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Yountville Conference
June 26 - 28, 2006
Napa Valley Lodge in Yountville, California
Alexei A. Maradudin, Research Professor of Physics
University of California, Irvine
Department of Physics and Astronomy
email: aamaradu@uci.edu
program agenda | registration | participants | hotel/lodging | local entertainment
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The third workshop in a series devoted to Aspects of Rough Surface Scattering and Related Phenomena will be held at the Napa Valley Lodge, in Yountville, California, on June 25-28, 2006. The previous two in this series of Yountville conferences were held in June, 1996 and October, 2000.
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COORDINATOR INFORMATION:
Alexei A. Maradudin, Research Professor of Physics
Telephone number (949) 824-5943
Fax number is (949) 824-2174
e-mail: aamaradu@uci.edu
Questions about the workshop can also be emailed to:
Jeannie Brown: jmbrown@uci.edu or Anne Taub: annetaub@uci.edu
updated 6-20-06
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Program Details
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The third workshop in a series devoted to Aspects of Rough Surface Scattering and Related Phenomena will be held at the Napa Valley Lodge, in Yountville, California, on June 25-28, 2006. The previous two in this series of Yountville conferences were held in June, 1996 and October, 2000.
Participants
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E.I. Chaikina (CICESE, Ensenada, B. C. Mexico)
chaikina@CICESE.mx J.A. De Santo (Colorado School of Mines)
bajdesanto@mac.com A.J. Devaney (Northeastern University)
a.devaney@neu.edu A. Dogariu (CREOL, Orlando, Florida)
acd@creol.ucf.edu M.A. Fiddy (U. of North Carolina, Charlotte)
mafiddy@email.uncc.edu V. Freilikher (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
freiliv@mail.biu.ac.il Zu-Han Gu (Surface Optics Corp., San Diego)
zgu@surfaceoptics.com A. Ishimaru (U. of Washington, Seattle)
ishimaru@ee.washington.edu J.T. Johnson (Ohio State University)
johnson@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu O. Korotkova (CREOL, Orland, Florida)
korotkov@creol.ucf.edu K. Leonard (Solers, Inc.)
Kevin.Leonard@solers.com T.A. Leskova (U. of California, Irvine)
leskova@duey.ps.uci.edu A. Maradudin (University of California, Irvine)
aamaradu@uci.edu E.R. Méndez (CICESE, Ensenada, B. C. Mexico)
emendez@cicese.mx T. Sales (Apollo Optical Systems, Rochester)
L. Shirley (MIT Lincoln Laboratory)
lshirley@ll.mit.edu L. Tsang (U. of Washington, Seattle)
tsang1@u.washington.edu E. Wolf (U. of Rochester)
ewlupus@pas.rochester.edu
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Date / Time
Event
Presentation Title/Subject
(click title for full Abstract)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Monday, June 26, 2006
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8:50 a.m.
Welcoming Comments
Vintage Hall
Session I. Chair: A. Ishimaru
9:00 AM
J. T. Johnson Rough Surface Scattering Forward and Inverse Modeling Research at Ohio State University 10:00 AM L. Tsang Scattering, Absorption and Emission of Waves by Random Rough Surfaces with Exponential Correlation Functions
11:00 AM T. A. Leskova Scattering of Volume and Surface Waves from Surface Roughness
12:00 Noon
Lunch
The Estate Room
Session II. Chair: E. Wolf
2:00 PM J. A. DeSanto Inverse Surface Scattering
3:00 PM M. A. Fiddy k-space Design of Strongly Scattering Structures
4:00 PM A. J. Devaney Non-Scattering Waves and Objects and Their Application to Obstacle Inverse Scattering
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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Session III. Chair: M. A. Fiddy
9:00 AM A. Dogariu Higher-order Correlations in Electromagnetic Fields and Application for Imaging and Sensing
10:00 AM O. Korotkova and E. Wolf Generation of Stochastic Electromagnetic Beams with prescribed Coherence and Polarization Properties by Means of Random Phase Screens and some Uses of Such Beams
11:00 AM A. Ishimaru Imaging and Coherence in Rough Surface and Object Scattering
12:00 Noon
Lunch
The Estate Room
Session IV. Chair: A. A. Maradudin 2:00 PM E. I. Chaikina Propagation of Light in a Volume Disordered Optical Fiber
3:00 PM V. Freilikher Resonances in Surface-Disordered Waveguides:Direct and Inverse Problems
4:00 PM E. R. Méndez Design and Fabrication of Random Diffusers for Extending the Depth of Focus
5:00 PM Tasso Sales Engineered Diffusers(TM) for Display and Illumination Systems: Design, Fabrication and Applications
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
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Vintage Hall
Session V. Chair: E. R. Méndez
9:00 AM L. Shirley Reconstruction of 3D Target Images from Wavelength-
Dependent Speckle Intensity
10:00 AM Zu-Han Gu I. A Modulating Enhanced Backscatterer (Retro-Reflector)
for Free-Space Optical Communication.
II. Inverse Scattering for Reconstruction of a 1D Surface
11:00 AM A. A. Maradudin Control of the Coherence of Light Scattered from a One-Dimensional Randomly Rough Surface and the Suppression of the Speckle it Produces
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Lodging (please contact Jeannie Brown - jmbrown@uci.edu - for reservation information)
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Napa Valley Lodge
(707) 944-2468 or (800) 368-2468
2230 Madison Street, Yountville, CA 94599
Located in the heart of the Napa Valley – in the charming town of Yountville – the Napa Valley Lodge welcomes you with a friendly and experienced staff that is committed to making your stay as special as possible. Each morning, a complimentary Champagne Breakfast Buffet is set up where guests can enjoy a host of morning favorites including gourmet pastries, fresh fruits, bagels and cream cheese, yogurt, juices, teas, coffee and more. Tea and cookies are served every afternoon in the Lobby, and Wine Tastings, from local wineries, are held every Friday evening. Guests can also take advantage of our Library with over 400 current best sellers and literary classics, or enjoy the in-room, 24-hour On Command movie system. Varied selections of activities are located nearby the hotel, as are over 60 specialty shops and numerous award-winning restaurants. Guests of the Napa Valley Lodge receive substantial discounts at the nearby Eagle Vines Golf Course, and our Front Desk Concierge Service can arrange any and all activities for you, from balloon excursions to wine tastings.
Transportation
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For those participants flying into San Francisco Airport or Oakland Airport, please consider using the Evans Airport Shuttle Service, which provides service between the Napa Valley Lodge and these airports.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.evanstransportation.com/scheduled_airporter_hotels_30min.shtml
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Local Restaurants & Entertainment (click here for a detailed list)
The local dining scene offers an array of options ranging from fine dining to casual cuisine certain to satisfy every palate. Ask the Concierge to make your reservations. Selections include:
- Bistro Don Giovanni
- Bistro Jeanty
- Bouchon
- Brix Restaurant
- Celadon
- Compadres
- Domaine Chandon
- French Laundry
- Gordon's Cafe & Wine Bar
- Greystone Restaurant/CIA
- Hurley's Restaurant & Bar
- La Toque Restaurant
- Mustards
- Martini House
- Napa Valley Grille
- P.J. Steak
- Redd
- Rutherford Grill
- Terra
- Tra Vigne
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