Samenvatting
Dear Colleagues,
With great pleasure we welcome you all to the 14th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter in Brussels.
The main fields of interest of the IEEE Photonics Society include lasers, integrated optics, optical fibres, optical communication systems and devices, optical sensors, physics of novel materials, nonlinear optics, quantum electronics, and quantum optics.
The mission of the Benelux Chapter of the IEEE Photonics Society is the promotion of these research fields in the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) by bringing together researchers and engineers working in universities, industry, and research institutes. Moreover, the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter increasingly promotes cross-border collaboration, also with scientists from adjacent regions in France and Germany. One of the platforms for triggering collaborations is provided by the Annual Symposium of the Chapter. Besides the oral lectures and poster presentations, it is an excellent opportunity for young researchers working towards their PhD, as well as for postdocs and senior researchers to have scientific discussions and exchanges with their peers, to build up and extend their regional network.
The 2009 Annual Symposium comprises 4 invited oral presentations, 16 contributed oral presentations and 42 posters, which will be presented during two plenary and two parallel oral sessions, as well as two poster sessions. Following the lines of previous years, the Symposium has been organised as a one and a half-day event. This concept allows sufficient time for accommodating and discussing all contributions. On Thursday evening, a walking dinner has been scheduled in order to provide an enjoyable atmosphere for fruitful scientific exchanges between participants.
The organisers and the scientific committee are very grateful that eminent invited speakers, from both industrial and academic backgrounds, have accepted our invitation: Dr. G. Assanto (Univ. di Roma Tre, Italy), Dr. T. Pfeiffer (Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratories, Germany), Dr. G. Giuliani, Univ. di Pavia, Italy), and Dr. S. Höffling (Univ. of Würzburg, Germany). We wish to thank all the invited speakers for their willingness to accept our invitation.
We also would like to thank all participants and speakers for their contributions to this Symposium. Furthermore, we acknowledge the efforts of the members of the Scientific Committee and the Organising Committee, as well as all the people involved in the organisation of this event. Last but definitely not least, we would like to acknowledge the support from the symposium sponsors: Laser 2000, Newport Spectra-Physics, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratories, BELNET, the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Without their generous contribution, the organisation of this Symposium would not have been possible.
On behalf of the Organising Committee,
Jan Danckaert, Symposium Chair
With great pleasure we welcome you all to the 14th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter in Brussels.
The main fields of interest of the IEEE Photonics Society include lasers, integrated optics, optical fibres, optical communication systems and devices, optical sensors, physics of novel materials, nonlinear optics, quantum electronics, and quantum optics.
The mission of the Benelux Chapter of the IEEE Photonics Society is the promotion of these research fields in the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) by bringing together researchers and engineers working in universities, industry, and research institutes. Moreover, the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter increasingly promotes cross-border collaboration, also with scientists from adjacent regions in France and Germany. One of the platforms for triggering collaborations is provided by the Annual Symposium of the Chapter. Besides the oral lectures and poster presentations, it is an excellent opportunity for young researchers working towards their PhD, as well as for postdocs and senior researchers to have scientific discussions and exchanges with their peers, to build up and extend their regional network.
The 2009 Annual Symposium comprises 4 invited oral presentations, 16 contributed oral presentations and 42 posters, which will be presented during two plenary and two parallel oral sessions, as well as two poster sessions. Following the lines of previous years, the Symposium has been organised as a one and a half-day event. This concept allows sufficient time for accommodating and discussing all contributions. On Thursday evening, a walking dinner has been scheduled in order to provide an enjoyable atmosphere for fruitful scientific exchanges between participants.
The organisers and the scientific committee are very grateful that eminent invited speakers, from both industrial and academic backgrounds, have accepted our invitation: Dr. G. Assanto (Univ. di Roma Tre, Italy), Dr. T. Pfeiffer (Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratories, Germany), Dr. G. Giuliani, Univ. di Pavia, Italy), and Dr. S. Höffling (Univ. of Würzburg, Germany). We wish to thank all the invited speakers for their willingness to accept our invitation.
We also would like to thank all participants and speakers for their contributions to this Symposium. Furthermore, we acknowledge the efforts of the members of the Scientific Committee and the Organising Committee, as well as all the people involved in the organisation of this event. Last but definitely not least, we would like to acknowledge the support from the symposium sponsors: Laser 2000, Newport Spectra-Physics, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratories, BELNET, the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Without their generous contribution, the organisation of this Symposium would not have been possible.
On behalf of the Organising Committee,
Jan Danckaert, Symposium Chair
| Originele taal-2 | English |
|---|---|
| Plaats van productie | Brussels |
| Uitgeverij | VUB Press |
| Aantal pagina's | 247 |
| Volume | 2009 |
| ISBN van geprinte versie | 978-90-5487-650-2 |
| Status | Published - 5 nov 2009 |