ito, KitasatoUniv.(Japan);Mona Jarrahi, Univ.ofMichigan(UnitedStates);Wojciech Knap, Univ.Montpellier2(France);Stephen Lynch, CardiffUniv.(UnitedKingdom);Tariq Manzur, NavalUnderseaWarfareCtr.(UnitedStates);Gaël Mouret, Univ.duLittoralCôted’Opale(France);Gregory S. Nusinovich, Univ.ofMaryland,CollegePark(UnitedStates);Naoki Oda, NECCorp.(Japan);Carlo Sirtori, Univ.Paris7-DenisDiderot(France);Zachary D. Taylor, Univ.ofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UnitedStates);Roland Teissier, Univ.Montpellier2(France);Gintaras Valusis, Ctr.forPhysicalSciencesandTechnology(Lithuania);Benjamin S. Williams, Univ.ofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UnitedStates)

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PhotonicFiberandCrystalDevices:AdvancesinMaterialsandInnovationsinDeviceApplicationsVII(OP219)Conference Chairs: Shizhuo Yin, ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Ruyan Guo, TheUniv.ofTexasatSanAntonio(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Partha P. Banerjee, Univ.ofDayton(UnitedStates);Liliana Braescu, InstitutNationaldelaRechercheScientifique(Canada);Joseph Grant, NASAStennisSpaceCtr.(UnitedStates);Ken-Yuh Hsu, NationalChiaoTungUniv.(Taiwan);Rongqing Hui, TheUniv.ofKansas(UnitedStates);Yoonchan Jeong, SeoulNationalUniv.(Korea,Republicof);Suganda Jutamulia, Univ.ofNorthernCalifornia(UnitedStates);Tsuyoshi Konishi, OsakaUniv.(Japan);Nickolai V. Kukhtarev, AlabamaA&MUniv.(UnitedStates);Ravindra B. Lal, AlabamaA&MUniv.(UnitedStates);Byoungho Lee, SeoulNationalUniv.(Korea,Republicof);Sergei F. Lyuksyutov, TheUniv.ofAkron(UnitedStates);Karl M. Reichard, ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Gérald Roosen, Institutd’OptiqueGraduateSchool(France);Paul Ruffin, U.S.ArmyAviation&MissileResearch,Development&EngineeringCtr.(UnitedStates);Ching-Cherng Sun, NationalCentralUniv.(Taiwan);Xiang Zhang, Univ.ofCalifornia,Berkeley(UnitedStates)

The Photonic Fibers and Crystal Devices Conference aims to establish a well-definedforum with focus on innovations of photonic,optoelectronic, andoptical devices that dependessentiallyonadvancementinmaterialsprocessing,opticalandphotonicproperty,wavemixing,andphotorefractivephenomena.ThisconferenceisacontinuationofthesuccessfulSPIEconferencesonPhotorefractiveFiberandCrystalDeviceswithstrengthenedtopicsoncrystalgrowthofnonlinearoptic materials. The scope of applications thisconference encompasses covers a broad rangefrom components to systems architectures inopticalsignalprocessing,opticalstorage,opticalnetworksandcommunications,andphotorefractivematerial-based novel photonic devices. Theobjectiveofthisconferenceistopromotescientificinteractionthatbridgesadvancementinphotonicfibersandbulkcrystalmaterialswithinnovationsinphotonictechnologyanddevicedevelopment.

Sessionswillfocusonthelatestachievementson both photonic mater ia ls and devicetechnologies that can lead to further advancesin the communication, sensings, data storage,display,biomedical,anddefense industries.Thestatusand futurechallenges in theseareasalsowill be reviewed by invited speakers. Authorsareencouragedtosubmitpapersaddressingthefollowingsessiontopics:

Photonic fibers and crystal materials: •novelphotorefractive,electro-optic,and

nonlinearopticalfibersandcrystalsincludingglasses,semiconductors,ferroelectrics,polymeric,andmagneto-opticmaterials

•crystalgrowth,defectanddopingcontrol,quasiphasematchinganddomainmanipulation

•photonicfibers,2and3-dimensionallyengineeredphotoniccrystal,andphotonicbandgapmaterials

•photosensitivityandspectralresponses,physicalandopticalcharacterizations

•experimentsandtheorythatelucidatecorrelationsbetweenmaterialsdopinganddefect-structurewithphotonicproperties

•chalcogenidephotonics.

Photonic devices and applications: •componentsforopticalcommunication,

sensing,anddatastorage,includingtransmission,amplification,modulation,detection,dispersionmanagement,switching,datahandling,andpackaging

•integratedopticalcomponents,nonlinearfrequencyconverters,diffractivedevices,three-dimensionalopticalmemory,anddynamicmemories

•dynamicsensingforchemical,harshenvironment,biophotonic,anddefenseapplications

•adaptiveopticaldevicesutilizingcoupledeffectssuchaselectro-optic,elasto-optics,photostriction,mageto-optics,andpyro-optics

•novelfree-spaceandwaveguidingopticalcomponents,devicesandsubsystemsincludingsupercontinuumlasersforphotoniccomputing,optomechanics,interconnects,switching,andpackagingofphotonicprocessors

•holographicdatastorage,holographicminiaturizationoffunctionalmapping,holographicimageamplification,volumeholographicimaging

•phonicbandgapswitchesandmodulation-basedswitchingdevices

•photonicdevicesforenergyconversionandharvesting

•electromagnetics(nonlinearphenomenapropagationoflight/nonlinearcrystals/opticalmedia).

Photonic Devices and Applications


X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Particle Technologies

AdvancesinX-Ray/EUVOpticsandComponentsVIII(OP312)Conference Chairs: Ali Khounsary, ArgonneNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Shunji Goto, JapanSynchrotronRadiationResearchInstitute(Japan);Christian Morawe, EuropeanSynchrotronRadiationFacility(France)

Program Committee: Lucia Alianelli, DiamondLightSourceLtd.(UnitedKingdom);Lahsen Assoufid, ArgonneNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Stefan Braun, FraunhoferIWSDresden(Germany);Shih-Lin Chang, NationalTsingHuaUniv.(Taiwan);Raymond Conley Jr., BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Sultan B. Dabagov, IstitutoNazionalediFisicaNucleare(Italy);Christian David, PaulScherrerInstitut(Switzerland);Hans M. Hertz, RoyalInstituteofTechnology(Sweden);Keiichi Hirano, HighEnergyAcceleratorResearchOrganization(Japan);Werner H. Jark, SincrotroneTriesteS.C.p.A.(Italy);Yasushi Kagoshima, Univ.ofHyogo(Japan);George A. Kyrala, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Carolyn A. MacDonald, Univ.atAlbany(UnitedStates);Howard A. Padmore, LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Ladislav Pina, CzechTechnicalUniv.inPrague(CzechRepublic);Yuriy Ya Platonov, RigakuInnovativeTechnologies,Inc.(UnitedStates);Seungyu Rah, PohangUniv.ofScienceandTechnology(Korea,Republicof);Peter Revesz, CornellUniv.(UnitedStates);Wa’el Salah; Horst Schulte-Schrepping, DeutschesElektronen-Synchrotron(Germany);Regina Soufli, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Stanislav Stoupin, ArgonneNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Joerg Wiesmann, IncoatecGmbH(Germany);Stephen W. Wilkins, CommonwealthScientificandIndustrialResearchOrganisation(Australia);Makina Yabashi, RIKEN(Japan),JapanSynchrotronRadiationResearchInstitute(Japan);Kazuto Yamauchi, OsakaUniv.(Japan);Brian W. Yates, CanadianLightSourceInc.(Canada)

Expanding use of x-ray and EUV radiationin many scientific and technical applicationsrequires thecontinueddevelopmentofnewandimprovedsourcesandoptics todeliverbrighter,better-conditioned beams to the end-user. Thisconferencefocusesontheadvances,aswellasthe emerging needs, in x-ray and EUV sources,optics,andapplicationsincludingnext-generationsynchrotron sources, EUV photolithography,laboratorysources,andx-rayastronomy.

In radiation to sources and source/opticsintegration, the topics covered include design,development,fabrication,installation,evaluation,and applications of optical elements such asmirrors,monochromators,multilayers,zone-plates,andlenses.Itisalsoanaimofthisconferencetoprovideanopportunityforthedevelopersanduserstoshareboththeprogressandchallengesineachoftheseandrelatedareas.

Presentations covering emerging needs,progressreports,andtopicalreviewsrelatedtothefollowingandrelatedtopicsaresolicited:•x-raysources(novel,synchrotron,XFEL,

laboratory-based,etc...)•emergingneedsinx-ray,XFEL,andEUVoptics•novelopticalsubstrates,materials,processes,

andapplications•crystalopticsdesign,fabrication,and

applications•x-rayandEUVmirrorfabrication:surface

figuringandfinishingtechniques,capabilities,andlimitations

•managementofopticalcomponentsunderhighheat/radiationloadandinhostileenvironments

•thermalandmechanicalstabilityofopticalsystems

•active/passive/adaptiveshapecontrolofopticalelements

•opticalandX-raymetrologyofopticalsubstrates

•coherencepreservationandopticalsurfacequality

•coating-andmultilayer-basedopticsandperformance

•focusingopticsincludingrefractive,reflective,anddiffrativeoptics

•filters,windows,x-raybeampositionmonitors•x-rayopticsforextremespatialand/orenergy

resolution•x-rayopticssoftwareandsimulation.



X-RayLasersandCoherentX-RaySources:DevelopmentandApplicationsX(OP313)Conference Chairs: Annie Klisnick, Univ.Paris-Sud11(France);Carmen S. Menoni, ColoradoStateUniv.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Hiroyuki Daido, JapanAtomicEnergyAgency(Japan);James Dunn, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Yasin Ekinci, PaulScherrerInstitut(Switzerland);Sylvie Jacquemot, EcolePolytechnique(France);Do-Kyeong Ko, GwangjuInstituteofScienceandTechnology(Korea,Republicof);Ciaran L. S. Lewis, Queen’sUniv.Belfast(UnitedKingdom);Katsumi Midorikawa, RIKEN(Japan);Stefan P. Moeller, SLACNationalAcceleratorLab.(UnitedStates);Peter Viktor Nickles, GwangjuInstituteofScienceandTechnology(Korea,Republicof);Joseph Nilsen, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Jorge J. Rocca, ColoradoStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Szymon Suckewer, PrincetonUniv.(UnitedStates);Gregory J. Tallents, TheUniv.ofYork(UnitedKingdom);Alexander Vladimirovich Vinogradov, P.N.LebedevPhysicalInstitute(RussianFederation)

This conference will be dedicated to newdevelopments and applications of x-ray lasersandothercoherentx-raysourceswithattentiontosupportingtechnologiesanddiagnostics.Recentresultsinthegenerationofintense,coherentx-raysandprogress towardpracticaldevicesand theirapplications will be reported. Areas of researchin plasma-based x-ray lasers, 4th generationaccelerator-based sources and higher harmonicgenerationwillbepresented.

Papersaresolicitedonthefollowingtopics:•laser-pumpedx-raylasers•dischargeexcitationandothernonlaser

pumpingmethods•high-harmonicXUVandx-raysources•free-electronlasergenerationintheXUV,soft

andhardx-rayregion•highbrightnessandultrashortx-raysources•injection-seedingofx-raylaseramplifiers•high-repetition-ratex-raylasers•newlasingtransitionsandnovelx-raylaser

schemes•characterizationofx-raylaserproperties•modelingofx-raylasers•applicationstohigh-fieldx-rayscience,

generationandstudyofmatterunderextremeconditions

•applicationsto:microscopy,coherentimaging,holography,spectroscopy,interferometry,lithographyandcoherentandincoherentmetrologies,ablation,materialscience,biology,nanoscienceandtechnology

•diagnosticsandopticsforx-raylasersandcoherentx-raysources.







Call for Papers

TargetDiagnosticsPhysicsandEngineeringforInertialConfinementFusionII(OP314)Conference Chairs: Perry M. Bell, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Gary P. Grim, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: W. Jack Armstrong, Univ.ofRochester(UnitedStates);David K. Bradley, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);John Dzenitis, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Frank Merrill, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates);John A. Oertel, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates);T. Craig Sangster, Univ.ofRochester(UnitedStates)

Energysecurityisasignificantconcernfornationaland international economic vitality and stability.A major step towards energy independence forthe global community would be the successfuldemonstration of thermonuclear ignition in alaboratory setting, marking an era of potentiallylimitless energy supply. Inertial confinementfusion is one path that may lead to this goal.Target Diagnostics Physics and Engineeringfor Inertial Confinement Fusion refers to thecross disciplinary research, development, andengineering being performed at high energydensitysciencefacilitiesaroundtheworld,aimedatprovidingkeyperformancedatatoenablescientificprogramstoobtainignition.

Target Diagnostics Physics and Engineering(TDPE) draws from a broad set of disciplinesincluding, optical and materials sciences,atomic,nuclear, andplasmaphysics,aswell asmechanical, optical, and nuclear engineering.Thedisciplinesarebrought tobearona varietyof key scientific phenomena, such as radiationand material temperatures, shock and materialvelocities,materialdimensions,aswellas,plasmaphenomena such as laser matter interactions.Diagnostictechniquestypicallyrequireateamofphysicists,engineers,andskilled technicians, toperform the researchanddevelopment requiredtobringnewtechniques tomaturity,designandimplementtheseasoperationaldiagnostics,aswellastoqualifyandmaintaintheseimportantscientifictools.TDPEsolicitscontributedpapersconcerning,but not limited to, the design, implementation,qualification, and operation of diagnostics, orsystemsaddressing:•opticaltechniques,suchassystemand

targetalignment,targetperformance,suchasbackscatterandvelocimetry,etc...

•x-rayandgamma-raytechniques,includingstreaked,gated,andtimeintegratedimagingandspectroscopy

•particletechniques,includingtime-of-flight,gatedandtimeintegratedimaging,andspectroscopy

•dataacquisitionandtiming•emergingandnoveltechniques,suchas

promptradiochemistry,ortimedilatedX-rayimaging.





HardX-Ray,Gamma-Ray,andNeutronDetectorPhysicsXV(OP315)Conference Chairs: Michael Fiederle, FreiburgerMaterialforschungszentrum(Germany);Arnold Burger, FiskUniv.(UnitedStates);Larry Franks, Consultant(UnitedStates);Ralph B. James, BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Toru Aoki, ShizuokaUniv.(Japan);Fikri Aqariden, EPIRTechnologies,Inc.(UnitedStates);Jim E. Baciak Jr., Univ.ofFlorida(UnitedStates);David B. Beach, NationalNuclearSecurityAdministration(UnitedStates);Zane W. Bell, OakRidgeNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Lynn A. Boatner, OakRidgeNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Aleksey E. Bolotnikov, BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Giuseppe S. Camarda, BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Bill Cardoso, CreativeElectron(UnitedStates);Henry Chen, RedlenTechnologies(Canada);Nerine J. Cherepy, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Edith Bourret Courchesne, LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Jeffrey J. Derby, Univ.ofMinnesota,TwinCities(UnitedStates);Kim F. Ferris, PacificNorthwestNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Petro M. Fochuk, YuriyFedkovychChernivtsiNationalUniv.(Ukraine);Jan Franc, CharlesUniv.inPrague(CzechRepublic);Fei Gao, PacificNorthwestNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Zhong He, Univ.ofMichigan(UnitedStates);Keitaro Hitomi, TohokuUniv.(Japan);Alan Janos, U.S.Dept.ofHomelandSecurity(UnitedStates);Mercouri Kanatzidis, NorthwesternUniv.(UnitedStates);Warnick J. Kernan, PacificNorthwestNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Henric Krawczynski, WashingtonUniv.inSt.Louis(UnitedStates);Kelvin G. Lynn, WashingtonStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Krishna C. Mandal, Univ.ofSouthCarolina(UnitedStates);Robert D. McLaren, Consultant(UnitedStates);Shariar Motakef, CapeSym,Inc.(UnitedStates);Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay, NationalSecurityTechnologies,LLC(UnitedStates);Stephen A. Payne, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Ian Radley, Kromek(UnitedKingdom);Paul Sellin, Univ.ofSurrey(UnitedKingdom);David J. Singh, OakRidgeNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Narsingh B. Singh, Univ.ofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty(UnitedStates);Michael R. Squillante, RadiationMonitoringDevices,Inc.(UnitedStates);Ashley C. Stowe, Y-12NationalSecurityComplex(UnitedStates);Csaba Szeles, EIDetection&ImagingSystems(UnitedStates);Sergey E. Ulin, NationalResearchNuclearUniv.MEPhI(RussianFederation);Lodewijk van den Berg, ConstellationTechnologyCorp.(UnitedStates);Peter E. Vanier, BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Aaron L. Washington II, SavannahRiverNationalLab.(UnitedStates)

Advances continue to be made in hard x-ray,gamma-ray, neutron detectors and associatedtechnologies for spectroscopy and imaging oftheseenergeticphotonsandparticles.Manytypesof position and energy sensitive detectors areactivelybeingdeveloped,includingsemiconductordetectors and arrays, high-density noble gasdetectors, phosphors, scintillators, thin filmtransistor arrays, charge-coupled devices,microchannelplates, andcalorimetricdetectors.Thesedetectorsarebeingemployedsingly,orinconjunction with optical components and x-ray/gamma-ray sources to produce systems havingimportant applications ranging from medicaldiagnostics and treatment to astronomicalresearch. Important examples include nuclearmedicine, dental imaging, dosimetry, industrialradiography,nondestructivetesting,heavymetalsanalysis, cargo inspection, nuclear safeguardsand surveillance, treaty verification, explosivesdetection, and environmental monitoring. Thisconferencewillproviderapiddisseminationofthelatestresultsfromtheforefrontofresearchonhardx-ray, gamma-ray and neutron detector physicsthrough seminal invited papers and qualifiedcontributedpapers fromacademic,government,andindustryresearchers.

Importantnewresultsaresolicitedconcerning,butnotlimitedto,thefollowinggeneralareas:•theoryofhardx-rayandgamma-raydetector

operation•design,fabrication,andtestingofnewdevices

fordirectandindirectphotondetection•advancedroom-temperaturesemiconductor

materialssuchas:CdZnTe;CdTe;Si;HgI2;PbI2;InP;GaAs;BiI3;TlBr;InI;CdSe;ZnSe;polycrystallinefilms;amorphousSi;andamorphousSe

•semiconductorcrystalgrowthandcharacterization

•electricalcontactsandtheireffectsondeviceresponse

•scintillators,scintillator/PMtubedevices,scintillatingfiberoptics,phosphors

•scintillator/semiconductorarraydevices•microchannelplates•gaseousandliquidmediumdetectors•calorimeters•low-temperaturedetectionsystems•developmentofneutronandchargedparticle

detectors•advancedreadoutelectronicsincludingsmart-

sparsechargeamplifierarrays,CCDs,CIDs,TFTs

•developmentofelectronictechniquestocompensateformaterialdeficiencies

•radiationdamage,aging,andenvironmentaleffects

•spatial,energy,andtimingsensitivityandresolution

•noveldevicestructuresforspectroscopicandimagingdetectors

•fabricationandtestsofstripandpixelarraysanddiscretedetectors

•developmentofthedetectorsforspace,cargoinspection,nondestructivetesting,dosimetry,x-rayfluorescence,environmental,industrial,security,safeguards,andsurveillanceapplications.



MedicalApplicationsofRadiationDetectorsIII(OP316)Conference Chairs: H. Bradford Barber, ArizonaHealthSciencesCtr.,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Hans Roehrig, ArizonaHealthSciencesCtr.,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Yonggang Cui, BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates);F. Patrick Doty, SandiaNationalLabs.,California(UnitedStates);Geoffrey Harding, MorphoDetection(Germany);Ralph B. James, BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Denny L. Lee, DirectXRayDigitalImagingTechnologyLLC(UnitedStates);Rex A. Moats, Children’sHospitalLosAngeles(UnitedStates),TheUniv.ofSouthernCalifornia(UnitedStates);Vivek V. Nagarkar, RadiationMonitoringDevices,Inc.(UnitedStates);Eiichi Sato, IwateMedicalUniv.(Japan);Michael R. Squillante, RadiationMonitoringDevices,Inc.(UnitedStates)

Therecentdevelopmentofnewradiationdetectormaterialshasresultedingreatinterestinrethinkingthe design of biomedical imaging systems thatmake use of gamma-rays or x-rays. PixellatedsemiconductordetectorarraysofsuchmaterialsasCdTeorCdZnTe(CZT)holdgreatpromiseforimprovingboththespatialresolutionandtheenergyresolution of imaging detectors; semiconductordetectors are now being incorporated into bothclinicalnuclearmedicinecamerasandcommercialsmall-animalimagingsystems.

Meanwhile, new scintillators, such as thelanthanidehalidesandSrI2,havebeen identifiedthat have high light yield, fast response andimprovedenergyresolution.ThesenewscintillatorsalsohavethepotentialtoreplaceNaI(Tl)orLSOin conventional imaging systems. Continuingresearchintothenewscintillatorsisdrivenbytheneed for better detectors for Positron EmissionTomography (PET), but applications in singlephotonemissioncomputedtomography(SPECT)arealsocontemplated.Parallel improvements inscintillation lightdetectorssuchas:bettermulti-anodePMTswithbetterquantumefficiencyandmore pixels, avalanche photodiode arrays andSSPMs,shouldencouragethedevelopmentofanewgenerationofcompact imagingsystemsforbiomedicine.

Improvementsinelectronicreadoutcircuitshavesimilarly driven the development of ever largersemiconductor-detectorpixelarraystothepointwhere applications in digital radiography maysoonbepractical.Thenovelpropertiesofthenewdetectormaterialsandreadouttechnologiescanalso make possible new types of multimodalityimagingsystems.

This conference is intended to be of interestto a broad range of researchers, from thosedevelopingnewdetectorsthatmighthavemedicalapplications,tothosedevelopingmedicalimagingsystems,ortestingthemintheclinic,tothosejustinterested in what medical imaging possibilitiesareonthehorizon.

We invite submission of papers on, but notlimitedto,thefollowingtopics:•newapplicationsofsemiconductordetectorsin

medicine(CdZnTe,CdTe,TlBr,Ge,Si,etc.)•medicalapplicationsofnewscintillators(LaBr3:

Ce,LaCl3:Ce,elpasolites,SrI2,etc...)•novelsmall-animalx-ray/gamma-rayimaging

systems,includingmulti-modalitysystems•newimagingconfigurationsforPETorSPECT•collimatorsforimagingopticsformedicalx-ray

orgamma-rayimaging•medicalapplicationsofComptonimaging•pixelatedimagersfordigitalradiography•smallgammacamerasordetectorsystemsfor

intraoperativeuse•improveddetectorsforportalimaging•metrologyfornewclinicalradiologysystems•gamma-rayorx-raymicroscopy•compact,portableinstrumentsforbiomedical

imaging•biomedicalneutronimaging.

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PenetratingRadiationSystemsandApplicationsXIV(OP317)Conference Chairs: Gary P. Grim, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates);H. Bradford Barber, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Patrick Feng, SandiaNationalLabs.,California(UnitedStates);Paul Guss, NationalSecurityTechnologies,LLC(UnitedStates);Khalid M. Hattar, SandiaNationalLabs.(UnitedStates);Ralph B. James, BrookhavenNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Will E. Johns, VanderbiltUniv.(UnitedStates);Michael J. King, RapiscanSystemsLabs.(UnitedStates);Edward A. McKigney, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Wondwosen Mengesha, PhysicalOpticsCorp.(UnitedStates);Frank Merrill, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Michael R. Squillante, RadiationMonitoringDevices,Inc.(UnitedStates)

Penetrating Radiation refers to various forms ofenergeticionizingradiationsuchas:gammarays,x-rays, protons and alpha particles, neutronsand beta particles (electrons and positrons).Penetrating radiation technologies span a widerange of applications of benefit to mankind.Examples include: medical imaging, biomedicalresearch,nuclearsafeguards,andnonproliferation,explosives detection and threat reduction,nondestructivetesting,andmaterialsresearch.

Penetratingradiationpresentsuniquechallengestothedesignersofcomponentsandsystems,duetothenatureof its interactionswithmatter.Thisconference provides an interdisciplinary forumfor detector-materials developers, instrumentdesignersandusers to reporton recent results,improvements, and new approaches for usingpenetratingradiation.Emphasisisonnewdetectormaterials,novelapplicationsandimaging.

Contributed papers are solicited concerning,butnotlimitedto:•nuclearsafeguards•nondestructivetestandevaluation•materialscharacterization•homelandsecurity•elementalanalysisinrock,coal,andminerals•explosivesdetection•neutronimaging•newapplicationsforsemiconductordetectors

(CdZnTe,CdTe,HgI2,etc.)•applicationsfornewscintillationdetector

materialssuchaslanthanidehalidesandlanthanidesilicates

•coded-apertureimaging•Comptonimaging•sourcesofpenetratingradiation•high-speedpulseandspectralprocessing•neutronscatteringinstrumentation•gamma-rayandneutronradiography•nuclearchemistry•processmonitoringandcontrol.








OpticsandPhotonicsforInformationProcessingVII(OP320)Conference Chairs: Khan M. Iftekharuddin, OldDominionUniv.(UnitedStates);Abdul A. S. Awwal, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Andrés Márquez, Univ.deAlicante(Spain)

Program Committee: Ghaleb M. Abdulla, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Henri H. Arsenault, Univ.Laval(Canada);George Barbastathis, MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Juan Campos, Univ.AutònomadeBarcelona(Spain);David Casasent, CarnegieMellonUniv.(UnitedStates);Pietro Ferraro, IstitutoNazionalediOttica(Italy);Laurence G. Hassebrook, Univ.ofKentucky(UnitedStates);Kazuyoshi Itoh, OsakaUniv.(Japan);Mohammad Ataul Karim, OldDominionUniv.(UnitedStates);Byoungho Lee, SeoulNationalUniv.(Korea,Republicof);Abhijit Mahalanobis, LockheedMartinMissilesandFireControl(UnitedStates);Mohammad A. Matin, Univ.ofDenver(UnitedStates);Osamu Matoba, KobeUniv.(Japan);Alastair D. McAulay, LehighUniv.(UnitedStates);Nasser M. Nasrabadi, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Thomas J. Naughton, NationalUniv.ofIreland,Maynooth(Ireland);Mark Allen Neifeld, TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Takanori Nomura, WakayamaUniv.(Japan);Ting-Chung Poon, VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Philippe Réfrégier, InstitutFresnel(France);Joseph Rosen, Ben-GurionUniv.oftheNegev(Israel);John T. Sheridan, Univ.CollegeDublin(Ireland);Enrique Tajahuerce-Romera, Univ.JaumeI(Spain);Jun Tanida, OsakaUniv.(Japan);Cardinal Warde, MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Eriko Watanabe, TheUniv.ofElectro-Communications(Japan);Frank Wyrowski, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ.Jena(Germany);Toyohiko Yatagai, UtsunomiyaUniv.(Japan);Francis T. S. Yu, ThePennsylvaniaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);María J. Yzuel, Univ.AutònomadeBarcelona(Spain)

This conference is intended toprovidea forumfor interchangeonvariousalgorithms, systems,sensors,andarchitectures fornovelapplicationsinopticsandphotonicsininformationprocessing.Originalunpublishedcontributionsreportingrecentadvancesinanalogandhybridopticalinformationsystemsandtechniquesaresolicited.Allabstractswill be reviewedby theprogramcommittee fororiginalityandmerit.Topicsofinterestinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:

Algorithms•opticalpatternrecognition,devices,optical

correlationhardware,nonlineartechniquesforpatternrecognition

•nonlinear,neuralnetworksalgorithms•noveltransformsforopticalimagingsystems,

includingwaveletstransforms•opticalimageprocessingalgorithms•task-specificinformationforpatternrecognition•algorithmsforlargescaledata(BigData)

processing.

Architecture and systems •spatiallightmodulators(SLMs),photorefractive

materialsforopticalinformationsystems•holographictechniquesininformation

processing,andinformationdisplaysystems•opticalstorage/memorysystemsforinformation

processing•opticalsystemsfor3Dpatternrecognition,3D

imaging,andBigDataimageprocessing•applicationsofnovelopticalmaterialsfor

informationprocessing.

Optical switching and interconnects •opticsinserverarchitecture•waveguide,optical-fiber-based,polarization,

andintensityswitching,opticallimitswitches,opticalmultiplexing

•interconnectionnetworks:fiberoptic,free-space,massivelyparallelopticalinterconnections,staticandreconfigurableinterconnects,opticalbackplanesandVCSELandVLSIimplementationofinterconnects

•opticalbackbonesforconventionalcomputers,optical/hybridinterconnectsforelectroniccomputers.

Digital optical processing •multi-valuedlogic,linearalgebraprocessor,system

demonstrations,fault-tolerantcomputing,opticallogicandmemory

•holographicmemory-basedcomputing,integratedoptics,andsoliton-basedandsemiconductordevicesforopticalcomputing

•modelingofholographicelements,jointoptimization

•computationalsensing,computationalimagingforBigDataprocessing.

Applications in biophotonics •opticalprocessingforbiophotonics•applicationsofopticalsystemstoinformation

security•opticalsystemsforbiometricssensingand

recognition•opticalencryption,watermarking.

Image processing applications •novelx-ray-basedimageprocessing,algorithms

andsystems,noiseprocessing,applicationsinmedical,EUV,modeling,etc.

• imageprocessingofopticalimagesforlargescalesystemssuchaslaserfusionfacilities,applicationsinopticalalignment,opticsinspection,off-normaldetection

•opticalsystemsandalgorithmsforBigDataSAR/IR/visible/medicalimageprocessingandrecognition.

Parallel digital computing architecture •high-speeddigitalcomputationcircuitryforBig

Data•applicationofFPGAsinopticaldataprocessing•signed-digitbasedcomputing•memristor-basedcomputing.

Optical information processing in different countries •reviewofopticalinformationprocessingresearch

overdecadesaroundtheglobe.

Image and Signal Processing


ApplicationsofDigitalImageProcessingXXXVI(OP321)Conference Chairs: Andrew G. Tescher, AGTAssociates(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Vasudev Bhaskaran, QualcommInc.(UnitedStates);Wo L. Chang, NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(UnitedStates);Frederic Dufaux, TelecomParisTech(France);Touradj Ebrahimi, EcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne(Switzerland);Ali Habibi, Consultant(UnitedStates);Arianne T. Hinds, CableLabs(UnitedStates);T. Russell Hsing, TelcordiaTechnologies,Inc.(UnitedStates);Chun-Chieh Jay Kuo, TheUniv.ofSouthernCalifornia(UnitedStates);Dan Lelescu, PelicanImagingCorp.(UnitedStates);Andre J. Oosterlinck, KuleuvenR&D(Belgium);Sethuraman Panchanathan, ArizonaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Fernando Pereira, InstitutodeTelecomunicações(Portugal);Yuriy A. Reznik, InterDigital,Inc.(UnitedStates);Thomas Richter, Univ.Stuttgart(Germany);John Saghri, CaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniv.,SanLuisObispo(UnitedStates);Peter Schelkens, VrijeUniv.Brussel(Belgium);Gary J. Sullivan, MicrosoftCorp.(UnitedStates);Mihaela van der Schaar, Univ.ofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UnitedStates);Anthony Vetro, MitsubishiElectricResearchLabs.(UnitedStates)

The field of digital image processing hasexperiencedcontinuousandsignificantexpansioninrecentyears.Theusefulnessofthistechnologyisapparentinmanydifferentdisciplinescoveringmedicinethroughremotesensing.Theadvancesandwideavailabilityofimageprocessinghardwarehas further enhanced the usefulness of imageprocessing. The Application of Digital ImageProcessing conference welcomes contributionsof new results and novel techniques from thisimportanttechnology.

Papersaresolicitedinthebroadareasofdigitalimageprocessingapplications,including:•medicalapplications•digitalcinema•colorprocessing•robotvision•facsimile•registrationtechniques•imageprocessingarchitectures,workstations,

andprogrammableDSPs•multimediaapplications•high-qualitycolorrepresentation•impactofstandardizationonimageprocessing•restorationsandenhancements•imagetransmissionandcoding•remotesensing•hybridtechniques•patternrecognition•multidimensionalimageprocessing•videoprocessing•high-resolutiondisplay•super-high-definitionimageprocessing•computationalimaging•visualsearch.






SignalandDataProcessingofSmallTargets2013(OP322)Conference Chairs: Oliver E. Drummond, ConsultingEngineer(UnitedStates)

Conference Co-Chairs: Richard D. Teichgraeber, ConsultingEngineer(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Liyi Dai, U.S.ArmyResearchOffice(UnitedStates);Darren K. Emge, U.S.ArmyEdgewoodChemicalBiologicalCtr.(UnitedStates);Denise E. Jones, U.S.ArmySpaceandMissileDefenseCommand(UnitedStates);Rabinder N. Madan, OfficeofNavalResearch(UnitedStates);Karla K. Spriestersbach, MissileDefenseAgency(UnitedStates);Steven W. Waugh, DefenseThreatReductionAgency(UnitedStates)

Thisconferencewillprovideaforumfordiscussionofadvancesinalgorithmsforsensorsignalanddataprocessing,includingtrackinitiation,maintenance,termination,sensorfusion,andsignaldetection.Ofinterestaretargetsthataretoosmallforeffectiveuseoftraditionalautomatictargetrecognitionwithasingleframeofdata.Thesetargetsincludepoint-sourcetargets,unresolvedcloselyspacedobjects,smallextendedobjects,clustersofsmalltargets,andbiological/chemicalthreats.

Ofparticular interest is theprocessing of lowobservables or tracking in a dense environmentof false signals, clutter, or targets. There is anincreasing need for improvement in algorithmefficiency, i.e., improved functional performancerelative to processor resources required. Alsoneededareaccurateevaluationsandpredictionsof required resourcesandofperformanceunderrealisticconditions.

Papersare invitedonalgorithmconceptsanddetails, resultsof feasibilitystudiesanddetailedperformance evaluations, analytical studies,simulationandperformanceevaluationtechniques,related mathematical and statistical methods,and methods combining signal level processingand tracking.Ofspecial interestarepapers thatprovide information for selecting algorithms foran application. This includes the characteristicsofalgorithmsintermsof functionalperformanceandrequiredresourcesasafunctionofoperatingconditions.

Papers about both tactical and strategicapplications are solicited. Video and PCdemonstrations of performance are solicited.Papersare solicited in the followingand relatedareas:

Signal Processing•signaldetection•biological/chemicalsignalprocessing•linearornonlinearestimationandfiltering•lowsignal-to-ratioclutterratioprocessing•multipleframesignalprocessing/track-before-

detect•closelyspacedobjectresolution/

characterization•extendedobjectandclusterprocessing•backgroundremoval/clutterrejection/image

preprocessing•detectingtargetsthatobscurethebackground•jitter,drift,biasestimation•gammacircumvention•thresholdadjustmentandcontrol/CFAR

processing•image/frameregistration•fuse-before-detect.

Tracking: Association and Filtering•singleandmultipletargettracking•trackingbiological/chemicalthreats•trackinglowobservables/dimtargets•singleandmultiplesensordatatracking•trackingfiltersordataassociation•reversibledecisionandmultiplehypotheses

tracking•targetdetectionandacquisition•accommodatingfalsesignals,clutter,andstars•trackinitiation,maintenance,andtermination•efficientgatesearchapproaches•maneuveringtarget/multiplemodeltracking•sensordatafusion/network-centricprocessing•trackingwithdissimilarornon-collocated

multiplesensors•sensorregistrationbias/gridlockprocessing•trackingwithunresolvedcloselyspacedobjects•pointsource,smallextendedobject,andcluster

tracking•improvedtrackconsistencyandquality

assessment.

Signal and Data Processing Issues •multipleplatformprocessingdistribution•algorithmsforconcurrent/parallelprocessing•criticalopenissuesandalgorithmtradeoffs•impactofsensordesignorscanningpatternon

processing•phenomenologyconsiderations•performance:evaluationmethods,statistics,

prediction•modeling,simulations,andalgorithmtestbeds•efficient/robust/adaptiveprocessingmethods•promisingadvancedorinnovativetechniques•targettyping,classification,ordiscrimination•counter-countermeasures•processingmultispectraldata•useoftrackdatainsignalprocessing•integratedsignalanddataprocessing•hyperspectralprocessing•target-weaponassignmentmethods•processingtargetfeaturesandattributes•combatidentification•algorithmsforhomelandsecurity•network-centricresourcemanagement•chemical/biologicaldefenseprocessing•processingoffusion-levelfunctions•adaptivetrackingoradaptivesensorfusionThelatestconferenceinformationisonthewebat

http://ODrummond.com

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WaveletsandSparsityXV(OP323)Conference Chairs: Dimitri Van De Ville, EcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne(Switzerland);Vivek K. Goyal, MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Manos Papadakis, Univ.ofHouston(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Sophie Achard, Gipsa-lab(France);Akram Aldroubi, VanderbiltUniv.(UnitedStates);Radu V. Balan, Univ.ofMaryland,CollegePark(UnitedStates);Bernhard G. Bodmann, Univ.ofHouston(UnitedStates);Peter G. Casazza, Univ.ofMissouri-Columbia(UnitedStates);Pier Luigi Dragotti, ImperialCollegeLondon(UnitedKingdom);Jalal M. Fadili, ENSICAEN(France);Onur G. Guleryuz, FutureWeiTechnologies,Inc.(UnitedStates);Mathews Jacob, TheUniv.ofIowa(UnitedStates);Matthew Fickus, AirForceInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Ilya A. Krishtal, NorthernIllinoisUniv.(UnitedStates);Gitta Kutyniok, Univ.Osnabrück(Germany);Demetrio Labate, Univ.ofHouston(UnitedStates);Andrew F. Laine, ColumbiaUniv.(UnitedStates);Michael Liebling, Univ.ofCalifornia,SantaBarbara(UnitedStates);Jean-Christophe Olivo-Marin, InstitutPasteur(France);Jonas Richiardi, StanfordUniv.(UnitedStates);Michael Unser, EcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne(Switzerland);Yves Wiaux, EcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne(Switzerland)

This long-running series provides a forum forpresentationofresultsintheoryandapplicationsofsparserepresentations.Originally,thefocusofthisconferenceserieswasonwavelets,butinthecourse of many successful meetings the topicshave expanded and now encompass the entiredomainofthetheoryandapplicationsofallsignalsthathavesparserepresentationsorapproximationsregardlessoftheirdimensionality.Theconferencewelcomesoriginalpapersonthemathematicsofsignal and image processing and analysis andin all areas of mathematical sciences that areaffected fundamentally by the choice of signalrepresentation.Theseriesdistinguishes itselfbysuccessfullystraddlingdisciplinaryboundaries;ithasdrawnpreeminentresearchersinmathematics,signal and image processing and analysis,computervision,medicalimaging,neuroscience,physics, and other fields. It focuses on novelapplications of signal analysis and processingmethods,refinementsofexistingtechniques,andnewtheoreticaldevelopments.

WaveletsandSparsityXVwillbeaspecialedition(20yearsofexistence)andwewillcelebratethisoccasionwithspecial sessionsand topkeynotespeakers.

Topicsforsubmissionmayinclude(butarenotlimitedto):•wavelettheoryandmultiratefilterbanks•overcompleterepresentationsinfinite-and

infinite-dimensionalspaces•newconstructionsofbasesandframesfor

sparserepresentations•time-frequencyanalysis•sparserepresentationsinphysics,

neuroscience,andbioimaging,visualizationcomputationalgeometry,andfacerecognition

•multiresolutionsurfacerepresentationsandgraphics

•fractalanalysisandmultiscalerandomprocesses

•waveletsandapproximationtheory,sampling,andoperatortheory

•applicationsincommunications,radar,sonar,imaging,etc.

•compressedsensing•algorithmsforestimationanddetectionof

sparsesignals•sigma-deltaquantization.

Note: Please follow the submission instructionsbelowcarefully.

Submit an extended abstract of 2 pagesincludingasmanyfiguresasneeded(inadditiontothe250wordtext-onlyAbstractrequiredbySPIE),andincludeasummarycoversheetthatincludes:1.Descriptionoftheproblemaddressed:whyis

itimportant?2.Descriptionoftheoriginalcontributionofthis

work:howdoesitcomparewithpreviousworkontheproblemandworkonsimilarproblems?

Pleasevisithttp://www.waveletseries.orgforahistoryofthisevent.



EarthObservingSystemsXVIII(OP401)Conference Chairs: James J. Butler, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Xiaoxiong (Jack) Xiong, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Xingfa Gu, InstituteofRemoteSensingApplications(China)

Program Committee: Philip E. Ardanuy, RaytheonIntelligence&InformationSystems(UnitedStates);Robert A. Barnes, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Hal J. Bloom, Science&TechnologyCorp.(UnitedStates);Jeffrey S. Czapla-Myers, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Armin Doerry, SandiaNationalLabs.(UnitedStates);Mitchell D. Goldberg, NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(UnitedStates);Joel McCorkel, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Thomas S. Pagano, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Jeffery J. Puschell, RaytheonSpace&AirborneSystems(UnitedStates);Carl F. Schueler, OrbitalSciencesCorp.(UnitedStates)

Since EOS XVII in August 2012, new EarthObserving missions have launched or are nearlaunch, many existing missions have continuedsuccessfulon-orbitoperation,andplansforfuturemissions have been formulated and/or refined.The jointESA-EUMETSATMetop-Bsatellitewassuccessfully launched in September 2012 fromthe Baikonur Cosmodrome, joining Metop-Aas the second morning operational satellite inESA-EUMETSAT’s Polar System (EPS). In thenear term, NASA planned missions include anearly2013launchoftheLandsatDataContinuityMission (LDCM), 2014 launches of the OrbitingCarbonObservatory-2(OCO-2)mission,theGlobalPrecipitation Mission (GPM), the StratosphericAerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III), andtheSoilMoistureActive-Passive(SMAP)mission.ESA planned near-term missions include theSentinel-1,-2,and-3missionsin2013and2014andtheMeteosatSecondGeneration-4(MSG-4)missionin2014.Near-termJAXAmissionsincludetheGlobalChangeObservationMission-Carbon1(GCOM-C1) and the Advanced Land ObservingSatellite-2(ALOS-2)bothin2013.Spaceagenciescontinuetheoperationofmanyoftheirextendedmissions.Forexample,extendedNASAmissionscurrently include the Earth Observing System(EOS)Terra,Aqua,andAuramissions,theTropicalRainfallMeasurementMission(TRMM),theEarthObserving-1 (EO-1)mission, theSolarRadiationandClimateExperiment(SORCE),theActiveCavityRadiometerIrradianceMonitor(ACRIM),theoceanwindsQuickScatterometer (QuikSCAT),and theCloudSatmission.TheNASAAquariusinstrumentonboardtheArgentineSAC-Dsatellitecontinuesitsmeasurementsofglobalseasurfacesalinity.NASAand NOAA continue their intensive calibration,validation, and data product commissioningeffortsonthejointSuomiNationalPolar-orbitingPartnership(S-NPP)missionlaunchedinOctober2011. The JAXA Global Change ObservationMission-Water1(GCOM-W1)continuesitson-orbitoperationasamemberofthe“A-Train”seriesofsatellites.JAXAcontinuesoperationofitsALOS-1andtheGreenhousegasObservationSATellite(GOSAT),whiletheJapanMeteorologicalAgency(JMA) continues to operate its MultifunctionalTransportSatellites(MTSAT-1Rand-2).EUMETSATcontinues operation of its MSG-3 Meteosat-10satellite,whichwassuccessfullylaunchedinJuly2012, in addition toMeteosat 7 through 9.ESAcontinuesitsoperationofthePRojectforOn-BoardAutonomy-1 (PROBA-1), Soil Moisture OceanSalinity(SMOS),andtheCryoSat-2EarthExplorerOpportunityMission.

International joint agency missions under

extended operation include, but are not limitedto, the NASA and CNES Cloud-Aerosol Lidarand Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations(CALIPSO)mission,theEUMETSAT,CNES,NASA,and NOAA JASON ocean surface topographymissions, the ESA, JAXA EarthCARE missionprojectedforlaunchin2015,andtheJAXA/NASAGPM-Coremissionprojectedforlaunchin2014.

Spaceagencieshavealsorefinedandformulatedplans formany futuremissions.Forexample, inresponsetotheU.S.NationalResearchCouncil’sDecadalSurveyonEarthScienceandApplicationsfromSpace,severalNASAmissionsareinthepre-formulationorformulationstages.The2016launchof the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2(ICESat-2)missionisoneexample.AlsoinresponsetotheDecadalSurvey,plansforEarthVenture(EV)full-orbital missions, sub-orbital missions andinstrumentsarealsobeingformulated.NOAAandNASAarebusywith instrument,spacecraft,anddatasystempreparationsunderwayforthe2017launch of the first Joint Polar Satellite System(JPSS)

J1 platform, the first follow-on mission toS-NPP,andthe2015launchoftheGeostationaryOperational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-Roperationalweathersatellite.ESAandEUMETSATcontinuetheir instrumentformulationandlaunchplanning for their future Earth Explorers andSentinels Missions, Meteosat Third Generation(MTG),andEPSprograms.

Lastly, commercial and governmental groupsfrom around the globe are developing relativelylow-cost Earth-viewing missions, sensors,and technologies via instrument incubator andadvancedtechnologyprograms.

Many of these missions and projects haveresultedorwillresultinthedesign,development,andtestingofheritageand/ornewgenerationsofremotesensingsystemswhichwillbethesubjectofEOSXVIIIinAugust2013.Inaddition,topicsfrompast,current,andfutureEOSmissionsinChinawillbeincludedinthisconference.

Inaddition to thespecificsystemsmentionedabove,papersaresolicitedinthefollowinggeneralareas:•Earth-observingmissionstudiesincludingnew

systemrequirements•commercialsystemdesigns•electro-opticalsensordesignsandsensitivity

studies•microwaveandlidarremotesensingsystems•systemvalidationandvicariouscalibration•airbornesimulators

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•conversionfromresearchtooperationalsystems

•on-orbitcalibration,performance,andcharacterization

•on-orbitinstrumentinter-comparisontechniquesandresults

•enablingtechnologies(optics,antennas,electronics,calibrationtechniques,detectors,andmodels).

•sensorcalibrationtraceability,uncertainty,andpre-launchtoon-orbitassessments.

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InfraredRemoteSensingandInstrumentationXXI(OP402)Conference Chairs: Marija Strojnik Scholl, Ctr.deInvestigacionesenÓptica,A.C.(Mexico);Gonzalo Páez, Ctr.deInvestigacionesenÓptica,A.C.(Mexico)

Program Committee: John Antoniades, BAESystems(UnitedStates);Gabriele E. Arnold, DeutschesZentrumfürLuft-undRaumfahrte.V.(Germany);Gail J. Brown, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Jam Farhoomand, TechnoScienceCorp.(UnitedStates);Gerald T. Fraser, NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(UnitedStates);John C. Gille, Univ.ofColoradoatBoulder(UnitedStates);Sarath D. Gunapala, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Neil R. Malone, RaytheonCo.(UnitedStates);Stanley J. Wellard, SpaceDynamicsLab.(UnitedStates);Jan L. Williams, e-SystemsManagementConsultants(UnitedStates);Jürgen Wolf, NASAAmesResearchCtr.(UnitedStates)

A great deal of knowledge about the Earth’senvironment and about space (including outerspace)hasrecentlybeenacquiredusinginfraredremotesensingtechniques.Inthisconferenceweplan to bring together scientists and engineersinvolved with the design, engineering, and dataanalysis of existing and future infrared remotesensing instruments, including scientific returnsobtainedfromremotelycollecteddata.

Areasofinterestinclude:•scientificobjectivesforfuturemissions•scientificresultsforthosemissionsthathave

flown•instrumentdesignrequirementstomeet

missionobjectivesandtheresultantdesignandimplementationexperiences

•sensortechnologychallengesinmeetinginstrumentrequirements

•instrumentandsensorintegrationchallengesandexperiences

•plannedandrequiredenablingtechnologies.

Papersaresolicitedonthefollowingandrelatedtopics:

Remote sensing fundamentals •radiometryandenergythroughput•imaging•fundamentallimitstoIRimaging,including

detectorquantumnoiseandbackgroundlimit•straylightconsiderations,includinganalysis,

signal-to-noise,andinstrumentperformancelimitations

•instrumentcalibration,comparisonofpredictedandmeasuredresults

•spaceenvironmentandradiationeffects•calibrationandtesting•standardsandcharacterizationofcomponents

andmaterials•IR/electro-opticalsystemmodelingand

simulations.

Instrument observational facilities •PlanckObservatory•JamesWebbSpaceTelescope•SPICAFar-IRFacility•SAFIRTelescope•Darwin•SOFIA•HERSCHEL.

Instruments and their scientific returns •bolometers•spectrometers•imagingcameras•photometers(multiband)•radiometers•imagingandnonimaginginterferometers•microcameras.

Remote sensing •Earthresourcemapping•atmosphereandweatherprediction•spaceexploration•remotecalibration.

Enabling technologies •sensordesign•coldread-outelectronics•infraredmaterials.

Infrared telescopes for earth remote sensing, focal plane technology, and detection schemes •near-IRdetectors•IRdetectors•far-IRdetectors•sub-mmdetectors•focalplanelayoutandarchitecture.


InfraredSensors,Devices,andApplicationsIII(OP403)Conference Chairs: Paul D. LeVan, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Ashok K. Sood, MagnoliaOpticalTechnologies,Inc.(UnitedStates);Priyalal Wijewarnasuriya, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Arvind I. D’Souza, DRSSensors&TargetingSystems,Inc.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Sumith Bandara, U.S.ArmyNightVision&ElectronicSensorsDirectorate(UnitedStates);Eric A. DeCuir Jr., U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Eustace L. Dereniak, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Nibir K. Dhar, DefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(UnitedStates);Patti S. Gillespie, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Barbara G. Grant, LinesandLightsTechnology(UnitedStates);Sarath D. Gunapala, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);John P. Hartke, U.S.MilitaryAcademy(UnitedStates);John E. Hubbs, BallAerospace&TechnologiesCorp.(UnitedStates);Sanjay Krishna, Ctr.forHighTechnologyMaterials(UnitedStates);Michael W. Kudenov, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Randolph E. Longshore, RaytheonMissileSystems(Retired)(UnitedStates);Hiroshi Murakami, JapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(Japan);Manijeh Razeghi, NorthwesternUniv.(UnitedStates);James A. Stobie, BAESystems(UnitedStates);Jimmy Xu, BrownUniv.(UnitedStates);Sung-shik Yoo, NorthropGrummanElectronicSystems(UnitedStates)

Thedetectionofinfraredradiationhasproventobeaviableinvestigativetoolinenvironmentalstudies,homelandsecurity,andinmedical,automotive,andmilitaryapplications.Thisconferencewillprovideaforumforpapersrangingfrombasicdevicephysicsto novel applications. There will be sessionsfeaturing image processing techniques on thefocalplaneandsmartreadoutelectronics.Rapiddevelopment in featuresizehas led to theneedforcontinualstate-of-the-artupdatestotheopticscommunity. Recent developments in strainedsuperlattices, type II antimony-based detectormaterials,InAs:GaAs,anddevelopmentsinroomtemperature infrared detectors have resulted insignificantmaterialadvances.Variousarchitecturesusing signal conditioning technology have beendemonstrated at cryogenic temperatures forhigher-performance cooled IR FPAs, and aretherefore available as tools for researchers invarious disciplines. We are looking for papersthatdemonstratestate-of-the-artinnovelreadoutstructures,on-chipsignalprocessing,andpapersthatwillprovide informationonnewlydesigned,lessexpensivedigitalcircuitsforfastandultrafastsignalprocessorsonthefocalplanearray.

In addition, the conference is intended as ahigh-level forumbringingtogetherscientistsandengineers involved in the research, design, anddevelopment of infrared sensors and unique IRdevicestructuresincludingnanotechnology.

Papersaresolicitedfor,butnotlimitedto,thefollowingtopics:•SWIR,MWIR,LWIRdetectors•nanotechnology-basedEO/IRdetectors•nano/microbolometers•HgCdTe(MCT)technology•recentadvancesintheMBEgrowthofHgCdTe

onlow-cost,large-formatSisubstrates:NIR,SWIR,MWIR,andLWIR

•recentdevelopmentofstrained-layer-superlatticetechnology

•higher-operating-temperaturedetectors•avalanchephotodiodes•very-long-wavelengthdetectors•electronicreadoutimageintensifierdevices•innovativelow-noisereadoutcircuits•advancedmicrochannelplates

•advancedfiberoptics•medicalimaging•camerasforlow-light-levelhigh-definitionTV•photon-countingimaging•lidarandladarimaging•imageintensifiersformilitarynightvision

systems•plasmonicIRapplications•roboticvision•unmannedautonomousvehiclecameras•underseaimaging•multispectralsystems•infrareddetectormaterials(i.e.,InSb,HgCdTe,

GaAs)•smartfocalplanes•diffractiveopticsonFPA•commercialapplications•space-basedsensingapplications•astronomicalapplications•industrialapplications•automotiveapplications•medicalapplications•imagingspectrometerapplications•imagingpolarimeterapplications•FPAdataprocessing•cryogenicelectronics•on-FPAsignalprocessing•S/Hon-chip.

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RemoteSensingandModelingofEcosystemsforSustainabilityX(OP404)Conference Chairs: Wei Gao, ColoradoStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Thomas J. Jackson, U.S.Dept.ofAgriculture(UnitedStates)

Conference Co-Chairs: Jinnian Wang, InstituteofRemoteSensingApplications(China);Ni-Bin Chang, Univ.ofCentralFlorida(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: E. Raymond Hunt Jr., AgriculturalResearchService(UnitedStates);Brian Robert Johnson, NEON,Inc.(UnitedStates);Thomas U. Kampe, NEON,Inc.(UnitedStates);Xin-Zhong Liang, Univ.ofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign(UnitedStates);Dennis Ojima, ColoradoStateUniv.(UnitedStates);John J. Qu, GeorgeMasonUniv.(UnitedStates);David Riaño, Univ.ofCalifornia,Davis(UnitedStates);Jiong Shu, EastChinaNormalUniv.(China);Qiao Wang, MinistryofEnvironmentalProtection(China);Hongjie Xie, TheUniv.ofTexasatSanAntonio(UnitedStates);Denghua Yan, ChinaInstituteofWaterResourcesandHydropowerResearch(China);Xiaobing Zhou, MontanaTech(UnitedStates)

Remotesensingandrelatedgeospatialtechnologiesare providing opportunities for natural andmanagedecosystemsmonitoringandmanagementthathavebeenheretoforeunavailable.Ecosystemsaresensitivetochangescausedbybothnaturalevents and human activities. Concerns aboutwater availability and quality, sanitation, lossof biodiversity, invasive species, elevated CO2,nitrogen deposition, sustainable soil fertility andfoodproduction,landuseandlandcoverchange,ecosystem degradation, human social systems(urbanization),healthandhygiene,environmentalpolicy, disease of pests, plants, and humansrequire community effort and new technologies.Enhanced monitoring capabilities are essentialforearlydetection,assessment,andmitigationofchangesthatcanindicateharmtotheenvironment.Remote sensing and geospatial informationtechnologies have the ability to monitor and,therefore, oversee how human activities impacttheenvironmenton local, regional,national,andglobalscales.Integratedsystemmodelsincreasethecapability to simulate, evaluate, understand,and ultimately predict ecosystem changes andtheirinteractionswithothernaturalprocessesandhumanactivitiesaswellasconsequentimpacts.Scientistsareapplyingadvancedremotesensingtechnologies and integrated system modelsto solve problems that are facing our resourcemanagersaswellasstakeholders.Thisconferenceisdesignedtofocusontheuseofremotesensingandmodelsforsustainabilityinagriculture,forest,hydrology,ecology,wetland,andaridandsemi-arid ecosystems to improve our fundamentalunderstandingoftheEarth’sbiophysicalprocessesandtheirinteractionswithothernaturalvariationsandhumanactivities,andtodevelopandimprovetechniquesforanalyzingandinterpretingremotelysenseddatafromEarthobservationsystems.

Weareseekingcontributionstothisconferencefromthefollowingresearchareas:•remotesensinginecosystems(agriculture,

forest,grassland,wetland,aridandsemi-aridlands)assessmentandmonitoring

•specificparameterretrievalsusingvisible,infrared,microwave,lidartechniques

•aircraftandground-basedsensorsystems•newandfuturesatelliteobservingsystemsfor

ecosystems•site-specificagriculturalmanagement•agriculturalyieldandmonitoring•remotesensingofthehydrologicalcycle

includingsoilmoisture,waterquality,andopenwater

•bioproductionandresourcessustainability•landcoverdynamics,includinglandcover

classification,anddegradationassessment•remotesensingforurbanizationimpacts•assimilationoffunctionalmodelswithremotely

sensedvariables•developmentandapplicationofintegrated

modelsforobjectiveevaluation,betterunderstandingandimprovedpredictionofecosystemchangesandinteractionswithclimateandothernaturalvariationsandhumanactivities.

In addition to papers on current applicationsof remote sensing to natural ecosystemsmanagement,thisconferencewillalsogivespecialattentiontothesubjectofthefutureofspace-basedandairborneobservations.Exampletopicsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,themostrecentorplannednewinstrumentlaunches;technologyimpactsontherequirementsforpost-launchreconfigurability;managementofextremelyhigh-datavolumes;andinnovativeapproachestominimizingtheeffectsofatmosphericconfounders.

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SatelliteDataCompression,Communications,andProcessingIX(OP405)Conference Chairs: Bormin Huang, Univ.ofWisconsin-Madison(UnitedStates);Antonio J. Plaza, Univ.deExtremadura(Spain);Carole Thiebaut, Ctr.Nationald’ÉtudesSpatiales(France)

Conference Co-Chairs: Chulhee Lee, Yonsei Univ. (Korea, Republic of); Yunsong Li, XidianUniv.(China);Shen-En Qian, CanadianSpaceAgency(Canada)

Program Committee: Philip E. Ardanuy, RaytheonIntelligence&InformationSystems(UnitedStates);Roberto Camarero, Ctr.Nationald’ÉtudesSpatiales(France);Chein-I Chang, Univ.ofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty(UnitedStates);Yang-Lang Chang, NationalTaipeiUniv.ofTechnology(Taiwan);Myungjin Choi, KoreaAerospaceResearchInstitute(Korea,Republicof);Qian Du, MississippiStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Yong Fang, NorthwestA&FUniv.(China);Samuel D. Gasster, TheAerospaceCorp.(UnitedStates);Mitchell D. Goldberg, NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(UnitedStates);Roger W. Heymann, NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(UnitedStates);Tung-Ju Hsieh, NationalTaipeiUniv.ofTechnology(Taiwan);Allen H.-L. Huang, Univ.ofWisconsin-Madison(UnitedStates);Sebastian Lopez Suarez, Univ.deLasPalmasdeGranCanaria(Spain);Enrico Magli, PolitecnicodiTorino(Italy);Jarno Mielikainen, Univ.ofEasternFinland(UnitedStates);Daniela I. Moody, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Abel Paz, Univ.deExtremadura(Spain);Jordi Portell de Mora, Univ.deBarcelona(Spain);Jeffery J. Puschell, RaytheonSpace&AirborneSystems(UnitedStates);Joan Serra-Sagrista, Univ.AutònomadeBarcelona(Spain);Yuliya Tarabalka, Univ.ofIceland(Iceland);Carole Thiebaut, Ctr.Nationald’ÉtudesSpatiales(France);Raffaele Vitulli, EuropeanSpaceResearchandTechnologyCtr.(Netherlands);Shih-Chieh Wei, TamkangUniv.(Taiwan);Jiaji Wu, XidianUniv.(China);Zhang Ye, HarbinInstituteofTechnology(China)

Withtheadvancesinmodernactiveandpassivesensor technologies with higher spectral and/orspatialresolutionsandfasterscanningspeeds,morepowerful airborne and spaceborne instrumentsare being developed for remote sensing of theatmosphere, oceans, lands of Earth, and otherplanets.Thesetechnologiesresultinasignificantincrease in data volume. The increase presentsachallengetosatelliteswith limitedaccesstoagrowingcongestedradiofrequencyspectrum.Datacompression techniques provide data reductionfor effective downlink and rebroadcast as wellas economic archiving. Data communicationtechniques facilitate robust information transferoveralimited-bandwidthnoisychannel.

This conference provides an interdisciplinaryforum forexchanging the latest research resultsandviewsintheareasofsatellitedatacompressionandcommunication.Theadvancesinsatellitedatacompressionhavebeeninfluencedbytheprogressandknowledgeingeneric2Dand3Dimage-andvideo-codingtechniques.Researchintheseareasisalsowelcomeinhopetoinspirethescientistsinsatellitedatacompression.Thisconferencealsoextendsitsintereststodata-processingtechniquestoimproveoranalyzethenoisydataviaonboardpre-processingoronsitepost-processing.Topicsofinterestincludebutarenotlimitedto:Data compressionUltraspectral/hyperspectral/mult ispectralcompression, lossless/near-lossless/lossycompression, generic image and video coding,onboard compression algorithms and chips,error-resilient source coding, distributed sourcecoding, joint source-channel coding, sourcecoding in multiple access networks, vectorquantization, compression using wavelets,ridgelets, bandlets, curvelets or multiwavelets,fractalcompression,multipledescriptioncoding,error control, bit-rate allocation, unequal errorprotection, parallel compression algorithms,GPU-based compression, compression-basedanomaly detection, compression of geographicinformation systems (GIS), interferogram data

compression, grating data compression, GPS/SAR/Lidardatacompression,space&astronomydatacompression,applicationsofcompressiontogeophysicalproductretrieval,othertopicsrelatedtodatacompression.

Data communications Error-correcting channel coding, advancedmodulations,restrictedradiofrequencyspectrum,telemetry systems, telecommand systems,space link protocol, link analysis, transmissiontechniques, multiple access, satellite networks,multi-beam satellites, communication payload,Turbo codes, low-density parity-check codes(LDPCs), applications of Europe’s DVB satellitestandard,4D-8PSK-TCMmodulation,out-of-bandemission control, other topics related to datacommunication.

Data processing Filter design, digital filters, data reduction,samplingandquantization,compressivesensing,dataarchiving,dataindexing,imageregistration,image restoration, image interpolation, datarecovery, de-striping, bowtie correction, datacalibration, data correction, data enhancement,noisefiltering,analoganddigitalsignalprocessing,statistical signal processing, adaptive signalprocessing, geometric transformation, imagestabilization, color correction, brightness andcontrast adjustment, data representation andtransforms, super-resolution, multi-resolutionprocessing and wavelet, motion analysis &tracking,sub-pixel targetdetection,endmemberextraction,spectralunmixing, featureextraction,morphologicalimageprocessing,neuralnetworks,fuzzy processing, data format, content-basedretrieval,imagequalityassessment,sensorarrayand multi-channel systems, dada hiding, dataencryption,watermarking&authentication,patternrecognition,datamining,datafusion,informationretrievalfromcompresseddata,othertopicsrelatedtodataprocessing.

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ImagingSpectrometryXVIII(OP406)Conference Chairs: Pantazis Mouroulis, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Thomas S. Pagano, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Christoph C. Borel, AirForceInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Chein-I Chang, Univ.ofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty(UnitedStates);François Châteauneuf, INO(Canada);Thomas Cooley, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Eustace L. Dereniak, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Bo-Cai Gao, U.S.NavalResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Robert O. Green, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Kevin C. Gross, AirForceInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Robert T. Kroutil, DynamacCorp.(UnitedStates);Joseph Meola, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Jose F. Moreno, Univ.deValència(Spain);Luc Rochette, LRTech(Canada);Michael E. Schaepman-Strub, ZurichUniv.ofAppliedSciences(Switzerland);John R. Schott, RochesterInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);John F. Silny, RaytheonSpace&AirborneSystems(UnitedStates)

The newest operational and planned imagingsensors collect high signal-to-noise ratio, high-resolutionspatialandspectraldata.Thecapabilitytosimultaneously image inhundredsofspectralbandsandtheavailabilityofsuchinformation-richdataposeuniquechallengestosystemdesignersanddataanalysts.Thesechallengesincludesensordesigns, system trade-offs, calibration, onboardprocessing,dataprecisionandcompression,andatmosphericcorrection.Equally important is theunderstanding of hyperspectral phenomenologyanditstranslationintousefulexploitationtoolsforthescientificcommunity.

This conference seeks to provide a snapshotof the stateof this expandingfieldand tobringtogether experts from all the disciplines thatcontribute to and benefit from it, with the goalsof demonstrating the utility and advancing thecapabilitiesofimagingspectrometry.

Areasofinterestareactiveandpassivesensors;spectrometer sensorsystemdesignsand trade-offs; near-real-time and automated processingof hyperspectral data; techniques to detect,classify, identify, and map objects, emissions,andphysicalphenomenainspectraldata;fusionof remote sensing data from disparate sensorsandwavelengthregionstoenhancethevalueofremotelysenseddata.

Papers are solicited in all areas of ImagingSpectrometry,including:

Sensor design and implementation •activeandpassivespectrometerdesignand

developmentforallspectralregionsfromtheUVtothethermalIR,forspace,airborne,andground-basedsystems•verificationandcalibrationmethodsandtechniques

•simulationtechniquesinsensordesignandcharacterization

•sensorartifactassessmentandsuppression•spectro-polarimetricsystems•novelarchitecturesandspectrometerdesigns•enablingtechnologies.

Data handling and modeling •real-timeandoff-linedataprocessingand

exploitationmethodsandalgorithms•spectralsignaturelibrariesanddatabases

•laboratoryandfieldmeasurementdata-collectiontechniques,reflectanceandBRDFlibrariesandmodels

•physics-basedspectralphenomenologyunderstandingandmodeling

•atmosphericcorrectiontechniques•radiativetransfermodeling•advancesindetection,classification,

characterizationalgorithmsandtechniques•sensorfusion.

Applications •geologyandmineralogyforEarthandplanetary

applications•ocean,coastalocean,andinlandwaters•vegetationmonitoringandhealthassessment•imagingspectrometryandresource

management•imagingspectrometryforemergencyresponse,

disasterrecovery,andremediation•homelandsecurity,defense,andcartography•imagingspectrometryatthemeso-and

microscale:in-situapplications,processcontrol,biologyandmedicine,microscopy,forensics.

Invitedspeakerswillhighlightmajordevelopmentsandsurveythestate-of-the-artintheirfields.

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RemoteSensingSystemEngineeringV(OP407)Conference Chairs: Philip E. Ardanuy, RaytheonIntelligence&InformationSystems(UnitedStates);Jeffery J. Puschell, RaytheonSpace&AirborneSystems(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Robert M. Atlas, NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(UnitedStates);Stephen A. Cota, TheAerospaceCorp.(UnitedStates);Gerald J. Dittberner, HarrisCorp.(UnitedStates);William B. Gail, GlobalWeatherCorp.(UnitedStates);Xingfa Gu, InstituteofRemoteSensingApplications(China);Om P. Gupta, IridiumCommunicationsInc.(UnitedStates);M. Gregory Hammann, GeoEye,Inc.(UnitedStates);Allen Huang, Univ.ofWisconsin-Madison(UnitedStates);Gerard Jansson, IntelsatGlobalServiceCorp.(UnitedStates);K. Dieter Klaes, EuropeanOrganisationfortheExploitationofMeteorologicalSatellites(Germany);Stephen A. Mango, NOAA/NESDISOfficeofSatelliteOperations(UnitedStates);Jens Nieke, EuropeanSpaceResearchandTechnologyCtr.(Netherlands);Carl F. Schueler, SchuelerConsulting-SantaBarbara(UnitedStates)

The goals of the Remote Sensing SystemsEngineeringVconferenceare,firstandforemost,toexchangecriticalandinvaluablelessonslearnedandbestpracticesinthesystemsengineeringofground-, air-, and space-based remote sensingsystems. Additional goals are to share existingand emerging design approaches, engineeringmethods,tools,andfuturetrendsforengineeringofremotesensingsystems.Atleastthreesessionsareanticipated:FutureEarthObservingSystems;LessonsLearned;NewTools,NewApproaches.

Topics include: (1) systems engineeringbest practices and lessons learned; (2) systemarchitecture and design; (3) requirements,performancemetrics,andmeasuresofsuccess;(4)modelingandsimulationtoolsandmethods;(5)designandintegrationofdistributedarchitectures;(6) use of commercial assets in future remotesensingsystems;(7)bridgingandbalancingacrossthe science-to-engineeringand technologist-to-end-uservalleysof“deathandlostopportunities”;and (8) the end user, effective data/information/system utilization, and optimum return oninvestment.

Papersaresolicitedin:•systemsengineeringbestpracticesand

lessonslearned•systemarchitectureanddesignforcurrent

andfutureexperimental,research,andoperationalremotesensorsforEarthimagingandmapping,atmospheric,oceanicandlandremotesensingandsystemsforremotelysensingandimagingobjectsinspacenearEarth

•systemsengineeringmetricsandmeasuresofsuccessleadingtooptimalsystemdesign

•methodsandapproachesforsystemrequirementsidentification,definition,andallocationforoperationalprograms

•end-to-endsystemmodeling,visualization,andsimulationmethodsandtools

•systemsengineeringapproachesforoptimizingtransitionofresearchsystemstooperationaluse

•distributedremotesensingsystemarchitectures

•evolutionofsystemstonetworks•integratedsystemofsystems:engineering

approachesandmethods•systemsengineeringofsatellite,aircraft/UAS,

andsensorformations,constellations,andswarms

•secondarypayloadsonsatellitecommunicationsystems,othercommercialsystems,andISS

•smallsatsandnanosatellites;exploitationofmicro-andnano-sensingtechnologies.

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LidarRemoteSensingforEnvironmentalMonitoringXIV(OP409)Conference Chair: Upendra N. Singh, NASALangleyResearchCtr.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: James B. Abshire, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);William C. Edwards, NASALangleyResearchCtr.(UnitedStates);Floyd E. Hovis, Fibertek,Inc.(UnitedStates);George J. Komar, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Kohei Mizutani, NationalInstituteofInformationandCommunicationsTechnology(Japan)

Optical remote sensing techniques are beingwidelyusedforcontinuous,systematicmonitoringof atmospheric constituents and meteorologicalparametersusingground-,air-,andsatellite-basedremotesensing instruments.Theabilityof laser/telescopesystemstoreachouttogreatdistancesin theatmospherehasopenedupamajor fileldofappliedopticsthatnowattractstheeffortsofscientistsandengineersfrommanycountries.

This technology makes it possible to rapidlyobtain profiles of atmospheric properties (e.g.temperatureandwind)andconstituents(e.g.H2O,O3,andCO2).Time-dependent3Dmappingoftheatmospherehasnowbecomearealitythroughtheinternationaldevelopmentofthe lidartechnique.Lidar practice now incorporates a wide varietyofopticalphenomena (absorption,fluorescence,etc.).Applicationsare increasing in theareasofmeteorology, urban and industrial air pollution,aircraft safety, global monitoring of ozone andclimate change, and the basic processes ofatmosphericdynamics.GlobalwindprofilingandCO2measurementfromspacerequireshigh-energyand high-power lasers for extended operation.Laser risk reduction, technology maturationand life time testing at component and systemlevel has become an important issue for spacedeployment.Similarly,thermal,contamination,andradiationeffectsareneedtobefullyunderstoodfordevelopinghighly efficient, long life, highpowerlasersourcesforlong-termoperationinspace.Astheworldmovestowardsincreasedpopulationandindustrialdevelopment,laserremotesensingwillbecomemoreandmoreimportantasthemethodof choice for obtaining the environmental dataneededinintelligentdecision-makingforresourcemanagement.Thisconferencefocusesoncurrentand future laser remote sensing technologies,techniques,applications,andobservationsrelatedtoenvironmentalmonitoring.

Toallowmaximumparticipation,awiderangeoftopicswillbeconsideredforpresentationanddiscussionattheconference.Thesuggestedlistoftopicstobecoveredinthisconferenceis:•solidstateandfiberlaserdevelopmentsfor

lidarapplications•high-powerlaserdiodesforspacelidar

applications•innovativelidardetectorandreceiver

technologies•efficient,compact,ground-,air-,and

spacebornelidarsystems•laserrangingandimaging•spacereliabilityandthermal,contamination,

andradiationeffectsoncomponentandsystemsforspace

•lidarmethodsforconstituentmonitoring(DIAL,Raman,Raman/DIAL,Resonance)

•lidarmethodsfornaturalresourcemanagement(vegetation,fishery)

•laser-basedremotechemicalandbiologicaldetectionandanalysis

•tunableIRtomid-IRlidarforchemical/pollutiondetection

•windfieldprofiling(coherent,direct)•atmosphericaerosolsandcloudstudieslidar

applicationstoglobalissues(ozonedepletion,climatechange,globaltransportofpollutants)

•lidarapplicationstoregionalissues(urbanpollution,dusttransport)

•polarcloudmonitoring(PSCs,NLCs,PMCs)•atmosphericdynamics(boundarylayer,gravity

waves,tides,etc.)•multi-sensorstationsandcampaignsfor

comprehensiveatmosphericcharacterization•affordablelidarforcloud,aerosol,andpollution

monitoring•globalscalemonitoringbysatellite-borne

lidars.

Call for Papers









PolarizationScienceandRemoteSensingVI(OP410)Conference Chairs: Joseph A. Shaw, MontanaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Daniel A. LeMaster, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Bruce E. Bernacki, PacificNorthwestNationalLab.(UnitedStates);David B. Chenault, PolarisSensorTechnologies,Inc.(UnitedStates);Russell A. Chipman, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Julia M. Craven-Jones, SandiaNationalLabs.(UnitedStates);Aristide C. Dogariu, CREOL,TheCollegeofOpticsandPhotonics,Univ.ofCentralFlorida(UnitedStates);Dennis H. Goldstein, PolarisSensorTechnologiesInc.(UnitedStates);Brian G. Hoover, AdvancedOpticalTechnologies(UnitedStates);Michael Kudenov, NorthCarolinaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Kazuhiko Oka, HokkaidoUniv.(Japan);Jean-Marc Thériault, DefenceResearchandDevelopmentCanada,Valcartier(Canada);J. Scott Tyo, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Yoav Y. Schechner, Technion-IsraelInstituteofTechnology(Israel)

Optical polarization is a powerful tool used inmany aspects of remote sensing. Active andpassivepolarimetricsensorshavebeendevelopedfor use in all optical regions from UV–LWIRand into the THz region. Polarization has beendemonstrated toenhance targetcontrast, aid intarget identification, assist in the penetration ofscattering media, probe material surfaces, andcharacterize particles suspended in the air andwater.Applicationsofpolarimetryhave includedpassiveandactiveair-andground-basedsensors,underwaterimagers,medicalimagery,astronomy,andnon-imaging sensors for environmental andindustrialmonitoring.Inaddition,polarizationvisionisknowntobeusedbymanyspeciesofvertebratesandinvertebratesfortheidentificationofpreyandintra-speciescommunications.

This conference will focus on the science,mathematics, phenomenology, and applicationsof polarization and polarimetric remote sensing.Papers are encouraged that discuss noveltheoretical treatment orpractical applicationsofpolarimetricmeasurementsorpolarimetricimagery.


Polarization in Remote Sensing •atmosphericpolarizationmeasurementsand

modeling•polarizationforcharacterizingclouds,haze,

andaerosols•atmosphericandbiologicalaerosol

measurements•terrestrialandplanetarysurfacepolarization•agriculturalcropandsoilpolarizationand

modeling•solar,astronomical,orastrophysical

applications•oceanandmarineapplications•polarizationremotesensingprograms•spectropolarimetry•polarizationlidar/ladarandotheractive

polarimetry.

Polarization Phenomenology of Natural and Artificial Scenes •polarizationphenomenologymeasurements•polarizationphenomenologysimulations.

Polarization Properties of Sources and Detectors

Polarization Metrology and Instrumentation •passiveandactivepolarimetry•ellipsometry•polarizationscatteredlightmeasurements•spectropolarimetry•imagingpolarimetry•polarization-basedbiologicalmicroscopy,

imaging,andinstrumentation.

Polarization in Vision and Computer Vision

Polarimetric Image Quality Metrics

Polarization Analysis of Optical Systems •polarizationinopticaldesignandpolarization

raytracing•polarizationaberrations•instrumentalpolarization•polarimetercalibration.

Polarization-Based Optical Systems and Components •passivepolarimeters•laserradar(lidarorladar)andotheractive

polarimeters•polarizationimagers•opticalsignalprocessorsandcomputers•opticaldatastorage•fiberopticsensors•opticalmodulators.

Polarization Properties of Materials •liquidcrystalsandcrystallinematerials•ceramicsandplastics•organicandbiologicalmaterials•opticalfiber.

Mathematics of Coherence, Polarization, and Scattering Polarization

Methods of Displaying Polarization Data

Remote Sensing


LaserCommunicationandPropagationThroughtheAtmosphereandOceansII(OP414)Conference Chairs: Alexander M. J. van Eijk, TNODefence,SecurityandSafety(Netherlands);Christopher C. Davis, Univ.ofMaryland,CollegePark(UnitedStates);Stephen M. Hammel, SpaceandNavalWarfareSystemsCommand(UnitedStates);Arun K. Majumdar, NavalAirWarfareCtr.WeaponsDiv.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Larry C. Andrews, Univ.ofCentralFlorida(UnitedStates);Jaime Anguita, Univ.deLosAndes(Chile);Shlomi Arnon, Ben-GurionUniv.oftheNegev(Israel);Mikhail S. Belen’kii, TrexEnterprisesCorp.(UnitedStates);Matthew M. Bold, LockheedMartinSpaceSystemsCo.(UnitedStates);Robert J. Grasso, NorthropGrummanElectronicSystems(UnitedStates);Jony Jiang Liu, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Vladimir B. Markov, AdvancedSystems&Technologies,Inc.(UnitedStates);Stuart D. Milner, Univ.ofMaryland,CollegePark(UnitedStates);Dominic C. O’Brien, Univ.ofOxford(UnitedKingdom);Ronald L. Phillips, FloridaSpaceInstitute(UnitedStates);William S. Rabinovich, U.S.NavalResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Karin Stein, Fraunhofer-InstitutfürOptronik,SystemtechnikundBildauswertung(Germany);Michael T. Valley, SandiaNationalLabs.(UnitedStates);Thomas Weyrauch, Univ.ofDayton(UnitedStates);Otakar Wilfert, BrnoUniv.ofTechnology(CzechRepublic)

The effects of the atmosphere and oceans onoptical propagation can often be the limitingperformance factor in many optical systemapplications. The primary factors in beamdegradationare:absorptionandscattering;large-scalerefractiveeffects;andopticalturbulence.Formanyapplications,it isnecessarytounderstandhowthesefactorscanbepredictedandmodeled.Specific environments remain difficult for beampropagationmodels:longhorizontalpropagationpathsnearorthroughtheoceansurfaceornearthelandsurfacecanencounterlargeverticalgradientsinturbulenceintensityandinextinction.Waterisgenerally highly absorbing over all but relativelyshort paths. Inhomogeneous regions such ascoastal areas, mountains, or urban islands aredifficulttosimulate.

High data rate directional wireless (FSO/RF)communicationsremainsanemergingtechnologywithanumberoftechnicalchallengespreventingwidespreadacceptanceandimplementation.ThefocusingandtransmissionofdirectedlaserorRFenergy through theatmosphere, space, andair-waterinterfacesinvolvesproblemsrelatedtosignalreception,tracking,steering,pointing,laser-beampropagation, laser speckle, rain effects, systemdesign,andinformationprocessing.For imagingsystems,atmosphericeffectsmayleadtoseriousdegradationofimagequality,e.g.,throughcontrastreduction, blurring and scintillation. There is aneed for adescriptionof turbulence in termsofenvironmentalparameters,intermsofitsimpactonimagequality,andintermsofimageprocessingtechniquestoimproveimagequalitybyremovingturbulenceeffects.

Theobjectiveof thisconference is toprovidea forum for researchers,productengineers,andsystems developers to present and discuss thelatestdevelopmentsincommunicationandimagingsystemsforcommercialanddefenseapplicationsand to stimulate interdisciplinary discussionsof atmospheric turbulence and propagationphenomenaandtheirimpactonthesesystems.

Papersaresolicitedinthefollowingandrelatedareas:•measurementandmodelingoftheeffects

ofturbulence,aerosols,andparticulatesonpropagationinFSOandimagingsystems

•criticalanalysesofthecurrentstate-of-the-artpropagationandradiancecodes

•techniquesformitigationofatmosphericeffects,includingerrorcorrectioncodingtechniques

•underwaterFSOcommunications•laserandhybrid(combinationoflaserandRF)

communications:advancedtechniquesandissues

•noveltechniquesforrapidtargetacquisition,laserbeampointing,andtracking

•effectsofrainonhigh-frequencydirectionalRF•atmosphericeffectsonhighdatarateFSOdata

links(includingpulsebroadening)•adaptiveopticsandothermitigationtechniques

forFSOandimagingsystems•optical/RFcomponentsincludingmodulated

retro-reflectorsforfree-spacelaser/hybridcommunicationsystems

•novelopticalreceiversandarchitecturestoimprovelinkSNRandreliability

•experimentaldemonstrations,tests,andperformancecharacterizationsinlaboratoryandfield.

Atmospheric and Space Optical Systems


QuantumCommunicationsandQuantumImagingXI(OP415)Conference Chairs: Ronald E. Meyers, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Yanhua Shih, Univ.ofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty(UnitedStates);Keith S. Deacon, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Stefania A. Castelletto, MacquarieUniv.(Australia);Milena D’Angelo, Univ.degliStudidiBari(Italy);Mark T. Gruneisen, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Richard J. Hughes, LosAlamosNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Yoon-Ho Kim, PohangUniv.ofScienceandTechnology(Korea,Republicof);Patricia J. Lee, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Todd B. Pittman, Univ.ofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty(UnitedStates);Barry C. Sanders, Univ.ofCalgary(Canada);Alexander V. Sergienko, BostonUniv.(UnitedStates);Dmitry V. Strekalov, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Shigeki Takeuchi, HokkaidoUniv.(Japan);Xiao Tang, NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(UnitedStates);Arnold Tunick, U.S.ArmyResearchLab.(UnitedStates)

Quantumcommunicationsandquantumimagingare emerging technologies that promise greatbenefits beyond classical communications andclassicalimagingaswellasgreatchallenges.Theobjectiveofthisconferenceistoprovideaforumforscientists,researchers,andsystemdevelopersinbothfieldsandencouragetechnologyexchangebetween the quantum communication andquantumimagingresearchcommunities.


Quantum Communications and Enabling Science and Technology •quantumfree-spaceandfiberoptics

communicationsandcryptography•quantumcommunicationsandquantum

imagingfree-spaceandfiberopticsexperimentaldemonstrations,tests,andperformance

•teleportation;continuousvariableteleportation•quantumkeydistribution(QKD),entangled

QKD,stochasticQKD,heraldedQKD•atmosphericquantumcommunication

propagationtheory,simulation•atmosphericquantumcommunicationand

satellitetechnologies•atmosphericeffectsonquantumsystems•nonlinearcrystalandfiberuseingenerating

andengineeringentanglement•single-photonsources•photonsources,continuousandpulsedlaser

sourcesofentangledphotons•single-photonandmulti-photondetectors•multi-photonandmultiple-particleentangled

statesandentangledbeams•squeezedstates•quantumtwo-photonsensinganddetection•slow/trappedlightandphotons•qubitphysics,singleandmulti-photonphysics•quantumsensors•amplificationandtransmissionofphotonholes.

Quantum Imaging and Metrology •quantumghostimaging,ghostimaging•quantumimagingandmetrologythroughthe

atmosphere:technology,theory,simulation,experiments

•quantumimagingandquantumlithography

•quantumholographyandquantumidentification

•quantuminterference•quantummeasurementsusingcameras•fastcamerasforquantumtechnology•quantumimagingatdiversewavelengths•nonlocalquantumimagingphysics•newwaystomakepseudothermalsourcesfor

quantumimaging•quantumimagingtheory•uncertaintyprincipleinquantumimaging•quantumimagecommunication•quantumversusclassicalimagingphysics•quantumimagingversusspeckleimaging•quantumimagingexperiments•quantumimagingandsatellites•quantumimagingnoisereduction•quantumremotesensing•quantumlidarandquantumladar•bi-photonphotoresist•bi-photonandn-photonquantumimaging•incoherentlightandsolarlightquantum

imaging•quantumimagingresolutionandsuper-

resolution•quantumimagingformedicalapplications•quantumimagingusingfluorescence•colorandmulti-spectralquantumimaging•quantumrelativity,GPS,andmetrology•quantumclocksynchronization•quantumclocksinquantumcoincidence

measurements.

Quantum Internet and Quantum Information •fundamentalpropertiesofthephoton

relatingtoquantumimaging,quantumcommunications,andquantuminformation

•quantumcomputingwithphotons•simulationoftheevolutionofquantum

communication,quantumcomputing,quantumimagingsystems

•quantumstorage,gates,andcontrol•optical/photonic/fiberquantumcomputing•Bell-stateanalyzerdevelopment•type-IIquantumcomputingtheory,hardware,

software,andapplications



Call for Papers

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•novelquantumcomputing•quantuminformationcommunication•quantumdatacompression•quantumsecretsharing•quantumalgorithms•quantumintrusiondetection•quantumstateengineering•quantumrandomnumbergeneration•quantumfactoring•quantumcommunicationusingentanglement•informationinaphoton•compressivesensingandcompressiveimaging

withquantuminformation•non-classicalinformationfromentangledstates

andnon-entangledstates•atom-photonquantumnetworks•distributedquantumcomputing•quantumrepeaters•entanglementofdistantquantummemories•photonfrequencyconversion•atomchips•photonchips•quantumsatellites•quantumcubesatellites•storageofentangledphotons•multi-photoninterference,multi-particle

interference.

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NanophotonicsandMacrophotonicsforSpaceEnvironmentsVII(OP416)Conference Chairs: Edward W. Taylor, InternationalPhotonicsConsultants,Inc.(UnitedStates);David A. Cardimona, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates)

Conference Co-Chairs: Ronald G. Pirich, NorthropGrummanAerospaceSystems(Retired)(UnitedStates);Narasimha S. Prasad, NASALangleyResearchCtr.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Koen Clays, KatholiekeUniv.Leuven(Belgium);Vince M. Cowan, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Nathan J. Dawson, YoungstownStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Michael J. Hayduk, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Huan Huang, PolarOnyx,Inc.(UnitedStates);Jihong Geng, AdValuePhotonics,Inc.(UnitedStates);Mark G. Kuzyk, WashingtonStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Serge Oktyabrsky, Univ.atAlbany(UnitedStates);Javier Pérez-Moreno, SkidmoreCollege(UnitedStates);Sam-Shajing Sun, NorfolkStateUniv.(UnitedStates)

Thefocusofthisconferencewillbethepresentationof papers dealing with emerging and advancednano-andmacrophotonictechnologiesappropriateforuseinspaceandsometerrestrialapplicationswheretheeffectsofionizingradiation,temperatureranging,andotherenvironmentaleffectssuchasatomicoxygen(AO),vacuum,andultraviolet(UV)radiation can degrade space sensors, systems,andrelatedcomponents.

Papers are sought dealing with satellitearchitectures and systems, especially thoseranging fromsmall topico-satelliteandcubesatpayloads which require micro-component andsystems such as MEMS, IFOG and ring lasergyros, integratedmonolithicphotonicsandnew,innovative, miniaturized, cost-effective, reliableandradiationresistantsensorandcommunicationstechnologies.Emergingand improvedphotonicstechnologycanfacilitateimplementationoffuturesmallsatsystems,aswellassignificantlyimproverelateddual-usecommercialandmilitaryterrestrialsystemapplicationswherereducedsize,reliability,and resistance to temperature and ionizing anddisplacementradiationsaremajorissues.Topicsdealingwith researchanddevelopment in theseareas, and especially technologies expected tooperate in adverse UV and AO environmentsfoundinnear-Earthorbitsorgalacticcosmicraysencounteredininterplanetaryspace,aresolicited.Recentinnovationsinnanotechnologies,photoniccrystals,photonicbandgapdevices,quantum-well,quantum-dot and nanoparticle semiconductorcomponents, molecularly engineered organic,biological and polymer-based photonics bothlinear and nonlinear are sought. Papers thathighlight and explore the latest innovations inhybrid-inorganic-organic/polymer technologiesare strongly encouraged. Papers reporting oncommercialandmilitaryR&Dbreakthroughsand

implementation of hardened nano-, micro-, andmacro-photonic components and systems suchas: optical fibers, fibergratings, fiber amplifiers,andfiberlasersaswellasopticalsensors,opticaldatabuses,solarcells,high-andlow-powerlasersources,detectors,modulators,couplers,opticalinterconnects,multiplexers-demultiplexers,signalprocessingsystems,guidancesystems,targeting,radar, imaging, optical communications, opticallimiter materials and components, as well asotherrelatedphotonictechnologiesaresolicited.Authors involved in demonstrations of photoniccomponentsandsystemsforradiationhardenedspaceandterrestrialenvironmentsareespeciallyencouragedtopresentpapers.Papersaresoughtreportingon theuseofphotonics inaerospace,DOD applications, space missions, and spaceexperimentation,aswellastherelatedbehaviorofphotonicsensors,systems,andcomponentsintheharshenvironmentsfoundinparticleaccelerators.Severalkeynotepaperpresentationsdealingwithspecificphotonicsareasareplannedandauthorsinterested in presenting keynote topics shouldcontactConferenceChairEdTaylorat(505)[email protected].



UnconventionalImagingandWavefrontSensingIX(OP417)Conference Chairs: Jean J. Dolne, TheBoeingCo.(UnitedStates);Thomas J. Karr, DefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(UnitedStates);Victor L. Gamiz, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates)

Conference Co-Chair: David C. Dayton, AppliedTechnologyAssociates(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Stephen C. Cain, AirForceInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);James Fienup, Univ.ofRochester(UnitedStates);Wes D. Freiwald, PacificDefenseSolutions,LLC(UnitedStates);Richard B. Holmes, BoeingLTSInc.(UnitedStates);Liren Liu, ShanghaiInstituteofOpticsandFineMechanics(China);Zhaowei Liu, Univ.ofCalifornia,SanDiego(UnitedStates);Sergio R. Restaino, U.S.NavalResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Michael C. Roggemann, MichiganTechnologicalUniv.(UnitedStates);Robert K. Tyson, TheUniv.ofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte(UnitedStates);David G. Voelz, NewMexicoStateUniv.(UnitedStates)

The combination of novel imaging techniques,sophisticated synthesis and reconstructionalgorithms, and powerful digital computerspromisesrevolutionaryadvancesinhigh-resolutionimagery with higher information content thanthat offered by conventional imagery. Evolvingtechniques have exploited diverse properties oftheelectromagnetic-fieldandnovelmeasurementschemes. The digital computer has become animportanttoolinthesynthesisofhigh-resolutionimageryfrommeasurementsandthesubsequentanalysis and interpretation. Application areasincludelong-rangeimagingthroughatmosphericturbulence, optical and electron microscopy,synthetic aperture imaging, 3- and 4D imaging,tomographic imaging, biological imaging andimagingofnanostructures.

The objective of this conference is to bringtogetherscientistsand researchers interested inthedevelopmentofunconventional imagingandwavefront sensing techniques as well as thoseinterested in the scientific interpretation andanalysisoftheimagerywithenhancedinformationcontent. Therefore, we seek papers that 1)describe novel imaging using unconventionalmeans of sensing, collection, data processing,and interpretation,and2)addressspace-based,airborne, and ground-based adaptive opticalsystems and laser systems, including thoserequiring compensation for extended pathaberrations, high-speed aberrations, aero-opticseffects,andhighlyscintillatedopticalfields.

Papers from industry, government, academia,andotherresearchorganizationsaresolicitedonthefollowingandrelatedareas:

Imaging •imagingfromactiveorpassiveillumination•imagingfromimage-planemeasurements,

pupil-planemeasurements,orboth•imagingfromdiversitymeasurements,

includingphasediversity,polarizationdiversity,aperturediversity,wavelengthdiversity,andwavefrontsensing

•imagingthroughturbidmedia•imagingusingultrafastpulses•syntheticapertureimaging•multidimensionalimaging•nanoimaging•mmwaveimaging•imagefusionandstitching•superresolutionimageprocessing•multispectralandhyperspectralimaging

•codedapertureimaging•compressivesensing•feature-specificimaging•information-theoreticlimitsforimagerecovery

andsynthesis•experimentalresultsorhardwarerelatedto

theimplementationofunconventionalimagingsystems

•modelingandapplicationsforwhichimagerecoveryandsynthesisareimportant

•wideFOVandhighresolutionimagingsystems.

Wavefront sensing and control •high-resolutionandlarge-rangewavefront

aberrationsensingandanalysis•wavefrontsensingwithextended,non-

cooperativebeacons•high-resolution,high-speed,andlarge-

rangewavefrontphasemodulationincludingmechanicallydeformablemirrors,membrane-basedmirrors,MEMSmirrors,LCOSphasemodulators,andOASLMsscene-basedwavefrontsensing

•advancesingradient,curvature,andinterferometricwavefrontsensors

•wavefrontsensinginthepresenceofcorrelatedanduncorrelatednoise

•advancedwavefrontcontrolsystemsforapplicationssuchasground-to-groundimaging,retinalimaging,confocalmicroscopy,ultrashortpulseshaping,fibercoupling,lasercommunications,laserdesignation,astronomy,andwavefrontcontrolinsidelasercavity

•analysisofnonlinearsystems,devices,andprocessesforimaging,wavepropagation,andinformationprocessingasitrelatestowavefrontspatio-temporaldynamics

•multi-conjugateadaptiveopticssystemsforextended-pathaberrationcompensation

•dynamicmeasurement,control,andcorrectionapproachesforseverelyaberratedopticsandflexibleoptics

•reconfigurablediffractiveopticalsystems•widedynamicrangewavefrontsensingand

controlincludingsevereaberrationcontrolandnonmechanicalbeamsteering

•ophthalmologicalapplicationsofadaptiveopticsandwavefrontsensing

•artificialturbulencegeneration,dynamics,andmeasurement.

Call for Papers


UV,X-Ray,andGamma-RaySpaceInstrumentationforAstronomyXVIII(OP420)Conference Chair: Oswald H. Siegmund, Univ.ofCalifornia,Berkeley(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Stephan R. McCandliss, JohnsHopkinsUniv.(UnitedStates);Kevin France, Univ.ofColoradoatBoulder(UnitedStates);John V. Vallerga, Univ.ofCalifornia,Berkeley(UnitedStates);Barry Y. Welsh, Univ.ofCalifornia,Berkeley(UnitedStates)

This conference will examine recent progressin UV, x-ray, and gamma-ray instrumentationfor astrophysics and solar system missions.We seek to highlight recent missions, newconcepts, and techniques for detection inspectroscopyand imaging,andtheirapplicationto specificexperimentsbothcurrent and future.Examples of space science missions exploringthe UV, x-ray, and gamma-ray bands includeASTRO-E2, ASTROSAT, CHANDRA, GLAST,XMM-Newton, RXTE, INTEGRAL, NuSTAR,ConX, HST, GALEX-CAUSE, ROSETTA, FERMI,KEPLER, LBTI, SWIFT, LCROSS, JUNO, LAMP,HINODE, XEUS, TIMED-SEE, FORTIS, andWSO-UV.We requestcontributionsdetailing theoperation of the instrumentation on these (andother planned) missions, with presentation ofearly experimental results. The development ofadvancedinstrumentationthroughsoundingrocketexperimentsandbasiclaboratoryresearcharealsofundamental forprogress inspaceastrophysics,and therefore of specific interest. Moreover, theradiation environment in space presents uniqueinstrumentationproblems foreachnewmission.Hence, we encourage submissions on all typesof space hardware program development, andespeciallyresultsformissionsrelatedtoinstrumenttechnology and the space environment. Workon novel experimental techniques, detector,spectroscopy, and imaging systems for thesewavelengthregionsisofparticularinterest.Topicsthatwillbecoveredinclude,butarenotrestrictedto:

UV and soft x-ray detection- photoemissive, photoconductive, superconductive •microchannelplates,photocathodes,

photodiodes,gaseouscounters•calibrationreferencedevices,windowsand

filters•Si,CZT,Ge,andotherdetectors,CCDs,

CMOS,andCIDs•mixedsignalASICdesignforpositionsensitive

detectors•superconductingdetectiontechniques,STJ,

TES,calorimeters.

Hard x-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopic and imaging techniques •scintillatorcrystalspectrometers•gasandliquidproportionalcounters•gasscintillationandsolidstatedriftchambers•codedapertures,modulationcollimators,grid

collimators•imagingviacrystaldiffraction.

Spaceborne experiments and missions •flightinstruments,calibration,andresults•hardx-rayandgamma-rayspectrometersand

imagers•monitoringandtiminginstruments•FUV,EUV,andsoftx-rayspectroscopyand

imaging•spaceradiationbackgroundandits

instrumentalsuppression•radiationdamageeffectsininstrumentsand

detectors•integratedcircuitsandASIC’Sfor-flight

applications.

Astronomical Optics and Instrumentation







Call for Papers

UV/Optical/IRSpaceTelescopesandInstruments:InnovativeTechnologiesandConceptsVI(OP421)Conference Chairs: Howard A. MacEwen, RevirescoLLC(UnitedStates);James B. Breckinridge, CollegeofOpticalSciences,TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates),CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology

Program Committee: Suzanne Casement, NorthropGrummanAerospaceSystems(UnitedStates);Colin R. Cunningham, UKAstronomyTechnologyCtr.(UnitedKingdom);Lee D. Feinberg, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Matthew J. Griffin, CardiffUniv.(UnitedKingdom);David Leisawitz, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Gary W. Matthews, ExelisGeospatialSystems(UnitedStates);Mark J. McCaughrean, EuropeanSpaceResearchandTechnologyCtr.(Netherlands);Jacobus M. Oschmann Jr., BallAerospace&TechnologiesCorp.(UnitedStates);Marc Postman, SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute(UnitedStates);H. Philip Stahl, NASAMarshallSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates)

This conference covers innovative technologiesand instrument concepts for advanced opticalsystemsinspace.Thespacesciencecommunityuses innovativespaceopticstoprovide imagingand spectrographic information from theultraviolet across the visible to the far IR andsubmmwavelengthstosupportspacescienceinplanetary, astrophysics and exoplanet research.The Conference will begin with a discussion ofthe Science Drivers that must be addressed byadvanced concepts and technologies. Thesescientific research and technology developmentprograms are now being prioritized based uponthe recommendations of the recent NationalAcademyofSciencesAstronomyandAstrophysicsAstro2010DecadalSurvey,economicandpoliticalrealities, and a possible mid-Decadal Surveyexpectedforthe2015timeframe.

Astrophysicalprioritiesasdefinedbythe2010DecadalSurveyremain:“…..searchingforthefirststars,galaxies,andblackholes;seekingnearbyhabitable planets; and advancing understandingofthefundamentalphysicsoftheuniverse.”Theseareembodied in threeProgramAnalysisGroups(PAGs): Cosmic Origins (COPAG), ExoplanetExploration(ExoPAG),andPhysicsoftheCosmos(PhysPAG).

Innovative solutions to develop, deploy, andoperateaffordablespacetelescopeshavingverywide spatial, temporal, and spectral coverage;excellentresolution(spatial,temporal,andspectral);extremelyhighsensitivityanddynamicrange;andverylarge(perhapssegmentedorsparse)aperturesareofinteresttothisconference.Inmanycasesnew, innovative instruments are required andthe integratedobservatorysystem(includingthetelescope, instrument, and processing) mustfunction within the larger context of a completeobservational architecture. Opportunities toleveragethedevelopinghumanandroboticspaceexploration infrastructure (including new launchvehicles)arehighlyencouraged.

Papersaresoughtthatdiscusshighlyinnovative-indeed,radical-spacetelescopetechnologies,concepts for new telescopes, and innovativenonconventional instruments. Specific topicsinclude,butarenotlimitedto:•sciencedriversasneededtosupportinformed

missionandtechnologydecisions•imaginativespace-basedobservational

approachestoaddressspecificscienceissues•observationalcapabilitiesrangingacrossthe

UV,visible,IR,andsubmillimeterspectralregions

•innovativetelescopeconcepts,suchascylindricalmirrors,off-axisconcepts,formationflyers,etc.

•widefieldofview(WFOV)telescopeconceptsandtechnologies

•ultra-lightweightopticalmaterials;diffractive,membraneandadvancedmirrorconcepts

•cryogenicopticaltelescopesystemsforthermalIRapplications

•fabricationtechnologieswithminimizedresourcerequirements

•newopticalstructuraltechnologies•technologiesforfiguring,finishing,andcoating

largeoptics•actuationoflargemirrors,includingprimary

optics•deployment,assembly,maintenance,

upgrading,andotherspaceinfrastructuretechnologies

•innovativeimagingspectrographs.


OpticsforEUV,X-Ray,andGamma-RayAstronomyVI(OP422)Conference Chairs: Stephen L. O’Dell, NASAMarshallSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Giovanni Pareschi, INAF-OsservatorioAstronomicodiBrera(Italy)

Program Committee: Nicolas M. Barrière, Univ.ofCalifornia,Berkeley(UnitedStates);Marcos Bavdaz, EuropeanSpaceResearchandTechnologyCtr.(Netherlands);Vadim Burwitz, Max-Planck-InstitutfürExtraterrestrischePhysik(Germany);Webster C. Cash Jr., Univ.ofColoradoatBoulder(UnitedStates);Finn E. Christensen, DTUSpace(Denmark);Peter Friedrich, Max-Planck-InstitutfürExtraterrestrischePhysik(Germany);Filippo Frontera, Univ.degliStudidiFerrara(Italy);Paul Gorenstein, Harvard-SmithsonianCtr.forAstrophysics(UnitedStates);Fiona A. Harrison, CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);René Hudec, AstronomicalInstituteoftheASCR,v.v.i.(CzechRepublic);Ken Kobayashi, TheUniv.ofAlabamainHuntsville(UnitedStates);Hideyo Kunieda, NagoyaUniv.(Japan);Mikhail N. Pavlinsky, SpaceResearchInstitute(RussianFederation);Robert Petre, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Brian D. Ramsey, NASAMarshallSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates);Paul B. Reid, Harvard-SmithsonianCtr.forAstrophysics(UnitedStates);Suzanne E. Romaine, Harvard-SmithsonianCtr.forAstrophysics(UnitedStates);Mark L. Schattenburg, MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(UnitedStates);Daniele Spiga, INAF-OsservatorioAstronomicodiBrera(Italy);Yuzuru Tawara, NagoyaUniv.(Japan);Peter von Ballmoos, InstitutdeRechercheenAstrophysiqueetPlanétologie(France);Richard Willingale, Univ.ofLeicester(UnitedKingdom);David L. D. Windt, ReflectiveX-RayOpticsLLC(UnitedStates);William W. Zhang, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates)

Currentlyoperatingx-rayobservatories—Chandra(AXAF), XMM-Newton, Swift, Suzaku (Astro-E2),NuSTAR,andHinode(Solar-B)—demonstratetheimportanceofimagingopticstox-rayastronomy.Launching within the next few years, SpectrumRöntgen Gamma’s eROSITA will conduct themost sensitive x-ray all-sky survey. Also duringthisperiod,Astro-Hwill provide soft- and hard-x-rayfocusingtelescopes—includingasoft-x-rayimaging microcalorimeter. Collectively, thesemissions significantly advance technologies forhigh-angular resolution, large collecting areas,high-spectral resolution, and lightweight opticalcomponents.

Futurefacility-classx-rayobservatorieswillrelyupon novel optics to provide the large effectiveareaandgoodangularresolutionrequiredfollowingthesuccessesofChandraandofXMM-Newton.Building upon previous studies, NASA, ESA,and JAXA continue research toward developingtechnologiesforlightweight,large-area,precision,x-ray mirror and grating systems.Togetherwithresearch into more futuristic topics—includingdiffractive or interferometric imaging and activeoptics—significantprogresscontinuesworldwidetowardmeetingthefutureneedsofEUV,x-ray,andgamma-rayastronomy.

ThisconferenceprovidesaforumfordiscussionofrecentprogressinimagingandspectroscopicopticsforEUV,x-ray,andgamma-rayastronomy.Conferencesessionswillcoverallareasofopticalscienceand technology relevant tosuchoptics,includingthefollowing:•performanceofEUV,x-ray,orgamma-ray

opticalsystems•developmentoflightweight,precisionorhigh-

throughputgrazing-incidenceoptics•developmentoflightweight,precisiongrating

systemsfordispersivespectroscopy•materialselection,formulation,deposition,and

characterizationofmultilayers

•usesofmultilayersfornormal-andgrazingincidencemirrors,filters,andsyntheticcrystals

•applicationsofKirkpatrick-Baez,microchannelplate,pore,andcapillaryoptics

•theoreticalandexperimentalanalysisofsurfacepropertiesandcontaminationofmirrors

•approachesandanalysesforaddressingsystem-levelopticalperformance—pre-collimators,baffles,filters,contamination,etc.

•concepts,designs,andexperimentsinwidefieldimaging

•concepts,designs,andexperimentsinhighresolutionrefractive/diffractiveimaging

•concepts,designs,andexperimentsindiffractive(BraggorLaue)imaging

•concepts,designs,andexperimentsininterferometricimaging

•concepts,designs,andexperimentsinactiveandadjustablex-rayoptics

•design,fabrication,metrology,alignment,assembly,andtestingofimagingopticalsystems

•design,fabrication,metrology,alignment,assembly,andtestingofspectroscopicopticalsystems

•design,fabrication,andtestingofcodedaperturemasksforhigh-energyimaging

•design,fabrication,andtestingof(visible-light)Cherenkovtelescopearraysforhigh-energygamma-rayastrophysics

•cross-fertilizationofx-ray-opticstechnologiesamongstastronomyandotherfields.



SolarPhysicsandSpaceWeatherInstrumentationV(OP423)Conference Chairs: Silvano Fineschi, INAF-OsservatorioAstronomicodiTorino(Italy);Judy Fennelly, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Frédéric Auchère, Institutd’AstrophysiqueSpatiale(France);Thomas R. Caudill, AirForceResearchLab.(UnitedStates);Ioannis A. Daglis, NationalObservatoryofAthens(Greece);Dominic B. Doyle, EuropeanSpaceResearchandTechnologyCtr.(Netherlands);Toshifumi Shimizu, JapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(Japan);Sébastien Vivès, ObservatoireAstronomiquedeMarseille-Provence(France)

This conference will focus on instrumentation,observatories, space missions, and programsfor observations from the Sun to Earth’s upperatmosphere and space environment. The aim istobringtogetherdiversecommunitiesworkingonallelementsofsolarphysicsandspaceweatherinstrumentation.

Studying solar phenomena and monitoringspaceweather requiresobservationsusingbothspace- and ground-based instrumentationscovering the different regions of the Sun–Earth system, the Sun, interplanetary medium,magnetosphere, ionosphere, and thermosphere.Papersaresolicitedconcerningallinstrumentation-supporting solar physics and space weather.This includes, but is not limited to, concepts,designs, fabrication processes, calibration, datatrending, information technologies, solar datamining,instrumentmodeling,andsatellitelifetimepredictionmodeling.Wearealsointerestedinallpast, current, and future solar space missionsandsatelliteandgroundconstellationsofspaceweather instrumentation with a strong focus onSpaceSituationalAwareness.

Thisconferenceisintendedtoprovidethesolarphysics community and that of Earth’s spaceenvironment with a forum for discussing thelatest updates on instrumentation, observationtechniques,andprogramsintheirrespectivefields,andforproposinginnovativeideasforfutureSun–Earthcoordinatedobservations.

Papers are solicited concerning, but notrestrictedto,thefollowingtopics:•solarandheliophysicsmissions,including:

IRIS,TRACE,SOHO,STEREO,SORCE,GOES,RHESSI,Hinode,TIMED,SMEI,SDO,PROBA-2,andsoundingrocketssuchas,SUMI,CLASP

•futuresolarmissions:Solar-Orbiter,Solar-C,SolarProbePlus,PROBA-3,KuaFu

•futureground-basedsolarobservatoriesincluding:ATST,EST,COSMO

•DMSP,NPOESS,GOES,POES,METOP,ACE,C/NOFS,DSX,RBSP,COSMIC,IMAGE,POLAR,andothercurrent&futuremissionsforobservationsoftheEarth’sspaceenvironment

•spaceweatherprogramsincluding‘Sun-EarthConnection’

•ground-basedsolartelescopes•in-situheliophysicsandmagnetospheric

instrumentation

•in-situobservation:density,electricfilelds•adaptiveopticsforsolartelescopes•solarpolarimetery•imaging,spectroscopy,polarimetry•innovativedetectors•balloon-bornetelescopes•radioarraysforsolarobservations•EUV/UVimaging,spectroscopy,detectors•calibrationtechniquesandfacilities•informationtechnologies,archives,datamining

ofsolarandspaceweatherdata•ionosphere/thermosphereobservations•thermospheric(neutral)winds•energeticparticles•auroraldynamics•radiationbeltobservations.

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AstronomicalAdaptiveOpticsSystemsandApplicationsVI(OP424)Conference Chairs: Robert K. Tyson, TheUniv.ofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte(UnitedStates);Michael Hart, HartScientificConsultingInternationalL.L.C.(UnitedStates)

Theconferencecommitteesolicitsoralandposterpapersthatdescribeastronomicaladaptiveopticssystems, novel technologies for implementingthem,andtheirscientificapplications.

Papersaresolicitedinthefollowingbroadareas:•existingsystemsforastronomy•plannedsystemsforfutureELTs•adaptiveandactiveopticstechnology

developments•laserbeaconsystemsandtechnology•multiconjugateandmulti-objectsystemsand

controls•extremeadaptiveoptics(ExAO)system

development•recentscienceresultsusingadaptiveoptics

technology•techniquesforovercomingscintillationeffects•data-reductiontechniquesforadaptiveoptics

imagery•post-processingandextensionsofadaptive

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CryogenicOpticalSystemsandInstrumentsXV(OP425)Conference Chairs: James B. Heaney, StingerGhaffarianTechnologies,Inc.(UnitedStates);E. Todd Kvamme, LockheedMartinSpaceSystemsCo.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: David Chaney, BallAerospace&TechnologiesCorp.(UnitedStates);Theodore D. Swanson, NASAGoddardSpaceFlightCtr.(UnitedStates)

This is the fifteenth in a series of biennialconferences whose goal has been to provide aforumfortheopenexchangeofnewideasinthetechnology of optical systems and instrumentsused at cryogenic temperatures. The publishedSPIE Proceedings from this series constitute avalued reference library in this technology. Theycontain a description of the complete evolutionof cryogenic systems: fromdesignconceptandanalysis,throughinstrumentdevelopmentandtest,tofinalperformanceevaluationandactualusage,inbothterrestrialandaerospaceapplications.

SPIE Optics + Photonics in San Diego willprovideanopportunitytocontinuethisserieswiththe addition of a discussion of current activitiesand new technologies. Our Cryogenic OpticalSystemsandInstrumentsXIVConferencethatwasheldin2011featuredanumberofpresentationsthat discussed the current status of the cryo-opticsoftheinstrumentsdestinedforspaceflightaboardNASA’sJamesWebbSpaceTelescope,theEuropeanGAIAmission,andotherstate-of-the-artcryogenictechnologies.In2013weexpecttolearnmoreabouttheprogressthathasbeenmadewithJWST,GAIA,theASTRO-HX-rayobservatory,andothertechnologiesandmissionsthathaveevolvedfurtheralongtheirdesignandtestingpaths.

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Papersaresolicitedinthefollowingandrelatedtopics:•cryogenicsystemdesign•cryo-opticaltechnology:mirrors,lenses,

mounts,alignmentmechanisms•cryo-opticalmaterialandcomponent

properties,measurement,andbehavior•cryogenicinstruments:aerospace,terrestrial•cryogenic/IRmechanisms,testing,and

performance•cryogenicDewars,coolers:aerospace,

terrestrial•closed-cyclecryogenicsystems•controlandmonitoringofcryogenic/IRsystems•theoreticalandexperimentalheattransfer

analysesforcryogenicsystems•performanceevaluationofcryogenic

instruments•analyticaltoolsforcryogenicsystemanalysis.







TechniquesandInstrumentationforDetectionofExoplanetsVI(OP426)Conference Chair: Stuart Shaklan, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates)

Program Committee: Olivier Guyon, SubaruTelescope,NationalAstronomicalObservatoryofJapan(UnitedStates),ResearchCorp.ofUniv.ofHawaii(UnitedStates),TheUniv.ofArizona(UnitedStates);Bruce A. Macintosh, LawrenceLivermoreNationalLab.(UnitedStates);Fabien Malbet, Lab.d’AstrophysiquedeGrenoble(France);Dimitri P. Mawet, EuropeanSouthernObservatory(Chile);M. Charley Noecker, JetPropulsionLab.(UnitedStates);Rémi Soummer, SpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute(UnitedStates)

The2010NationalAcademyofSciencesdecadalsurveyinastronomyandastrophysicshighlightedexoplanet research as an important aspect ofNASA’sscienceprograminthecomingdecades.Radial velocity and microlensing programs fromground-based telescopes have discoveredhundredsofexoplanetsinsystemssimilartoandvastly different from our own solar system. TheKepler and Corot missions have added manyadditional planets and thousands of candidatesystems,includingterrestrialplanetsinthehabitablezone,usingprecisetransitmeasurements.ThroughdirectimagingwiththeHubbleSpaceTelescopeandground-basedadaptiveopticssystems,andspectral characterization of transiting systemsusing the Spitzer Space Telescope, significantinvestmentsingroundandspace-basedexoplanetimaging and characterization technologies haveresultedingreatprogresstowardtheultimategoalof characterizing exoplanet systems containingterrestrial planets. The first dedicated ExAOcoronagraphsystemswillsoonbecomeoperationalonlargetelescopesandareexpectedtomeasuresignificant numbers of spectra of giant planets.These results will inform the required scale,duration,andagilityoffutureplanetimagingandcharacterizationmissions.

In the past decade we have seen amazingprogress in direct detection technologies.Laboratorydemonstrationsofcoronagraphshaveachieved ~5e-10 contrast, in broad-band light,atsmallworkingangles.These technologiesarewithin striking distance of the required 1e-10visible light contrast required to observe exo-earths. Starshade petal structures have beenbuilt to tolerances consistent with exo-earthdetection, and deployment precision tests areunderway.Bothinternal(coronagraph)andexternal(starshade) approaches appear to be feasibleand complementary. In addition to continuedinvestment in direct imaging technologies,NASAhasrecentlybeengiftedtwo2.4-mspacetelescopesandisstudyinghigh-contrastimaginginstrumentationforthem.

Thissessionseekspapersthatdescribeprogressin planet detection technologies, especiallythose leading toward the direct detection andcharacterizationofterrestrialplanets.Whiledirectimaging has been emphasized in this summary,papersarewelcomedin indirecttechniquesthatwill lead to a better understanding of planetarysystems.

Papersaresolicited in,butarenot limited to,topicssuchas:•radialvelocitymeasurements•transitmeasurements•gravitationalmicrolensing•astrometricmeasurements•coronagraphicorinterferometricsystems•occulters•starlight-suppressiontechniques•high-contrastestimationandwavefrontcontrol•high-contrastimagingwithadaptiveoptics•image-processingtechniquesforextracting

imagesandspectra•exoplanetcharacterizationinstrumentation

includingpolarimetry•spectroscopyofexoplanets•missionconceptsanddesignreferencemission

studies•techniquesfordetectionofcircumstellardust.



Instruments,Methods,andMissionsforAstrobiologyXVI(OP427)Conference Chairs: Richard B. Hoover, AthensStateUniv.(UnitedStates),BuckinghamCtr.forAstrobiology,Univ.ofBuckingham(UnitedKingdom);Gilbert V. Levin, ArizonaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Alexei Yu. Rozanov, PaleontologicalInstitute(RussianFederation);Nalin C. Wickramasinghe, BuckinghamCtr.forAstrobiology,Univ.ofBuckingham(UnitedKingdom)

Program Committee: Marina M. Astafieva, PaleontologicalInstitute(RussianFederation);Stanley M. Awramik, Univ.ofCalifornia,SantaBarbara(UnitedStates);Asim Bej, TheUniv.ofAlabamaatBirmingham(UnitedStates);Steven A. Benner, TheFoundationForAppliedMolecularEvolution(UnitedStates);Mark J. Burchell, Univ.ofKent(UnitedKingdom);Nathalie A. Cabrol, SETIInstitute(UnitedStates);Bin Chen, NASAAmesResearchCtr.(UnitedStates);Michael H. Engel, TheUniv.ofOklahoma(UnitedStates);Daniel Fisher, Univ.ofMichigan(UnitedStates);George E. Fox, Univ.ofHouston(UnitedStates);Lyudmila M. Gerasimenko, InstituteofMicrobiology(RussianFederation);Carl H. Gibson, Univ.ofCalifornia,SanDiego(UnitedStates);Todd Holden, QueensboroughCommunityCollege(UnitedStates);L. Paul Knauth, ArizonaStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Vera M. Kolb, Univ.ofWisconsin-Parkside(UnitedStates);Godfrey Louis, CochinUniv.ofScience&Technology(India);Stephen A. Macko, Univ.ofVirginia(UnitedStates);David S. McKay, NASAJohnsonSpaceCtr.(UnitedStates);Joseph D. Miller, TheUniv.ofSouthernCalifornia(UnitedStates);Prasanta K. Mukhopadhyay, GlobalGeoenergyResearchLtd.(Canada);Roland R. Paepe, GeoboundInternationalLtd.(Netherlands);Elena V. Pikuta, AthensStateUniv.(UnitedStates);Nilton O. Rennó, Univ.ofMichigan(UnitedStates);Charles V. Rice, TheUniv.ofOklahoma(UnitedStates);Dongok Ryu, YonseiUniv.(Korea,Republicof);Birgit I. Sattler, Leopold-Franzens-Univ.Innsbruck(Austria);Joseph Seckbach, TheHebrewUniv.ofJerusalem(Israel);Michael C. Storrie-Lombardi, KinohiInstitute(UnitedStates);George Tremberger Jr., QueensboroughCommunityCollege(UnitedStates);Esta Van Heerden, Univ.oftheFreeState(SouthAfrica);Nikolay P. Yushkin, InstituteofGeology(RussianFederation)

Astrobiology discoveries are being made at anastonishingpace, TheMarsScienceLaboratoryCuriosityhaslandedsuccessfullyonthesurfaceof Mars and is just beginning to explore and toemployits10ScienceInstrumentsinanefforttocharacterize the Mars environment and assessthe potential for life. After over 8 years of workinthesurfaceofMars,NASA’sroverOpportunityis still returning wonderful images and makingexciting discoveries, Opportunity has foundfour meteorites on the surface of Mars. WhileexploringtheKirkwoodoutcropofthewesternrimof Endeavor crater, Opportunity encountered anaccumulationofstrangehollowspherulesthatarechemicallydifferent fromtheMartianblueberriesthat indicated a wet environment on early Marsthat could have been favorable for supportingmicrobiallife.ThespherulesarenearCapeYork,where orbiter observations indicate containsclayminerals.TheESAMarsExpressSpacecrafthas discovered hydrated silicate minerals withincraters indicating that liquid water was oncewidespread on Mars, not only in the southernhighlandsbutalsointheNorthernplainsaswell.TheESAVenusExpressspacecrafthasdiscoveredanastonishinglycold(−175C)layerintheupperregionsoftheatmosphereofVenus,Thisextendsthe possibilities for the potential that microbialextremophiles might inhabit the atmosphere ofVenus.Microbial extremophiles inhabit themosthostileenvironmentsonEarth.Manybacteriaareabletogrowonalternatechiralitysubstratesandthesearch forashadowbiosphere isunderway.Chemicalbiomarkersandmicrofossilsinarchaeanrocksandcarbonaceousmeteoritesareprovidingclues to the origin, evolution, diversity anddistribution of life on Earth and in the Cosmos.TheSPIEInstrumentsMethodsandMissionsforAstrobiology XVI conference is concerned withallaspectsofAstrobiology.Scientificpapersaresolicitedconcerning,butnotlimitedto:

•design,analysisandtestingofAstrobiologyinstruments,robotics,rovers,andspacecraft

•morphology,metabolism,physiology,phylogeneticsandenvironmentaldistributionofmicrobialextremophiles

•studyofwater,ice,andbiosignaturesonplanets,moons,comets,andasteroids

•meteorites,comets,andicymoonsoftheSolarSystem

•microbiallifeinglaciersasanalogsforpossiblelifeoncomets,Europa,andEnceladus

•chemicalandmorphologicalbiomarkersinancientterrestrialrocks,meteoritesandotherastromaterials

•survivalofmicroorganismsduringimpactejectionandlongdurationexposuretothespaceenvironment

•molecularbiology,horizontalgenetransfer,theRNAWorldandcomparativegenomics

•origin,evolution,anddistributionofprebioticchemicals,biomolecules,andlifeintheUniverse

•opticalmethodstodetectand/orpreventforwardandbackwardcontaminationduringtheexplorationofextremeenvironments

•opticalmethodsandinstrumentationtoadvanceourunderstandingoftheorigins,evolution,anddistributionoflifeintheUniverse.

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