International Workshop on Singularities and Topological Structures of Light

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International Workshop on Singularities and Topological Structures of Light | (smr 2467)

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Monday, 8 July 2013

09:00 - 10:00 Registration

After you have Registered: Administrative Formalities (daily living allowances/travel reimbursements, bank transactions, etc.) at the E. Fermi Building - just above the Leonardo Da Vinci Bldg.
- Meal coupons: balance will be issued by the Guesthouse Receptions one day after the on-line registration is completed according to the following timetables:
GALILEO Guesthouse: Tuesday to Friday 10.00-12.00 & 13.00-15.00
ADRIATICO Guesthouse: Tuesday To Friday 13.00-15.00

Location:

Adriatico Guest House - Kastler Lecture Hall Area (Lower Level 1)

09:00 Registration 1h0'

10:00 - 10:30 Opening session
- 10:00 Opening session 30'
  
  Speaker: Profs. E.Karimi* & J. Niemela** (*University of Ottawa, **ICTP)

10:30 - 11:15 Orbital Angular Momentum, light'a twist

10:30 Orbital Angular Momentum, light'a twist 45'

Speaker:	Miles Padgett (University of Glasgow & OSA Committee Member)
Material:	lecture notes

11:15 - 11:35 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 11:15 Coffee Break 20'

11:35 - 12:20 Spin and Orbital Angular Momentum Separation for Light Beams and spin-orbit coupling

11:35 Spin and Orbital Angular Momentum Separation for Light Beams and spin-orbit coupling 45'

Speaker:	Andrea Aiello (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen)
Material:	abstract

12:20 - 12:40 Singular-optical coloring of regularly scattered white light
- 12:20 Singular-optical coloring of regularly scattered white light 20'
  
  Speaker: Andrey Nehrych (Chernivtsi National University)
12:40 - 14:30 Lunch

Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
- 12:40 Lunch 1h50'

14:30 - 15:30 The singularities of light: intensity, phase, polarization,

14:30 The singularities of light: intensity, phase, polarization, 1h0'

Speaker:	Sir Michael Berry (University of Bristol)
Material:	abstract

15:30 - 15:50 Encoding Information with Vector Vortex Beams
- 15:30 Encoding Information with Vector Vortex Beams 20'
  
  Speaker: Giovanni Milione (City University and College of New York)
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee Break & GROUP PICTURE (terrace Adriatico)

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 15:50 Coffee Break & GROUP PICTURE (terrace Adriatico) 20'
16:10 - 16:55 Observing optical polarization Moebius strips
- 16:10 Observing optical polarization Moebius strips 45'
  
  Speaker: Peter Banzer (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen)
16:55 - 17:30 Poster Flash Talks - Short presentation: The talk must be maximum 3 pages and the maximum time of presenting is 2 minutes.
- 16:55 Poster Flash Talks - Short presentation: The talk must be maximum 3 pages and the maximum time of presenting is 2 minutes. 35'
17:30 - 19:00 Poster session (names in alphabetical order (unless added after the list had already been compiled) with respective titles & abstracts below)
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Poster board sizes and location at the Adriatico Guesthouse:  
Outside Kastler Lec. Hall (Workshop venue):
- 8 wall-mounted boards, size of each board mts. 1.75 (width) x 1.90 (height) for total 26.60 sq.mts. 
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Location: Adriatico Guest House - Kastler Lecture Hall Area (Lower Level 1)
- 17:30 Poster session (names in alphabetical order (unless added after the list had already been compiled) with respective titles & abstracts below) 1h30'

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

09:00 - 09:45 Extraordinary spin and momentum in evanescent waves

09:00 Extraordinary spin and momentum in evanescent waves 45'

Speaker:	Konstantin Bliokh (Advanced Science Institute RIKEN)
Material:	abstract

09:45 - 10:05 Quantifying phases in homogenous twisted birefringent medium

09:45 Quantifying phases in homogenous twisted birefringent medium 20'

Speaker:	Dipti Banerjee (Vidyasagar College for Women)
Material:	lecture notes

10:05 - 10:25 The influence of the Poynting vector spatial distribution on controlling the particles of the Rayleigh light scattering mechanism
- 10:05 The influence of the Poynting vector spatial distribution on controlling the particles of the Rayleigh light scattering mechanism 20'
  
  Speaker: Claudia Zenkova (Chernivtsy National University)
10:25 - 10:45 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 10:25 Coffee Break 20'

10:45 - 11:30 Topological Reactions in Partially Coherent Electromagnetic Beams

10:45 Topological Reactions in Partially Coherent Electromagnetic Beams 45'

Speaker:	Taco D. Visser (Delft University of Technology)
Material:	abstract

11:30 - 12:15 The Poincare? sphere for optical angular momentum: Variations on a theme
- 11:30 The Poincare? sphere for optical angular momentum: Variations on a theme 45'
  
  Speaker: Mark Dennis (University of Bristol)
12:15 - 12:35 TBC
- 12:15 TBC 20'
  
  Speaker: Ebrahim Karimi (Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica)
12:35 - 14:30 Lunch

Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
- 12:35 Lunch 1h55'

14:30 - 15:15 Quantum Aspects of Light Beams Carrying Orbital Angular Momentum

14:30 Quantum Aspects of Light Beams Carrying Orbital Angular Momentum 45'

Speaker:	Robert W. Boyd (University of Rochester & University of Ottawa)
Material:	abstract

15:15 - 15:35 Efficiency of OAM detection by phase-flattening
- 15:15 Efficiency of OAM detection by phase-flattening 20'
  
  Speaker: Filippo Miatto (University of Ottawa)
15:35 - 15:55 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 15:35 Coffee Break 20'

15:55 - 16:40 The decay of orbital angular momentum entanglement in atmospheric turbulence

15:55 The decay of orbital angular momentum entanglement in atmospheric turbulence 45'

Speaker:	Filippus Stefanu Roux (CSIR National Laser Centre)
Material:	abstract lecture notes

16:40 - 17:00 Nanoscale control of orbital angular momentum of light
- 16:40 Nanoscale control of orbital angular momentum of light 20'
  
  Speaker: Filippo Romanato (Universita' degli Studi di Padova)
17:00 - 17:20 Topology of quantised vortices in disordered fields
- 17:00 Topology of quantised vortices in disordered fields 20'
  
  Speaker: Alexander John Taylor (University of Bristol)
20:30 - 23:00 Social dinner

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 20:30 Social dinner 2h30'

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

09:00 - 09:45 Seeing small things using superoscillations: mathematical exploration of a possible scheme

09:00 Seeing small things using superoscillations: mathematical exploration of a possible scheme 45'

Speaker:	Sir Michael Berry (University of Bristol)
Material:	abstract

09:45 - 10:30 Navigating the Heavens with Radiation Torque

09:45 Navigating the Heavens with Radiation Torque 45'

Speaker:	Grover Swartzlander (University of Rochester)
Material:	abstract

10:30 - 10:50 Micro-manipulation of multiple particles in vacuum
- 10:30 Micro-manipulation of multiple particles in vacuum 20'
  
  Speaker: Sayantan Ghosh (The University of St Andrews)
10:50 - 11:10 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 10:50 Coffee Break 20'

11:10 - 11:55 Orbital angular momentum from a spin rotation: the optical and electron-beam cases

11:10 Orbital angular momentum from a spin rotation: the optical and electron-beam cases 45'

Speaker:	Lorenzo Marrucci (Universita' di Napoli 'Federico II')
Material:	abstract

11:55 - 12:15 Electron Vortices in a Magnetic Field: Observation of the Larmor and Gouy Rotations
- 11:55 Electron Vortices in a Magnetic Field: Observation of the Larmor and Gouy Rotations 20'
  
  Speaker: Giulio Guzzinati (University of Antwerp, EMAT)
12:15 - 12:35 Quantum simulation of a spin polarization device in an electron microscope
- 12:15 Quantum simulation of a spin polarization device in an electron microscope 20'
  
  Speaker: Vincenzo Grillo (Instituto Nanoscienze, S3 CNR)
12:35 - 12:55 Quantum information protocols with spin-orbit photonic modes
- 12:35 Quantum information protocols with spin-orbit photonic modes 20'
  
  Speaker: Antonio Zelaquett Khoury (Universidade Federal Fluminense)
12:55 - 14:00 Lunch

Location:
- 12:55 Lunch 1h5'

14:15 - 16:30 TRIP to the Grotta Gigante (Cave)

Departure at 14:15 (sharp) by Coach from Adriatico Guesthouse (area outside at the bottom of the guesthouse near the sea)
Arrival at Grotta Gigante at approx. 14:45
Departure from the Grotta at approx. 16:30 to the Adriatico.

14:15 TRIP to the Grotta Gigante (Cave) 2h15'

Thursday, 11 July 2013

09:00 - 09:45 Quantum Fluids of Polariton Condensates

09:00 Quantum Fluids of Polariton Condensates 45'

Speaker:	Daniele Sanvitto (University of Salento, NNL)
Material:	abstract

09:45 - 10:05 Scattering of dilute thermal atom clouds on optical Weber beams
- 09:45 Scattering of dilute thermal atom clouds on optical Weber beams 20'
  
  Speaker: Rocio Jauregui (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)
10:05 - 10:25 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 10:05 Coffee Break 20'

10:25 - 11:10 Angular momentum of light and atoms

10:25 Angular momentum of light and atoms 45'

Speaker:	Sonja Franke-Arnold (University of Glasgow)
Material:	abstract

11:10 - 11:30 Optical tweezers for vortex rings in atomic Bose-Einstein condensates
- 11:10 Optical tweezers for vortex rings in atomic Bose-Einstein condensates 20'
  
  Speaker: Alexander Yakimenko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv)
11:30 - 11:50 Atomic Excitation by Twisted Photons
- 11:30 Atomic Excitation by Twisted Photons 20'
  
  Speaker: Asmita Mukherjee (Universitaet Tuebingen)
11:50 - 12:35 Vectorial modes in continuous variable quantum optics
- 11:50 Vectorial modes in continuous variable quantum optics 45'
  
  Speaker: Christoph Marquardt (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light)
12:35 - 14:05 Lunch

Location: Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
- 12:35 Lunch 1h30'

14:05 - 14:50 Liquid crystal topological plates for photon SAM and OAM entanglement

14:05 Liquid crystal topological plates for photon SAM and OAM entanglement 45'

Speaker:	Enrico Santamato (Universita' di Napoli 'Federico II')
Material:	abstract

14:50 - 15:20 Spiral photolithography of azopolymers

14:50 Spiral photolithography of azopolymers 30'

Speaker:	Lorenzo Marrucci
Material:	abstract

15:20 - 15:40 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 15:20 Coffee Break 20'
15:40 - 16:25 The photonics gear: from alignment free quantum communication to super-sensitive quantum correlations
- 15:40 The photonics gear: from alignment free quantum communication to super-sensitive quantum correlations 45'
  
  Speaker: Nicolo' Spagnolo (Universita' degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza')
16:45 - 17:30 Superoscillations and Weak Measurements
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Location: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall
- 16:45 Superoscillations and Weak Measurements 45'
  
  Speaker: Sir Michael Berry (ICTP Dirac Medallist) (Univ. of Bristol)

19:30 - 23:00 Special Summer evening at ICTP's Leonardo building

Location:

Leonardo da Vinci Building Terrace

19:30 Special Summer evening at ICTP's Leonardo building 3h30'

Material:

announcement

Friday, 12 July 2013

09:00 - 09:45 Reflections on reflected light beams: classical weak values and singularimetry
- 09:00 Reflections on reflected light beams: classical weak values and singularimetry 45'
  
  Speaker: Mark Dennis

09:45 - 10:30 The duality relationship in the presence of post-selection

09:45 The duality relationship in the presence of post-selection 45'

Speaker:	Jonathan Leach (Heriot Watt University)
Material:	abstract

10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break

Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace)
- 10:30 Coffee Break 20'

10:50 - 11:35 Helicity and Angular Momentum in Nanophotonics

10:50 Helicity and Angular Momentum in Nanophotonics 45'

Speaker:	Gabriel Molina-Terriza (Macquarie University)
Material:	abstract

11:35 - 11:55 Wavefront distortions and singularities measurement using moiré deflectometry
- 11:35 Wavefront distortions and singularities measurement using moiré deflectometry 20'
  
  Speaker: Saifollah Rasouli (Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences(IASBS), Iran)

11:55 - 12:25 Imaging Ghosts with structured light

11:55 Imaging Ghosts with structured light 30'

Speaker:	Miles Padgett
Material:	lecture notes

12:25 - 12:45 Closing session and awards
- 12:25 Closing session and awards 20'