Session 1 - Laser Damage of Optical Materials
- High-power laser damage, UV through IR
- Ultrafast through CW laser irradiation effects
- Laser ablation and laser machining
- High laser damage resistant coatings
- Defects, contamination, polishing, and surface damage
- Characterization techniques and measurement protocols
- Mechanisms, modeling and simulations
Session 2 - Advanced Optical Materials
- Nonlinear laser crystals
- Laser ceramics
- Optical glasses and fibers