LPHYS'05. The 14th International Laser Physics Workshop

14th International Laser Physics Workshop
(Kioto, July 4-8, 2005)

The fourteenth annual International Laser Physics Workshop (LPHYS'05) was held from July 4, 2005 to July 8, 2005 in Kioto, Japan, at the Keihanna Plaza Hotel, hosted by Japan Atomic Energy Agency.

LPHYS'05. Steering Committee:

Dusan Chorvat

International Laser Center, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Joseph H. Eberly

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
eberly@pas.rochester.edu
Mikhail V. Fedorov

A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
fedorov@ran.gpi.ru
Gaetano Ferrante

Palermo University, Palermo, Italy
ferrante3@unipa.it
Sergey A. Gonchukov

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow, Russia
gonchukov@mephi.ru
Günter Huber

Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany
huber@physnet.uni-hamburg.de
Yoshiaki Kato

The Graduate School for the Creation on New Photonics Industries (GPI), Sizuoka, Japan
y.kato@gpi.ac.jp
Pavel P Pashinin

A M Prokhorov General Physics Institute, RAS, Moscow, Russia
ppp@kapella.gpi.ru
Kirill A. Prokhorov

A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
cyrpro@gpi.ru
Wolfgang Sandner

ELI Delivery Consortium AISBL, Berlin, Germany
sandner@mbi-berlin.de
Herbert Walther

Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics, Garching, Germany
Chiyoe Yamanaka

Institute for Laser Technology, Osaka, Japan
yamanaka@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
Valery M. Yermachenko

National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow, Russia
yermachenko@yandex.ru
Igor V. Yevseyev

Department of Theoretical Physics, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow, Russia
Vyacheslav I. Yukalov

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
yukalov@theor.jinr.ru
Aleksey M. Zheltikov

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
zheltikov@phys.msu.ru

LPHYS'05. Plenary Speakers:

From Coherent to Quantum Atom Optics
- Alain Aspect
  Nobel Prize Winner
  Institut d'Optique Orsay, Orsay, France
  alain.aspect@iota.u-psud.fr
Nonlinear Optics in Photonic Crystal Fibers: a New Regime of Light-Matter Interactions
- Alexander Gaeta
  
  Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
  alg3@cornell.edu
Protocols of Quantum Information Based on n-Dimensional Systems
- Sergei P. Kulik
  
  Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
  sergei.kulik@physics.msu.ru
High Energy Density Plasma Physics Research with Petawatt Laser at ILE, Osaka
- Kunioki Mima
  
  Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
  mima@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
Relativistic Optics
- Gérard Mourou
  Nobel Prize Winner
  École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
  gerard.mourou@ensta.fr
High-Power Fiber Lasers: Progress and Opportunities
- Johan Nilsson
  
  Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  jn@orc.soton.ac.uk
Superfluidity of Ultracold Atomic Gases
- Sandro Stringari
  
  University of Trento, Trento, Italy
  stringar@science.unitn.it
Physics Studied by Extremely Short Pulse High Intensity Lasers: Historical Review and Future Trends
- Hiroshi Takuma
  
  Institute for Laser Science, UEC, Tokio, Japan
  takuma@ils.uec.ac.jp
Ultrafast Dynamics of Molecules and Molecular Clusters in Intense Laser Fields
- Kaoru Yamanouchi
  
  University of Tokyo, Tokio, Japan
  kaoru@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

LPHYS'05. Local Organizing Committee:

Toshiki Tajima

University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
tajima.toshiki@gmail.com
Sergei V. Bulanov

ERIC-ELI, ELI-Beamlines, Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic
sergei.bulanov@eli-beams.eu
Hiroyuki Daido

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan
daido@apr.jaeri.go.jp
Mamoru Fujiwara

University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan
fujiwara@rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp
Toyoaki Kimura

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan
toyoaki@apr.jaeri.go.jp
Yasuaki Kishimoto

University of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
kishimoto@energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Kunioki Mima

Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
mima@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
Jyunichiro Mizuki

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan
mizuki@spring8.or.jp
Katsunobu Nishihara

Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
nishihara@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
Tokuhiko Okamoto

SR Center, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
okamotot@se.ritsumei.ac.jp
Shuji Sakabe

Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
sakabe@laser.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Kazuo Tanaka

Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
katanaka@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
Mitsuru Uesaka

University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
uesaka@tokai.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Jyunji Urakawa

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Japan
junji.urakawa@kek.jp
Koichi Yamakawa

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan
yamakawa@apr.jaeri.go.jp
Tamio Yoshida

Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
tyoshida@shimadzu.co.jp
Alexey Zhidkov

University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
zhidkov@utnl.jp

LPHYS'05. Advisory & Program Committee:

Pierre Agostini
Nobel Prize Winner
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
agostini@mps.ohio-state.edu
Sergey N. Bagayev

Institute of Laser Physics, Russian Academy of Siences, Novosibirsk, Russia
bagayev@laser.nsc.ru
Vanderlei S. Bagnato

University of São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
vander@ifsc.usp.br
Wilhelm Becker

Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, Berlin, Germany
wbecker@mbi-berlin.de
Charles M. Bowden

US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL, USA
Sergei V. Bulanov

ERIC-ELI, ELI-Beamlines, Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic
sergei.bulanov@eli-beams.eu
See Leang Chin

Laval University, Québec City, QC, Canada
slchin@phy.ulaval.ca
Gallieno Denardo

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
Sandro De Silvestri

Politecnico of Milan, Milan, Italy
sandro.desilvestri@fisi.polimi.it
Evgueni M. Dianov

Fiber Optics Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
dianov@fo.gpi.ru
Costas Fotakis

Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas, Iraklio, Greece
fotakis@iesl.forth.gr
Marvin D. Girardeau

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
girardeau@optics.arizona.edu
Miroslav Jelínek

Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
jelinek@fzu.cz
Vitaly I. Konov

Natural Scienses Center, A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
vik@nsc.gpi.ru
Norbert Kroó

Wigner Physics Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
kroo.norbert@titkarsag.mta.hu
Ferenc Krausz
Nobel Prize Winner
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany, Garching, Germany
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany, Munich, Germany
Center for Molecular Fingerprinting, Budapest, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
ferenc.krausz@mpq.mpg.de
Sergei P. Kulik

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
sergei.kulik@physics.msu.ru
Andrey S. Kurkov

A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Jürgen Lademann

Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
juergen.lademann@charite.de
Jeong Yong Lee

Advanced Photonics Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
jinhyeok@chonnam.ac.kr
Vladimir A. Makarov

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
makarov@ilc.edu.ru
Alfred Maquet

Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
alfred.maquet@upmc.fr
Deepak Mathur

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
atmol1@tifr.res.in
Gennady A. Mesyats

P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
mesyats@sci.lebedev.ru
Vyacheslav B. Morozov

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
morozov@phys.msu.ru
Gérard Mourou
Nobel Prize Winner
École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
gerard.mourou@ensta.fr
Kazuhisa Nakajima

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Ibaraki, Japan
Klaus Petermann

University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
petermann@physnet.uni-hamburg.de
Guillaume Petite

École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
guillaume.petite@polytechnique.fr
Lev P. Pitaevskii

University of Trento, Trento, Italy
lev@science.unitn.it
Markus Pollnau

University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
m.pollnau@ewi.utwente.nl
Peeter M. Saari

University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
peeter.saari@ut.ee
Vitalij V. Samartsev

Zavoisky Physical Technical Institute, Kazan, Russia
samartsev@kfti.knc.ru
Vladimir M. Shalaev

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
shalaev@purdue.edu
Ivan A. Shcherbakov

A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, RAS, Moscow, Russia
director@gpi.ru
Georgy V. Shlyapnikov

Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques, Orsay, France
georgy.shlyapnikov@u-psud.fr
John E. Sipe

University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
sipe@physics.utoronto.ca
Rudolf W. Steiner

Institute of Laser Technologies in Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
rudolf.steiner@uni-ulm.de
Orazio Svelto

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
orazio.svelto@fisi.polimi.it
Hiroshi Takuma

Institute for Laser Science, UEC, Tokio, Japan
takuma@ils.uec.ac.jp
Ken-ichi Ueda

Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan
ueda@ils.uec.ac.jp
Evgeny A. Vinogradov

Institute of Spectroscopy, RAS, Troitsk, Russia
evinogr@isan.troitsk.ru
Ian A. Walmsley

Oxford University, Oxford, UK
walmsley@physics.ox.ac.uk
Heinz P. Weber

Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
heinz.weber@iap.unibe.ch
Ernst Wintner

Photonics Institute, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
ernst.wintner@tuwien.ac.at
Kaoru Yamanouchi

University of Tokyo, Tokio, Japan
kaoru@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Eugene Zaremba

Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
zaremba@sparky.phy.queensu.ca
Jie Zhang

Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing, China
jzhang@aphy.iphy.ac.cn
Nikolay V. Znamensky

Russian Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Moscow, Russia
nvz@kiae.ru

LPHYS'05. Management Team:

Alexander V. Yevseyev
, Director
Astro Science Ltd., Canada
av.yevseyev@lasphys.com

LPHYS'05. Scientific Seminars:

Seminar 1: Modern Trends in Laser Physics
Co-chairs:
- Satoshi Kawata
  
  Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
  skawata@skawata.com
- Kirill A. Prokhorov
  
  A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
  cyrpro@gpi.ru
- Shuji Sakabe
  
  Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
  sakabe@laser.kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp
- Vladimir M. Shalaev
  
  Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
  shalaev@purdue.edu
Seminar 2: Strong Field Phenomena
Co-chairs:
- Wilhelm Becker
  
  Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, Berlin, Germany
  wbecker@mbi-berlin.de
- Mikhail V. Fedorov
  
  A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
  fedorov@ran.gpi.ru
- Hirohiko Kono
  
  Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
  hirohiko-kono@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
- Kunioki Mima
  
  Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
  mima@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
Seminar 3: Biophotonics
Co-chairs:
- Hiroyuki Daido
  
  Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan
  daido@apr.jaeri.go.jp
- Sergey A. Gonchukov
  
  National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow, Russia
  gonchukov@mephi.ru
- Jürgen Lademann
  
  Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
  juergen.lademann@charite.de
- Hiroaki Takahashi
  
  Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
  takahash@waseda.jp
Seminar 4: Physics of Lasers
Co-chairs:
- Günter Huber
  
  Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany
  huber@physnet.uni-hamburg.de
- Ivan A. Shcherbakov
  
  A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, RAS, Moscow, Russia
  director@gpi.ru
- Ken-ichi Ueda
  
  Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan
  ueda@ils.uec.ac.jp
- Koichi Yamakawa
  
  Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan
  yamakawa@apr.jaeri.go.jp
Seminar 5: Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy
Co-chairs:
- Joseph W. Haus
  
  University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
- Takayoshi Kobayashi
  
  University of Tokyo, Tokio, Japan
  kobayashi@phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
- Katsumi Midorikawa
  
  RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
  kmidori@riken.jp
- Aleksey M. Zheltikov
  
  Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
  zheltikov@phys.msu.ru
Seminar 6: Physics of Cold Trapped Atoms
Co-chairs:
- Lev P. Pitaevskii
  
  University of Trento, Trento, Italy
  lev@science.unitn.it
- Hiroaki Takahashi
  
  Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
  takahash@waseda.jp
- Vyacheslav I. Yukalov
  
  Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region, Russia
  yukalov@theor.jinr.ru
- Eugene Zaremba
  
  Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
  zaremba@sparky.phy.queensu.ca
Symposium: Quantum Information and Computation
Co-chairs:
- Sergei P. Kulik
  
  Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
  sergei.kulik@physics.msu.ru
- Leong Chuan Kwek
  
  Center for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
  cqtklc@nus.edu.sg

LPHYS'05. Proceedings:

Proceedings of the 14th International Laser Physics Workshop (LPHYS'05, Kioto, July 4-8, 2005) have been published in Laser Physics, vol. 16 (2006). To read all contributed papers please visit http://iopscience.iop.org/lp/.

LPHYS'05. Organizers:

A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute
, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
, Kyoto, Japan
Laser Physics
, international journal
Laser Physics Letters
, international journal
International Laser Center
, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Russian Research Center "Kurchatov Institute"
, Moscow, Russia

LPHYS'05. Sponsors and Endorses:

Japan Atomic Energy Agency
, Kyoto, Japan
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
, Moscow, Russia
Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation
, Moscow, Russia
International Laser Center
, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Russian Research Center "Kurchatov Institute"
, Moscow, Russia
MEXT Japan Program: Relativistic Engineering and Extreme Field Science
, Tokio, Japan
MEXT Japan Program: Control of Molecules in Intense Laser Fields
, Tokio, Japan
MEXT/JSPS Japan Program: Research on High Energy Density Plasmas Produced by Peta Watt Laser
, Tokio, Japan
SPS Core-to-Core Japan Program: Ultrafast Intense Laser Science
, Tokio, Japan
Astro Science Ltd.
, Saint John, NB, Canada

14th International Laser Physics Workshop (Kioto, July 4-8, 2005)

LPHYS'05. Steering Committee:

Dusan Chorvat

Joseph H. Eberly

Mikhail V. Fedorov

Gaetano Ferrante

Sergey A. Gonchukov

Günter Huber

Yoshiaki Kato

Pavel P Pashinin

Kirill A. Prokhorov

Wolfgang Sandner

Herbert Walther

Chiyoe Yamanaka

Valery M. Yermachenko

Igor V. Yevseyev

Vyacheslav I. Yukalov

Aleksey M. Zheltikov

LPHYS'05. Plenary Speakers:

From Coherent to Quantum Atom Optics

Alain Aspect

Nonlinear Optics in Photonic Crystal Fibers: a New Regime of Light-Matter Interactions

Alexander Gaeta

Protocols of Quantum Information Based on n-Dimensional Systems

Sergei P. Kulik

High Energy Density Plasma Physics Research with Petawatt Laser at ILE, Osaka

Kunioki Mima

Relativistic Optics

Gérard Mourou

High-Power Fiber Lasers: Progress and Opportunities

Johan Nilsson

Superfluidity of Ultracold Atomic Gases

Sandro Stringari

Physics Studied by Extremely Short Pulse High Intensity Lasers: Historical Review and Future Trends

Hiroshi Takuma

Ultrafast Dynamics of Molecules and Molecular Clusters in Intense Laser Fields

Kaoru Yamanouchi

LPHYS'05. Local Organizing Committee:

Toshiki Tajima

Sergei V. Bulanov

Hiroyuki Daido

Mamoru Fujiwara

Toyoaki Kimura

Yasuaki Kishimoto

Kunioki Mima

Jyunichiro Mizuki

Katsunobu Nishihara

Tokuhiko Okamoto

Shuji Sakabe

Kazuo Tanaka

Mitsuru Uesaka

Jyunji Urakawa

Koichi Yamakawa

Tamio Yoshida

Alexey Zhidkov

LPHYS'05. Advisory & Program Committee:

Pierre Agostini

Sergey N. Bagayev

Vanderlei S. Bagnato

Wilhelm Becker

Charles M. Bowden

Sergei V. Bulanov

See Leang Chin

Gallieno Denardo

Sandro De Silvestri

Evgueni M. Dianov

Costas Fotakis

Marvin D. Girardeau

Miroslav Jelínek

Vitaly I. Konov

Norbert Kroó

Ferenc Krausz

Sergei P. Kulik

Andrey S. Kurkov

Jürgen Lademann

Jeong Yong Lee

Vladimir A. Makarov

Alfred Maquet

Deepak Mathur

Gennady A. Mesyats

14th International Laser Physics Workshop
(Kioto, July 4-8, 2005)