JOSA B Feature Announcement
Fundamental Optical Processes in SemiconductorsSubmission Deadline: 1 October 2011 |
The study of optical processes in semiconductors is an active field with strong links to fundamental research and device applications. Current goals involve the use of nanomaterials to tailor optical and electronic properties, as well as the theoretical description of the underlying interaction processes. This research encompasses a variety of nonlinear optical and ultrafast phenomena in novel materials such as photonic structures, nanoparticles, and metamaterials. In addition, the unusual properties of polariton systems including their Bose condensation, the manipulation of the electron spin for information processing, cavity quantum electrodynamics in nanoresonators, optical properties of quantum dots, and optical probing/generation of dynamic electronic processes in graphene receive strong current interest. These materials and effects also provide a platform for future technologies, just as past research in this area has done.
The goal of the feature issue "Fundamental Optical Processes in Semiconductors" for JOSA B is to define the current state-of-the-art in this research field. The feature issue will be published in connection with the FOPS 2011 conference. However, it will not have the form of conference proceedings. Any authors, whether or not they participated in the FOPS 2011 conference, with important new and unpublished contributions are asked to submit a manuscript for consideration in the feature issue. All submissions will be subject to a regular peer review. All standards of JOSA B papers apply, in particular the limit of up to 10 journal pages without incurring additional page charges.
Since 2000 there have been (nearly) biannual meetings organized around the above described theme that have brought together the world's leading experts to discuss their work in a Gordon conference type environment. The next such workshop will take place August 1-5th in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, USA. It is anticipated that approximately 100 researchers will participate. Four keynote speakers have already been appointed; approximately 25 invited talks and about the same number of contributed oral and poster papers will also be presented. For further information, see http://www.fops2011.phyast.pitt.edu.
Manuscripts must be prepared according to the usual standards for submission to JOSA B and must be uploaded through OSA's electronic-submission system (http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/journal/josab/author.cfm). When submitting, please specify that the manuscript is for the Fundamental Optical Processes in Semiconductors feature issue (choose from the drop-down menu).
| Feature Issue Editors | ||
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Frank Jahnke University of Bremen Germany |
Theodore Norris University of Michigan USA |
Hailin Wang University of Oregon USA |
