Programme

Practical information

• The lecture hall is equipped with a beamer, a computer (MS Windows XP, Windows Vista) and an overhead projector. 

• It is recommended to upload and test the presentation in advance, at least 10 minutes before the session starts. Kind assistance of technicians, responsible for uploading the presentations and using the microphone, is provided.

• Each presentation duration in the programme includes also 3 minutes for disscussion and 2 minutes for changing the presentation. Please, keep strictly your timing. Chair persons are kindly requested to follow strictly the session schedule.
• The dimensions of poster boards are 150 cm and 120 cm (A0 format is recommended).
• Lunch and  conference party are served in the separate building of the hotel complex. You will be informed upon registration.
  

Programme

Attention!!! The programme may be subject to minor changes. 

Monday, May 12

Session 1 (11:00-13:30)

Tea or coffee break

1. Ting-Chung Poon, A message from Prof. Korpel and an announcement of a feature issue in Applied Optics in honor of Prof. Śliwiński on his 80th Birthday and Prof. Korpel on his 75th Birthday
2. Vitaly B. Voloshinov, Tribute to the Memory of Professor Vladimir N. Parygin
3. Oswald Leroy, Letter of reminiscence for successful cooperation on so many fundamental research in acousto-optics
4. Antoni Sliwinski, Selected topics of light and ultrasonics interaction in the history of the Spring Schools on Acousto-Optics and Applications, 1980-2008
   
5. Piotr Kwiek, A. Sliwinski, Some recollections on acousto-optics research at the University of Gdańsk in the light of the international co-operation since 1971

Session 2 - Fundamental problems in acousto-optics I (15:00-18:00)

1. 15:00-15:30 Valery V. Proklov, S.N. Antonov, A.V. Vainer, Yu. G. Rezvov, Selective Suppression of High Diffraction Orders under Multi-Frequency Acousto-optic Interaction
2. 15:30-15:50 Ludmila A. Kulakova, An acousto-optic interaction in nano-dimensional laser heterostructures
3. 15:50-16:10 Y.A. Zyuryukin, Alexander N. Yulaev, The anisotropic collinear acoustooptic interaction as a single-tone light modulation
4. 16:10-16:30 Daumantas Ciplys, R. Rimeika, M.S. Shur, R. Gaska, Acousto-optic phenomena in Al-Ga-nitride-based structures

5. 16:50-17:10 Erik Blomme, AO conversion of continuous laser light into a pulse train
6. 17:10-17:30 Vladimir Molchanov, New adaptive acousto-optic technique for ultimate femtosecond laser pulse shaping
   
7. 17:30-17:50 Sergey N. Mantsevich, V.I. Balakshy, Collinear diffraction of divergent optical beams in acousto-optic crystals

Supper (18:00-19:00)

Tuesday, May 13

Session 3 - Fundamental problems in acousto-optics II (09:00-11:00)

8. 09:00-09:30 Peter A. Lewin, Ultrasound metrology at frequencies beyond 20 MHz: acousto-optic challenge
9. 09:30-09:50 Natasha V. Polikarpova, V.B. Voloshinov, Analysis of acoustic reflections in crystals by acousto-optic method
10. 09:50-10:10 V.I. Balakshy, Dmitry E. Kostyuk, Theoretical and experimental investigations of Bragg angle spatial structure
11. 10:10-10:30 Alexander Tchernyatin, E. Nazarova, Bragg Acousto-Optic Diffraction at Critical Cuts in Biaxial Crystals
12. 10:30-10:50 Farkhad R. Akhmedzhanov, Peculiarity of light Bragg diffraction in nontransparent crystals
13. 10:50-11:10 Vasyl V. Kurylyuk, O.I. Polovina, O.A. Korotchenkov, Time-resolved acousto-optic effects in bulk and layered semiconductors

Tea or coffee break (11:10-11:30)

Session 4 - Acousto-optical applications I: imaging (11:30-13:40)

1. 11:30-12:00 Vladimir I. Balakshy, D.E. Kostyuk, Acousto-optic image processing
2. 12:00-12:20 I. Solodov, Daniel Doering, G. Busse, Air-coupled laser vibrometry for imaging of linear and nonlinear ultrasound
3. 12:20-12:40 Konstantin B. Yushkov, Maximization of optical aperture in KDP-based acousto-optic imagers
4. 12:40-13:00 E. Skrodzka, A. Krupa, Eike Rosenfeld, B.B.J. Linde, Mechanical and optical investigation of dynamic behaviour of violins in modal frequencies
5. 13:00-13:20 Rodolfo Martinez, V. Berron, R. Menchaca, Subjective Evaluation in Blind Humans of the Perception of Acoustic Patterns Generated by Image Contours
6. 13:20-13:40 Tadeusz Pustelny, B. Pustelny, Application of Surface Acoustic Waves in Physics of Surface Semiconductors

Session 5 - Acousto-optical applications II: filters (15:00-18:00)

7. 15:00-15:30 Vitaly B. Voloshinov, V.I. Balakshy, L.A. Kulakova, N. Gupta, G.A. Knyazev, Acousto-optic cells operating in the long infrared region of spectrum
8. 15:30-16:00 Neelam Gupta, Mercurous halides for acousto-optic devices
9. 16:00-16:00 Yury S. Dobrolenskiy, V. B. Voloshinov, Y.A. Zyuryukin, Influence of non-reciprocal effect on collinear acousto-optic filter operation
10. 16:00-16:40 Jean-Claude Kastelik, B. Hichem, S. Dupont, Acousto-optic tunable filter side lobe reduction using double interaction

11. 17:00-17:30 Sergey Egerev, New Applications of Optoacoustics in Medicine and Biology
12. 17:30-17:50 Tadeusz Pustelny, Optoelectronic structures for sensor applications
13. 17:50-18:10 Sylwia Muc, T. Gudra, E. Beres-Pawlik, Experimental study of simultaneous transmission of light wave and ultrasonic wave in optical waveguide with the use of Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Conference evening party (19:30-??) :-)

Wednesday, May 14

Excursion to Malbork (The Malbork Castle Museum) (07:45-14:00)

Session 6 - Related problems and miscellaneous (15:00-18:20)

1. 15:00-15:20 Victor V. Sokolov, Waves in magnetic fluid
2. 15:20-15:40 E. Lamkanfi, Nico F. Declercq, W. Van Paepegem, J. Degrieck, Finite element study on the traveling of Leaky Rayleigh waves around the extremity of a  thick fluid-loaded solid plate
3. 15:40-16:00 Nico F. Declercq, Rayleigh’s approximation of diffraction of sound on periodically corrugated surfaces: applications in ultrasonics and architectural acoustics
4. 16:00-16:20 S.W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq, M.A. Breazeale, Measurement of the diffraction field of a periodically corrugated interface and study of ultrasonic backward beam displacement

5. 16:40-17:00 John M. Vander Weide, S.W. Herbison, N.F. Declercq, M.A. Breazeale, Solid side generation of backward beam displacement on periodically corugated surfaces
6. 17:00-17:20 L. Satyanarayan, Nico F. Declercq, Combined Polar / C-scan ultrasonic investigation of damaged fiber reinforced composites

Poster Session (18:00-18:45)

1. A. Guessoum, N. Laouar, Kouider Ferria, Theoretical and experimental study of the light deflection by a frequency modulated ultrasonic wave
2. Kouider Ferria, N. Laouar, N. Bouaouadja, Acoustooptic method for the refractive index and dispersion determination of some transparent liquids
3. Rok Petkovsek, F. Bammer, D. Schuöcker, J. Mozina, Dual mode single crystal photoelastic modulator and possible applications
4. Krzysztof Lapsa, A. Marcinkowska, A. Rachocki, E. Andrzejewska, M. Drozdowski, Photopolymerization kinetics and spectroscopic studies of monomer/polymer solution
5. S.W. Herbison, Nico F. Declercq, Comparative study of ultrasonic diffraction on periodically corrugated surfaces: single and dual material plates
6. Anna Sikorska, B.B.J. Linde, Acoustic and photoacoustic investigations of water mixtures with  non-electrolytes
7. Dawid Jankowski, P. Kwiek, Bragg diffraction by cylindrical waves
   

Supper (19:00-20:00)

Thursday, May 15

Session 7 - Photoacoustics (09:00-13:20)

1. 09:00-09:30 Andreas Mandelis, Ch. Wang, X. Guo, M. Pawlak, Industrial steel hardness case depth profile and thermophysical property gradient quality control instrumentation and measurements using thermal-wave techniques
2. 09:30-10:00 Josef Pelzl, J. Gibkes, B.K. Bein, A. Wieck, Th. Glokowski, M. Pohl, I.E. Neubauer, I. Degadillo-Holtfort, M. Chirtoc, Investigation of Functional Coatings by Photoacoustic and Photothermal Measurements
3. 10:00-10:20 Jerzy Bodzenta, A. Kazmierczak-Balata, K.B. Wokulska, J. Kucytowski, T. Lukasiewicz, B. Hofman, Influence of doping on thermal diffusivity of single crystals used in photonics: Measurements based on thermal wave methods
4. 10:20-10:40 J. Bodzenta, Anna Kazmierczak-Balata, K. Golaszewska, A. Piotrowska, Photothermal experiments for determination of the thermal conductivity of thin layers used as transparent contacts

Tea or coffee break (10:40-11:10)

5. 11:10-11:40 Bernhard R. Tittmann, Confocal Laser, acoustic and atomic force microscopyto image composite and biological materials on a microscale
6. 11:40-12:00 Andrzej J. Kulik, M. Lekka, J. Lekki, E. Bertseva, Ph. Thevenaz, A. Singh, S. Jeney, M. Unser, L. Forro, Intracellular Manipulation Using Optical Tweezers
7. 12:00-12:20 Roman Bukowski, Optical gaussian beam interaction  with one-dimensional thermal wave
8. 12:20-12:40 Szymon Pustelny, Optics in coherently prepared media
9. 12:40-13:00 Jacek Mazur, Calibration of two-beam photoacoustic set-up for measurement of thermal diffusivity of plates

Session 8 - Final round table discussion (15:00-16:00)

Closing of the 10th School on Acousto-Optics and Applications (16:20)