Conference Proceedings LEOS´96 9th Annual Meeting IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society

The following topics were dealt with: photonic devices for access networks; optical parametric generation; optical communication networks; probes and techniques; high-power Al-free diode lasers; ultrashort pulse solid-state lasers; optical sensors; organic thin film devices; LiSAF/LiCAF lasers; transmission systems; quantum dots and guided mode structures; single-mode diode lasers; ultrafast optoelectronic processes in semiconductors; optical storage; VCSEL; semiconductor and nano composites; fibers and measurements; high resolution spectroscopies; therapeutics and diagnostics; nonlinear optical crystals and glasses; optical information processing and neural networks; fiber sensors; nitride materials and devices; photorefractive holography; visible lasers; fiber lasers and amplifiers; optical interconnects; diode lasers and reliability; semiconductor optical amplifiers; near IR and high power solid state lasers; optical waveguides; optoelectronic packaging; microwave systems; optical networks; optical data links; nonlinear switching; laser based remote sensing; silicon bench hybrid integration; advanced growth technologies; etched facet lasers; WDM and polarization components; low cost manufacturing challenges; fiber pigtail packaging; applications of short wavelength sources; integrated surface-normal optoelectronics; DFB lasers; nonlinear dynamics in semiconductors; wafer bonding for optoelectronic devices; short wavelength sources; filtering techniques for optical communications; switched networks and cross-connects; nonlinear interactions and detectors; nonlinear optics; TDM components and subsystems; gas lasers; and access systems