OIC 2013 - 2013 Optical Interference Coatings

This meeting serves as a focal point for global technical interchange in the field of optical interference coatings. It will include papers on the latest results in research, development and the application of optical coatings. The general areas to be reported on include technologies used in deposition and process control, advances in materials as well as the properties of the various materials used as substrates and as coatings,the latest techniques used for the characterization of optical coatings, advances in computer and analytical design techniques, and the application of optical coatings for solar energy, lighting, display, nano-structures, biological, decorative, laser, lithography, and astronomical applications to mention a few uses.
The conference, like its predecessors, meets every three years and represents an important forum in which the latest advancements in the broad area of optical coatings from research to applications are reported. The format of the meeting includes invited papers by leaders in the field, oral presentations and poster sessions with ample discussion periods. There are no parallel sessions.
1. Deposition Process Technologies
Process control, monitoring, and automation
Low and high energy deposition techniques
Industrial sputtered metal and dielectric coatings
Pulsed deposition processes
Novel deposition methods
Substrate cleaning, coating post-treatment techniques and contamination
2. Applications
Coatings for solar utilization, environmental control, energy management
Coatings for nanostructures and photonic crystals
Coatings for Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MOEMS)
Coatings for displays and lighting applications
Coatings for biological and medical applications
Coatings for astronomical, space, aerospace, and defence applications
Coatings for short wavelengths EUV, XUV, UV
Coatings for visible wavelengths
Coatings for near and far IR spectral regions
Coatings for polarization management
Coatings for security and decorative applications
Coatings for telecommunication components
Coatings for ophthalmology
Coatings on plastics and flexible substrates
Coatings for automotive applications
Coatings for extreme light and lasers
Coatings for novel advanced applications
3. Coating and Substrate Materials
Smart materials (nonlinear, electrochromic, electroluminescent, metamaterial, etc.)
Organic coatings
Metal coatings
Transparent conductive coatings
Composite material coatings
Unusual coating and substrate materials, nanostructures
4. Characterization and Properties of Coatings
Fundamentals and simulation of thin film growth
Simulation of microstructures and properties
Optical and diffractive properties
Scattering, absorption, and birefringence
Micro and nanostructure properties
Mechanical and tribological properties
Color and luminescence
Stress, adhesion, and cohesion
Thermal properties
Environmental stability
Laser induced damage
Optical and non-optical thin film characterization techniques
Postproduction characterization
5. Design of Coatings
Computer and analytical design techniques
Computational manufacturing
Design of coatings for polarization control
Multilayers and structured surfaces
Structured and waveguide coatings
Chairs
Markus K. Tilsch, JDS Uniphase Co., USA, General Chair
Detlev Ristau, Laser Zentrum Hannover eV, Germany, Program Chair