Program

Welcome to Montreal, Canada, the site of the 2011 Photonic Society Summer Topicals

The Topical Meetings of the Photonics Society are the premier conference series for exciting new areas in photonic science, technology, and applications, creating the opportunity to learn about emerging fields and to interact with the research and technology leaders in an intimate environment. The meetings will be held at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure in the second largest French-speaking city in the world.

The 2011 Summer Topical Meetings are focussed on "Advanced Communication and Far Infrared Applications.” The following 3 Topicals meetings will be held:

• Entanglement Distribution in Quantum Communication and Beyond
• Terabit Optical Ethernet
• Mid Infrared Solid State Light Sources, Challenges, and Applications

A unique aspect of the Topical Meetings is that Photonic Society member volunteers propose and organize these meetings. Hence I would like to thank each of the Topical Chairs and the Program Committee Members who have volunteered and invested their time organizing these conferences. I also want to thank the plenary and invited speakers for giving us their perspectives on the exciting new developments and the challenges in these four fields. Finally I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Photonic Society Conference Staff for their professional organization and arrangements.

This topics to be discussed in this year's Summer Topicals span a broad range from quantum mechanics, communication theory, semiconductor photonic device technology, military and commercial applications, and many more. In addition to the technical presentations, hallway discussions, and other networking, I hope that you have a chance to experience (and taste!) some French culture and North American history contained within beautiful Montreal. Have a great time!

Welcome to Playa del Carmen, Mexico and the 2010 Photonics Society Summer Topical Meetings!

The Topical Meeting Series of the Photonics Society is the premier conference for emerging fields in photonic science, device technologies, and applications. The conferences are held in summer and winter to create the opportunity to learn about exciting new topics and to interact with the research and technology leaders in an intimate environment. A unique aspect of this conference series is that the Photonic Society membership suggest and organize these meetings.

The annual 2010 Summer Topical Meetings are focussed on “Optical Networks and Technology.” There will be five meetings that will cover a broad area of technology and diverse applications.

Over the 3 days of the conference, the following Meetings will be held:

• Novel Waveguiding, Structures and Phenomena
• Polarization Division Multiplexed Optical Transmission Systems
• Optical Networks and Devices for Data Centers
• Nonlinear Fiber Optics

Welcome to Newport Beach and the 2009 IEEE/Photonics Society Summer Topicals!

The Topical Meeting Series of the Photonics Society is the premier conference for exciting new areas in photonic science, device technologies, and applications. The conferences which are held in summer and winter create the opportunity to learn about emerging topics and to interact with the research and technology leaders in an intimate environment. A unique aspect of this conference series is that the Photonics Society membership suggest and organize these meetings.
The 2009 Summer Topical Meetings are focussed on “New Frontiers in Optical Communications.” There will be four meetings that will discuss the future of optical networks.

Over the 3 days of the Topical Meetings, the following 4 areas will be considered:

• Optical Code Division Multiple Access: Application and Devices

• Radio-Over Fiber Access Networks: Technologies and Architectures

• Signal Processing in Optical Networks

• The Future Global Network