The EOS meeting on Diffractive Optics is the seventh in the series. The previous meetings took place in Savonlinna (1997), Jena (1999), Budapest (2001), Oxford (2003), Warsaw (2005), and Barcelona (2007).

Synopsis 

After 20 years of active research and development of design and fabrication techniques, diffractive optics is approaching a status of mature technology – in addition to the ongoing fundamental basic and applied research, we can find diffractive optics in increasingly many applications which are either completely based on diffraction phenomenon or diffractive solution is remarkably more compact, light-weight, or cost-effective than its alternatives.

The EOS Topical Meeting on Diffractive Optics gathers the scientists and engineers working in the field of diffractive optics in industry or academic institutes. The scope of the meeting is to give the attendees a wide picture of the field, from fundamental modelling of light–matter interaction to design techniques and from fabrication techniques to novel applications.

The EOS meeting on Diffractive Optics will include focus sessions on Optics in Displays, Illumination, and Vision as well as the half-day seminar Unified Optical Modeling with VirtualLab.

JEOS:RP - the online Journal of the European Optical Society: Rapid Publications - will publish a special issue "Diffractive Optics". Submission deadline: 19 April 2010. The special issue is open for all experts interested in publishing their research in JEOS:RP. Attendees of this EOS topical meeting receive a discount on the publication rate. More information is available here.

Sessions

• Applications
• Fabrication and characterization
• Modelling and design
• Physical optics
• Polarization
• Scattering
• Vision and imaging
   

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Keynote Speaker

• Erez Hasman, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology (IS)

 

Invited Speakers 

• Pablo Artal, Universidad de Murcia (ES)
• Fred Bijkerk, FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen (NL)
• Hans Peter Herzig, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne -EPFL (CH)
• Peter Janssens, Barco (BE)
• Janne Konttinen, EpiCrystals, Inc. (FI)
• Frank Wyrowski, University of Jena (DE)

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Unified Optical Modeling with VirtualLab™

Investigation of optical systems demands for different modeling in lens and micro-structured regions. Propagation techniques ranging from geometrical optics to rigorous techniques must work on one platform. That is what we call unified optical modeling. It also includes system simulation for different types of sources including coherent, incoherent and partially coherent light fields. VirtualLab™ has been developed to fulfill these demands.

In the seminar we discuss the following topics:

• Fundamentals of unified optical modeling and its implementation in VirtualLab™
• Selection of different modeling techniques to different regions of the system
• Ray tracing in unified optical modeling
• Source models in VirtualLab™
• Design and analysis of diffractive optics
• Analysis of micro-optical systems including lens arrays
• LED modeling
• Ultras-short pulse propagation
• Partially temporal source modeling
• Laser resonator analysis including diffractive optics
• Fourier modal method analysis
• Polarization effect analysis
• Non-paraxial modeling

Various simulations on the basis of VirtualLab™ 4 will be presented.

All seminar participants may receive an evaluation license of VirtualLab™ together with all sample files presented at the seminar. The evaluation license is valid till the end of March 2010.

The seminar will be held by Frank Wyrowski, University of Jena, DE

 

Final Programme 

The electronic version of the on-site programme is now available for download: EOS DO 2010 Programme (2 MB, pdf file).

 

The final programme will be available as printed version on-site.

 

 

 

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Information for authors

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

• Time slots: authors are allotted 20 minutes (15 minutes presentation plus 5 minutes for discussion). Please plan your presentation accordingly to meet the 20 minute maximum.
• Technical equipment: All technical equipment (presentation laptop, video projector, sound system, laser pointer, microphone) will be provided on-site.
• Authors are requested to upload their presentation well in advance to their talk. It will also be possible to use your own laptop.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

• Poster size: A0 with 841 (width) x 1189 (height)
• Poster authors are requested to be present at their posters during the official poster session.
• Poster set-up and removal is in the responsibility of the authors.
• Poster session I: Monday, 15 February, 18:20 - 19:2, poster session II:Tuesday, 16 February, 18:20 - 19:20. Please verify the session of your poster presentation in the programme.

Registration 

Registration options

• Fax registration: Download the fax form here, fill it in and send it to +49-511-2788 119.
• Online shop: Purchase your registration via our secure online shop at www.myeos.org/shop

 

Registration category	Early-bird by 22 January	Late/on-site after 22 January
EOS full member	490 €	560 €
Non member	540 €	610 €
EOS student member	280 €	320 €
Student non member	290 €	330 €
1/2 day seminar "Unified Optical Modeling with VirtualLab"	50 €	60 €
Registration includes admission to the meeting, one copy of the meeting digest, coffee and lunch breaks from 15 - 18 February.

 

Paper Publication in JEOS:RP 

Publish a paper in JEOS:RP, the online Journal of the European Optical Society: Rapid Publications. The paper submitted must be an original contribution and must be submitted no later than 19 April 2010.

JEOS:RP is a peer-reviewed open-access journal focusing on European research in optics and photonics. 

www.jeos.org

 
Special rate for attendees of DO 2010

Attendees of this EOS Event receive a 20% discount on the publication rate for JEOS:RP. The paper submitted must be an original contribution that is connected to this topical meeting and must be submitted no later than 19 April 2010. For further information, please contact koli@myeos.org

Publication rates
320 € (instead of 400 €) for non-members
280 € (instead of 350 €) for full members

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Venue 

Diffractive Optics 2010 will be taking place at: 

Sokos Hotel Koli
Ylä-Kolintie 39
FI-83960 Koli
www.sokoshotelkoli.fi
www.sokoshotels.fi

Koli is one of Finland’s most beautiful areas and offers a unique combination of nature and culture. The broad waters and islands of Lake Pielinen, the fourth largest lake in Finland, and the forest clad Koli hills, provide you with magnificent scenery. At Koli’s heart lies the National Park, where swidden culture is still regularly practised.In these great surroundings, the EOS Topical Meeting on Diffractive Optics will be taking place. The conference venue is idyllically situated near Lake Pielinen and embedded in the National Park. It offers all comfort for a scientific meeting combined with the opportunity to enjoying the wonderful, unique landscape.

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Outdoor Activities

Snowshoe tour up to Koli National park hills, ice fishing, dog-sledge-safari on lake Pielinen, snowmobile safari, crosscountry or downhill skiing, snowshoe rental for self-acting trip...Network in an exceptional and unforgettable atmosphere!

More information

All outdoor activities including prices can be found in the following pdf-file (245 KB): EOS_DO2010_outdoor_activities

Reservation and payment

• Reservation deadline: 8 Monday 2010 (koli@myeos.org)
• Payment: on-site at the EOS registration desk. Only cash payment can be accepted.

Contact: Judith Herzog, koli@myeos.org

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Travel & Accomodation 

The transportation between Joensuu airport/railway station and Koli will be arranged by the organisers. The bus transfer is sponsored by the University of Eastern Finland and is free of charge. Please inform us about your arrival and departure time in/from Joensuu, so that we can ensure a smooth transportation between the venue and Joensuu. Thank you.

Bus shuttle to Koli

For the following flight/train arrivals, our free of charge shuttle to Koli will be available:

SAT, 13 February

• 18:05, airport, at the arrival gate

SUN, 14 February

• 12:50, airport, at the arrival gate (Please do not take this mini bus, if you are not arriving with the flight at 12:50!)
• 17:15, airport, at the arrival gate
• 19:33, central station, in front of the main entrance (Please do not take this mini bus, if you are not arriving with the train at 19:33!)
• 21:15, airport, at the arrival gate

Attendees will be awaited by our driver showing a sign "EOS Koli".

Those attendees being flexible in time are asked to take the bus on Sunday, 14 February, at 17:15 at the airport please.

For all other arrival days and times, please contact the SOKOS hotel directly to ask for their shuttle service (must be booked at least one day in advance; price 22 €, one way): phone +358-100-9986 (or 0100-9986). Thank you. More information is available here: shuttle taxi

Important information for flight connections from Helsinki
If your travel agency has issued Helsinki-Joensuu as a separate ticket, you should be aware that, unless the air companies have an agreement with Finnair (Finnair belongs to One-World alliance, and any other company in that alliance has an agreement with Finnair), your luggage may not be automatically transferred to the final destination. This means that you must carry your luggage by yourself from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 at Helsinki-Vantaa. The distance between terminals is a few hundred meters, and there is no need to go outside of the terminal building. Note that this issue is not relevant if the tickets to and from Helsinki are included in a single ticket. In any case, you should ensure the question at the check-in counter.
 

SOKOS HOTEL KOLI

Room rates vary between 91 € and 111 €.  A third bed in a twin room costs 20 € extra. When making your reservtion. please indicate that you will participate in the EOS Topical Meetingon Diffractive Optics. For  reservations, please contact the hotel directly at: Phone: +358 20 1234 662, koli.reception@sok.fi (Please don't use the online form!).

There are no free rooms anymore in the hotel! For alternative accommodation, please contact koli@myeos.org!

 

Extend your stay!
Combine work with pleasure and extend your stay by a few days! Take this excellent opportunity to enjoy and discover Finland's attractions in the winter season, when the trees of the region are fully covered with snow and Lake Pielinen is completely frozen. In this scenery Koli offers the steepest ski slopes in southern Finland and snowshoe treks. You can fish through the lake ice, drive the ice road with snowmobiles and dog-team trails or go skiing using the trails over hill and lake – the choice is yours!

 

Image Gallery

An image gallery with photos of the meeting and sourraounding programme is available here: www.myeos.org/image_gallery_do2010

 

Contact 

European Optical Society (EOS)

Judith Herzog
Event & Account Manager
Hollerithallee 8

30419 Hannover
Germany

Phone: +49-511-2788-159
Fax: +49-511-2788-119

E-mail: koli@myeos.org