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Latin America Optics & Photonics Conference 12 – 15 November 2018 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Lima, Perú osa.org/laop

ADVANCE REGISTRATION: 15 OCTOBER 2018

OSA Latin America Optics & Photonics Conference (LAOP) This international conference is sponsored by The Optical Society with the explicit objective to promote Latin American excellence in optics and photonics research and the regional community. LAOP is a peer-reviewed meeting with content presented in English, allowing for maximum international participation. Featuring a comprehensive technical program with recognized experts in fields critical to Latin America, the conference covers all major areas of optics and photonics, and features the latest research results that are making an impact in fundamental research and applications. TOPIC CATEGORIES

1. Atomic Physics and Laser Spectroscopy 2. Laser Science and Technology 3. Nonlinear Optics 4. Quantum Optics 5. Optical Communications and Optical Signal Processing 6. THz Science and Technology 7. Integrated Photonics 8. Optical Fibers and Sensing Technologies 9. Nanophotonics and Metamaterials 10. Novel Materials and Dimensional Effects in Photonics

Sponsored by:

11. Microwave and Millimeter-Waves Photonics 12. Biophotonics and Biomedical Applications 13. Optical Design, Instrumentation and Metrology 14. Imaging Processing, Color and Vision 15. Multidisciplinary Applications of Photonics

Committee GENERAL CHAIR Hugo Enrique Hernández Figueroa, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil

Laser Congress COLLOCATED MEETINGS

CO-CHAIR

OSA Advanced Solid State Laser Conference Guillermo Edmundo Baldwin Olguín, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, PU, Peru OSA Laser Applications Conference LATIN AMERICA ADVISORY COMMITTEE 4 – 8 November 2018 The Westin Boston Waterfront Ana María Cárdenas Soto, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia Boston, Massachusetts, USA Sabino Chávez Cerda, Inst. Nac. Astrofísica,

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Óptica y Electrónica, INAOE, Mexico Hugo Luis Fragnito, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil Anderson S. L. Gomes, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil José Javier Sánchez Mondragón, Inst. Nac. Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Mexico Gustavo Torchia, Centro de Investigaciones Ópticas, Argentina Miguel Torres-Cisneros, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico Francisco Antonio de Zela Martínez, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Miguel A. Asmad Vergara, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru, Short Course Chair Víctor Roy Cáceres Huamán, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Peru, Publicity Chair Patricia Harman, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru, Finance Chair Ruth Esther Rubio Noriega, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Peru, Graphic Design Chair Carlos B. Silva Cárdenas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru, Sponsorship and Exhibition Chair

TECHNICAL PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS Atomic Physics and Laser Spectroscopy To be Announced Laser Science and Technology Flávio da Cruz, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, Co-Chair Nonlinear Optics Thiago Alegre, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, Co-Chair  Alvaro Casas Bedoya, University of Sydney, Australia, Co-Chair 

Quantum Optics Francisco A. de Zela Martínez, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru,  Co-Chair Enrique J. Gálvez, Colgate University, USA,  Co-Chair Optical Communications and Optical Signal Processing Alex Alvarado, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, Co-Chair Darli Augusto de Arruda Mello, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, Co-Chair THz Science and Technology Enrique Castro Camus, Centro de Investigaciones en Optica A.C., Mexico, Co-Chair Marcos Antonio Ruggieri Franco, Instituto de Estudos Avançaos/ITA, Brazil, Co-Chair Integrated Photonics Jaime Cardenas, University of Rochester, USA, Co-Chair Lucas Hetzmann Gabrielli, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, Co-Chair Optical Fibers and Sensing Technologies Cristiano M. B. Cordeiro, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, Co-Chair João Baptista Rosolem, qD, Brazil, Co-Chair Nanophotonics and Metamaterials Alexandre Alves da Silva, Samsung Research, Brazil, Co-Chair Gustavo Silva Wiederhecker, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, Co-Chair Novel Materials and Dimensional Effects in Photonics Miguel Levy, Michigan Technological University, USA, Co-Chair Christiano J. S. de Matos, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil, Co-Chair Microwave and Millimeter-Waves Photonics Marcelo Abbade, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil, Co-Chair Luciano Prado de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil, Co-Chair Biophotonics and Biomedical Applications Anderson S. L. Gomes, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil, Co-Chair Denise Zezell, IPEN, Brazil, Co-Chair Optical Design, Instrumentation, and Metrology Fernando Mendoza, Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, Mexico, Co-Chair Imaging Processing, Color and Vision Josué Álvarez-Borrego, CICESE, Mexico, Co-Chair Multidisciplinary Applications of Photonics Kevin Contreras Villalobos, Institut Langevin ESPCI, Paris, , Co-Chair Maxime Jacquot, University Franche Comté, Besançon, , Co-Chair