Special session

SP L1) Laser nanofabrication
Session Organizer: Hong Minghui, National University of Singapore
Co-organizer: Craig B. Arnold, Princeton University, USA
The Laser as a versatile tool has been finding extensive applications in advanced manufacturing and will continue to play a major role in the push toward fabrication of nanoscale structures due to its unique ability to produce non-contact, light based processing in air over a large area at a fast speed. To showcase recent research progress on laser nanofabrication, this session covers the research topics related to nanostructures fabrication, including new processing design, light interactions with materials at the nanoscale, laser surface nano-patterning and nano-materials synthesis by laser ablation and laser induced chemical reactions.

SP L2) High speed imaging and time resolved measurements in laser processing
Session Organizer: Scott A. Mathews, The Catholic University of America, USA
The past decade has seen tremendous growth in the number of laser processing techniques being used in both research and industrial production. In addition to entirely new laser processes, the field has seen an expansion in the number of different materials being processed and dramatic advances in laser performance. As a result of this growth, many new processes are not fully understood. In order to fully characterize these processes, many researchers have employed high speed imaging and time resolved measurements to study laser-matter interactions in real time. In many cases, these in situ measurements have revealed important and unexpected information about the physics of the processes. This special session is designed to promote the exchange of ideas and results in the area of high speed imaging and time resolved measurements with the goal of creating a better understanding of the physical mechanisms associated with these novel and ever-expanding laser processes.
List of Sub-Topics (SP L2)
* High Speed and Ultra High Speed Video
* Shadography
* Pump-Probe Imaging
* Imaging of Ultra Fast Laser-Matter Interactions
* In Situ Spectroscopy, Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
* Time Resolved Holography
* Plasma Dynamics during Laser Processing

SP L3) Ultrashort pulsed laser processing toward industrial application
Session Organizer: Yasuhiro Okamoto, Okayama University, Japan
Co-organizer: Jens Holtkamp, Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Lasertechnik ILT, Germany
Ultrashort pulsed laser has been widely used and its nonlinear process has been attracting the interests for industrial applications. In order to realize industrial applications by ultralshort pulsed laser, not only process understanding but also related technology has been investigated and developed. This session covers research topics of ultrashort pulsed laser processing and related technologies towards industrial applications.