ICTP Winter College on Optics and Energy

The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), in collaboration with the International Commission for Optics (ICO), the Optical Society of America (OSA), the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), the European Optical Society (EOS), the Societa Italiana di Ottica e Fotonica (S1OF), the US National Academy of Science (NAS), the Photonics Society (IEEE) and the Central European Initiative (CEI) will organize a Winter College on Optics and Energy, which will be held at ICTP, Trieste, Italy, from 8 to 19 February, 2010.

DIRECTORS:

• V. Lakshminarayanan (University of Waterloo, Ontario)
• G. Lanzani (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
• R, Winston (University of California, Merced)

LOCAL ORGANIZERS:

• M. Danailov (Elettra, Trieste)
• J. Niemela (ICTP, Italy)

The Winter College will expose the participants to a broad range of topics related to the applications of optics and photonics for energy production and saving. Important physics aspects involved in solar energy conversion, like optical properties of materials and structures for light harvesting will be addressed, followed by more applied issues of optical devices design and technology. The scientific programme consists of lectures by international experts, internal seminars and group discussions, some laboratory demonstrations. The aim of the Winter College is to provide the background needed to follow the most advanced literature.

MAIN TOPICS:

• Radiation-Matter interaction
• Charge photogeneration
• Transport in semiconductors
• Light confinement and nano-photonics
• Photonic crystals
• Optical properties of photovoltaic systems
• Optical modeling and measurements for solar energy systems

WITH APPLICATIONS TO:

• Light harvesting
• Solar energy conversion
• Luminescent solar collectors
• Photovoltaic cells., modules, components and systems

An ICTP PREPARATORY SCHOOL will be organized the week before the College (from I to 5 February 2010) for a limited number of selected participants. The purpose is to recollect some basic scientific elements that are relevant to the contents of the College lectures. The School sessions will have a tutorial structure, i.e. will include lectures and exercises.

More information on the Winter College is available at: http://cdsagenda5.ictp.trieste.it/full_display.php?ida=a09136