Fiber Lasers

Over the last 10 years fiber lasers have migrated from milliWatts to tens of kilowatts of output optical power and became the most exciting technology on the laser market right now. Currently fiber laser and amplifier technology is one of the major players in the field of material processing, telecommunications and defense applications. Efficiency, beam quality, wavelength choice, compactness, maintenance free operation, etc. makes it a unique source of choice for the industry. A variety of new applications have been developed and implemented in the field over recent years and continue to grow very fast. At this presentation we will give a historical overview, current results, market situation as well as new applications and a potential markets overview.

 Denis Gapontsev

Denis Gapontsev, Ph.D., has served as IPG Photonics Corp's. Vice President of Research and Development since August 2000. From 2000 until 2005, he was also a member of the Board of Directors. From 1994 to 1996, Dr. Gapontsev worked as a scientist at NTO IRE-Polus. He worked at IP Fiber Devices from 1996 to 1998 and at IPG Laser GmbH from 1999 to 2000, where he researched fiber lasers and Raman fiber lasers and amplifiers. Dr. Gapontsev holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Physics from the Moscow Physics and Technology Institute and a Ph.D. from the University of London.
 

Reservations:

DINNER reservations are required by noon, May 14, 2007, the Monday of the meeting. MEETING ONLY reservations are required by noon, May 17, 2007, the day of the meeting. 

Please make reservations on line . Reservations may also be left on the answering machine at 617.584.0266. We no longer have an email address for reservations due to SPAM. When making reservation requests, please provide the following information: 

• DINNER AND MEETING or meeting only
• Name(s) and membership status
• Daytime phone number where you can be reached (in case of change or cancellation)

Location:

Best Western TLC in Waltham (Map to TLC)  .

Networking—5:45 PM, Dinner—6:30, Meeting—7:30 PM.

Menu: 

Dinner will include ---- and coffee, tea, or milk.

Vegetarian option available on request 

Dinner Prices:

General Information on NES/OSA Meetings

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Membership Rates:

NOTE: The extra $5.00 of the non-member dinner fee can be used toward membership dues if the nonmember joins and pays dues for the current year at the meeting.