WINTER COLLEGE ON OPTICS AND PHOTONICS 7 - 25 February 2000 A Winter College on Optics and Photonics will be held at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, from 7 to 25 February 2000. This Bulletin contains the request for participation form and preliminary information. DIRECTORS: A.T. Friberg (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden) A. Ghatak (Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India) F. Gori (Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy) G.T. Sincerbox (Optical Sciences Center, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, U.S.A.). LOCAL ORGANIZER: G. Denardo (ICTP and University of Trieste, Italy). I. PURPOSE AND NATURE The College aims at exposing the participants to the rapidly growing fields of modern optics, photonics and optoelectronics. The lectures will cover the basic principles and theoretical aspects of optical physics, as well as deal with contemporary applications, e.g. in informatics, general nonlinear and ultrafast optics and advanced microscopy. Demonstrations and/or "hands-on" laboratory activities will be organized. MAIN TOPICS Polarization, coherence and propagation of light fields Micro- and nano-optics Non linear optics and new lasers Quantum optics in information techniques Optical storage and imaging Integrated optics for communications Optical computing Optical design Photonics in biomedicine The programme will also include some demonstrations and laboratory exercises. An internal LAMP (Laser, Atomic and Molecular Physics) Conference will be organized so as to give all participants the opportunity to present a 20 minute seminar. Participants who intend to deliver a seminar will be expected to come to ICTP prepared with all the material needed for their talk. The College will be followed by a ICS Training Course on Optical Design and Optimization, 28 February - 4 March, 2000. (Information on receiving application form for this topical event, to be found on page 5 of the Request for Participation Form). II. PARTICIPATION Scientists and students from all countries that are members of the UN, UNESCO or IAEA can attend the College. The main purpose of the Centre is to help research workers from developing countries through a programme of training activities within a framework of international cooperation. However, students and post-doctoral scientists from developed countries are also welcome to attend. As the College will be conducted in English, participants should have an adequate working knowledge of that language. As a rule, travel and subsistence expenses of the participants are borne by the home institutions. However, limited funds are available for some participants from developing countries, who will be selected by the Organizers. Such financial support is available only to those who attend the entire activity. As scarcity of funds allows travel to be granted only in a few exceptional cases, every effort should be made by candidates to secure support for their fares (or at least half-fare) from their home country. There is no registration fee to attend the College. Deadline for the RECEIPT of request for participation form: 31 October 1999 _______________ Candidates should complete and sign the attached "Request for Participation" form (also obtainable via e-mail: smr1218@ictp.trieste.it, using as subject "get bulletin", or via WWW Server: http://www.ictp.trieste.it/), and send it to: the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Winter College on Optics and Photonics (c/o Ms. V. Shaw) Strada Costiera 11 I-34014 Trieste, Italy Any attachments to the request for participation, relevant to extra information for selection purposes, should not exceed 6 pages. The decision of the Organizing Committee will be communicated to all candidates as soon as possible. - 2 - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION and INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY the ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS Strada Costiera 11 Telephone: +39-040-2240541 I-34014 Trieste Telex: 460392 ICTP I Italy Telefax: +39-040-224163 REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION Winter College on Optics and Photonics 7 - 25 February 2000 e-mail SMR 1218@ictp.trieste.it ________________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS Each question must be answered clearly and completely. Type or print in ink. If more space is required, attach additional pages. The request for participation form should be forwarded to: the Abdus Salam International Centre Theoretical Physics, Winter College on Optics and Photonics: (c/o Ms. V. Shaw) Strada Costiera 11, I-34014 Trieste, Italy, to arrive no later than 31 October 1999. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ A recent photograph of the candidate should be attached here, ----> signed legibly on the reverse. NOTE: This request will be processed only if the permanent address (and present address, if different) is clearly indicated. The ICTP cannot process any visa request, unless all requested personal data are provided. =============================================================================== P E R S O N A L D A T A =============================================================================== SURNAME/FAMILY Name: MAIDEN Name: First name: Middle name(s): For women only (if applicable) Sex: ___ _______________________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT: PLEASE ALSO COMPLETE THIS SECTION, IF YOUR NAME(S) IN YOUR PASSPORT ARE SPELT DIFFERENTLY FROM THE ABOVE. SURNAME/FAMILY Name: MAIDEN Name: First name: Middle name(s): For women only (if applicable) ________________________________________________________________________________ Place of birth (City and Country): Present nationality: Date of birth: Year - Month - Day ________________________________________________________________________________ Full address of permanent Institution: Institute: Tel. No. Telex/Cable Telefax Your Office: Tel. No. Telefax E-mail: ________________________________________________________________________________ Full address of present Institution (if different from permanent): Institute: Tel. No. Telex/Cable Telefax Your Office: Tel. No. Telefax: E-mail: until: Date ............. ________________________________________________________________________________ Home address: Tel. No. ________________________________________________________________________________ Mailing address - please indicate whether: Permanent ____ Present ____ Home ____ ________________________________________________________________________________ Name and address of person to notify in case of emergency - Relationship: Tel. No. ________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION (higher degrees) University or equivalent Years attended Degrees Name and place From to ________________________________________________________________________________ Seminars, summer schools, conferences or research Name and place Year ________________________________________________________________________________ SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT AND ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY Research Institution or University Period of duty Academic Name and place From to responsibilities Present employment and duties, and forseen employment upon return to home country after the activity: ________________________________________________________________________________ Have you participated in past ICTP activities: Yes __ No __ If yes, which? Mention briefly your previous research experience, and explain your reasons for wishing to participate in this activity: NB: Our Scientific Information System keeps track of all applications made by the candidate to earlier ICTP activities. As a consequence, when the subject of the present activity is far from his/her previous applications, an explanation (not more than 200 words) of his/her change of interest should be included. ________________________________________________________________________________ Present field of interest: (please indicate on the list below - up to 5 fields - underlining primary field) 10.PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER 60.PHYSICS TEACHING 11.Solid State Physics 61.English 12.Atomic and Molecular Physics 62.French 13.Materials Science 63.Spanish 14.Surfaces and Interfaces 64.Arab 15.Statistical Physics 16.Computational Physics in Condensed Matter 80.MISCELLANEOUS 81.Others ................ 20.PHYSICS OF HIGH AND INTERMEDIATE ENERGIES 82.Digital Communications and Computer Networking 21.High Energy and Particle Physics 22.Relativity, Cosmology and Astrophysics 90.PHYSICS OF THE LIVING STATE 23.Plasma Physics 24.Nuclear Physics 91.Neurophysics 92.Biophysics 93.Medical Physics 30.MATHEMATICS 31.Applicable Mathematics including: AO.APPLIED PHYSICS Mathematical Ecology System Analysis A1.Physics in Industry Mathematical Economy, A2.Microelectronics Mathematics in Industry A3.Fibre Optics for Communications 33.Algebra A4.Instrumentation 34.Geometry A5.Synchrotron Radiation 35.Topology A6.Non-destructive Evaluation 36.Differential Equations A7.Lasers 37.Analysis AA.Applied Superconductivity 38.Mathematical Physics 40.PHYSICS AND ENERGY B1.SPACE PHYSICS 41.Physics of Nuclear Reactors 42.Physics of Controlled Fusion 43.Non-Conventional Energy (Solar, Wind and others) 50.PHYSICS AND ENVIRONMENT 51.Solid Earth Geophysics 52.Soil Physics 53.Climatology and Meteorology 54.Physics of the Oceans 55.Physics of Desertification 56.Physics of the Atmosphere, Troposphere Magnetosphere, Aeronomy 57.Environmental Monitoring and Remote Sensing ______________________________________________________________ Kindly supply a keyword description of your current scientific activities, as follows (strictly within indicated lengths): 1) Area of research: (e.g. OPTICS, QUANTUM OPTICS) ___________________________________________________ (no more than 15 characters) 2) Specific topic of interest: (e.g. MICRO OPTICS, OPTICAL DESIGN) ___________________________________________ (no more than 30 characters) ________________________________________________________________________________ List your recent scientific publications including books and articles (authors, title, Journal) in the period 1992-1999: Kindly state any positions you hold in the scientific administration of your Institution or any of the national scientific Institutions. If appropriate, especially for junior physicists, it would be of assistance to the Selection Committee if this request for participation were accompanied by a letter of recommendation. ________________________________________________________________________________ Indicate below your proficiency in the English language Reading:Good __ Writing:Good __ Speaking:Good __ Average __ Average __ Average__ Poor __ Poor __ Poor __ ________________________________________________________________________________ APPLICABLE ONLY FOR CANDIDATES FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Important: Owing to limited funds, support for travel will be granted only in exceptional cases. Therefore, every effort should be made by applicants to secure support for their fare (or at least partial contribution) from their home country). Request for Financial Assistance: (Please tick ONE only) - Full Travel + Subsistence _____ - Half Travel + Subsistence _____ - Subsistence Only _____ - No Financial Support Requested _____ I certify that if granted funds for my travel I will attend the whole activity ........................................... Signature ________________________________________________________________________________ I certify that the statements made by me above are true and complete. If accepted, I undertake to refrain from engaging in any political or other activities which would reflect unfavourably on the international status of the Centre. I understand that any breach of this undertaking may result in the termination of the arrangements relating to my visit at the Centre. Do you wish to attend ICS Training Course on Optical Design and Optimization? yes ______ no ______ If yes, you should request the relevant application form to: International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS) - UNIDO AREA Science Park Padriciano, 99 34012 Trieste (Italy) Tel: +39-040-9228125 Fax: +39-040-9228122 Email: varnier@ics.trieste.it