Special session

SP L1) "Interactions of Liquids and Light: Optofluidics and Biochips"
Session Organizer: Craig B. Arnold (Princeton University,USA)

Short Description:
"The interaction of light with liquids has becoming increasingly important in a number applications ranging from advanced optics and laser machining to biological imaging and materials processing. In some instances, one considers the fluid as a guiding or index modifying material that affects the propagation of light through the media leading to novel applications in sensing, imaging, or materials processing. Alternatively cases in which light causes changes to the fluid such as laser-induced cavitation or photochemical modification allows for non-traditional processes such as laser printing, materials synthesis, or biological applications. This special session is designed to promote an interdisciplinary forum bringing together talks on the fundamental science and applied technology in this emerging area. Researchers are encouraged to contribute papers on all relevant topics such as, microfluidic photonic devices (lasers, waveguides,etc.), laser based ink printing, fluidic lenses, laser induced cavitation, optical trapping, biological sensors, fluidic imaging, lab on a chip and other issues."


SP L2) "Laser Induced Deposition"
Session Organizer: Bert Huis in 't Veld (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
Co-Organizer: Alberto Pique (Naval Research Laboratory,USA)

Short Description:
"Laser Induced deposition is a very attractive family of processes for making features and patterning on a micro scale i.e. details smaller than 10 μm and as small as 100 nm. Processes that belong to this family are: Laser assisted CVD, Laser assisted ALD, Pulsed Laser Deposition, Laser induced forward transfer of metals, Laser Decal Transfer, Laser induced backward deposition. A session should give an overview of processes, present the potential of laser nanomachining and show recent results of some processes. A subdivision into gas, liquid or solid transfer is an attractive option."


SP L3) "Nanomaterials and Nanostructures"
Session Organizers: Shoji Maruo (Yokohama National University, Japan), Kosei Ueno (Hokkaido University, Japan)
Short Description:
"Nanomaterials such as nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanowires have attracted much attention for their abilities in enhancing luminescence, absorption and temperatureat the nanoscale. Nanostructures such as nanogaps and nanoprobes are also remarkable in generating strong optical fields due to surface plasmon excitation. These unique features of nanomaterials and nanostructures have been employed in various fields including nanolithography, multiphoton microfabrication, and biosensors. This session covers topics related to applications of nanomaterials and nanostructures in lithography, three-dimensional microfabrication, plasmonics, metamaterials, biosensors,lab-on-a-chip devices and microelectromechanical systems."