The 4th Workshop on Specialty Optical Fiber and Their Applications is a technical workshop and exhibit on advances and innovations in the field of specialty optical fibers and their applications. Like the three previous workshops in the series, it brings together students and researchers from academia and industry, with an interest in fiber optics.
The three day event will offer plenary, tutorial and invited talks, as well as contributed and poster papers. Industrial partners are invited to expose their latest technology and product offerings in the exhibition.
- Advances and New Developments in Specialty Fibers
- Photonic Crystal Fibers, Microstructured Fibers, and Photonic Bandgap Fibers
- Fiber Lasers
- Novel Materials and New Functions
- Nonlinear Optics
- Special Fiber Components and Applications
- Fiber Sensors
- Industrial Applications
Plenary
David Payne,
University of Southampton, UK, Special or Specialty Optical Fibres?
Tutorial
Yasuhiro Koike,
Keio University, Japan,
New Trends in POF for Telecommunications
Nicolas Joly,
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany,
Nonlinear Effects in Novel Photonic Crystal Fibers
Invited
Jacques Albert, Carleton University, Canada, Lab-on-a fiber Devices
John Ballato, Clemson University, United States, Novel Fibre Materials and Fabrication Methods
Gilberto Brambilla, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, Fibres for Sensing
Adrian Carter, Nufern, Australia, DSTO’s latest Tm and Ho results
Evgeny Dianov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, Bismuth-doped Optical Fibers: Advances and New Developments
Pascal Dupriez, Alphanov, France, Advances in Integration of Photonic Crystal Fibers in High-power Fiber Laser
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, University of Adelaide, Australia, Soft Glass PCF (Specialty Optical Fibers and their Sensing Applications)
Simon Fleming, University of Sydney, Australia, Metamaterial Fibres
Yasushi Fujimoto, Osaka University, Japan, Zeolite based Rare Earth doped Fiber
Xijia Gu, Ryerson University, Canada, High Pulse Energy Soliton (~50nJ) Generation in all all-fiber Mode-lcoked Laser
Xin Jiang, Max-Planck-Institute for the Sci. of Lig, Germany, Novel Microstructured Fibres for Supercontinuum Generation
Jonathan Knight, University of Bath, United Kingdom, Hollow Silica Fibres for the Mid-IR and their Use in Optically Pumped Mid-IR Fiber Lasers
Arash Mafi, University of New Mexico, United States, Anderson Localization Fibres
Walter Margulis, Acreo Swedish ICT AB, Sweden, Playing Cellular Golf in Microstructured Fibres
Tanya Monro, University of South Australia, Australia, Smart Fibers for Sensing
Kyunghwan Oh, Yonsei University, South Korea, Hollow/Annular Core Fibres, Invited
Yasutake Ohishi, Toyota Technological Institute, Japan, Rare-earth-doped Soft-glass fibers/Chalcogenide Microstructured Fibers and their Applications
Anna Peacock, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, Semiconductor Optical Fibers
Philippe Roy, Universite de Limoges, France, Ultra Large Mode Area Fibres with Aperiodic Cladding Structure for High Power Fibre Lasers
David Sampson, University of Western Australia, Australia, Light in Medical Diagnostic: Currents and Trend
Markus Schmidt, Institute of Photonic Technology, Germany, Metallic and Dielectric Nanowires in Fibers: A Novel Base for Photonics
Axel Schulzgen, University of Central Florida, United States, Multicore Fibers
Andrei Stolov, OFS Fitel LLC, United States, Coatings for Harsh Environment Applications of Optical Fibers
Misha Sumetsky, Aston University, United Kingdom, Miniature Slow Light Delay Lines and Buffers: A Review
Robert Thomson, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom, Multicore Fiber-based Components
Yukihiro Tsuchida, Furukawa Electric, Japan, Multicore EDFA
William Wadsworth, University of Bath, United Kingdom, Gas-hollow-core-fiber Laser
Lei Wei, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Nanofabrication in Optical Fibres
Michalis Zervas, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, Novel Fibres for Lasers
General Chairs
Hwa-Yaw Tam, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Bai-Ou Guan, Jinan University, China
Technical Chairs
Liang Dong, Clemson University, USA
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, University of Adelaide, Australia
International Steering Committee
John Ballato, Clemson University, USA
Cristiano Cordeiro, Universdidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Christiano de Matos, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil
Liang Dong, Clemson University, USA
Juan Hernández-Cordero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
Walter Margulis, Acreo Swedish ICT, Sweden
Alexis Mendez, MCH Engineering Inc, USA
Philip St.J. Russell, Max Plank Institute, Germany
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