Joint US-Japan Workshop on Nanophotonics

该提案要求为美日“纳米光子学”研讨会提供资金。根据美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation）和日本文部科学省（ext）的共同协议，美国和日本每两年举办一次系列研讨会，此次研讨会是其中的第四次。本次研讨会的总体目标是将焦点集中在纳米光子学的科学和技术可能性上。研讨会通过与相关研究的主要实践者的对话，解决了纳米光子学和新光学集成技术的跨学科需求。在本次研讨会上，来自美国和日本的科学家将探讨纳米光子学研究的重要重点领域，并将提供一个机会，讨论纳米尺度上的科学、工程和技术的进展，以及与实际应用相关的基础方面的相关学科方面。该计划包括来自美国的11名演讲者和来自日本的13名演讲者。讲习班将在横滨举行。报告和讨论将于2004年10月25日至27日举行（见附表）。研讨会的会议记录和建议清单将提供给研讨会的所有参与者，NSF和next。研讨会将以题为“纳米光子学：超越光学技术的极限”的专题讲座开始。这是一个非常及时的研讨会，它将带来纳米光子学专家讨论他们目前的研究和未来的需求，并将成为一个论坛，讨论美国和日本之间共同感兴趣的领域，特别关注光学系统的应用。这类活动是将纳米技术的好处带给社会的过程的重要组成部分。

This proposal requests funds for the US-Japan Workshop on "Nanophotonics". This workshop is the fourth in a series of workshops that are being held biannually between the United States and Japan under a mutual agreement between the National Science Foundation and MEXT. The overall objective of this workshop is to bring a sharp focus on the scientific and technological possibilities for Nanophotonics. The workshop addresses the interdisciplinary needs of Nanophotonics and new optical integration technologies through a dialog of the leading practitioners of related research. In this workshop, the scientists from the US and Japan will explore areas of significant emphasis of research in nanophotonics and will provide an opportunity for discussion of the advances in science, engineering and technology at the nanoscale and of the related disciplinary aspects related to the fundamental aspects with practical applications. The program includes 11 speakers from United States and 13 speakers from the Japan.The workshop will be held in Yokohama. The presentations and discussions will be on October 25-27, 2004 (see attached schedule). The proceedings of the workshop and the list of recommendations will be available to all the participants of the workshop, NSF, and MEXT. The workshop will start with a special lecture on the subject of "Nanophotonics: Beyond the limit of optical technology".This is a very timely workshop and it will bring experts in nanophotonics for discussion of their current research and future requirement and will be a forum for discussion of mutual areas of interest between the US and Japan with special focus on applications in optical systems. This type of activity is an essential part of the process of bringing the benefits of nanotechnology to society.