Lasers, amplifiers, micro/nano-photonic devicesSolid-state-, liquid and gas lasers, technology and devicesFiber lasers, cw and pulsed; amplification, ultra wideband, mode-locked, nonlinear effectsHigh Energy/Average Power LasersMicro fabricated devices, on-chip applicationsNonlinear effects in micro and nano devicesLaser Processing of MaterialsFemtosecond laser processingLaser micro- and nanoprocessingLaser NanopatterningLaser Synthesis of NanomaterialsLaser Direct WriteLaser assisted fabrication of novel opto-electronic devicesTerahertz Technologies and ApplicationsUltrafast time-domain systemsDirect generation using terahertz lasersCw generation based on nonlinear optical mixingNew terahertz measurement techniques and instrumentationAdvances in imaging configurations, detector technologies, and terahertz optical componentsTerahertz optical measurementsApplications using terahertz radiation for spectroscopy, sensing, and imagingUltrafast Optics, Optoelectronic Devices and ApplicationsOptical phase control in ultrafast laser systemsUltrafast optoelectronic and electro-optic materials, devices, and systemsUltrafast measurement techniquesApplications of ultrafast technologyUltrafast amplification and schemesShort-pulse, solid-state, semiconductor, fiber, waveguide optical sources and devicesFiber-optic sensor and networksWhite LED and related technologiesElectro-optic modulators and related advanced modulation format technologiesAdvanced radio-over-fiber devices and related technologiesIntelligent optoelectronic devices and optical switchingGrating-based devices and related technologiesSlow and fast light devices and related technologiesFree-space communications related devices and technologiesSystems or devices for optical and digital image processingBiophotonics and OptofluidicsLaser medical diagnostics and therapeuticsBiosensing including spectroscopic optical diagnosticsOptical coherence tomographyPhotoacoustic techniquesOptics in biotechnologyLab-on-chip devicesMicrofluidically tunable or reconfigurable optical and photonic systemsOptofluidic assembly and lithographic techniquesActive Optical Sensing and MetrologyNew optical devices, instruments, and technologies for precision measurementsOptical frequency standards; length, distance, and dimensional metrology; lasers, supercontinua, and broadband sourcesFrequency-comb generation, control, and applications; carrier-envelope phase controlChemical and biological agent detection and identificationAtmospheric monitoring, indoor, outdoor, industrial, combustion, emissionsNew: Laser spectroscopy for Breath Analysis