Workshop)Programme

Postgraduate+Research+on+
Photonics)as)an)Enabling)Technology)
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A+Marie+Curie+Initial+Training+Network+
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PROPHET)POSTGRADUATE)PHOTONICS)Workshop)2)
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Theory)and)Modelling)in)Photonics)
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University)of)Pavia,)11)–)13)April)2012)
Physics)Department,)Aula)102)
Workshop)Programme)
Wednesday(11(April:( Lasers,(nanostructures(and(applications(
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Celebration(of(50th(anniversary(of(the(semiconductor(laser(
08.30!! Registration!of!participants!
09.00!
Rainer!A.!Leitgeb!(Medical!University!Vienna):!
Optical+Coherence+Tomography!!!
09.45!
Eoin!O’Reilly!(Tyndall!National!Institute,!Cork):!
k⋅ p+theory+in+semiconductor+nanostructures+
10.30!
Coffee+break+
11.00!
Claude!Weisbuch!(Ecole!Polytechnique,!Palaiseau):! Short+tour+of+50+years+of+semiconductor+laser+physics+
11.45!
Carlo!Sirtori!(Université!Paris!Diderot):!
12.30!
Lunch+
14.00!
Guillaume!Huyet!(Tyndall!National!Institute,!Cork):! Laser+modeGlocking+
14.45!
Andrei!Vladimirov!(WIAS!Institute,!Berlin):!
15.30!
Coffee+break+
16.00!
Student!presentations!and!soft!skills!(WP2!and!WP4)!
18.00!
Lab!tour!(Physics!and!Electronics,!two!groups)!
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Free+dinner+
Quantum+cascade+lasers:+challenges+and+perspectives+
Nonlinear+dynamics+in+lasers+
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Thursday(12(April:(
Photonics(and(plasmonic(systems,(solar(cells(
09.00!
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Peter!Bienstman!(Gent!University):!
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Photonic+crystals+and+modelling++
by+eigenmode+expansion+
09.45!
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Mario!Agio!(CNR\INO!and!LENS,!Florence):!
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Modelling+of+photonic+and+plasmonic+
systems+by+timeGdomain+discretization+methods+
10.30!
Coffee+break+
11.00!
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Philippe!Lalanne!(CNRS\Orsay):!
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FourierGmodal+methods:+from+diffraction+
gratings+to+photonic+and+plasmonic+systems+
11.45!
Lucio!C.!Andreani!(University!of!Pavia):!
General+theory+of+solar+cells:+limits+to+efficiency+
12.30!
Lunch+
14.00!
Franz\Josef!Haug!(EPFL!Neuchatel):!
Light+trapping+in+thinGfilm+silicon+solar+cells+
14.45!
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Cosimo!Gerardi!(ST!Microelectronics,!Catania):!
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Charge+transport+in+solar+cells+
and+electroGoptical+modelling+
15.30!
Coffee+break+
16.00!
Student!presentations!and!soft!skills!(WP1!and!WP3)!
18.00!
Lab!tour!(Physics!and!Electronics,!two!groups)!
20.00!
Gala+dinner+
PROPHET Workshop Programme
Pavia University, 11th – 13th April, 2012
www.prophet-itn.eu
Grant No.: 264687
Postgraduate+Research+on+
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Friday(13(April:(
Photonics)as)an)Enabling)Technology)
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Workpackage(discussion(and(SB(meeting!
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09.00\10.00!
Supervisory!Board!meeting!(without!students)!
09.00\10.00!
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Discussion!of!presentations!and!soft!skills!(for!students):!
Coordinated!by!Alessandro!Bacchetta,!University!of!Pavia!
A+Marie+Curie+Initial+Training+Network+
Workpackage(presentations:(
10.00\10.30!
A.!Ramdane!(LPN!Marcoussis):!
WP1!–!Photonics+Enabling+Communications+Applications+
10.30\11.00!
Coffee+break+
11.00\11.30!
T.!F.!Krauss!(Univ.!St!Andrews):!
WP2!–!Photonics+Enabling+Energy+Applications+
11.30\12.00!
A.!Krier!(Lancaster!University):!
WP3!–!Photonics+Enabling+Environment+Applications+
12.00\12.30!
M.!Wojtkowski!(N.!Copernicus!Univ.):! WP4!–!Photonics+Enabling+Life+Science+Applications+
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12.30\14.00!
Lunch+
Workpackage(discussion:(
14.00\14.30!
WP1!discussion!–!led!by!Abderrahim!Ramdane!(LPN\CNRS,!Marcoussis,!France)!
14.30\15.00!
WP2!discussion!–!led!by!Thomas!F.!Krauss!(St.!Andrews!University,!U.K.)!
15.00\15.30!
WP3!discussion!–!led!by!Anthony!Krier!(Lancaster!University,!U.K.)!
15.30\16.00!
WP4!discussion!–!led!by!Maciej!Wojtkowski!(Nicolaus!Copernicus!University,!Torun,!Poland)!
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16.00\16.15!
Coffee+break+
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16.15\17.00!
Wrap\up!session!
17.00!
CLOSING!
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Saturday(14(April:(
Touristic(programme!
08.30\13.00!
Visit!to!Certosa!di!Pavia!and!city!tour!
13.00!
Free!lunch!together!
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Workshop)website:)http://fisicavolta.unipv.it/prophet.htm)
PROPHET)website:)http://www.prophetQitn.eu)
PROPHET Workshop Programme
Pavia University, 11th – 13th April, 2012
www.prophet-itn.eu
Grant No.: 264687