Boston Chapter of the IEEE Photonics Society

Spring 2013
 

Thursday
June 13, 2013
 

Silicon Nanowires, Enabling Low Cost Photovoltaic Electricity

Dr. Marcie Black, Bandgap Engineering, Inc., Woburn, MA

Co-sponsored by the IEEE WIE (Women in Engineering)

Thursday
May 9, 2013
 

A View of Optical Sciences: From Basic Physics to Bio/medicine to Energy (Pre-registration Required)

Prof. Steven Chu, US Secretary of Energy, 2009-2013, Professor of Physics and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Thursday
April 11, 2013
 

Femtosecond Fiber Lasers – From Fundamental Mode-locking Principles to Compact High-repetition Rate Sources

Prof. Michelle Sander, Boston University, Boston, MA

Co-sponsored by the IEEE GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade)

Thursday
March 14, 2013
 

Polarization in Fiber Optics

Prof. Lianshan Yan, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society

Thursday
February 14, 2013
 

Metamaterials and Opto-fluidics for Ultrasensitive Spectroscopy and Bio-detection

Prof. Hatice Altug, Boston University

Thursday
January 10, 2013
 

High-flux Table-top Coherent Soft X-ray Sources Based on High-order Harmonic Generation

Dr. Kyung-Han Hong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2012
 

Thursday
December 13, 2012
 

Fiber Optic Sensor Networks and Monitoring Techniques

Prof. Carmen Vázquez García, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Thursday
November 8, 2012
 

Phosphor Conversion – The True Core of Future Lighting

Dr. Joerg Strauss, Osram Sylvania Inc., Beverly, MA

Thursday
October 11, 2012
 

The Physics and Engineering of Solid State Lighting: An ad-hoc mix of Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, and Lighting Design Architecture

Dr. Nanu Brates, Panasonic Boston Laboratory, Newton, MA

Thursday
September 13, 2012
 

Diamond Nanophotonics

Dr. Igor Aharonovich, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2012
 

Thursday
June 14, 2012
 

Infrared Imaging with Quantum Wells and Superlattices

Dr. Mani Sundaram, QmagiQ, Nashua, NH

Thursday
May 17, 2012
 

Silicon Integrated Optoelectronics: A Transition From Devices to Systems

Prof. Michael Hochberg, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Thursday
April 26, 2012
 

High-resolution Light Emitting Diode on Silicon (LEDoS) Micro-display and High Speed GaInAs Photodetectors on Silicon

Dr. Kei M. Lau, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Thursday
April 12, 2012
 

GaN-based Nanocolumn Emitters and related Technologies

Prof. Katsumi Kishino, Sophia University

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

Co-sponsored by the New England Section of OSA

Thursday
March 8, 2012
 

The Quantum Theory of Optical Communications

Prof. Jeff H. Shapiro, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

Thursday
February 9, 2012
 

Integrated Quantum Photonics

Dr. Mark Thompson, University of Bristol

Thursday
January 12, 2012
 

Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Device Development At QD Vision: Bright Lights From Little Dots

Dr. Charles Hamilton, QD Vision, Lexington, MA

Fall 2011
 

Thursday
December 8, 2011
 

NanoSilicon NanoPhotonics

Prof. Lorenzo Pavesi, University of Trento

Thursday
November 3, 2011
 

Organic Photovoltaics – From Materials to Product A review of Konarka’s Technology

Dr. Stuart M. Spitzer, Konarka Technologies, Inc.

Tuesday
November 1, 2011
 

Photo Forensics - There is More to a Picture than Meets the Eye

Prof. Nasir Memon, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society

Thursday
October 13, 2011
 

Silicon Photonics for High Bandwidth Interconnects

Dr. Mehdi Asghari, Kotura Inc, Monterey Park, CA

Thursday
September 8, 2011
 

Status and Challenges of Ultraviolet-C LEDs based on Group-III Nitrides

Dr. Andrew A. Allerman, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

Spring 2011
 

Thursday
June 9, 2011
 

From Nanophotonic Electromagnetic Manipulations to VLSI Photonics

Prof. Michael R. Watts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Thursday
May 12, 2011
 

Ultra High Brightness, Wavelength Stabilized, Kw Class, Fiber Coupled, Direct-Diode Lasers

Dr. Robin Huang, TeraDiode, Inc., Littleton, MA

Thursday
April 14, 2011
 

Fiber Light Sources Using Structured Beams

Prof. Siddharth Ramachandran, Boston University, Boston, MA

Thursday
March 10, 2011
 

Graphene Nanophotonics and Nanoelectronics

Dr. Fengnian Xia, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

Thursday
February 10, 2011
 

III-V Quantum Structures for Infrared Detection

Dr. Sarath Gunapala, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

Thursday
January 13, 2011
 

Frequency Combs: From the Laboratory to the Mountain

Mr. Andrew J. Benedick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2010
 

Thursday
December 9, 2010
 

Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors

Dr. Andrew J. Kerman, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Co-sponsored by the New England Section of OSA

Thursday
November 4, 2010
 

Black Silicon: A Path to IR CMOS

Dr. Martin U. Pralle, SiOnyx Inc.

Thursday
October 14, 2010
 

Diamond Nanotechnology: The Diamond Nanowire Single Photon Antenna

Mr. Tom Babinec, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Tuesday
September 28, 2010
 

Terahertz Technology for Space and Earth Applications

Dr. Peter de Maagt, European Space Agency

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society

Thursday
September 16, 2010
 

Electrophoretic ePaper Display Technology and Applications

Dr. Michael D. McCreary, E Ink Corporation, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2010
 

Thursday
June 10, 2010
 

Sensing: A Unified Perspective For Integrated Photonics

Dr. Juejun (JJ) Hu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thursday
May 13, 2010
 

The World of Optical Materials - Including a Look into Schott's Closet

Dr. Angela Hohl-Abichedid, SCHOTT North America

Thursday
May 13, 2010
 

The World of Optical Materials - Including a Look into Schott's Closet

Mr. David Vanderpool, SCHOTT North America

Thursday
April 8, 2010
 

Shaping Light: MEMS Deformable Mirrors for Microscopes and Telescope

Mr. Paul Bierden, Boston Micromachines Corporation, Cambridge, MA

Thursday
March 11, 2010
 

Hybrid Optical Sensors for Extreme Temperature Measurement in Next Generation Higher Efficiency Greener Power Plants

Prof. Nabeel Riza, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

Thursday
February 11, 2010
 

Next-Generation Optical Tools for Biomedical Applications

Dr. Zahid Yaqoob, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thursday
January 14, 2010
 

Microwave Photonics for Analog Front Ends

Dr. Lute Maleki, OEwaves, Inc., Pasadena, CA

Fall 2009
 

Thursday
December 10, 2009
 

Modern Atomic Engineering: Building Better Optoelectronics from the Atoms Up

Prof. Manijeh Razeghi, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Co-sponsored by the New England Section of OSA

Thursday
November 12, 2009
 

Optical and Electronic Signal Processing for Fiber-Optic Communications

Prof. John C. Cartledge, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

Thursday
October 15, 2009
 

Overview of the Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration

Dr. Bryan S. Robinson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Thursday
September 10, 2009
 

Harvesting Light Force in Silicon Devices

Prof. Hong Tang, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Spring 2009
 

Thursday
June 11, 2009
 

High speed optical systems – the road to 100G

Dr. Benny Mikkelsen, Mintera, Acton, MA

Thursday
May 14, 2009
 

The Roles for Optics in Cancer Imaging and Therapy

Prof. Brian Pogue, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Thursday
April 9, 2009
 

CMOS Photonics

Mr. Jason Orcutt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society

Thursday
March 12, 2009
 

Macrophotonics:  Why Smaller Isn’t Always Better

Dr. Paul Juodawlkis, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Thursday
February 12, 2009
 

Subwavelength photonics: from light manipulation to quantum levitation at the nanoscale

Prof. Federico Capasso, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Thursday
January 8, 2009
 

Femtosecond Combs

Dr. Steve Cundiff, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Fall 2008
 

Thursday
December 11, 2008
 

Nonlinear Optics at the Nanoscale

Prof. Eric Mazur, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Co-sponsored by the New England Section of OSA

Thursday
November 20, 2008
 

Recent Advances in Atomic Spin Magnetometry

Prof. Michael Romalis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Magnetics Society

Thursday
October 9, 2008
 

Optical Signal Processing By Fiber-Based Parametric Devices

Dr. Colin J. McKinstrie, Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ

Thursday
September 11, 2008
 

Seeing The Invisible: Polarization Vision in Nature and Non-Invasive Imaging and Sensing

Prof. Nader Engheta, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Spring 2008
 

Thursday
June 12, 2008
 

Quantum Imaging

Prof. Yanhua Shih, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

Thursday
May 8, 2008
 

Applications of Slow and Stopped Light

Prof. John C. Howell, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Thursday
April 10, 2008
 

New Forms of Matter - Created, Manipulated and Observed with Laser Light

Prof. Wolfgang Ketterle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Thursday
March 13, 2008
 

Recent Results in Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers

Prof. Claire F. Gmachl, Princeton University

Thursday
February 14, 2008
 

Advances in Real-time 3D Imaging, Display, and Visualization

Prof. Bahram Javidi, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Thursday
January 10, 2008
 

Manipulating Microcavities With Optical Forces And Potentials: Toward Self-Aligning "Smart" Microcavities And Picometer-Scale Optomechanical Control

Dr. Peter Rakich, MIT

Fall 2007
 

Thursday
December 13, 2007
 

-- This meeting is canceled due to weather --
Seeing The Invisible: Polarization Vision In Nature And Non-Invasive Imaging And Sensing

Prof. Nader Engheta, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Thursday
November 8, 2007
 

Compact High Repetition Rate Soft X-Ray Lasers: A Doorway To High Intensity Coherent Soft X-Ray Science On A Table-Top

Prof. Jorge J. Rocca, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

Thursday
October 11, 2007
 

Semiconductor Lasers: From the Ultrafast to the Ultrasmall

Prof. Farhan Rana, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Thursday
September 13, 2007
 

Energy Transfer and Light Emission from Erbium-doped Silicon Nanostructures

Prof. Luca Dal Negro, Boston University, Boston, MA

Spring 2007
 

Thursday
June 14, 2007
 

Nanophotonic devices for communication and sensing

Prof. Hatice Altug, Boston University

Thursday
May 10, 2007
 

Interfacing the Brain With Micro- and Optoelectronics: Not Just Another Interconnect Challenge

Prof. Arto V. Nurmikko, Brown University

Thursday
April 12, 2007
 

Waveguide-Integrated, Antenna-Coupled Tunnel Junction Detectors at 1.5 um

Dr. Philip Hobbs, IBM

Thursday
March 8, 2007
 

RF Performance of Fiber-Optic Links

Dr. Edward Ackerman, Photonic Systems, Inc., Billerica, MA

Thursday
February 8, 2007
 

Silicon Wire Photonics-Fiber on a Chip

Prof. Richard Osgood, Columbia University, New York, NY

Thursday
January 11, 2007
 

Nitride Semiconductor LEDs

Prof. Theodore D. Moustakas, Boston University, Boston, MA

Fall 2006
 

Thursday
December 14, 2006
 

Electromagnetic Metamaterials

Prof. Alkim Akyurtlu, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA

Thursday
November 9, 2006
 

Silicon-based Light Emitting Nanomaterials and Photonic Structures

Prof. Luca Dal Negro, Boston University, Boston, MA

Thursday
October 12, 2006
 

High-speed Photon-efficient Lasercom Transceivers

Dr. David O. Caplan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Monday
September 18, 2006
 

Optofluidics: The role of fluids in tuning optical systems

Ms. Sindy (Kam Yan) Tang, Harvard University

Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

Monday
September 18, 2006
 

Applications of optical tweezers to optofluidics

Prof. Mark Cronin-Golomb, Tufts University

Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

Spring 2006
 

Thursday
June 8, 2006
 

CANARY Sensor for Rapid, Sensitive Identification of Pathogens

Dr. Todd Rider, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Thursday
May 11, 2006
 

PhlatLight: a unique high-brightness solid-state light source

Dr. Christian Hoepfner, Luminus Devices

Thursday
April 13, 2006
 

Silicon Lasers

Prof. Bahram Jalali, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Thursday
March 9, 2006
 

Biomedical Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography

Prof. James G. Fujimoto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Thursday
February 9, 2006
 

Optical MEMS: Manipulating light signals with microactuators

Prof. Mehmet R. Dokmeci, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Monday
January 16, 2006
 

Photon Counting Microdetectors and their Applications

Prof. Sergio Cova, Politecnico di Milano

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

Tuesday
January 10, 2006
 

Optical Testing Methodologies for characterization of High Brightness LEDs

Mr. Greg McKee, Labsphere, Inc.

Fall 2005
 

Thursday
December 1, 2005
 

A Tutorial on Strained Quantum-Well and Quantum-Dot Lasers: What do those experiments really mean

Prof. Shun-Lien Chung, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

Thursday
November 10, 2005
 

Carbon nanotubes: Optical properties and applications

Prof. Anna Swan, Boston University, Boston, MA

Thursday
October 13, 2005
 

Imaging of Semiconductor and Biological Systems

Prof. M. S. Unlu, Boston University, Boston, MA

IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

Thursday
September 8, 2005
 

Solid State Lighting in Architecture

Dr. Ihor Lys, Color Kinetics

Spring 2005
 

Monday
July 18, 2005
 

OSRAM Shines a Light on Solid-State LEDs

Ms. Michelle Huang, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

Monday
July 18, 2005
 

Breakthroughs in Laser Bar Component Packaging & Self-Cooled Laser Diode Arrays

Mr. Sevugan Nagappan, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

Thursday
June 9, 2005
 

Verizon's Fiber to The Premises Deployment: Lessons learned

Dr. Vincent O'Byrne, Verizon, Waltham, MA

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society

Thursday
May 12, 2005
 

Biological imaging with nonlinear microscopy

Prof. Jerome Mertz, Boston University

Thursday
April 14, 2005
 

Nanostructured Superconductive Single-Photon Detectors for Quantum Information Processing

Prof. Karl K. Berggren, MIT

Monday
April 11, 2005
 

Maskless Lithography and Imaging using Diffractive Optics

Dr. Rajesh Menon, MIT

Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

Monday
April 11, 2005
 

The Future of Industrial Strength Lithography

Dr. Kit Ausschnitt, IBM Microelectronics Division

Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

Thursday
March 17, 2005
 

Integrated Electronic/Optical Structures for Ultrafast Optical Signal Processing

Prof. Stephen Ralph, Georgia Technical University

Thursday
February 10, 2005
 

Laser Beam Combining

Dr. Tso Y. Fan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Tuesday
January 11, 2005
 

Infrared Colloidal Quantum Dot Devices

Prof. Edward H. Sargent, University of Toronto

Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

Fall 2004
 

Thursday
December 9, 2004
 

Quantum cascade lasers from basic physics to commercialization

Prof. Federico Capasso, Cambridge, MA

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Life Members Society

Thursday
November 11, 2004
 

Passive WDM Systems for CATV Applications and FTTH

Gregory Cappiello

Thursday
October 7, 2004
 

Toward semiconductor intersubband optical devices at near infrared wavelengths

Prof. Roberto Paiella

Thursday
September 23, 2004
 

Making a many colored processing engine Signal processing with optical fibers

Dr. Christi Madsen

Monday
September 20, 2004
 

Is the fire of the optical profession as bright as 20 years ago

Thursday
September 9, 2004
 

Specialty Optical Fibers for Laser Applications

Dr. Kanxian Wei

Spring 2004
 

Thursday
June 10, 2004
 

Toward Single Cycle Optical Pulses

Prof. Franz Kaertner

Thursday
May 13, 2004
 

Laser based ultrasonic techniques for nondestructive characterization of materials

Prof. Todd Murray

Thursday
April 8, 2004
 

Overview of Free Space Optical Communications

Dr. Don Boroson

Thursday
March 11, 2004
 

Silicon Resonant Cavity Photodetector Arrays for Optical Interconnects

Dr. Matthew K. Emsley, Analog Devices, Inc.

Thursday
February 12, 2004
 

Science and Technology of Microbolometer Imaging Focal Plane Arrays

Dr. Margaret Kohin

Thursday
January 8, 2004
 

3D TV Imaging and Display Technology

Prof. Bahram Javidi, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT