Expert Council on Photonics discussed work results of RAS institutes
The conference programme of Photonics. World of Lasers and Optics 2024 hosted an Extended Meeting of the Council on Optics and Photonics of the Department of Physical Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences devoted to work results of the academy’s institutes. The event was organised by EXPOCENTRE AO, the Laser Association and the Department of Physical Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The meeting participants got acquainted with new developments of Russian institutes in the field of photonics, optoelectronics and optics, and discussed the practical application of these innovations and their introduction into production.
In his welcoming speech, Vitaly Kveder, Academician-Secretary of the Department of Physical Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, noted that photonics is currently developing rapidly due to technical progress and significant contribution of specialists in this field. Ivan Kovsh, President of the Laser Association, also addressed the audience with a welcoming speech.
Viktor Korolkov, a specialist in laser technologies from the Institute of Automation and Electrometry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, spoke about laser recording systems and their successful application not only in laboratory conditions but also in industry.
Nikita Chernomyrdin, a representative of the Institute of General Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, made a report on modern terahertz microscopes that can be used in various fields of science and technology. In particular, in medical diagnostics of skin and even brain neoplasms.
A group of authors from Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health and Sechenov University delivered a report on medical photonics. Elena Rimskaya, a representative of the institute, spoke about a new, more reliable method for early diagnosis of skin cancer, noting that timely detection of the disease helps to reduce the risk of its unfavourable development.
Andrey Shaykin from the Institute of Applied Physics devoted his report to a project of the International Centre for Research on Extreme Light Fields. The project envisages the creation of an entire infrastructure that would allow for a wide range of research from medical to fundamental.
The experts reviewed other important results of the institutes' work in the field of photonics and held a Q&A session with the meeting participants.
Press Service, EXPOCENTRE AO