Symposium K Materials and Devices for Laser Remote Sensing and Optical Communication will be held in San Francisco on March 24-28, 2008

摘要ECCS-0802422罗伯特Pachavis，材料研究学会智力Merit本次研讨会提供了理想的机会，科学和工程研究生和博士后了解关键的激光和光子组件技术，可以彻底改变人类生活的重大突破，使未来的语音和数据通信，运输和旅行。本次研讨会的主要目的之一是提供一个聚集科学家、技术专家、工程师、工程师和工程师的论坛。和来自不同技术背景的最终用户，以提高激光遥感领域的技术水平，使低成本和可靠的仪器能够用于广泛的科学，商业，军事和空间应用。激光遥感领域可以大大受益于光纤和光子组件技术的巨大进步。这些与激光相关的技术将为开发具有大幅改进的测量能力的激光雷达传感器创造新的令人兴奋的机会。激光雷达的鲁棒性和效率问题阻碍了其广泛应用，也可以通过光学电信界获得的技术知识来解决。NSF的资助将仅用于支持美国研究生参加研讨会，并为他们提供与该领域研究专家和行业代表互动的机会。

AbstractECCS-0802422Robert Pachavis, Materials Research SocietyINTELLECTUAL MERITThis symposium provides ideal opportunities for science and engineering graduate students and post doctorates to learn about critical laser and photonic component technologies that can revolutionize the human lives by enabling major breakthroughs in future voice and data communication, transportation and travel. This grant will allow the graduate student attendees to become familiarize to the state-of-the-art laser and photonic technologies, learn about various applications of these technologies, and understand their requirements and needs.BROADER IMPACTOne of the major goals of this symposium is to provide a forum gathering scientists, technologists, and end-users from different technical backgrounds in order to elevate the laser remote sensing field to a technological level that can allow low-cost and reliable instruments for a wide range of scientific, commercial, military, and space applications. The laser remote sensing field can greatly benefit from considerable advances in fiber optics and photonics component technologies. These telecommunication-related technologies will create new exciting opportunities for developing lidar sensors with drastically improved measurement capabilities. Much of the lidar robustness and efficiency issues that has prevented its widespread utilization can also be addressed by the technological knowledge acquired by the optical telecommunication communities. This NSF grant will be used only to support US graduate students to participate in the symposium and provide them with opportunities to interact with research experts and industry representatives in this field.