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Arizona Photonics Days 2025 Resources

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SESSION

[BIO-K] KEYNOTE 3D Printing of Glass Micro-Optics: Shaping the Future of Precision Optical Systems for Biomedical Applications

Presenter: Rongguang Liang, PhD, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

[BIO1] Seeing Through Tissue Using Synthetic Wavelength Imaging

Presenter: Muralidhar Madabhushi Balaji, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

[BIO2] Improving Resolution in Lensfree Photoluminescent Microscopy Through Time-Gated Illumination

Presenter: Kenneth Lang, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

[BIO3] Novel Eye-tracking Technologies Harnessing Deflectometric Information

Presenter: Jiazhang Wang, PhD, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

[BIO4] Rapid Dual-Views Projection Microscopy with Two-Photon Glutamate Uncaging for Neural Imaging

Presenter: Dongli Xu, PhD, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

[BIO5] 7000RMS: Instantaneous Detection of Microbes to Alert Degradation in Water Quality for Pharma and Semiconductor Industries

Presenter: Dr. M. Sagar Dodderi, Mettler-Toledo, LLC

SENSING AND METROLOGY SESSION

[SEN-K] KEYNOTE We've Seen This Movie Before: Photonics Following Semiconductor Manufacturing's Path

Presenter: Scott Jordan, Physik Instrumente (PI)

[SEN1] Fringe Projection Profilometry: Unlocking Efficient Mass Production for 18,000 ngVLA Reflector Panels

Presenter: Dr. Joel Berkson, Fringe Metrology

[SEN2] Importance of Understanding Lateral and Vertical Resolution in Topography Measurements By Optical System

Presenter: Joanna Schmit, PhD, 4D Technology Corporation, An Onto Innovation Subsidiary

[SEN3] Production Metrology for Consumer Electronics

Presenter: Clay Kingsley, Zygo

[SEN4] OptiQuiver: A Novel Metrology Solution for In-Situ Wafer Bow and Warp Measurements

Presenter: Kat Johnston, Quartus Engineering

[SEN5] Group Index Measurement of MgO doped and un-doped LiNbO3 Optical Waveguide Using White Light Interferometer

Presenter: Ke Huang, Optilab LLC

ASTRONOMY SESSION

[AST1] Near the Visible Diffraction Limit with MagAO-X

Presenter: Laird Close, PhD, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona

[AST2] Scalable Space Telescope Technology

Presenter: Daewook Kim, PhD, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

[AST3] Commercialized Adaptive Optics for Ground-Based Telescopes

Presenter: Michael Hart, PhD, Hart Scientific

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025

ASTRONOMY SESSION (cont.)

[AST4] Two Soulful Sharks Are Swimming at the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory

Presenter: Dr. Albert Conrad, Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, University of Arizona

[AST5] Assessment of Stray Light in Astronomical Telescopes

Presenter: Noah Hamstra, Ansys

[AST6] Recent Development in Astronomical Detectors

Presenter: Jan Vermeiren, Caeleste bv

LASER TECHNOLOGY SESSION

[LAS1] Ultrafast Thin-Disk Amplifiers and Nonlinear Pulse Compression

Presenter: Tom Metzger, PhD, TRUMPF Scientific Lasers

[LAS2] Extreme Laser Pulsed Energy Measurements by Calorimetric and Pyroelectric Detector Technologies

Presenter: Félicien Legrand, Gentec-EO

[LAS3] From Fundamentals to Mastery: Development of High-Power CW Laser Optics

Presenter: Paulius Mušeikis, Altechna

[LAS4] Compact Kilowatt Class Amplifiers

Presenter: Clifford Headley, PhD, Leonardo Electronics US

QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY SESSION

[QUA-K] KEYNOTE Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing with Integrated Photonics

Presenter: Bryan DeBono, PhD, Quantinuum

[QUA1] Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors and Their Applications

Presenter: Vikas Anant, PhD, Photon Spot, Inc.

[QUA2] Hard Problems in Long-Range Sensing and Communications That Can Benefit From Quantum Photonic Technologies, An Industry View

Presenter: Scott Kelber, PhD, Northrup Grumman

[QUA3] A Two-Photon Rb Clock Based on Direct Frequency Comb Excitation

Presenter: R. Jason Jones, PhD, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

[QUA4] All-CMOS-Fabricated Piezo-Optomechanical Photonic Integrated Circuits for Scalable Quantum Computing Applications

Presenter: Matt Eichenfield, PhD, Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND UPDATES

Global Government Affairs Updates

Presenter: Jennifer O'Bryan, Government Affairs Director, SPIE

International Trade Administration

Presenter: Nathaniel Moulton, Photonics Industry Specialist, Office of Information and Communication Technologies (OICT)

DoD Office of Small Business Programs, Project Spectrum

Presenter: Derrick Davis, Associate Director, Industrial Cyber Security, Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)

Defense Precision Optics Consortium: Advanced Optics Manufacturing and Qualification

Presenter: Dave Shelton, AmeriCOM

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2024

Facility Tours

University of Arizona campus, Tucson, Arizona

Grand Challenges Research Building

University of Arizona

Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab

University of Arizona

SHORT PRESENTATIONS BY BUSINESSES AND OTHER ENTITIES

AGM Container Controls - Jim McCorry

Applied Energetics - Chris Donaghey

Arizona Optical Metrology (AOM) - Shelby Ament

Arizona Technology Council - Karla Morales

Artemis / MPI Corporation - Ruth Gebru

BIO5 Institute - Jennifer Barton

City of Tucson - Jacquelyne Vega

Closing Remarks, Technical Sessions - Lukas Gruber

ECM Technologies - Gordon Banish

Edmund Optics - Carolina Corella

Gentec-EO - Felicien Legrand

Global Photonics Alliance (GPA) - Jean-Christoph Gauthier

Honeywell - Kevin Margeson

Innolite - Christian Wenzel

Jack Schumann Recognition - John Dennis

LightTrans - Petra Wyrowski

Micro-Hybrid - Fabian Medina

MPS Microsystems - Brian Bartlett

OptecBB - Adrian Mahlkow

Optical Perspectives - Bob Parks

Optics Valley - Katie Schwertz

Optonique - Jean-Christoph Gauthier

PADT - Eric Miller

PhotonDelta - Jorn Smeets

Quarles - Michael Curley

Quartus Engineering - Jody Lallak

Raytheon (RTX) - Cade Bradley

Regional Highlight: Lithuania - Kristina Ananičienė

SBAI - Josh Brown

Southwest Center for Optics and Photonics (SCOP) - Cat Merrill

The Sensor Group - Andy Griffis

University of Arizona Tech Parks - Carol Stewart

University of Rochester - Tom Brown

Welcome (Day 1) - John Dennis

Welcome (Day 2) - John Dennis

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