1. ESLW 2006 European Semiconductor Laser Workshop Nice, France September 21-22, 2006 organized by CRHEA-CNRS Contact: Jean-Yves Duboz jyd@crhea.cnrs.frjyd@crhea.cnrs.fr Practical information: eslw06@crhea.cnrs.freslw06@crhea.cnrs.fr http://www.crhea.cnrs.fr/ESLW2006/http://www.crhea.cnrs.fr/ESLW2006/ (open April 1) The workshop is organized in conjunction with the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2006) which will be held in Cannes, 25-29 septembre 2006

2. PROGRAM General workshop information The workshop is intended to be an informal forum for the discussion of the latest developments in semiconductor lasers and amplifiers. ESLW has the tradition to give a chance to each participant to present his work, in the limit of papers being within the scope of the workshop and of the available time. Presentations are therefore limited to 10 min, followed by 5 min of discussions. 4 papers will be selected by the program committee based on the submitted abstract for a 30 min presentation. Program Program The preliminary schedule is to have the technical part of the program on Thursday and Friday,September 21-22, 9:00 – 18:00. The detailed program will be posted later on the conference web site. The detailed program will be posted later on the conference web site. Program committee: Gérard Monnom, LPMC, Nice Jean-Yves Duboz, CRHEA, Sophia Antipolis Jorge Tredicce, INLN, Sophia Antipolis Julien Nagle, Thales TRT, Palaiseau

3. TOPICS In line with previous years the following topics will be discussed: Novel laser materials, structures, and technologies (nanostructures, quantum wells-wires-dots, photonic crystals, microcavities, microdisks, quantum cascades, nitrides, GaInNAs, etc.) Laser physics (static and dynamic properties, noise, quantum effects, optical gain, strained materials, carrier dynamics, feedback phenomena, nonlinear effects, etc.) High power lasers (pump lasers, laser arrays, master-oscillator power amplifiers, unstable resonator lasers, etc.) Surface emitting lasers (vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, grating coupled surface emitting lasers, arrays, etc.) Long and short wavelength lasers (quantum cascade lasers, violet-blue-green lasers,frequency doubled lasers, etc.) High speed lasers (digital and analog modulation, pulse generation, mode-locking, Q-switching,etc.) Laser fabrication for commercial applications (yield, reproducibility, reliability,temperature sensitivity, feedback sensitivity, cost, etc.) Lasers for WDM applications (tunable lasers, wavelength selectable arrays, fiber grating lasers, etc.) Laser integrated devices (hybrid and/versus monolithic approaches, functionality,grating integrated lasers, cross-talk, etc.) Semiconductor amplifiers (high power amplifiers, broad-band amplifiers, multi- wavelength amplification, pattern effects, all-optical signal regeneration, time domain demultiplexing, wavelength conversion, etc.) Semiconductor amplifiers (high power amplifiers, broad-band amplifiers, multi- wavelength amplification, pattern effects, all-optical signal regeneration, time domain demultiplexing, wavelength conversion, etc.)

4. SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS A short abstract, limited to 200 words and no figures, should be submitted together with your registration (on-line registration form is available at the conference web site). Include title, authors, their affiliation, and the 200 word summary. Abstracts will be included in an Advance Program that will be distributed to all registered participants at the meeting. We hope to be able to make room for all contributions. If not, we will limit the number of contributions from each organization.

5. LODGING Maison du Séminaire, 29 Boulevard Franck Pilatte, 06000 Nice. Tél : 04 93 89 39 57 Fax : 04 93 26 79 99 Lodging is possible on the spot at the house of the seminar primarily in double room. Many hotels are also available in Nice, that you can reserve by your own. Contact : Anne-Marie GALIANA CNRS-CRHEA Tel +33 (0)4 93 95 42 00 Fax +33 (0)4 93 95 83 61 eslw06@crhea.cnrs.fr Thank you to specify if you wish to share your room with a person of your choice

6. The Maison du Seminaire - Nice The Maison du Seminaire welcomes to your own home... In a wonderful place, in front of the sea, with a magnificent view of the "Baie des Anges", near the famous "Promenade des Anglais". An oasis of peace In an oasis of peace, the Maison du Seminaire is the perfect place to work and relax. A residential area It is located in a residential area, just minutes away from the city centre, it can be reached with the city buses. Free parking, with 80 places for buses and cars in a vast parking in the shade, which is closed at night by an electronic system.

7. ACCOMMODATION The registration fee depends on options chosen by each participant (on site lodging or not). The full registration fee includes lunch, diner and night on septembre 21, and breakfast and lunch on septembre 22, and all coffee breaks. All details available on conference website. Accomodation extension, for instance, for septembre 20 or 22, at the place of the conference is possible and left to the responsability of participants (see lodging)

8. TRAVELLING By plane: Nice airport can be conveniently reached by daily flights from several major airports in Europe. http://www.nice.aeroport.fr/include/default.asp?l=2 Then Taxi or bus (ligne99) to the train Station, then line 30 to the stop called “La Réserve”. The House of the Seminars is some few tens of meters of the stop. By train Nice station Then Taxi or bus, direct line n°30 from the station to the the stop called “La Réserve”. The House of the Seminars is some few tens of meters of the stop. By Road The House of the Seminars is on the wearing of Nice and has a private car park of 80 places. For more details to see : http://www.iti.frhttp://www.iti.fr, then plane Nice city. Plan of the buses of Nice General plan http://www.lignedazur.com/ftp/FR_plan/Nice.pdf Line n°30 http://www.lignedazur.com/horaires_ligne/index.asp?rub_code=6&thm_id=1313&gpl_id=0&lign_id=9