Workshop: Fundamental Optical Processes in Semiconductors: Graduate Student Support will be held on July 23-27, 2007 in Big Sky, Montana

知识价值：半导体的基本光学过程计划于2007年7月23日至27日在蒙大拿的Big Sky举行，由王海林（俄勒冈大学）和Rolf Binder（亚利桑那大学）共同主持。半导体中的光学过程对于基础科学和应用都具有至关重要的意义。该领域为半导体光电子学和光子学提供了基础，并在自旋电子学、固态照明和量子信息科学与技术等新兴领域发挥着重要作用。因此，它包含了下一代和下一代设备的使能技术。其目的是将半导体光子学领域的国际领先团队聚集在一起，从物理到设备和系统，以研讨会的形式展示最新的令人兴奋的结果，并讨论该领域的未来方向。由于近年来该领域的大多数重要会议都在欧洲或亚洲举行，因此会议的一个主要重点是美国的强大参与；几乎所有活跃的美国团体都将派代表出席。鼓励研究生参与。会议的内容涉及光学和纳米科学与技术的前沿，并将为研究生和其他年轻研究人员以及该领域更成熟的人物提供互动。更广泛的影响：对半导体中基本光学过程的理解是设计利用电磁频谱新领域的超快和超宽带设备的关键。这样的理解也为设计固态照明和光伏的新型器件提供了基础。为了充分利用新型光学纳米结构，并实现量子计算的重要方案，这也是必不可少的。在这个研究背景下，研究生将受益于在一个小型研讨会的形式与成熟的研究人员互动。

Intellectual Merit: Fundamental Optical Processes in Semiconductors is planned for July 23-27, 2007 at Big Sky, Montana, and is co-chaired by Hailin Wang (University of Oregon) and Rolf Binder (University of Arizona). Optical processes in semiconductors are of central importance for both basic science and applications. The field provides the foundation for semiconductor optoelectronics and photonics, and further plays an important role in the emerging areas of spintronics, solid-state lighting, and quantum-information science and technology. As such, it encompasses enabling technologies for next and future generation devices. The aim is to bring together the leading international groups working in semiconductor photonics, ranging from physics through devices and systems, in a workshop format to present the most recent exciting results and to discuss the future directions of the field. Since most of the significant conferences in the field have been held in Europe or Asia in recent years, a major emphasis of the meeting is to have a strong US presence; almost all the active US groups will be represented. Graduate student participation is encouraged. The content of the meeting lies at the cutting edge of optical and nano science and technology, and will provide for the interaction between graduate students and other young researchers, as well as more established figures in the field. Broader Impact: An understanding of basic optical processes in semiconductors is key to the design of ultrafast and ultrabroadband devices exploiting new areas of the electromagnetic spectrum. Such an understanding also provides a basis for the design of novel devices for solid-state lighting and photovoltaics. It is also essential in order to take full advantage of novel optical nanostructures, and to enable important schemes for quantum computation. In this research context, graduate students will benefit by interacting with established researchers in a small-workshop format.