European Semiconductor Laser Workshop 2024

Welcome to the 47th European Semiconductor Laser Workshop which will be held in Kassel, northern part of Hesse

Call for Abstracts

Original contributions, both oral and poster presentations, are sought within the workshop scope (see below). The abstract can contain up to 250 words (the abstract title, institution and author list are not included in this limit). Please submit your abstract after registration by following this link:

Please note

Abstract submission was closed on July 5th 2024, 23:59 CEST
Abstract notification: July 27th 2024

Keynote and Invited Speakers

Keynote speakers:
Prof. Dr. Günter Tränkle (Ferdinand Braun Institut, Berlin, Germany)
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Klamkin (UCSB, S. Barbara, CA, USA)

Invited speakers:
Prof. Dr. Pierluigi Debernardi (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), IEIIT, Torino, Italy)
Prof. Dr. Maria Ana Cataluna (Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK)
Dr. Ngoc-Linh Tran (Almae Technologies, Marcoussis, France)
Dr. Sebastian Klembt (University of Würzburg, Germany)

Workshop Scope

The topics include but are not limited to:

  • Dynamical phenomena in semiconductor lasers (feedback, optical injection, noise)
  • Long wavelength lasers (quantum cascade lasers, interband cascade lasers)
  • Photonic crystal semiconductor lasers, nanoscale semiconductor lasers
  • All-optical processing using semiconductor lasers and amplifiers
  • Novel material systems, structures, and technologies
  • Short pulse lasers and mode-locked lasers Semiconductor laser comb generation
  • Optical millimetre wave generation
  • Semiconductor optical amplifiers
  • Organic semiconductor lasers
  • Lasers for telecommunication
  • Photonic integrated circuit lasers
  • Laser-integrated devices
  • Surface-emitting lasers
  • High-power lasers
  • High-speed lasers
  • Lasers on silicon

The preliminarily program

Friday 20th September 2024

  • 10 am: registration starts
  • 12 am: welcome reception 12 am
  • 1 pm: Workshop starts (lecture hall 4)
  • 7:30 pm: Workshop dinner at

Saturday 21st September 2024

  • 9 am: 2nd day of workshop (lecture hall 4)
  • 3 pm: Workshop ends

Venue

Bild: Fiona Körner

Campus Center of University of Kassel, Moritzstraße 18, 34127 Kassel, Germany

Tram stops:

  • "Holländischer Platz - University" Tram lines 1, 5; Regio-Tram RT1, RT4
  • "Katzensprung" Tram lines 3, 6 and 7
  • Tram line 3, 4 or 7 to stop "Am Stern", change there to Tram line 1 or 5 or walk the short distance to Holländischer Platz.

Campus map

Arrival and accommodation

Travel by car, train or plane

Airports
The nearest airports are: Kassel-Calden, Frankfurt, Hannover and Paderborn. From Kassel-Calden, you can get to Kassel city center by cab or bus line 100. There are train connections to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe from Frankfurt, Hannover and Paderborn.

Train connections and tram lines
The long-distance train station is Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe. Take Tram line 1 from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe (train station) in the direction of Holländische Straße/Vellmar to the "Holländischer Platz - Universität" stop.

Car
Around the campus "Holländischer Platz" there are only very few parking spaces in the surrounding streets (Hentschelstraße, Mönchebergstraße). All parking spaces are subject to a fee. At the other locations, you will find parking spaces in the surrounding streets.


Hotels

Organising and Program Committee

  • Prof. Johann Peter Reithmaier, INA, University of Kassel, Germany (local organizer)
  • Prof. Frederic Grillot, ParisTech, Palaiseau, France
  • Prof. Mariangela Gioannini, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
  • Prof. Wolfgang Elsaesser, TU Darmstadt, Germany
  • Dr. Paul Crump, FBH Berlin, Germany
  • Dr. Scott Watson, University of Glasgow, UK
  • Prof. Stephen Sweeney, University of Glasgow, UK
  • Prof. Gadi Eisenstein, Technion, Israel