Committees
Program Committee
General Chair
Josué Álvarez-Borrego
CICESE, México
AMO President, 2019-2020
E-mail: riao2019@cio.mx
Co-Chair
Eduardo Tepichín-Rodríguez
INAOE, México
AMO Vice-President, 2019-2020
Co-Chair
Amalia Martínez-García
CIO, México
AMO Past President, 2015-2016
Steering Committee
- Efraín SOLARTE, RIAO President
- Pedro ANDRÉS, RIAO Past President
- Eric ROSAS, RIAO Secretary & RIAO Appointed VP to the International Commission for Optics
- Silvia Adriana LEDESMA, Argentina Counselor
- Yezid TORRES, Colombia Counselor,
- Juan G. DARÍAS, Cuba Counselor,
- César COSTA, Ecuador Counselor,
- Josué ÁLVAREZ-BORREGO, Mexico Counselor,
- Manuel F. COSTA, Portugal Counselor,
- Inmaculada PASCUAL, Spain Counselor,
- José L. PAZ, Venezuela Counselor.
Local Organizing Committee
- Diana Tentori Santa Cruz, CICESE, México.
- Ponciano Rodriguez Montero, INAOE, México.
- Selene Solorza-Calderón, UABC, México.
- Francisco Javier Cuevas de la Rosa, CIO, México.
- Manuel Iván Ocegueda Miramontes, UABC, México.
Logistics Committee
- Annette Torres-Toledo, Technical Secretary, CIO,México
- Francisco Javier Omedes-Alrich, Web Page, CIO,México
- Lucero Alvarado-Ramírez, Design, CIO,México
- José Ignacio Diego-Manrique, Video Conferences, CIO,México
Scientific Subcommittees Per Topic
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Atmospheric and ocean optics
Rubén Lara-Lara, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
Sandra Isabel Pinto-Mogo, Universidade de Beira Interior, Portugal. Co-Chair
Bóris Barja, Laboratorio de Investigaciones Atmosféricas, Universidad de Magallanes, Chile
Pablo Ristori, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa, Argentina
René Estevan, Instituto Geofísico del Perú, Lima, Perú
Edith Rodrigues, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Atomic and molecular physics
Alvaro Posadas-Amarillas, UNISON, México. Co-Chair
Alessandro Fortunelli, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council, CNR), Italia. Co-Chair
Octavio JUárez-Sánchez, UNISON, México
José Luis Cabellos-Quiroz, UNISON, México
Faustino Aguilera-Granja, Instituto de Física, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosi, México
José Oscar Carlos Jiménez-Halla, Departamento de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, México
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Bio photonics and biomedical applications
Rubén Ramos-Garcia, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
Martín Rafael Pedroza-Montero, Universidad de Sonora, México. Co-Chair
Jürgen Czarske, Institute of Circuits and Systems at TU Dresden, Germany
Invited Speakers of topic:
Kishan Dholakia, Saint Andrews University, Scotland
Title: New Directions for Imaging at Depth using Shaped Light in Space and Time
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Coherence and statistical optics
Javier Sánchez-Mondragón, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
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Diffraction and gratings
Ponciano Rodríguez Montero, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
Víctor Manuel Arrizon Peña, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
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Fiber optics, sensors and optical communications
Diana Tentori Santa Cruz, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
Miguel Andrés Bou, Universidad de Valencia, España. Co-Chair
Cristiano M. B. Cordeiro, UNICAMP, Brazil
Pedro Torres, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Christian Cuadrado-Laborde, CONICET-UNR, Argentina
José Manuel Baptista, University of Madeira, Portugal
Beatriz Ortega, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, España
Invited Speakers of topic:
Miguel Bello-Jiménez, Instituto de Investigación en Comunicación Óptica, UASLP, México
Title: Noise-like pulses from a figure-eight fiber laser and its applications for supercontinuum generation
Miguel González-Herraez, Escuela Politécnica, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
Title: High-fidelity distributed acoustic sensing using optical fibers: a new tool in Geophysics.
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Fourier optics and signal processing
Luis Raúl Berriel Valdos, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
Félix Aguilar Valdez, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
Enrique Landgrave Manjarrez, CIO, México
Silvia Ledesma, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
George Stanciu, Universidad de Rumania, Rumania.
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Geometric optics
José Zacarías Malacara-Hernández, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Daniel Malacara Doblado, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Enrique Landgrave Manjarrez, CIO, México
Armando Gómez Vieyra, Universidad Metropolitana Atzcapozalco, México
Jorge Luis García Márquez, OLEDCOMM SAS, Francia
Juan Camilo Valencia, OLEDCOMM SAS, Francia
Josep Arasa Martí, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, España
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Digital Holography
Rosario Guadalupe Porras Aguilar, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. Co-Chair
Konstantinos Falaggis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. Co-Chair
Percival Almoro, University of the Philippines, Philippines
Fabian Cruz Menses, BUAP, Mexico
Tomasz Kozacki, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Nikolay Petrov, ITMO University, Russia
Ulises Ruiz Corona, INAOE, Mexico
Guohai Situ, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, CAS, China.
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Image processing, vision and artificial intelligence
Eduardo Cabal Yepez, Universidad de Guanajuato, México. Co-Chair
Marcelo Trivi, CONICET La Plata-CIC, Argentina. Co-Chair
Guillermo Botella-Juan, Department of Computer Architecture and Automation, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Amir Hooshang Mazinan, Electrical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Igor V. Guryev, Multidisciplinary Studies Department, Engineering Division, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca, University of Guanajuato, México
Juan Manuel Ramos-Arreguin, Faculty of Informatics, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México
Luis Manuel Ledesma-Carrillo, Multidisciplinary Studies Department, Engineering Division, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca, University of Guanajuato, México
Carlos Rodríguez-Donate, Multidisciplinary Studies Department, Engineering Division, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca, University of Guanajuato, México
Geovanni Hernández-Gómez, Multidisciplinary Studies Department, Engineering Division, Campus Irapuato-Salamanca, University of Guanajuato, México
Misael López-Ramírez, Tecnológico Nacional de México/I. T. de Aguascalientes, México
Sebastián Salazar-Colores, Faculty of Informatics, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México.
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Imaging systems
Jorge Ojeda-Castañeda, Universidad de Guanajuato, México. Co-Chair
Cristina Margarita Gómez-Sarabia, Universidad de Guanajuato, México. Co-Chair
Nestor Bolognini, CIOp, Argentina
Martha Molina-Prado, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia
Tatiana Alieva, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Ángel Sauceda Carvajal, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México
Omar López Cruz, INAOE, México
Gilberto Gámez Rosas, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, México
David J. Brady, Duke University, USA
Jurgen Jahns, Fernuniversitaet, Germany
Lia Zerbino, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina
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Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology
Amalia Martínez-García, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Katia Genovese, University of Basilicata, Italia. Co-Chair
Darío Gabriel Pérez Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
Myrian Tebaldi Centro de Investigaciones Ópticas, Universidad de La Plata, Argentina
Matias Roberto Viotti, Univ. Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil
José Antonio Ferrari Damiano, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Joanna Schmit, 4D Technology, USA
José Xavier, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
María Josefa Yzuel Giménez, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
Fabian Mosso, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile
Miguel Asmad, Pontificia Universidad Católica De Perú
Invited Speakers of topic:
Jérôme Molimard, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines Saint-Etienne, France
Title: 3D Full-field strain measurements in biological soft tissues using oct-dvc and tissue clearing techniques
Jörg Bischoff, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Title: Optical metrology beyond Abbe and Rayleigh
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Integrated optics
Gloria Verónica Vázquez, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Heriberto Márquez Becerra, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
Gustavo Torchia, CIOp, Argentina. Co-Chair
Ginés Lifante Pedrola, UAM, España
Rebeca Martínez Vázquez, Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies IFN, Italian National Research Council, Italia
Invited Speakers of topic:
Alicia Ruiz-Caridad, Centre de Nanosciences et Nanotechnologies, Université Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France
Title: Erbium-doped oxide thin films for silicon photonic applications
Rafael Salas-Montiel, Department of Physics, Mechanics, Materials, Nanotechnologies, University of Technology of Troyes, Troyes, France
Title: Integrated Photonics as a platform for plasmonics
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Laser and laser optics
Roger Sean Cudney-Bueno, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
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Machine vision
Horacio Rostro-González, Universidad de Guanajuato, México. Co-Chair
Gustavo Olague, Cicese, México. Co-Chair
Raúl E. Sánchez Yáñez, Universidad de Guanajuato, México
Mario A. Ibarra Manzano, Universidad de Guanajuato, México
José H. Barrón Zambrano, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaluipas, México
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Materials Processing with Lasers
Citlali Sánchez-Aké, ICAT-UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Esther Rebollar, Instituto de Química Fisica, Rocasolano, CSIC, España. Co-Chair
Carlos Rinaldi, Universidad de San Martín, Argentina
Oscar Bomati-Miguel, Universidad de Cádiz, España
Pablo Moreno, Universidad de Salamanca, España
Peter Gregorcic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Santiago Camacho López, CICESE, México
Invited Speakers of topic:
Javier Rodríguez Vazquez de Aldana, Universidad de Salamanca, España
Title: Femtosecond laser processing of crystalline materials for the integration of 3D photonic elements
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Medical optics and biotechnology
Guillermo García Torales, Universidad de Guadalajara, México. Co-Chair.
Jorge Luis Flores Núñez, Universidad de Guadalajara, México. Co-Chair.
Gabriel Ramos Ortíz, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Hilda Josefina Mercado Uribe, CINVESTAV Monterrey, México
Jorge Luis Flores Núñez, Universidad de Guadalajara, México
Gerardo Gutiérrez Juárez, Universidad de Guanajuato, México
Gabriel Alejandro Galaviz Mosqueda, CICESE Unidad Monterrey, México
Invited Speakers of topic:
Habil Virgil-Florin Duma, Universidad de Arad, Rumania
Title: Advances in laser scanning technology for optical coherence tomography
Marija Strojnik, Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, México
Title: Portable device to monitor skin condition
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Microscopy
Chris Wood, UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Israel Rocha-Mendoza, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
Invited Speakers of topic:
Pablo Loza Álvares, ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences, barcelona, Spain
Title: Light sheet microscopy for 3D imaging of fast dynamics occurring in biological samples.
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Nano photonics and metamaterials
Jorge Alberto Gaspar-Armenta, Universidad de Sonora, México. Co-Chair
Víctor Manuel Coello Cárdenas, Unidad Monterrey CICESE, México. Co-Chair
Paulina Segovia Olvera, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
Rodolfo Cortes Martinez, CICESE, Unidad Monterrey, México
Cesar Garcia Ortiz, CICESE, Unidad Monterrey, México
Ricardo Tellez Limon. CICESE, Unidad Monterrey, México
Jesus Gómez Correa. CICESE, Unidad Monterrey, México
Manuel García Méndez. FCFM, UANL, México
Eduardo Pisano Chavez. CIO, México
Mary Peña-Gomar, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, México
Sergey Novikov, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Rusia
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Nonlinear optics
Raúl Rangel-Rojo, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
María Teresa Flores-Arias, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España. Co-Chair
Diego Grosz, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica CNEA, Argentina
Jorge Alejandro Reyes Esqueda, Instituto de Física, UNAM, México
Humberto Michinel, Universidad de Vigo, España
Antonio Diez Cremades. Universidad de Valencia, España
Invited Speakers of topic:
Justo Arines, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España
Title: El láser STELA (Santiago Terawatt Laser) para experimentación en los límites de la óptica no lineal
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Novel optical materials and 3D printing
Edén Morales-Narváez, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Israel de León Arizpe, ITESM, México. Co-Chair
Arturo Hernández-Serrano, University of Warwick, UK
Hamed Golmohammadi, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran
Héctor Alán Aguirre Soto, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México
Alejandro Reyes Coronado, UNAM, México
Invited Speakers of topic:
Yunuen Montelongo, Universidad de la Salle Bajío
Title: Novel applications in optically reconfigurable materials
C. Allan Guymon, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, USA
Title: Enhanced resolution and fidelity using raft agents in stereolithography
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Optics in computing
John Fredy Barrera Ramírez, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín - Colombia Co-Chair
Ricardo A. Depine, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Co-Chair
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Optical data storage
Jorge Alejandro Reyes Esqueda, Instituto de Física, UNAM. México. Co-Chair
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Optical design and fabrication
Daniel Malacara Hernández, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Maximino Avendaño Alejo, ICAT-UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Rufino Diaz-Uribe, CCADET, UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Alejandro Cornejo Rodríguez, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
Guillermo Baldwin-Olguín, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú
Yobani Mejia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Juan Carlos Miñano, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España
Miguel A. Alonso González, The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, USA
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Optical devices
Jorge Enrique Rueda Parada, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia. Co-Chair
Edgar Rueda, Universidad de Antioquía, Colombia. Co-Chair
Carlos Rios, MIT, USA
Álvaro Bastidas, UNAL, Colombia
Jorge Gómez, Politécnico Jaime Isaza Cadavid, Colombia
Miguel Ángel Suárez, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Francia.
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Optical micro and nano manipulation including optofluidics and microfluidics
Víctor Ruíz-Cortés, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
Karen Volke-Sepúlveda, IFUNAM, México. Co-Chair
Salomón Elieser Márquez Villalobos, CIO, México
Raúl Josué Hernández Hernández, UNAM-ICN, México
Julio César Ramírez San Juan, INAOE, México
José Luis Hernández Pozos, UAM-I, México
Invited Speakers of topic:
Giovanni Volpe, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Title: Deep learning applications in digital video microscopy and optical micromanipulation
Kishan Dholakia, St Andrews University, Scotland, UK
Title: Dynamics of trapped, rotating particles in liquid and vacuum
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Optics at surfaces
Manuel Filipe-Costa, Universidade do Minho, Portugal. Co-Chair
Anatoly Khomenko, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
Alfonso Lastras Martínez, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, México. Co-Chair
José Benito Vazquez-Dorrio, University of Vigo, España
Rogério Nogueira, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Orlando Frazão, University of Porto, Portugal
Joaquim Carneiro, Department of Physics, University of Minho, Portugal.
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Optics and photonics in the industry
Alfredo Solís-Ventura, SolexVintel, México. Co-Chair
Víctor Dolores-Calzadilla, Photonic Integration Technology Centre - TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Co-Chair
Aura Higuera Rodríguez, Synopsis, The Netherlands
Alonso Millán Mejía, SMART Photonics, The Netherlands
Osslan Osiris Vergara Villegas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, México
Luis Manuel Ledesma Carrillo, Universidad de Guanajuato, México
Rodolfo Iván Rodríguez Montoya, INAOE, México.
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Optoelectronics, Detectors and Sources
Mario Enrique Rodríguez García, UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Elena Tchaikina Kolesnikova, CICESE, México. Co-Chair
Rafael García Gutiérrez, UNISON, México
Patricia Puente Ramírez, UANL, México
T. V. L'vova, Ioffe Institute, Rusia
Yury Bliokh, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Alfonso Lastras Martínez, UASLP, México.
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Organic and hybrid optoelectronics
José Luis Maldonado Rivera, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Gerko Oskam, CINVESTAV-Mérida, México. Co-Chair
Bernardo A. Frontana-Uribe, CCIQS, UAEMex-UNAM, México
Juan José Alvarado Gil, Cinvestav-Mérida, México
Antonio E. Jiménez González, IER-UNAM, México
Ignacio González Martínez, UAM-I, México
Invited Speakers of topic:
Carlos Silva, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Title: Exciton polarons in two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites
J. Antonio Zapien, City University of Hong Kong, China
Title: Quantitative Far-Field Optical Characterization of Complex Subwavelength Structures: Lessons from Optical Critical Dimension Studies
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Physical optics
Gabriel Martínez Niconoff, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
Eduardo Tepichín Rodríguez, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
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Quantum optics
Alfred U’Ren, UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Héctor Manuel Moya Cessa, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
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Remote sensing and sensors
Erna Frins, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay. Co-Chair
Boris Escalante-Ramírez, UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Alejandra López Caloca, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Información Geoespacial (Centro Geo), México
Jimena Olveres, Facultad de Ingeniería, UNAM, México.
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Scattering
Rafael Espinosa-Luna, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Augusto García-Valenzuela, ICAT-UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Gelacio Atondo Rubio, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, México
Rubén Gerardo Barrera, Instituto de Física, UNAM, México
Oscar Gabriel Rodríguez Herrera, Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas a la Tecnología, ICAT, UNAM, México
Héctor Pérez Aguilar, Facultad de Ciencias Físico-Matemáticas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, México
Invited Speakers of topic:
Niels C. Bruce, ICAT, UNAM, México
Title: Scattering from rough surfaces using designed illumination calculated using the Kirchhoff approximation
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Spectroscopy
J. Oracio C. Barbosa-García, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Víctor Ulises Contreras Loera, UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Gabriel J. Vázquez-Torres, UNAM, México
Horacio Martínez-Valencia, UNAM, México
Marco Antonio Meneses, CIO, México
Ignacio Rosas, CIO, México
Invited Speakers of topic:
Efraín Solarte-Rodríguez, Departamento de Física, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
Title: On use of spectral indexes in applications for smart agriculture
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Thin films
Roberto Machorro-Mejía, UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Francisco Villa Villa, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Gonzalo Gálvez, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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THz, microwaves and millimeter-waves photonics
Mariana Alfaro Gómez, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México. Co-Chair
Carlos Treviño-Palacios, INAOE, México. Co-Chair
Elodie Strupiechonski, CINVESTAV, México
Francisco Javier González Contreras, UASLP, México
Naser Qureshi, ICAT-UNAM, México
Invited Speakers of topic:
Maksim Skorobogatiy, Polytechnique Montreal Canada
Title: Toward real-time terahertz imaging: a comprehensive overview
Naser Qureshi, ICAT-UNAM Mexico
Title: Microscopy at thz and ghz frequencies: strategies for portable and low cost instrumentation
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Ultrafast optics
Ramón Carriles Jaimes, CIO, México. Co-Chair
Jesús Garduño-Mejía, ICAT-UNAM, México. Co-Chair
Gustavo Torchia, CIOp, Argentina
Jorge Luis Domínguez Juárez, CFATA, UNAM, México
Invited Speakers of topic:
Camilo Ruíz Méndez, Universidad de Salamanca, España
Title: Development of a stable and high repetition laser plasma X-ray microfocus source for tomography
Pablo Loza Álvares, ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain
Title: Imaging selected SHG- active biological tissues
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Vision, color, and visual optics
Walter D. Furlan, Universidad de Valencia, España. Co-Chair
María Sagrario Millán, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, España. Co-Chair
Esther Perales, Universidad de Alicante, España
Justo Arines, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España.
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X-ray optics
Mourad Idir, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA, Co-Chair
Daniele Cocco, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California. Co-Chair
Bernd Meyer, LNLS, Brazil
Hidekazu Mimura, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Guillaume Dovillaire, Imagine Optic, France
Josep Nicolas, Cells-Alba, España
Makina Yabashi, Riken, Japan
Amparo Vivo, ESRF, USA
Invited Speakers of topic:
Kazuto Yamauchi, Deparment of Precision Science and Technology, Graduation School of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan
Title: Recent progress in hard x-ray reflective optics for synchrotron radiation sources
Jumpei Yamada, RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo, Hyogo, Japan
Title: Development of XFEL sub-10 nm focusing mirrors at SACLA: wavefront-corrected multilayer KB system and upgrade to advanced kb system
Michele Manfredda, Elettra, Sincrotrone Trieste S.C. Basovizza (TS), IT
Title: Investigating fel sources: merging wavefront sensing and optical metrology
May Ling Ng, Department of Engineering, Linear Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, CA, USA
Title: Comparison of optical metrology methods for measuring ultra precise 1-m long mirror
Lei Huang, National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
Title: Two dimensional stitching interferometry for self-calibration of high-order additive systematic errors
Grant Cutler, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California, USA
Title: High power mirrors for the advanced light source upgrade
Christian David, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
Title: Diamond diffractive x-ray optics for free electron lasers
- Other areas of optics.