BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241130T230325Z UID:4C410E98-63D8-4B79-ABEA-7D07D138C46F DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T130500 DESCRIPTION:Titanium:sapphire-on-insulator photonics for on-chip lasers and amplifiers\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/1045471723067?aff=oddtdtcreato r\n\nAbstract:\n\nTitanium-doped sapphire (Ti:Sapphire) lasers have enable d significant breakthroughs and technologies throughout the past decades\, from the development of the optical frequency comb to multiphoton microsc opy of biological tissues. Ti:Sapphire lasers are unmatched in bandwidth a nd tuning range\, and as a result\, are indispensable in areas such as ato mic physics and quantum optics.\n\nDespite the utility of Ti:Sapphire lase rs\, their use is severely restricted due to their large size\, cost\, and need for high optical pump powers.\n\nIn this presentation\, I will intro duce our work on the development of a monocrystalline Titanium:Sapphire-on -insulator (Ti:SaOI) photonics platform\, which enables dramatic miniaturi zation\, cost-reduction\, and scalability of Ti:Sapphire technology.\n\n[] \n\nBio:\n\nJoshua Yang is the CEO and Co-Founder of Brightlight Photonics \, a company which is commercializing integrated Ti:Sapphire laser technol ogy.\n\nJoshua completed his BS at The University of Texas at Austin\, and obtained his PhD from Stanford University\, where he led the work on deve loping an integrated Ti:Sapphire photonics platform.\n\nIn-Person Meeting\ n\nWednesday\, November 20\, 2024\n\n11:30 AM: Networking\, Pizza & Drinks \n\nNoon -- 1 pm: Seminar\n\n--------\n\nPlease register on Eventbrite bef ore 9:30 AM on Wednesday\, November 20\n\nCo-sponsored by: SCV/SF Jt. Sect ion Chapter\, ED15 Joint Chapter\n\nAgenda: \n11:30 AM: Networking\, Pizza & Drinks\n\nNoon -- 1 pm: Seminar\n\nCovalent Metrology\, 923 Thompson Pl \, Sunnyvale\, California\, United States\, 94085 LOCATION:Covalent Metrology\, 923 Thompson Pl\, Sunnyvale\, California\, Un ited States\, 94085 ORGANIZER:g.m.friedman@ieee.org SEQUENCE:168 SUMMARY:Titanium:sapphire-on-insulator photonics for on-chip lasers and amp lifiers URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/440063 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><h1><em><strong>Titanium:sapphire-on-insulato r photonics for on-chip lasers and amplifiers</strong></em></h1>\n<p><a hr ef="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1045471723067?aff=oddtdtcreator">https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/1045471723067?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></p>\n<p class="Ms oNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\;">Abstract:&nbsp\;</sp an></strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\;">Titanium-doped sapphire (Ti:Sapphire) lasers have enabled signif icant breakthroughs and technologies throughout the past decades\, from th e development of the optical frequency comb to multiphoton microscopy of b iological tissues. Ti:Sapphire lasers are unmatched in bandwidth and tunin g range\, and as a result\, are indispensable in areas such as atomic phys ics and quantum optics. </span></strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><str ong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\;">Despite the utility of Ti:Sapphire l asers\, their use is severely restricted due to their large size\, cost\, and need for high optical pump powers.&nbsp\;</span></strong></p>\n<p clas s="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\;">In this present ation\, I will introduce our work on the development of a monocrystalline Titanium:Sapphire-on-insulator (Ti:SaOI) photonics platform\, which enable s dramatic miniaturization\, cost-reduction\, and scalability of Ti:Sapphi re technology.</span></strong></p>\n<div class="eds-l-mar-vert-6 eds-l-sm- mar-vert-4 eds-text-bm structured-content-rich-text">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div c lass="" data-testid="image-content">\n<div class="eds-l-mar-vert-6 eds-l-s m-mar-vert-4 eds-text-bm undefined">\n<div><img src="https://events.vtools .ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/4fa03adc-4e2b-4018-a73e-11b6c89eb85e" al t="" width="804" height="452"></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<p class="MsoNoSpaci ng"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\;">Bio:</span></strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\;">Joshua Yan g is the CEO and Co-Founder of Brightlight Photonics\, a company which is commercializing integrated Ti:Sapphire laser technology. </span></strong>< /p>\n<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt\;">Jos hua completed his BS at The University of Texas at Austin\, and obtained h is PhD from Stanford University\, where he led the work on developing an i ntegrated Ti:Sapphire photonics platform.</span></strong></p>\n<h3><em>In- Person Meeting</em></h3>\n<p><strong>Wednesday</strong><strong>\, November 20</strong><strong>\, 2024</strong></p>\n<p><strong>11:30 AM: Networking\ , Pizza &amp\; Drinks</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Noon -- 1 pm: Seminar</stro ng></p>\n<p><strong>--------</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Please register on E ventbrite before 9:30 AM on</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Wednesday</s trong><strong>\, November 20</strong></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><str ong>11:30 AM: Networking\, Pizza &amp\; Drinks</strong></p>\n<p><strong>No on -- 1 pm: Seminar</strong></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR