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Watt's Up College of Optical Sciences News for September 6, 2007
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Today: Colloquium -- 3:30 p.m. -- Meinel 307
Ewan M. Wright, University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences, will present Optically Bound Matter. Stanley Pau is the host. Abstract: An overview of the emerging field of optically bound matter in which microparticles self-assemble into arrays in the presence of externally applied laser fields. In particular, I shall highlight our work aimed at elucidating the physics underlying 1D and 2D optically bound matter.
Today: Take or Re-Take Student Photos -- 3:30 p.m. -- 3rd Floor Lobby
Students, if your photo isn't on our 4th floor photoboard or if your picture is there and you absolutely can't stand it, Rick Shoemaker will have his camera set up in the 3rd floor lobby just before Colloquium and will take/re-take student pictures. There's no fee for this -- all you have to do is show up and smile.
Faculty and Staff Photos
Faculty and staff, if you'd like a new photo for our Web site and photoboard, or if your photo was never taken, please see Cathy Alexander in Meinel 714. This is an "anytime offer" as the camera is almost always ready to use, but please call or e-mail first to be sure Cathy is available. Telephone: 621-4479. E-mail: cathy.alexander@optics.arizona.edu
Earl Parsons and Buddy Martin are Tomorrow's OSC Community Speakers
This week, our first speaker is Earl Parsons, OSC PhD candidate and graduate research assistant. He will present The Influence of Bit Pattern Effects on Clock Recovery in Phase Shift Keyed Fiber-optic Transmissions Systems.
Our second speaker will be Buddy Martin, project scientist at Steward Observatory and associate research professor here at OSC. He will discuss The Giant Magellan Telescope: A 25 Meter Telescope Based on UA Mirror Technology.
Efficient Optical Aggregation Network Approaches for Emerging Broadband Services
Tomorrow, September 7, brings a special seminar to OSC. At 2:00 p.m. in Meinel 821, Werner Weiershausen, Deutsche Telekom / T-Systems, Darmstadt, Germany , will present Efficient Optical Aggregation Network Approaches for Emerging Broadband Services. Franko Kueppers is the host. Abstract: For the accommodation of high bandwidths WDM technologies are already widely deployed in backbone and metropolitan transport networks where the traffic is strongly aggregated. As new services with a high individual bandwidth demand like high definition video services and broadband business VPN are emerging, WDM technologies will be needed in next generation aggregation networks as well. The deployment of OADM nodes allows for highly resilient ring topology solutions while using the actual fiber infrastructure very effectively. On top of the WDM layer Ethernet technologies allow for an overall cost efficient multilayer approach that is well adapted to packet and circuit oriented traffic. Here, options will be discussed to efficiently aggregate different types of traffic from DSLAMs to the IP backbone routers via Ethernet aggregation switches in typical incumbent carrier networks. Werner Weiershausen has 12+ years of experience in photonics research as well as in telecom industry. The topics of his scientific publications and invited conference talks range from "spot-size transformation using tapered InP/InGaAsP waveguides" to "high-speed optical transmission" with a special emphasis on the mitigation of polarization mode dispersion to the "evolution of telecommunication network architecture.
Exploring the Quantum Universe with Light
At next week's Colloquium on September 13, Brian Anderson, University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences, will present Exploring the Quantum Universe with Light. Stanley Pau is the host. Abstract: Did you know that the College of Optical Sciences holds the record for the coldest temperatures ever recorded in Arizona? Or that optics and lasers are crucial for cooling matter to a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero? Such ultracold gases of atoms, called Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), are routinely made here at the University of Arizona. They have become one of the hottest tools in physics research, from studies of the quantum mechanical world of the very small and cold, to principles involving the evolution and structure of the Universe. In this colloquium, I will first describe how light is used to create, manipulate, and observe these cold objects. I will point out some of the remarkable relationships between BECs and laser light, and provide insight into an emerging field of physics: coherent atom optics. I will finally focus on how BECs and laser light can be used together in studies of fundamental physics, emphasizing recent experimental accomplishments of my research group at the College of Optical Sciences.
The Optical Society of America's Annual Meeting
Frontiers in Optics 2007 and Laser Science XXIII
The Frontiers in Optics 2007 and Laser Science XXIII conferences cover the breadth of optical science and engineering. In addition to the two plenary speakers, John L. Hall from JILA at the University of Colorado and Eli Yablonovitch from the University of California at Berkeley, the agenda includes cutting-edge presentations, expert invited speakers, special events, networking events, short courses, special symposia and activities especially for optics students.
For more information, please visit http://www.osa.org/meetings/annual/
Happy Birthday
September 7, 2007 -- AME Seminar -- 4:00 p.m. -- AME S212
Dr. Roberto Furfaro will present Looking for Life on Mars via Fuzzy-Based Expert Systems: A Planetary Exploration Engineering Laboratory (PEEL) Project.
Employment Opportunities in Optics
more at http://www.optics.arizona.edu/employment/nationalopenings.htm
OSC Students. Jim Burge's Research Group. Help Wanted! We are looking for students to work on research projects in the following areas: optical testing with computer generated holograms, optical fabrication, optomechanical engineering, and optical system engineering. We have a dynamic group that is building some of the world's largest high-performance optical systems. And we have fun doing it! Please contact Jim Burge, 621-8182 or jburge@optics.arizona.edu
Senior Optical Engineer MDS. Job # 4266. MDS AT strives to not only meet our customers' current needs but to also extend their reach. Optical technology in our instrumentation comprises imaging and spectroscopy ... light sources, lenses, fibers, gratings, filters, detectors ... laser scanning, absorption, fluorescence, luminescence, polarization, photon counting ... please visit http://www.moleculardevices.com/pages/instruments/instruments_main.html to explore our diverse products. Responsibilities: -Work with and lead multidisciplinary product development teams to launch market-leading instrumentation products for Life Sciences Research. Use broad expertise in optics to define optical system requirements. Use analysis and modeling to develop optimal design solutions. Prototype, integrate, test, and troubleshoot optical systems and electromechanical systems. Qualifications: MS in Optics, Optical Engineering or related physical science. Min 5 years in design and development of optics-based bioanalytical instrumentation representing a broad range of optical technologies. Experience with absorption, fluorescence, luminescence, polarization, photon counting. Preferred: PhD in Optics or related physical science. Please send resumes directly to Linh Le, Corp Recruiter, at Linh.Le@moldev.com or apply directly online at www.moldev.com
Undergraduate Students. NOAO. The Office of Public Affairs and Educational Outreach at The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) is looking for undergraduates who are organized, creative, motivated and interested in working part-time (up to 10 hours/week) in science education. You must be able to work occasional weekends in support of educational workshops in formal and informal science or other fun outreach activities. Year-round positions are available and salaries are competitive. If you are interested in applying, please contact Human Resources at hrnoao@noao.edu or visit our web site at http://www.noao.edu/cas/hr/jobs/jobs_list.html Attach your cover letter and your resume with a phone number that can be used to contact you during business hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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The
technical conferences begin on Sunday, September 16 and
conclude on Thursday, September 20. On Tuesday and Wednesday,
there will be an exhibit featuring leading optics and photonics
companies.
It all happens in the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California and,
even at this late date, there is still time to register if you
haven't done so already.