The Siegman International School 

18-24 Jun 2023 | Dublin, Ireland

The Siegman International School is a week-long program that exposes students to in-depth learning of lasers and their applications from internationally recognized academic and industry leaders in the field.

The Siegman International School on Lasers covers all aspects of lasers and photonics. Each summer up to 100 graduate students are invited to participate in a week-long program to learn from pioneering laser researchers and experts from leading laser companies, highly-regarded professors and fellow students. Attendees are asked to present their own research, which provides valuable experience in building exposure for their work all while building lifelong colleagues and friends.

Anthony Siegman, after whom the school is named, was a past Optica president and member for 50 years. He prioritized not only technological advancements but also creating opportunities for learning and growth among students and future generations.

 

Program

• Liam Barry, Dublin City University
• Louise Bradley, Trinity College Dublin
• Colm Browning, mBryonics
• Amol Delmade, Dublin City University
• John Donegan, Trinity College Dublin
• Fatima Gunning, Tyndall National Institute
• Dan Kilper, Trinity College Dublin
• Marcia Lesky, Optica
• Jen Mehltretter, Optica
• Sarah Moore, Optica
• Michael Murphy, Dublin City University
• Paul Townsend, Tyndall National Institute

Lecturers

• Alexander Gaeta
  Columbia University
   
• Peter Knight
  Imperial College London
   
• Juerg Leuthold
  ETH Zürich
   
• Michal Lipson 
  Columbia University
   
• Robert Maher
  Infinera
   
• Margaret Murnane
  University of Colorado Boulder
   
• Eoin O'Reilly
  Tyndall National Institue
   
• Leif Oxenløwe
  The Technical University of Denmark
   
• Joyce Poon
  Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
   
• Chris Roeloffzen
  Lionix International
   
• Takunori Taira
  RIKEN SPring-8 Center/Institute for Molecular Science
   
• Nathalie Vermeulen
  Vrije Universiteit Brussel
   
• Deepa Venkitesh
  IIT Madras
   
• Richard Zeltner
  Menlo Systems GmbH
   
• Kevin Carney
  Eblana Photonics Ltd.
   

 

Schedule

 

Sunday, 18 June 

Afternoon Arrivals

15:00-18:45
Registration Check-in, Campus Residences DAC, Dublin City University, Ballymun Road

18:45
Opening Banquet, 1838 Restaurant, Albert College, Dublin City University, Ballymun Road
 

Monday, 19 June 

08:00 – 09:15 
Breakfast, DCU Main Canteen

09:15 – 09:30 
Welcome, Stokes Building
Liam Barry, Dublin City University, Ireland

09:30 – 10:30  
Manipulating Light on Chip Using Resonators
Michal Lipson, Columbia University, USA

10:30 – 11:30  
Plasmonics - the Fundamentals
Juerg Leuthold, ETHZ, Sweden   

11:30– 12:00 
Break

12:00 – 13:00
Understanding Laser Phase Noise
Deepa Venkitesh, IIT Madras, India

13:30 – 14:15
Lunch, DCU Main Canteen

14:15 – 15:15 
Introduction to Foundry Silicon Photonics
Joyce Poon, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Germany

15:15 – 17:15               
AV/VR Event. DCU Business School

17:15 – 18:15               
Quantum and Nonlinear Photonics
Alex Gaeta, Columbia University, USA

18:30 – 19:00
Bus to Abbey Tavern

19:00 – 22:00               
Abbey Tavern, 28 Abbey Street, Howth,Co. Dublin

22:00   
Bus to DCU
 

Tuesday, 20 June 

08:00 – 09:15 
Breakfast, DCU Main Canteen

09:15 – 10:00 
Bus to Trinity

10:00 – 11:00
Silicon Photonics for the Visible Wavelengths
Joyce Poon, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Germany

11:00 – 11:30                 
Break

11:30 – 12:30                 
Band Structure Engineering & the Quest for Ideal Semiconductor Materials & Devices
Eoin O'Reilly, Tyndall National Institute, Ireland

12:30 – 13:30                 
Plasmonic Antenna
Juerg Leuthold, ETHZ, Sweden

13:30 – 14:15  Lunch, Main Physics Building, Trinity College Dublin

14:15 – 15:15                  
Integrated Microwave Photonics: From Idea to Demonstrator
Chris Roeloffzen, LioniX International, Netherlands

15:15 – 17:45                  
Trinity/Book of Kells Tour or Free time

17:45 
Arrive at Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2

18:00 – 19:00                 
Harnessing Quantum Physics for Tabletop X-Ray Lasers
Margaret Murnane, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

19:00 – 20:00                
Photons for Quantum Technology: The Basics
Peter Knight, Imperial College, UK

20:00                              
Dinner in City Centre

22:30                               
Bus to DCU from Nassau St, Dublin 2
 

Wednesday, 21 June 

08:00 – 09:30              
Breakfast, DCU Main Canteen

09:30 – 10:30               
Manipulating Light on Chip for Scaling Bandwidth
Michal Lipson, Columbia University, USA

10:30 – 11:00                
Break

11:00 – 13:15                
Industry Workshop
Robert Maher, Infinera, USA
Chris Roeloffzen, LioniX International, Netherlands
Richard Zeltner, Menlo, Germany
Kevin Carney, Eblana Photonics, Ireland

13:30 – 14:30   
Lunch, DCU Main Canteen

14:30 – 15:30                  
Optical Communications: Backbone of the Internet – Fundamentals, Challenges and Nonlinear Optical Functionalities
Leif Oxenløwe, DTU, Denmark

15:30 – 16:30                 
Quantum and Nonlinear Photonics in Microresonators
Alex Gaeta, Columbia University, USA

16:30 – 17:00                  
Break

17:00 – 18:00                  
Nonlinear-Optical Material Characterization with Continuous-Wave and Pulsed Lasers: Do’s and Don’ts
Nathalie Vermeulen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

18:00 – 18:30                 
Free time

18:30                               
Dinner, DCU Main Canteen
 

Thursday, 22 June 

08:00 – 09:15                
Breakfast, DCU Main Canteen

09:15 – 10:00                 
Bus to Trinity

10:00 – 11:00                 
Optical Communications: Capacity Scaling vs Resources – Optical Frequency Combs and Spatial Data Distribution
Leif Oxenløwe, DTU, Denmark

11:00 – 11:30                   
Break

11:30 – 12:30                  
Progress in Realising Photonic Platforms for Quantum Technology
Peter Knight, Imperial College, UK

12:30 – 13:30 
Micro Solid-state Photonics for Ubiquitous Power Laser
Takunori Taira, Institute for Molecular Science, Japan

13:30 – 14:15
Lunch, Main Physics Building, Trinity College Dublin

14:15 – 15:15
Attosecond Quantum Technologies for Advanced Materials Metrologies
Margaret Murnane, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

15:15 – 16:15                    
Investigating Graphene’s Nonlinear-Optical Behavior Using Chirped Laser Pulses
Nathalie Vermeulen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

16:15 – 16:30                   
Break

16:30 – 17:30                  
torytelling as a tool in disseminating research Caitriona Tyndall, Irish Photonic Integration Centre, Ireland

17:30 – 18:30                 
Talk Title TBD
Robert Maher, Infinera, USA

19:30                               
Dinner & Tour, Guinness Storehouse, St. James’s Gate, Dublin

22:30                              
Bus to DCU from Guinness Storehouse
 

Friday, 23 June 

08:30 – 10:00                
Breakfast, DCU Main Canteen

10:00 – 11:00                  
Trends and Challenges in Semiconductor Device and Nanostructure Modelling
Eoin O'Reilly, Tyndall National Institute, Ireland

11:00 – 12:00                  
Tiny Integrated Laser for Big Science
Takunori Taira, Institute for Molecular Science, Japan

12:00 – 12:30                 
Break

12:30 – 13:30                 
Lasers to the Rescue of Electronics
Deepa Venkitesh, IIT Madras, India

13:30 – 14:30                 
Lunch, DCU Main Canteen

14:30 – 18:30                 
Poster, Networking & Reception