Application-oriented conference features more than 70 technical papers & a product exhibition

Application-oriented conference features more than 70 technical papers & a product exhibition

IEEE Photonics Society’s 2012 Avionics, Fiber-Optics & Photonics Conference to Showcase Recent Strides in Deploying Fiber Optics and Photonics Technology on Commercial & Military Platforms

COCOA BEACH, FL (1 August 2012) — The IEEE Photonics Society’s 2012 Avionics, Fiber-Optics & Photonics Conference (AVFOP 2012) is an application-oriented conference which provides a common international forum for leaders, researchers, engineers, technicians, logisticians, manufacturers and instructors to convene and discuss all aspects of severe environment fiber optic component systems and technology, as well as the reliability, maintainability, producibility, supportability, and future direction of those systems.

Approximately 130 photonics professionals from industry, academia and government will gather for the annual AVFOP 2012 Conference at the Courtyard Marriott in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Presentations will span a broad range of topics focused on: Avionics/vetronics fiber optics & photonics technology synergies… Avionics architecture/networking & standardization for aerospace systems… Optical components for analog/RF signal transmission & distribution in harsh environments… Modeling & simulation of aerospace fiber optic components, links & systems… Avionics/aerospace fiber optic component & system reliability… and other topics presented by experts in avionic, fiber-optics and photonics.

“The aerospace industry has made great strides in recent years deploying fiber optics and photonics technology on commercial and military platforms,” said AVFOP 2012 General Chair, Bill Jacobs of SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific, USA. “This trend will continue as avionics fiber optic system architectures, networking schemes and components evolve.”

INVITED SPEAKERS

Mike Barnoski, NanoPrecision Products, Inc., USA
Jonathon Barton, Freedom Photonics, USA
Mark Beranek, NAVAIR, USA
Dan Carothers, Aspire Semiconductor LLC, USA
Charles Cerny, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Gee-Kung Chang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Peter Delfyett, University of Central Florida, USA
Mark Farries, Gooch & Housego (Torquay) Ltd., UK
Edward Forrest, ITW Chemtronics, USA
Sarry Habiby, Applied Communications Sciences, USA
Michael Hochberg, University of Washington, USA
Paul Juodawlkis, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, USA
Charles Kuznia, Ultra Communications, USA
Janise McNair, University of Florida, USA
Sean Ortiz, Harris Corporation, USA
Stephen Ralph, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Kevin Thorson, Lockheed Martin, USA
Jianping Yao, University of Ottawa, Canada
Alan Wang, Oregon State University, USA
Andy Weiner, Purdue University, USA

Advance program available for download

The complete conference advance program is available online at: www.avfop-ieee.org/documents/12AVF-Adv-Prog-07-10.pdf

Supplier exhibits and sponsorship opportunities

A supplier exhibition and a wide range of sponsorship opportunities are available for participating companies to promote awareness, discuss the latest new products, interact with customers and develop new sales contacts. Individualized sponsorship opportunities can be tailored to meet any budget by contacting conference planner Megan Figueroa at +1 732 562 3895 or via email at m.figueroa@ieee.org.

For registration and other information about AVFOP 2012, visit www.avfop-ieee.org/ or contact:

Megan Figueroa
Conference Planner
IEEE Photonics Society (formerly LEOS)
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: +1 732 562 3895
m.figueroa@ieee.org

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