Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference (ASSL)
Applications of Lasers for Sensing and Free Space Communications
Laser Applications Conference (LAC)

Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference (ASSL)

• Jens Biegert, ICFO -Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Spain
  Light in a Blink: Harnessing Few-Cycle Pulses for Extreme Photonics Plenary
• Gaia Barbiero, TRUMPF Scientific Laser GmbH + Co KG, Germany
  High Power Thin-disc lasers, Nonlinear Pulse Compression
• Almantas Galvanauskas, University of Michigan, United States
  High-energy Mid-infrared Fiber Amplifiers
• Lina Grineviciute, Ctr for Physical Sciences & Technology, Lithuania
  Micro/nanostructured Optical Coatings
• Nathalie Lenke, PULSED GmbH, Germany
  Industrial-grade Single-cycle CEP-stable 2 µm Lasers
• Alphan Sennaroglu, Koç Universitesi, Turkey
  Broadly Tunable Thulium Lasers at 2.3 um and 1.9 um
• Wei Shi, Tianjin University, China
  High Power Fluoride Fiber Lasers Operating at Long Wavelength
• Liangbi Su, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics CAS, China
  Tailoring Site Structures of Rare Earth in Fluoride Crystals

Applications of Lasers for Sensing and Free Space Communications

• Harald Haas, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  Has the Time for Optical Wireless Communications Finally Arrived? Plenary
• Islam Ashry, King Abdullah Univ of Sci & Technology, Saudi Arabia
  From Energy Fields to Palm Trees with Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing
• Nazila Black, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States
  High Speed Ejecta’s Holography
• Justin Crepp, University of Notre Dame, United States
  Telescope Downtime Recovery using Nonlinear Wavefront Sensing
• Szymon Gladysz, Fraunhofer IOSB, Germany
  Turbulence-resilient and High Data Rate Coherent Wireless Communications
• Muhsin Gökçe, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
  Effects of Adaptive Optics on Performance of Laser Satellite Communications
• Emily Heckman, Sensors Directorate Wright patterson Air Force base, 
  Enhancing Transition Metal Lasers via Hot Isostatic Pressing: Techniques and Applications
• Stephen Holler, Fordham University, United States
  FRESH Air: Hyperlocal Urban Pollution Monitoring - Insights and Implications
• Yaseera Ismail, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
  Implementation of the First Quantum Satellite Link in the Southern Hemisphere and the Longest Intercontinental Link of 12900 km
• Ondrej Kitzler, Macquarie University, Australia
  Application of ns Pulsed Blue Diodes for Under Water Sensing and Communication Applications
• Christian Lemmerz, DLR - Wessling, Germany
  Aeolus Validation with the DLR Airborne Doppler Wind Lidars
• Sujan Rajbhandari, Bangor University, United Kingdom
  Title to be Announced
• Michael Tatarakis, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece
  Title to be Announced
• Benjamin Witschas, DLR - Wessling, Germany
  Performance of the Laser and Spectrometer on ESA’s Aeolus Mission: Insights from the First Spaceborne Wind Lidar
• Cheng Yuan, Nanjing Univ Aeronautics & Astronautics, China
  Laser Sensing for Autonomous Mobility: Lidar-driven Navigation in Unmanned Systems

Laser Applications Conference (LAC)

• Helena Jelinkova, Technical University Prague, 
  Solid-state Lasers and Their Applications at the Czech Technical University in Prague Plenary
• Simon Altenburg, BAM, Germany
  Local Porosity Prediction in Metal-based Powder Bed Fusion with In-situ Thermography – A Feasibility Study
• Tobias Baranzke, Aconity3D GmbH, Germany
  Simulation-assisted Adaptive Processing and Closed-loop Control in Laser Powder Bed Fusion
• Dominik Bauer, TRUMPF Laser GmbH, Germany
  Industrial 1 kW 10 mJ Ultrafast Laser for Novel Application Regimes
• JC Btaiche, Fuse Energy Technologies Corp, United States
  Title to be Announced
• Nadezhda Bulgakova, FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech, Czech Republic
  Laser Propulsion for Space Debris Removal: Problem Overview, Present Tactics, and Strategy
• Sergio Carbajo, University of California Los Angeles, United States
  Unique Remote Sensing
• Markus Danner, Coherent Switzerland, Switzerland
  SmartSense+
• Anselm Deninger, TOPTICA Photonics AG, Germany
  Title to be Announced
• Martin Divoky, FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech, Czech Republic
  OMLET Phase A/B1 Study
• Maria Farsari, FORTH-IESL, Greece
  3D Micro & Nano Printing with Light
• Darius Gailevičius, Vilniaus Universitetas, 
  Birefringence — Asymmetric Woodpile and Beyond
• Yanjun Gu, The University of Osaka, 
  From Plasma Waves to Coherent Light: Compact XUV FEL Development via LWFA
• Paul Hartmann, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft, Austria
  OPTIMAL - An Automated Maskless Laser Lithography Platform for First Time Right Mixed Scale Patterning
• Martin Hermatschweiler, Nanoscribe GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
  Title to be Announced
• Junji Hirohashi, Oxide Corporation, Japan
  THz Wave Generation
• Erik Hosler, PsiQuantum, United States
  EUV Lasers for Lithography, X-ray Lasers for Metrology – Securing the Supply Chain
• Yusuke Ito, University of Tokyo, Japan
  Imaging, Measurement and Physics of USP Interaction Dynamics of Material Damage Process
• Libor Juha, FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech, Czech Republic
  High-power Laser-plasma Chemistry: Radiation, Particles, Currents, Fields, and Chemical Reactions in Large Laser Sparks
• Jana Jung, Marvel Fusion GmbH, Germany
  Fusion Ecosystem
• Andrés Lasagni, Fraunhofer IWS, Germany
  Micro Processing Using DLIP
• Alexander Laskin, AdlOptica GmbH, Germany
  Athermalized Multi-spot Beam Shaping Optics for Multi-kW Laser Applications
• Franck Leibreich, Thales, France
  Laser Overview
• Nicholas Matlis, Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron, Germany
  THz-field Generation and Control for High-field Applications from Accelerating Electrons to Exciting Material Collective Modes
• Stephen Milton, Tau Systems, United States
  Laser-Powered Accelerators at High Average Powers
• Edward Moses, Longview Fusion Energy Systems Inc, United States
  Title to be Announced
• Michał Nejbauer, Fluence Technology sp. z o.o., Poland
  Burst Mode of Femtosecond Laser Pulses as an Enabling Factor for High Quality Industrial Processing of Glass and Silicon Carbide
• Vaclav Nesladek, Ministry of Transport of Czech Republic, Czech Republic
  Title to be Announced
• Aleksandr Ovsianikov, UpNano GmbH, Austria
  Biomedical Applicatons
• Igor Pogorelsky, Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States
  Emerging Long-Wave IR Lasers for Particle Acceleration and X-ray Radiation Sources
• Florian Rößler, MOEWE Optical Solutions GmbH, Germany
  Ultra-fast Material Processing with Polygon Mirror Scanners and High-power Lasers
• Astrid Sassmannshausen, Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik, Germany
  Laser-based Manufacturing of Optical Components – State of the Art & Challenges
• Mareike Shaefer, Inst Oberflächen und Schichtanalytik, Germany
  Innovative USP Micromachining Strategies for Enhancing Lithium Niobate Crystals for Photonic Applications
• Jurgen Stollhof, Sill Optics GmbH, Germany
  Manufactures Optics for Scanners and Free Space Beam Lines
• Yuma Takida, RIKEN, Japan
  Dynamically Selectable Terahertz-Wave Parametric Down-Conversion by Slant-Stripe-Type Quasi-Phase Matching
• Jan Vaclavik, TOPTEC, Czech Republic
  Title to be Annonced
• Jan Vanda, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
  Title to be Announced
• Bogdan Voisiat, SurFunction GmbH, Lithuania
  Title to be Announced
• Frederik Wolf, Midel Photonics GmbH, Germany
  Innovative All-Reflective Laser Beam Shaping for Laser Microprocessing
• Mitsuhiro Yoshida, KEK, Japan
  DFG THz Generation for the Particle Acceleration Using High Power 1 um Laser and Large PPMgLN
• Sanin Zulic, HILASE Center, Czech Republic
  Overview of Laser Surface Modification Technologies at HiLASE center