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DIRECTED ENERGY
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
Ultrashort Pulse Laser Materials Interaction Workshop 2005 |
22-23 September 2005 |
Boulder, Colorado | |
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The Ultrashort Pulse Laser Materials Interaction Workshop provides a forum for the presentation
of the state-of-the-art ultrashort pulse laser technology, ultrashort pulse effects, ultrashort pulse
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Photo courtesy of Boulder Convention & Visitors Bureau
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laser diagnostics, and ultrafast, ultraprecise material diagnostics. A better understanding of the existing
ultrashort pulse laser technology will determine their utility for military and industrial applications.
Understanding the ultrashort pulse laser materials interaction provides a foundation
for determining the applicability of ultrashort pulses for diagnostic, material fabrication, and
inspection applications in civilian contexts as well.
The third annual Ultrashort Pulse Laser Materials Interaction
Workshop brought
together government, industry, and academic leaders for discussions of basic and applied research
and technology efforts and the future of ultrashort lasers for military and other applications.
Technical presentations covered a diverse spectrum of interests including DOE and DoD laboratories,
industry, and other scientific and engineering institutions.
This workshop was held immediately after the 19-21 September 2005 Boulder Damage Symposium, an SPIE event.
Primary Topics
Topics explored during the conference covered
experiments, modeling, programs, and applications in these technical areas:
1. Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Interactions and Effects in Aerospace Materials
- Metals, alloys, composite effects
- Sensors and optical materials effects
- Materials processing, microprocessing
- Material inspection and repair, non-destructive evaluation
- Other materials and applications, including laser eye protectors, laser safety
2. Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Interactions and Effects in the Atmosphere
- Filamentation
- Lightning
- Other effects
3. High Intensity Particle Generation/High Intensity EM Wave Generation
- Terawatt generation
- Terahertz generation
- Intense EMI/X-ray generation
- Materials inspection with high-energy particles
- Absorption/scatter and remote sensing - ISR, AW, HSI, MSI
4. Laser Materials Interaction Diagnostics
- Ultrafast, ultrafine materials diagnostics - real time measurements
- Ultrafast, ultraprecise laser beam diagnostics
- Hybrid diagnostic systems
5. Classified Session
- Applications concept development
- Remote sensing
- Remote effects generation
- Novel utilizations
Program Agenda
Thursday, 22 September 2005 |
Session 1 - Programs, Overviews, and Roadmaps |
0810-0820 |
Welcome and Introduction
Latham, AFRL/DE |
0820-0900 |
Ultra-Short Pulse Technology Thrusts for Non-Lethal Applications
Land, JNLWD |
0900-0940 |
U.S. Army ARDEC Path Forward on Ultra Short Pulsed Lasers
Lagasca, US Army |
0940-1020 |
Femtosecond Laser Studies of Shocked Materials
Glownia, LANL |
Session 2 - USL Device Developments |
1030-1100 |
Coherent XUV generation using a passive optical cavity interacting with a femtosecond pulse train from a mode-locked laser
Moll, Univ. of Colo, JILA |
1100-1130 |
Passive Cavity Pulse Combining Implemented with Ultra Short Pulse Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Technology
Delfyett, UCF |
1130-1200 |
Cr4+:YAG Characterization for Chirped Pulse Amplification in the Eye-Safe Wavelength Region
Mielke, Raydiance |
1300-1330 |
The Texas Petawatt Laser
Martinez, Univ. of Texas |
1330-1400 |
Lockheed Missiles and Fire Control Femtosecond Laser Technology
Vicker, LMCO |
1400-1430 |
Passive Cavity Pulse Combining Implemented with Ultra Short Pulse Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Technology
Bullington, Raydiance |
Session 3 - Materials Interaction |
1440-1510 |
Modeling Ultrashort Pulse Laser Interaction with Materials
Latham, AFRL/DE |
1510-1540 |
Terahertz Spectroscopy of Strategic Materials
Hilton, LANL |
1540-1610 |
Damage Rings and Momentum Transfer from UPL/Materials Interactions
Kremeyer, PM&AM |
1610-1640 |
Effect of phase transition at the critical temperature on the dependence of drilling rate vs pulse energy for ultra-high intensity laser drilling
Semak, PSU |
1640-1710 |
Ultrashort Effects at the Jefferson Lab
Shinn, JLAB |
1800 |
Reception at Marriott |
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Friday, 23 September 2004 |
Session 4 - Non-Linear Interactions and Plasma Interactions |
0800-0830 |
Interaction of Ultra-Short, Intense Laser Pulses with Dielectrics
Penano, NRL |
0830-0900 |
Self-trapping Injection into Laser Wake Fields
Cary, Tech X |
0900-0930 |
Nonlinear Optics with Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation: Investigating Acoustic Responses in Materials
Tobey, Univ of Colo, GILA |
0930-1000 |
Reverse Ion Acceleration via Laser-Matter Interaction
Messmer, Tech X |
1020-1050 |
Modeling of Ultra-Short Laser Pulses Propagating in Air through Obstacles
Fisk, ITT |
1050-1120 |
Intense Ultrashort Pulse Laser Underwater Propagation and Interaction
Jones, NRL |
1120-1150 |
Inclusion of Frequency Dependent and Nonlinear Dielectrics into Finite Difference Time Domain Computer Codes
Zimmerman, ITT |
Tours |
1300-1500 |
Lab Tour Session A
Group A - NIST Time and Frequency Measurement Division Tour
Group B - Univ. of Colo./JILA Lab Tour |
1500-1700 |
Lab Tour Session B
Group A - Univ. of Colo./JILA Lab Tour
Group B - NIST Time and Frequency Measurement Division Tour |
Previous Workshops
Information about prior Ultrashort
Pulse Laser Materials Interactions Workshops is available here.
Organizing Committee
Chair: Dr. Pete Latham, platham@deps.org
Registration: Ms. Cynnamon Spain, cynnamon@deps.org, 505 998-4910
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