Processes in Semiconductors (FOPS)
at the Historic Stanley Hotel
in Estes Park, Colorado, August 8-13, 2004
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The opening reception is Sunday, August 8th, at 7:00 pm. Conference sessions begin Monday morning at 8:00 am and continue through Friday, August 13th, 12:30 pm. FOPS concludes with Friday lunch, ending at 1:30 pm. All events are held at the Stanley Hotel including the Thursday evening banquet. FOPS conference registration: Sunday, August 8, 4-7pm Monday, August 9, 7-10am Welcome Welcome to the website for the Colorado Meeting on Fundamental Optical Processes in Semiconductors (FOPS)! We have selected a unique site for the August 2004 Colorado meeting: the historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. This lovely turn-of-the-century hotel lies at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, a mountain landscape with ample opportunity for all levels of outdoor activity. We plan to organize sessions in the morning and evening on Monday through Wednesday, leaving open the afternoon hours for maximum outdoor time in these remarkable surroundings. Estes Park is within convenient distance from Denver International Airport. The purpose of this website is to provide you with practical information about lodging, conference and hotel registration, travel to and from Estes Park, and venues in the area for your enjoyment and for those who may be traveling with you. Early conference and hotel registration is encouraged as we have arranged for block of rooms at a conference rate of $129, far lower than the regular room rate. The conference price applies until the rooms in the block have been reserved after which regular rates will go into effect. There are suites and rooms with two double beds available at the conference price that would be suitable for families. Meeting Goals The aim of the conference is to bring together the leading international groups working in semiconductor optics in a workshop format to present recent exciting results and to discuss the future directions of the field. Fundamental optical processes in semiconductors are of central importance for both basic science and applications. The field provides the foundation for all of semiconductor optoelectronics and photonics. As such, it encompasses enabling technologies for future generation devices; advances in technology, materials growth, and measurement techniques continue to stimulate great activity in the field. In addition, many issues of considerable general interest in contemporary optical physics are addressed by this meeting. The FOPS meeting succeeds the Alaska Meeting on Fundamental Optical Processes in Semiconductors (AMFOPS, Girdwood, Alaska, August 2001). The FOPS meetings amalgamate the prior Optical Society of America Topical Meetings on Quantum Optoelectronics and on Radiative Processes and Dephasing in Semiconductors to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of state-of-the-art results and new applications. The format of FOPS meetings is by design unusual, and a significant departure from that of its predecessors, but similar to the well known Gordon conferences. Specifically, all talks are invited, and contributed papers are given in posters. The talks are limited to 20 minutes, with 10 minutes following for discussion. There are also extensive evening discussions with accompanying tutorials. Meals are communal, and FOPS meetings are held in locations noted for their beauty and, apart from nature, lack of distractions. This format is intended to foster debate and a broad discussion of future directions as well as current results. Based on survey data from AMFOPS, all attendees have said that, despite their initial skepticism, this format was highly successful, and they would encourage future meetings to adopt the same format. The meetings are remarkably vigorous with a significant level of lively and open exchange during the duration of the conference. Conference Committee Conference Co-Chairs: Steven Cundiff, JILA/University of Colorado and NISTAdvisory Committee: Daniel S. Chemla, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |