2021 HPLA Virtual Agenda
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| Tuesday, 13 April 2021 Times listed as Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (USA and Canada) |
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| 10:00 - 10:05 | Conference Introduction and Review of Conference Logistics Dr. Claude Phipps, Photonic Associates |
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| 10:05 - 10:45 | KEYNOTE: First Results on the Laser Photon Engine for
Interstellar Probes Dr. S. Pete Worden, Breakthrough Initiatives |
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| Biological Applications of Lasers Session Chairs: Dr. Tatiana Itina, CNRS & Mihaela Filipescu, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics |
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| 10:45 - 11:05 | Laser Fabricated Coatings for Biomedicine Dr. Mihaela Filipescu, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics |
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| 11:05 - 11:25 | Ultra-Short Laser Surface Functionalization: From Modeling to
Bioengineering Dr. Tatiana Itina, CNRS |
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| 11:25 - 11:45 | Nano-Micro Biointerfaces by Using Laser Methods for Evaluating
the In Vitro Cellular Response: The Quest for Bone Regeneration Continues Mrs. Valentina Dinca, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics |
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| 11:45 - 12:05 | Mesenchymal Stem Cells Interaction with Hierarchical Textured
Surfaces Obtained by Laser Processing Mrs. Valentina Dinca, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics |
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| POSTER:
Fabrication of Biosensors for Heavy Metal Detection by Laser Transfer Dr. Mihaela Filipescu, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics |
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| 12:05 - 12:35 | Networking Roundtables | ||
| 12:35 - 12:40 | Announcements & Keynote Introduction | ||
| 12:40 - 1:20 | KEYNOTE: Shaping
Femtosecond Laser Interactions Inside Silica Fibers and Films Prof. Peter Herman, University of Toronto |
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| Fundamentals of Ultra-Short and Ultra-High
Power Laser-Matter Interactions: Theory, Simulations, Experiments, and
Technology Developments Session Chair: Dr. Victor Hasson, Consultant-Lasers and Electro-Optic Systems and Prof. Leonid Zhigilei, University of Virginia |
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| 1:20 - 1:40 | Controllable Ablation of Nano-Layer Thin Films by Single-Pulse
Femtosecond Laser Irradiation Dr. Biljana Gaković, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences |
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| 1:40 - 2:00 | Nonlinear Excitation of Solids and Transient Band Gap Dynamics
upon Femtosecond Laser Irradiation of Semiconductors: Insights from First
Principles Simulations Dr. Thibault Derrien, HiLASE Centre - Institute of Physics CAS |
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| 2:00 - 2:20 | Advances and Perspectives of Laser-Generated Metal-, Alloy-,
and Oxide-Based Nanomaterials in Heterogeneous Catalysis Dr. Sven Reichenberger, University of Duisburg-Essen |
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| 2:20 - 2:40 | Large-Scale Atomistic Simulations of Nanoparticle Generation
and Surface Modification by Short Pulse Laser Ablation in Liquid Environment Prof. Leonid Zhigilei, University of Virginia |
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| 2:40 - 3:00 | Modeling of Water Droplet Excitation and Shattering by
Ultrashort Laser Pulses Dr. Anton Rudenko, College of Optical Sciences |
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| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break | ||
| 3:15 - 3:35 | Long Wavelength Ultrafast Carrier Interactions in
Semiconductors and Gases: From Mode-Locking in Semiconductor Disk Lasers to
Kerr Nonlinearity Suppression in the Atmosphere Prof. Jerome Moloney, University of Arizona |
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| 3:35 - 3:55 | Time-Domain Model of Non-Monochromatic Photoionization of
Direct-Gap Non-Metal Crystals by Ultrashort Laser Pulses Dr. Vitaly Gruzdev, University of New Mexico |
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| 3:55 - 4:15 | Multiphysics Full-Wave Numerical Modeling of the Femtosecond
Laser Surface Processing Formation Dynamics in Metals Dr. Larousse Khosravi Khorashad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
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| 4:15 - 4:35 | Hydrodynamic Effects in BiSn Eutectic at a (ns) Pulsed Laser
Ablation Process Mr. Tariq Alharby, University of Missouri-Kansas City |
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| 4:35 - 4:55 | Ultrashort Bessel Laser Beam for Material Structuration Mr. Sebastian Lavin-Varela, Laser Physics Centre - The Australian National University |
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| 4:55 - 5:15 | Simulations
of the Atmospheric Propagation of High Power 10.6-Micron Square Frame Beams
Generated by Unstable CO2 Resonators Dr. Paris Panagiotopoulos, University of Arizona |
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| 5:15 - 5:35 | Million
Degrees Celsius for Igniting Fusion is Not Longer Needed: Use Non-Thermal
ps-CPA-Laser Pulses Prof. Dr. Heinrich Hora, The University of New South Wales |
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| Wednesday, 14 April 2021 Times listed as Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (USA and Canada) |
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| 10:00 - 10:05 | Conference Introduction and Review of Conference Logistics Dr. Claude Phipps, Photonic Associates |
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| 10:05 - 10:45 | KEYNOTE: High-Power
Fiber Lasers in Directed Energy Applications Dr. Fabio Di Teodoro, Raytheon Technologies |
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| Panel: The Business Side of High Power Beam Applications Session Chair: Ms. Julie Mikula, NASA Ames Research Center |
Time-Resolved Imaging and Probing of Ablation Plumes and
Material Transformations Session Chair: Dr. Erik Brambrink, European XFEL |
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| 10:45 - 10:50 | Introductions | 10:45 - 11:05 | Surface Dynamics of Warm Dense Plasmas Upon High-Intensity
Laser Irradiation Investigated by Grazing Incidence X-Ray Surface Scattering Dr. Motoaki Nakatsutsumi, European XFEL, GmbH |
| 10:50 - 11:00 | Peaceful Use of Lasers in Space Dr. Nikola Schmidt, Charles University |
11:05 - 11:25 | Laser
Ablation Propulsion: New Advances in Investigating the Influence of
Repetitive Ablation Dr. Séverine Boyer, MINES Paris PSL - CEMEF CNRS 7635 |
| 11:00 - 1200 | Panel Discussion
with: - Jonathan Coopersmith, Texas A&M University, (Beamed Energy Commercialization Road Map) - Dr. Edl Schamiloglu, University of New Mexico (Identification of Technology Gaps and Best Methods for Inserting Game Changing Innovation) - Dr. John Lohr, DIII-D National Fusion (Applications) - Dr. Kevin Felch, Communications and Power Industries (Gyrotrons for High-Power Beam Applications) - Mr. Geoff Cushman, NASA Ames (High Power Lazer Facilities - Applications/Use/Facilities) - Ms. Julie Mikula, Mr. Seth Schisler, Mr. Todd Stinchfield, NASA Ames Research Center, Q&A, DataBase, Next Steps |
11:25 - 11:45 | Ultrafast-Electron-Diffraction Experiments Reveal the
Elastic-Plastic Strain Transition in Dynamically Compressed Al Dr. Mianzhen Mo, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | Continuous Multi-Cycle Terahertz Measurements of the
Electrical Conductivity of Free-Electron Laser Irradiated Warm Dense Gold Dr. Zhijiang Chen, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
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| 12:00 - 12:05 | Summary & Close | ||
| 12:05 - 12:35 | Networking Roundtables | ||
| 12:35 - 12:40 | Announcements & Keynote Introduction | ||
| 12:40 - 1:20 | KEYNOTE: Harnessing
Pulsed Laser Interactions and Ablation Plasmas for the Synthesis of Novel
Nanomaterials Dr. David Geohegan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Laser-Induced Modification of Material
Microstructure and Surface Morphology Session Chair: Prof. Leonid Zhigilei, University of Virginia |
High Power, Ultra-Short Pulse Lasers: Applications In
Materials Science and Particle Acceleration Session Chair: Prof. Peter Herman, University of Toronto |
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| 1:20 - 1:40 | Laser Processing of Silicon Nanostructures for Optical
Applications Dr. Costas Grigoropoulos, University of California, Berkeley |
1:20 - 1:40 | Laser-Wakefield Accelerators for High-Resolution X-Ray Imaging
of Complex Microstructures Dr. Amina Hussein, University of Alberta |
| 1:40 - 2:00 | Influence of External Fields on the Energy Dissipation at the
Initial Stage of Laser Ablation Prof. Bärbel Rethfeld, University of Kaiserslautern |
1:40 - 2:00 | Proton Acceleration and Creation of Warm, Dense Materials
using High-Power Short-Pulse Lasers Dr. Christopher McGuffey, General Atomics |
| 2:00 - 2:20 | Additive Manufacturing of 3D Metallic Nano- and
Microstructures Prof. Dr. Georg von Freymann, Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern |
2:00 - 2:20 | High Field and High Energy Physics Studies Using High Power
High Intensity Lasers Dr. Stepan Bulanov, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| 2:20 - 2:40 | Femtosecond Laser Direct Nanostructuring of Ion Doped Porous
Dielectric and Semiconductor Films: Mechanisms and Applications Dr. Tatiana Itina, CNRS |
2:20 - 2:40 | Development of a Terawatt Carbon Dioxide Laser Dr. Yu-hsin Chen, Naval Research Laboratory |
| 2:40 - 3:00 | Role of Inhomogeneous Absorption & Hydrodynamics in
Ultrashort Laser-Induced Self-Organization Dr. Anton Rudenko, College of Optical Sciences |
2:40 - 3:00 | Simulations of Plasma Plume Expansion Induced by Irradiation
of an Aluminum Target with Bursts of Short and Ultrashort Laser Pulses Dr. Alexey Volkov, University of Alabama |
| 3:00 - 3:20 | Subsurface Analysis of
Grain Structure and Nanoparticle Layering of Micro/Nanostructures Formed on
Metals Using Femtosecond Laser Surface Processing Dr. Craig Zuhlke, University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
3:00 - 3:20 | Volume Synthesis of Exotic Silicon Polymorphs by Laser
Irradiation at Relativistic Intensity Prof. Andrei Rode, Australian National University |
| POSTER:
Laser-Assisted Selective Fabrication of Copper Traces on Polymers by
Electroplating Mr. Vitalij Fiodorov, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology |
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| 3:20 - 3:35 | Break | ||
| High-Power Lasers in Directed Energy Session Chair: Dr. Fabio Di Teodoro, Raytheon Technologies |
Laser Induced Shock Applications Session Chair: Dr. Michael Boustie, CNRS |
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| 3:35 - 3:55 | Directed Energy - The Path to Radical Propulsion Advancement Prof. Philip Lubin, University of California, Santa Barbara |
3:35 - 3:55 | Real Delamination in Laminate Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
Produced by Laser Shock for Aeraunotic Structural Control Mrs. Marine Scius Bertrand, CEA |
| 3:55 - 4:15 | Coherent Beam Combining of 61 Femtosecond Fiber Amplifiers Dr. Jean-Christophe Chanteloup, École Polytechnique |
3:55 - 4:15 | Laser Shock Peening with Solid Confinement Mr. Corentin Le Bras, Airbus |
| 4:15 - 4:35 | Towards LSP Delivered by Fiber: Laser/Matter Interaction for
Small Focal Spots Mr. Alexandre Rondepierre, Thales LAS France and PIMM (Arts et Métiers ParisTech) |
4:15 - 4:35 | Laser-Driven Detonation Wave in a Dielectric Film Prior to
Ablation Dr. David Dunlap, University of New Mexico |
| 4:35 - 4:55 | Diode Pumped 5kW Monolithic CW Fiber Laser for Material
Processing Applications Dr. Wei Shi, Tianjin University |
4:35 - 4:55 | Multi-Parabola Configuration for Improving Beam Riding
Performance of Laser Propulsion Vehicle Dr. Masayuki Takahashi, Tohoku University |
| 4:55 - 5:15 | Reaction Modeling for Defense Applications: Case Studies Dr. Stephen Jimenez, Corvid Technologies |
4:55 - 5:15 | Efficient Drilling, Milling, and Polishing on Metals using
Ultrashort Bursts and Bibursts Mr. Mantas Gaidys, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC) |
| Thursday, 15 April 2021 Times listed as Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (USA and Canada) |
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| 10:00 - 10:05 | Conference Introduction and Review of Conference Logistics Dr. Claude Phipps, Photonic Associates |
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| 10:05 - 10:45 | KEYNOTE: Integrated
Photonic Accelerators Driven by Ultrafast Laser Pulses Dr. R. Joel England, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
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| Laser Ablation for PLD and MAPLE Session Chair: Dr. Enikö Gyorgy, CSIC-ICMAB |
Laser-Enabled Scientific and Societal Applications Session Chair: Dr. Thierry Sarnet, CNRS |
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| 10:45 - 11:05 | Pulsed Laser Deposition of Functional Oxides Thin Films Prof. Maria Dinescu, National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics |
10:45 - 11:05 | Mechanisms of Generation of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface
Structures on Si and Ge by Deep-UV Femtosecond Laser Pulses Dr. Vitaly Gruzdev, University of New Mexico |
| 11:05 - 11:25 | Nanohybrid Surface Layers Grown by Matrix Assisted Pulsed
Laser Evaporation for Energy Storage Applications Dr. Enikö Gyorgy, CSIC-ICMAB |
11:05 - 11:25 | THEIA High Power, High Energy Diode-Pumped Solid State Laser
for Industrial Applications Dr. Hervé Besaucele, THALES LAS FRANCE |
| 11:25 - 11:45 | Analysis of Multielemental Thin Films by Calibration-Free
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Dr. Jörg Hermann, CNRS |
11:25 - 11:45 | High Power Laser System for ELI NP Mr. François Lureau, THALES LAS FRANCE |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | Structuring of Polystyrene Surface with Ultrashort Laser
Pulses: Comparative Study from Ultraviolet to Near-Infrared Wavelengths Mr. Jan Hrabovsky, HiLASE Centre, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences |
11:45 - 12:05 | The HED Instrument at the European XFEL: Unique Capabilities
to Study Material Properties of Laser-Compressed Matter Dr. Erik Brambrink, European XFEL |
| 12:05 - 12:35 | Networking Roundtables | ||
| Beamed Energy Propulsion and Thermal Coupling in Laser and
Microwave Propulsion Problems Session Chair: Prof. Hideyuki Horisawa, Tokai University and Dr. Stefan Scharring, German Aerospace Center |
continuation of Laser-Enabled
Scientific and Societal Applications |
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| 12:35 - 12:55 | Laser Propulsion for Space Debris Recycling Dr. Egor Loktionov, Bauman Moscow State Technical University |
12:35 - 12:55 | Near Perfect Hemispherical Emissivity Produced Using
Femtosecond Laser Surface Processing Mr. Andrew Reicks, University of Nebraska- Lincoln |
| 12:55 - 1:15 | Thrust Efficiency Across the Phase-Explosion Threshold in
Laser Ablation Propulsion Dr. Jacopo Terragni, University of Trento |
12:55 - 1:15 | Dynamic Sheath Formation and sub-THz Radiation Emission from
Laser-Metal Interactions Dr. Asher Davidson, Naval Research Laboratory, Plasma Physics Division |
| 1:15 - 1:35 | Laser Ablation with Ultra-Short Double Pulses – Effects of
Shielding, Re-Deposition and their Impact on Space Propulsion Systems Mr. Daniel Förster, University of Stuttgart |
1:15 - 1:35 | Evaluation of Surface Processing Efficiency with Powerful
Pulsed Lasers for Large-Scale Real-World Industrial Applications Prof. Andrei Rode, Australian National University |
| Lasers in
Additive Manufacturing Session Chair: Prof. Ji Ma, University of Virginia |
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| 1:35 - 1:55 | Review: Multiple Pulse Coupling on Metal and Plastic Targets
at 6 and 70ps Dr. Claude Phipps, Photonic Associates |
1:35 - 1:55 | Modelling of Dielectric Material Structuring using Train of
Spatially Chirped Femtosecond Laser Pulses Mr. Paul Quinoman, CELIA |
| 1:55 - 2:15 | Control and Stability of Laser/Microwave-Propelled Sails Dr. Edl Schamiloglu, University of New Mexico |
1:55 - 2:15 | Unusual Strain Relaxation Mechanism in Metastable β Ti-Nb
Alloy after Laser Melting Mr. Wenhao Lin, University of Virginia, Department of Material Science and Engineering |
| 2:15 - 2:35 | The Influence of Surface Roughness and Irradiance on Thermal
Coupling for Aluminum Space Debris Removal Dr. John Sinko, St. Cloud State University |
2:15 - 2:35 | A Novel Mechanism of Metal Spattering During High-Power Laser
Processing Prof. Tao Sun, University of Virginia |
| 2:35 - 2:50 | Break | ||
| 2:50 - 2:55 | Announcements & Keynote Introduction | ||
| 2:55 - 3:35 | KEYNOTE: Laser Systems
for Precise Orbit Measurement and Traffic Management of LEO Debris Mr. Christophe Bonnal, CNES |
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| continuation of Beamed Energy
Propulsion and Thermal Coupling in Laser and Microwave Propulsion
Problems |
Laser Systems for Precise Orbit Measurement and Traffic
Management of LEO Debris Session Chair: Dr. Richard Haglund, Vanderbilt University |
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| 3:35 - 3:55 | Thrust Generation through Interaction of Ultraviolet
Light-Emitting Diodes and Solid Polymers for Space Propulsion Applications Prof. Hideyuki Horisawa, Tokai University |
3:35 - 3:55 | Conceptual Study on Laser Networks for Near-Term Collision
Avoidance for Space Debris in the Low Earth Orbit Dr. Stefan Scharring, German Aerospace Center |
| 3:55 - 4:15 | Molecular Dynamics Analysis for Laser Ablation Propulsion
Using Graphite Dr. Naofumi Ohnishi, Tohoku University |
3:55 - 4:15 | High-Efficiency Optical Limiter in the Near-Infrared Based on
a Phase-Changing Metasurface Dr. Richard Haglund, Vanderbilt University |
| 4:15 - 4:35 | Proposal and Simulation of Microwave-Driven In-Tube
Accelerator Dr. Masayuki Takahashi, Tohoku University |
4:15 - 4:35 | Air and Vacuum Impulse Measurements at 1064nm for Laser
Remediation of Aluminum Space Debris Dr. John Sinko, St. Cloud State University |
| 4:35 - 4:50 | Closing Remarks | ||