Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides (BGPPGWM)

The scope of this meeting includes the following categories:

Fundamentals of light-matter interactions, glassy and crystalline material processing and poling
Photon-matter interactions (from below the UV to beyond the infrared, from single photon to multi-photon)
Similarity between single and multiphoton processing and ablation regimes
Optically induced plasmas and nanostructures, defects, densification, stress, phase transitions, transient index changes, optical invisibility, regeneration, annealing, radiation resistance
Special fibers and waveguides processing, optical localization, solid-state autocatalysis, linear and nonlinear behavior
Novel fabrication methods such as additive manufacturing and other processes, 3D printing of glass preform, hybrid and organic photonic platforms
Properties of light-written structures and techniques used in their fabrication
Gratings: short pitch, long pitch, volume, random
Temperature and strain performance, transient and non-linear properties, radiation annealing and chemical properties
New writing methods, holographic writing and additive manufacturing, point-by-point inscription, phase front tuning
New poling methods, new materials for poling
New materials for: poling, waveguides or gratings, non-linear applications
Long term stability, biomedical compatibility, electromagnetic proof
Industrial standardisation and applications of light written structured and poled devices
Harsh environmental applications, oil and gas, nuclear and new industry applications
Biomedical applications, diagnostics
Sensors devices, structural health monitoring, space applications
Lasers devices, high intensity optical field applications, supercontinuum generation
Telecommunications devices, switching and routing, intelligent networks
Instrumentation, interrogation, packaging
Industrial field trials, qualifications, international standards and standardisation for different industries and applications