Professor Bjarne Tromborg Symposium on Photonics ...

On the occasion of the retirement of
<strong>Professor</strong> <strong>Bjarne</strong> <strong>Tromborg</strong>
You are invited for a
<strong>Symposium</strong> on Photonics
Thursday, June 22, 2006
COM•DTU
Department of Communications, Optics & Materials
Technical University of Denmark
Nanophotonics

Program
DTU – building 101, room 1
13.00 Prof. Daan Lenstra
Free University of Amsterdam
“The Bogatov effect in a multimode semiconductor laser”
13.25 Dr. Jens Buus
Gayton Photonics, Gayton, United Kingdom
“The threefold way to optical reflections”
13.50 Dept. Head, Dr. Gunnar Jacobsen
ACREO, Stockholm, Sweden
“BER modeling for high bit-rate optically amplified systems”
14.15 Prof. Gadi Eisenstein
Technion, Haifa, Israel
“Can Quantum Dot Lasers be fast ? “
14.30 Coffee break
15.00 Prof. Lars Thylen
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
“Plasmonics, coherent light matter interactions and photonic crystals:
Shaping the future of photonics?”
15.25 Prof. Nir Tesler
Technion, Haifa, Israel
“Are organic semiconductors similar to quantum dot devices?”
<strong>Professor</strong> <strong>Bjarne</strong> <strong>Tromborg</strong> is about to retire. At COM•DTU we
wish to celebrate <strong>Bjarne</strong>’s many achievements within research and education by organizing
a symposium on photonics in his honour.
Originally a particle physicist from the Niels Bohr Institute, <strong>Bjarne</strong> switched to photonics
more than 25 years ago, and since then he has made a number of important contributions
to the field. Among these we may mention the development of detailed theories
of semiconductor lasers and optical amplifiers and their (quantum) noise and dynamic
properties as well as the analysis of fundamental properties of nanophotonic devices,
such as quantum dot structures and photonic crystals. The research of <strong>Bjarne</strong> is characterized
by a thoroughness and insight that we believe will make his papers a source of
knowledge and inspiration for many years to come. As an educator, <strong>Bjarne</strong> has always
devoted a tremendous effort to students on all levels, in this way opening the doors to
the inner workings of photonics for many a student. Finally, <strong>Bjarne</strong>’s eye for identifying
important and upcoming research topics has of course been most important for placing
Denmark in the international forefront of photonics research.
By his example, <strong>Bjarne</strong> has thus set a reference that is well worth striving for - and
marking by a symposium of internationally renowned researchers. We hope that you will
use this opportunity to learn about recent developments in photonics and to celebrate
<strong>Bjarne</strong>.
We look forward to seeing you at COM•DTU.
Anders Bjarklev
Director of COM•DTU, <strong>Professor</strong>
15.50 Prof. Jesper Mørk
Technical University of Denmark
“Slow light as a wave mixing effect”
Gadi Eisenstein
Jesper Mørk
COM•DTU – building 343, ground floor, room 005
16.30 Reception
Please contact Lone Bjørnstjerne (tel: +45 4525 3787 or e-mail: lb@com.dtu.dk) for any
further information.