7 - 10 October 2024
San Ramon, California, US

Technical conference at SPIE Laser Damage

Conference topics in optical materials and thin films used with high-power, high-energy lasers
Conference speaker at SPIE Laser Damage

Technical conference at SPIE Laser Damage

Join this intimate and specialized meeting where researchers, scientists, engineers, and product developers gather to share the latest advances and innovations in materials and thin films produced for high-power lasers. 

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Joining us in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the commissioning of the Laser Megajoule (LMJ) Inertial Confinement Fusion Laser first bundle of 8 laser beams. Learn about the developments and milestones, as well as the current work being done.

Chloé Lacombe

CEA CESTA (France)

Jérôme Néauport

CEA CESTA (France)

Mini-Symposium on Polarization Control


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On Thursday 10 October, during Sessions 8 and 9, this mini-symposium seeks to explore the current state of the art and provide a forum for discussion of the potential of established and emerging technologies to support current and future needs.

Mini-Symposium invited speakers:
Amit Agrawal, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Peter Kazansky, Univ. of Southampton
Jérôme Néauport, CEA-Cesta
Marcela Mireles Ramirez, Univ. of Rochester

2024 SPIE Laser Damage Chairs


Christopher Wren Carr

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (United States)

Detlev Ristau

Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (Germany)

Carmen S. Menoni

Colorado State Univ. (United States)

Michael D. Thomas

Spica Technologies, Inc. (United States)

SPIE Laser Damage Chair Emeritus


MJ Soileau

Univ. of Central Florida (United States)

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Presentations and manuscripts presented at Laser Damage are published in the Proceedings of SPIE on the SPIE Digital Library.