Call for Papers
           OSA-COS Topical Meeting on Applications of Optical Metamaterials (AOM)
http://it.nankai.edu.cn/AOM2009
22-25 June 2009, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Conference Honorary Chairs
Academician Guoguang Mu, Nankai University, China
Academician Henry Smith, MIT, USA
Conference Co-Chairs
Michael A. Fiddy, University of North Carolina, USA
Xiaocong Yuan, Nankai University, China
International Technical Program Committee
Pierre Chavel, Institut d’Optique, France
Arthur E. T. Chiou, Yang-Ming University, China Taipei
Nader Engheta, U. Pennsylvania, USA
Didier Felbacq, U. Montpellier, France
Qihuang Gong, Beijing University, China
Aaron H.P. Ho, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Hong Kong
Jean-Pierre Huignard, Thales Research and Technology, France
Satoshi Kawata, Osaka University, Japan
Philippe Lalanne, Institut d’Optique, France
Chinlon Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Haitao Liu, Nankai University, China
Chao Lu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China Hong Kong
Luis Martin-Moreno, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Ting Mei, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Wolfgang Osten, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
V. Shalaev, Purdue, USA
Costas Soukoulis, Iowa State, USA
Hwayaw Tam, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China Hong Kong
Limin Tong, Zhejiang University, China
Din Ping Tsai, Taiwan University, China Taipei
Bernd Wilhelmi, JENOPTIK AG, Germany
Jingjun Xu, Nankai University, China
Hans Zappe, University of Freiburg, Germany
Xiang Zhang, UC Berkeley, USA
Xiaonong Zhu, Nankai University, China
Local Organizing Committee Chair:
Zhiliang Fang, Nankai University, China
A new era in optics and photonics is emerging in which naturally occurring materials used
to manage light can be augmented by man-made materials known as metamaterials. There
is the great promise of an increasing number of applications for these materials but they
require a deep understanding of the fundamental and often new physics involved,
especially at optical frequencies, and there is much to be done in advancing their modeling,
characterization and fabrication. Applications already proposed include slow light buffers,
superlenses and functional photonic materials. When the metamaterial’s structural
dimensions are very small compared to the wavelength of light, quantum effects are
important and photon-photon interactions are greatly enhanced.
The meeting covers all aspects of the applications of optical metamaterials as applied to
micro-optics to nano-optics and the propagation of light through structured periodic and
disordered photonic structures. The meeting encourages the presentation of new ideas and
concepts in modeling, fabrication and testing of optical metamaterials and their
exploitation in subwavelength optics, near-field optics, plasmonics, super-resolved imaging,
ultra-precise sensing, and diverse applications of metamaterials in biophotonics,
optoelectronics, energy and optical fibre and guided wave devices and systems.
The meeting is co-sponsored by the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the Chinese
Optical Society (COS), and it is organized by Nankai University (China).
Major topics include, but are not limited to:
♦ Applications of optical metamaterials in new optics and devices and fabrication methods
♦ Applications of optical metamaterials in fast and slow light
♦ Applications of optical metamaterials in biophotonics
♦ Optical metamaterials in optoelectronics and energy
♦ Optical fibre, devices and applications
Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 25 April 2009
Abstract acceptance date: 30 April 2009
Manuscript submission deadline: 1 June 2009
Submission address: aom@nankai.edu.cn
Publications: Selected manuscripts will be published in the Chinese Journal of Optics and
Applied Optics, Chinese Optics Letters and other journals published by OSA.