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

罗伯特·帕查维斯，材料研究学会知识精英本次研讨会为科学和工程研究生和博士后提供了学习关键激光和光子组件技术的理想机会，这些技术可以通过在未来语音和数据通信、交通和旅行方面取得重大突破，从而彻底改变人类的生活。这项资助将使研究生与会者熟悉最先进的激光和光子技术，了解这些技术的各种应用，并了解他们的要求和需求。更广泛的影响本次研讨会的主要目标之一是提供一个论坛，聚集来自不同技术背景的科学家、技术人员和最终用户，以便将激光遥感领域提升到一个技术水平，从而可以为广泛的科学、商业、军事和空间应用提供低成本和可靠的仪器。激光遥感领域可以极大地受益于光纤和光子元件技术的长足进步。这些与电信相关的技术将为开发测量能力大大提高的激光雷达传感器创造新的令人兴奋的机会。许多阻碍其广泛应用的激光雷达稳健性和效率问题也可以通过光通信社区获得的技术知识来解决。这笔NSF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的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.