INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHYSICS OF OPTICAL MATERIALS AND DEVICES

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LIGAND FIELD THEORY FOR LANTHANIDE COMPOUNDS ON THE BASIS OF THE CONCEPTS OF OVERLAP POLARIZABILITY AND IONIC SPECIFIC VALENCE

O. L. Malta

Departamento de Química Fundamental-CCEN-UFPE. Cidade Universitária, Recife-PE, Brasil

IS PERIODICITY A NECESSITY FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTALS?

Kurt Hingerl

Christian Doppler Laboratory, Institute for Semiconductors and Solid State Physics,

University of Linz , Austria

SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION AND OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY OF NANOCRYSTALLINE GADOLINIUM GALLIUM GARNET ACTIVATED WITH LANTHANIDE IONS

Matteo Daldosso, Adolfo Speghini, Paolo Ghigna and Marco Bettinelli

Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico, Università di Verona, Italy

LOCATION OF LANTHANIDE IMPURITY LEVELS IN III-V GaN AND AlN SEMICONDUCTORS

P. Dorenbos and E. van der Kolk

Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

COMBINATORIAL APPROACH TO FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE

V. I. Srdanov

Institute for Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology, University of California ,

Santa Barbara , USA

EMISSION OF AMINE- AND AMIDE- CROSS-LINKED ALKYLENE/SILOXANE HYBRIDS

L. D. Carlos , Lianshe Fu, R. A. Sá Ferreira, S. C. Nunes and V. de Zea Bermudez

Depart.de Física/CICECO, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

THE FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY OF OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF BGO AND BSO SCINTILLATORS

M. V. Lalic and S. O. Souza

Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Física, Brazil

QUANTUM-CUTTING MECHANISM IN BLUE AND GREEN EMITTING RARE-EARTH DOPED MATERIALS

Bernard Moine , Lena Beauzamy, Patrick Gredin, Gilles Wallez and Jessica Labeguerie

Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux Luminescents, UMR 5620 du CNRS Université Claude-Bernard –LYON1, France

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES IN RARE-EARTH-DOPED HAFNIUM AND SILICON OXIDES: MODELING AND SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS

A. Monteil, M. El-Jouad, G. Alombert-Goget, S. Chaussedent , N. Gaumer, A. Chiasera, Y. Jestin, M. Ferrari

Laboratoire POMA UMR CNRS 6136 - Université d'Angers, France

CNR-IFN Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie,Trento, Italy

CHARACTERIZATION OF Ho 3+ PAIRS IN LiYF 4 AND LiLuF 4 BY HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY

M. Popova , S. Klimin, D. Pytalev, G. Shakurov, B. Malkin, M. Vanyunin, R. Abdulsabirov, S. Korableva

Institute of Spectroscopy RAS, Troitsk , Russia

STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CaTiO 3 :Pr 3+ FILMS

DEPOSITED BY CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL METHODS.

P. Boutinaud , E. Tomasella, E. Pinel, P. Putaj and R. Mahiou

Université Blaise-Pascal et ENSCCF, Ensemble Scientifique des Cézeaux, France

DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC LASER SOURCES FOR RADIOFREQUENCY SIGNAL PROCESSING AND QUANTUM INFORMATION USING RARE EARTH DOPED CRYSTALS

M. Alouini, G. Baili, F. Bretenaker , V. Crozatier, D. Dolfi, C. Drag, G. Gorju, J.-L. Le Gouët, I. Lorgeré, A. Louchet, J.-M. Melkonian and T. H. My

Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, CNRS, Bâtiment 505, Campus universitaire, France

Scope and objectives

The organizers invite you to participate to the Conference ICOM2006 to be held in Herceg-Novi (Serbia and Montenegro). This conference will provide an interdisciplinary exchange forum in the field of materials for optical applications. It will develop the state of the art in preparation methods, optical characterization and practical use of optical materials and devices in various photonic fields. The topics will include:

· science and technology of elaboration of optical materials (bulk and nanocrystals)

· rare earth and transition metal activated materials for optoelectronic applications

· recent progress in solid state laser materials and their new applications; new laser devices

· hole-burning materials and mechanisms of photon echoes and coherent transients

· new functionalized optical materials (organics and inorganics)

· optical characterization and high resolution spectroscopy

· physical properties of optical materials (magnetic, dielectric, mechanical, ...)

· photo-induced processes and laser-material interactions

· photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy

· optical materials and devices for environmental and biomedical applications

· sensors

· theory and modelling

Conference language

The official conference language is English.

Scientific advisory committee

G. Boulon (France), F. Vukajlović (Serbia and Montenegro), T. Basiev (Russia), F. Bretenaker (France), V. Srdanov (USA), D. Petrović (Serbia and Montenegro), A. Rakić (Australia), D. Indjin (UK), P. Dorenbos (Netherland), J. Nedeljković (Serbia and Montenegro), I. Mihailescu (Romania), M. Perić (Serbia and Montenegro), P. Escribano (Spain), M. Popova (Russia), J. Holsa (Finland), Ph. Boutinaud (France), M. Davidović (Serbia and Montenegro), F. Pellé (France), D. Raković (Serbia and Montenegro), B. Spasić (Serbia and Montenegro)

Organizing committee

M. Dramićanin, , M. Mitrić, B. Jovanić, D. Markušev, S. Lukić, D. Babić, N. Romčević, V. Jokanović, O. Milošević (Serbia and Montenegro)

B. Viana, E. Antic-Fidancev, O. Guillot-Noel, P. Goldner (France)

Program

The program will consist of invited lectures, oral contributions and poster session.

Conference publications

An abstract book will be provided for participants at the conference.

Authors are invited to submit a full-length papers (unlimited size) of their accepted presentation for review and possible publication in a Optical Materials published by Elsevier. All manuscript submissions will be subject to the normal refereeing procedures for the journal. Submission of a manuscript implies that the paper is not being simultaneously considered for publication elsewhere and that the authors have obtained the necessary authority for publication.

Your manuscript should be prepared according to the journal’s guide for authors which can be found on the journal web page at

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/522512/authorinstructions

Detailed information on the journal is also available on the web page. The manuscripts should be submitted by email to the Conference secretariat (please send your file as an MS WORD (.doc) attachment) or at the Conference desk during the conference. Authors are encouraged to list the names (addresses and telephone numbers) of up to five individuals outside their institution who are qualified to serve as referees for their paper. The referees selected will not necessarily be from the list suggested by the author.

Important dates

First Announcement....................................... January 31, 2006

Abstract submission deadline............................. April 15, 2006

Notification of abstract acceptance..................... May 05, 2006

and second announcement

Early registration fee deadline............................. May 23, 2006

Conference program and third announcement....... Jun 26, 2006

Registration fee deadline........................................ Jun 26, 2006

Registration fee

Registration fee covers admission to the conference sessions, the Book of abstracts and conference materials, welcome party, coffee breaks, and conference dinner. Registration fees are as follows:

	Early registration	Registration	At conference
For regular participants	150 EUR	200 EUR	250 EUR
For students^*	75 EUR	100 EUR	100 EUR

* Book of abstracts and conference dinner not included

Participants from Serbia and Montenegro can pay fee in Serbian dinars according to exchange rate of National Bank of Serbia on the day of payment.

Payments should be made to:

Account: / 18035010

Komercijalna banka AD Beograd, Sv. Save 14

11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

Swift Code: KOBBCSBG

Beneficiary: 7035250

Vinča Institute of Nucelar Sciences, 11001 Belgrade, P.O.Box 522

(with the note "ICOM2006").

For participants from Serbia and Montenegro paymants in dinars should be made to:

Korisnik: Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Lab. 030

Svrha plaćanja: Kotizacija-ICOM2006 za “ime i prezime”

Žiro Račun: 840-595666-64

U slučaju da je potrebna profaktura obratiti se sekretarijatu konferencije.

Instructions for abstract preparation

Please type abstract in English language and submit it as attached document together with registration form by email to dramican@vin.bg.ac.rs (cc: bruno-viana@enscp.fr).

Subject of your email: icom2006-yourSurname

Title of the attached file: surname of the first author

Send one e-mail per abstract.

Use Microsoft Word or plain ASCII file. Please leave out figures and equations from abstract text.

Abstract size: A4, top margin 4.5 cm, bottom margins 2.5 cm, left and right margins 3 cm

Line spacing: Single,

Font: Times New Roman

ABSTRACT TITLE: CENTER, BOLD

(FONT SIZE 14 pt) (1 line spacing)

Name(s) of Author(s)

(underline the author who will present the paper)

(center. font size 12 pt)

Institution or Company, City, Country, Email

(center, font size 12 pt, italic)

(2 line spacing)

Text: single spaced in one paragraph (font size 12 pt)

Venue - Herceg Novi (Montenegro Adriatic coast)

At the entrance of Boka Kotorska in Mediterranean, one of the most beautiful bays in the world, and the foot of the slopes of mountain Orjen (1892 m) town of Herceg Novi is strategically located, cuddling among two hundred and fifty species of tropical and subtropical plants. A town overlooking the sea from its steep hill, from its fortresses, stone stairs and belfries. The town lyring the blue sea with fragrance of its roses, oleanders, jasmines, magnolias and mimosas. City of Herceg Novi is the administrative, cultural, and economic center for the county of Herceg Novi. The exact geographical coordinates for the city of Herceg Novi are: lat. N. 42 27; long E. 18 33. Since 1997 bay of Boka Kotorska has officially joined the Association of 28 most beautiful bays in the world. http://www.hercegnovi.cc

Whether in this part of Adriatic coast at the time of conference is usually sunny with average air temperatures around 28 ^○C and see water temperature around 24 ^○C.

Travel

Herceg Novi is easily accessible by plane from three nearby airports: Tivat (Montenegro), Dubrovnik (Croatia) and Podgorica (Montenegro). Domestic and many European companies have regular flights to these airports.

Tivat Airport (:+381 82 670 930; +381 82 670 935; +381 82 671570; www.aptivat.com ; info@aptivat.com ): 16 km from H. Novi (regular taxi service and bus lines to Herceg Novi)

Dubrovnik Airport (+385 20 773 377; 385 20 773 333; http://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/ ) 24 km from H. Novi (regular taxi service and bus lines to Herceg Novi)

Podgorica Airport is 110 km from Nerceg Novi (regular bus lines to Herceg Novi – two hour drive)

Accommodation

A limited number of rooms will be reserved for the participants in PLAZA HOTEL Herceg Novi, so please speed up registration procedure. The detailed information concerning accommodation in Herceg Novi hotels will be given in the second conference announcement and also on the conference website.

VISA Regulation

There is no visa requirement for the visitors from most of the countries. However please check the web page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro:

www.mfa.gov.rs/Visas/VisasR.htm.

Those who plan to travel through Croatia should consult web page of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Croatia: www.mvp.hr.

Address for Correspondence

Dr Miroslav D. Dramićanin

Subject: “ICOM2006”

Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinca”

Laboratory for radiation chemistry and physics

PO Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-14, Vinča

Serbia and Montenegro, Email: dramican@vin.bg.ac.rs

Tel: +381 11 2453 986, Fax: +381 11 3440 100

Dr Bruno Viana

Subject: “ICOM2006”

Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (ENSCP), 11, Rue P. & M. Curie , 75231 Paris cedex 05, France

Email : bruno-viana@enscp.fr

Tel 33-1-53737942, Fax 33-1-46347489