OptoFest
May 13-17, 2019
Registration
Please register via http://bit.ly/OptoFest
Program
Official program can be found here:
| DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|
| Monday, May 13 | Nano-Fabrication Workshop |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Photonics Lab Tours |
| Free Space Optics Workshop | |
| Wednesday, May 15 | Bio-Photonics Workshop |
| Thursday, May 16 | Multi-Discipline Faculty Meet & Greet |
| Poster Session | |
| Friday, May 17 | Industry Research Day |
| Closing Remarks (with REG Award) |
Workshop Details
| WORKSHOP | DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|---|
| Nano-Fabrication [TNFC Staff] |  | This workshop will cover an overview of micro/nanofabrication technology with a focus on its applications in making planar photonic devices on wafer. Typical process steps such as microlithography (photo and ebeam), thermal oxidation, CVD, PVD, wet etching and RIE will be reviewed. After the lecture, a hands-on procedure to use the cleanroom facility and a typical photolithography procedure as well as a 1~10um dry etching of silicon will be demonstrated. In the end, ideas to use MicroNanoTech (MNT) techniques in various research needs can be discussed. |
| Free Space Optics [Professor E. Istrate] |  | This workshop will cover typical operations in a laser lab. We will start with basic alignment of components, and look at various techniques which make it simpler to work with laser beams and optical components. In particular, we will look at how to use the properties of the optical elements themselves in order to do precise alignment. As an example, we will build a telescope (beam expander) and a spatial filter. Afterwards, we will look at typical stability requirements on an optical table and will build a Michelson interferometer to visualize any disturbances. To close, we will record and develop a hologram. In between, we will also look at how to clean and maintain optical elements (mirrors and lenses). With explanations at every step, students will be able to understand how to adapt these basic techniques to the needs of their particular experiments. |
| Bio-Photonics [Professor O. Levi] |  | This workshop will cover a brief theory of quantitative fluorescent microscopy and its various applications. Fluorescence microscopy is integral to many areas of biological research including biomedical engineering, cell biology, and molecular biology. We will gain hands-on experience working with living samples in the IBBME lab. |
Participating Organizations / Speakers
| DATE | AFFILIATIONS | SPEAKERS | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 16 | Faculty of Engineering | Professor Christopher Yip, (Incoming) Dean | Opening Remarks |
| University of Toronto Entrepreneurship | Dr. M. Cynthia Goh, Academic Director | Science to Society: The Global Lighting Project | |
| Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, ChipCare | Professor Stewart Aitchison | How to Transform a Thesis Into a Socially Viable Business | |
| University of Toronto & Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics | Professor Joyce Poon Dr. Dirk Sander | The Max Planck Society and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics | |
| Mitacs | Daniel Giovannini, PhD | Mitacs Research Funds for Collaborative Innovation | |
| Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering | Professor Mo Mojahedi | Fun with Structured Light | |
| Wheeler Microfluidics Laboratory, IBBME | Dr. Shuailong Zhang | Optoelectronic Tweezers – A Useful Toolbox | |
| Sinton Lab, Fluidics & Energy | Junjie Zhong, PhD | Imaging Fluids in Sub-10nm Channels | |
| NTT Basic Research Laboratories | Dr. Hiroki Takesue | [Seminar] Coherent Ising Machine: a Photonic Computer Using a Network of Degenerate Optical Parametric Oscillators |
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| Friday, May 17 | Mitacs | Daniel Giovannini, PhD | Mitacs: Partnering for Innovation |
| QDSolar | Dr. Armin Fischer | Solution-Processed Photovoltaics | |
| Huawei Canada Research Center | Dritan Celo, PhD | Recent Progress on Silicon Photonics for Switching Applications | |
| Sick Kids, The Hospital for Sick Children | Asim Rashid, PhD | Optogenetic Dissection of Fear Memory Circuits in the Amygdala | |
| Sick Kids, The Hospital for Sick Children | Cesar Coelho, PhD | Interrogation of Brain Circuits Using Optogenetics and Whole-Brain Mapping | |
| Lumerical Inc. | Dr. Roberto Armenta | Inverse Design Workshop with Lumerical [Registration Link] | |
| Ciena | Alex MacKay | Photonic Technologies Enabling 800G and Beyond | |
| Xanadu | Luke Helt, PhD | Building an Integrated Photonic Quantum Computer | |
| UofT Entrepreneurship Hatchery | Reem Abughazaleh | Launch your Tech Startup Company | |
| FIBOS | Michael Bakaic, MES, Co-Founder | Fiber Optic Sensors: Fiber Bragg Gratings for Industrial Applications | |
| Neurescence Inc. | Yasaman Soudagar, PhD, Founder & CEO | Functional Imaging of the Central Nervous System in the Level of Neuronal Circuits | |
| Creative Destruction Lab | Khalid Kurji, MBA, Stream Lead - Quantum | The Creative Destruction Lab and the Market for Judgment for Deep Tech Startups | |
| Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, Photonics Innovation Centre | Professor Li Qian | Closing Remarks (& Research Expansion Grant Award) |
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