• Prof. A. Suchocki, Warsaw, Poland - conference chairman
• Prof. G. Boulon, Lyon, France
• Prof. M. Godlewski, Warsaw, Poland
• Prof. M.-F. Joubert, Lyon, France
• Prof. J. Legendziewicz
• Prof. M. Malinowski, Warsaw, Poland
• Prof. R. Reisfeld Jerusalem, Israel
• Prof. W. Stręk
• Dr. A. Zakrzewski, Warsaw, Poland - conference secretary

Invited lectures and poster presentations are planned to cover the following topics:

• recent progress in solid state laser materials and their new applications
• properties of new materials for scintillation and phosphor applications
• oxides for isolators in microelectronic devices
• low-dimensional structures for optoelectronic applications
• new perspectives in nitride applications
• rare earth and transition metal activated materials for optoelectronic applications

The official conference language is English.

• Dr. Gisele Boiteux (Lyon, France)
  Detrapping of charge carrier in polymers stimulated by molecular relaxation -> abstract
• Prof. Benoit Boulanger (Grenoble, France)
  Third order non linear optical down conversion for quantum optics -> abstract
• Prof. Georges Boulon (Lyon, France)
  Main Optical Properties and Laser Performances in Yb³⁺-Doped CaF₂/KY₃F₁₀ Cubic Fluorides -> abstract
• Prof. Phillippe Boutinaud (Clermond-Ferrand, France)
  Making red-emitting phosphors with Pr³⁺ -> abstract
• Prof. Przemysław J. Deren (Wroclaw, Poland)
  On spectroscopic properties of the LaAlO₃ perovskite crystal doped with rare earth ions -> abstract
• Prof. Jean-Claude Gacon (Lyon, France)
  Optical properties of praseodymium concentrated phosphates -> abstract
• Prof. Michael Gaft (Rishon-Lezion, Israel)
  Laser-Based Spectroscopy of Minerals- Techniques and Applications -> abstract
• Prof. Aharon Gedanken (Ramat-Gan ,Israel)
  RAPET (Reactions under Autogenic Pressure at Elevated Temperatures) -> abstract
• Dr. Philippe Goldner (Paris, France)
  Rare earth doped crystals for quantum information manipulation -> abstract
• Prof. Marek Grinberg (Gdansk, Poland)
  High pressure spectroscopy of rare earths doped crystals - new results -> abstract
• Dr. Marie-France Joubert (Lyon, France)
  Low temperature microwave study of photoconductivity in rare-earth-doped dielectric crystals -> abstract
• Prof. Janina Legendziewicz (Wroclaw, Poland)
  Excited states dynamics in the ternary praseodymium and ytterbium halides -> abstract
• Prof. Efrant Lifshitz (Haifa, Israel)
  Synthesis, structural, electrical and magneto-optical characterization of PbSe quantum wires -> abstract
• Prof. Rachid Mahiou (Clermond-Ferrand, France)
  Sol-gel synthesis: an original route to produce and shape fluoride optical materials -> abstract
• Dr. Bernard Moine (Lyon, France)
  Why the quest of new rare earth doped phosphors deserves to go on -> abstract
• Prof. Germano Montemezzani (Metz, France)
  Interband photorefractive effects and applications -> abstract
• Dr. Paul Moretti (Lyon, France)
  Preserving the intrinsic optical properties of crystals in light-ion implanted waveguides -> abstract
• Dr. Gerard Panczer (Lyon, France)
  Photoluminescence as a tool to probe nuclear waste storage matrixes -> abstract
• Dr. Fabienne Pelle (Paris, France)
  Rare earth spectroscopy for biophotonics -> abstract
• Prof. Renata Reisfeld (Jerusalem, Israel)
  Sol gel techmology for innovative optoelectronic materials -> abstract
• Prof. Micheal Roth (Jerusalem, Israel)
  Composition-dependent nonlinear optical properties of KTP-family crystals -> abstract
• Prof. Witold Ryba-Romanowski (Wroclaw, Poland)
  New luminescent systems based on fluoride crystals doped with rare earth ions -> abstract
• Prof. Jose García Sole (Madrid, Spain)
  Bistable luminescence of optically active ions in Sr_0.6 Ba_0.4 (NbO₃)₂ -> abstract
• Prof. Wieslaw Strek (Wroclaw, Poland)
  Electron-Phonon Confinement Effects in Rare Earth Doped Nanocrystals -> abstract
• Prof. Reshef Tenne (Rehovot, Israel)
  Inorganic nanotubes and inorganic fullerene-like materials from layered compounds: from concept to applications -> abstract
• Prof. Jacek Ulanski (Lodz, Poland)
  Investigations of Charge Carrier Trapping and Recombination in Electroluminescent and Photoconducting Polymers by Means of Thermoluminescence -> abstract
• Prof. Andrzej J. Wojtowicz (Torun, Poland)
  Scintillation properties of selected oxide monocrystals activated with Ce and Pr -> abstract
• Prof. Joseph Zyss (France)
  Nanoscale Molecular Nonlinear Optics -> abstract

• W. Bała, P. Dalasiński, M. Rębarz, A. Bratkowski
  Excitons in organic molecular crystals ->abstract
• P. Dalasiński, Z. Łukasiak, M. Wojdyła, M. Rębarz, W. Bała
  Study of optical properties of tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum(III) ->abstract
• W. Drozdowski, A. J. Wojtowicz, D. Wiśniewski, T. Łukasiewicz, J. Kisielewski
  Scintillation properties of Pr-activated LuAlO₃ ->abstract
• K. Fabisiak, A. Banaszak, M. Kaczmarski, M. Kozanecki
  Structural characterization of CVD diamond films using Raman and ESR spectroscopy methods ->abstract
• R. A. Sa Ferreira, L. D. Carlos, V. de Zea Bermudez, S. Nunes, J. Cybinska, J. Legendziewicz
  Emission features of organic/inorganic amidosil nanohybrids ->abstract
• D. Galanciak, W. Gryk, A. Suchocki, M. Grinberg and G. Boulon
  Shift under pressure of the luminescence transitions of Mn⁴⁺-doped gadolinium gallium garnet ->abstract
• P. Gawryszewska, J. Sokolnicki, A. Dossing, J.P. Riehl, G. Muller and J. Legendziewicz
  Photophysical Properties and Circularly Polarized Luminescence for some lanthanide complexes of the polypyridine ligand 6,6'-bis[bis(2-pyridylmethyl)aminomethyl]-2,2'-bipyridine ->abstract
• W. Gryk, M. Grinberg, M. Malinowski
  High pressure spectroscopy of Pr³⁺ doped LiNbO₃ crystal ->abstract
• W. Gryk, M. Grinberg, M.-F. Joubert, C. Dujardin, L. Grosvalet, C. Pedrini
  High pressure photoluminescence study of cerium-doped Lu₂SiO₅ ->abstract
• Y. Guyot, H. Canibano, A. Bensalah, A. Brenier G. Boulon, P. Camy , J-L Doualan, A. Petrosyan
  Laser operation in Ytterbium doped Lutetium oxide: Lu₃Al₅O₁₂ and Lutetium fluoride: LuLiF₄ crystals ->abstract
• D. Hreniak and W. Strek
  Luminescence properties of rare earth doped yttrium disilicate composites prepared by the sol-gel method ->abstract
• M. Kaczkan, M. Malinowski
  Inhomogeneity of Ho³⁺ activated SrLaGa₃O₇ and SrLaGaO₄ crystals studied by fluorescence line narrowing technique ->abstract
• S.M. Kaczmarek, A. Bensalah, G. Boulon
  Γ-ray and annealing in hydrogen influence on the absorption and emission spectra of pure and Yb doped fluorids ->abstract
• S.M. Kaczmarek, D. Podgórska, M. Berkowski
  Multivalence states of Mn and Yb ions in Li₂B₄O₇ single crystals and glasses ->abstract
• A. Kamińska, T. Suski, G. Franssen, H. Teisseyre, P. Perlin, A Suchocki, and N. Grandjean
  High pressure studies of localization effects in InGaN/GaN quantum structures ->abstract
• Cz. Koepke, K. Wisniewski, Ł. Sikorski, D. Piątkowski, K. Kowalska and M. Naftaly
  Upconverted luminescence under 800 nm laser diode excitation in Nd³⁺ -- activated fluoroaluminate glass ->abstract
• Cz. Koepke, K. Wisniewski, D. Dyl, M. Grinberg and M. Malinowski
  Evidence for existence of the bound exciton states in Pr³⁺ - doped LiNbO₃ crystal ->abstract
• A. Korcala, W. Bała, A. Bratkowski, P. Borowski, Z. Łukasiak
  Electrical properties study of porous silicon layer prepared by electrochemical etching ->abstract
• L. Nagli, O. Gayer, G. Brodetzki, and A. Katzir
  Middle infrared luminescence of Pr and Tb ions in silver halide crystals ->abstract
• R. Piramidowicz, P. Witoński, M. Klimczak and M. Malinowski
  Analysis of upconverted UV fluorescence dynamics in Nd³⁺ doped ZBLAN glasses ->abstract
• B. Padlyak, O. Vlokh, K. Fabisiak, K. Sagoo, B. Kukliński
  Optical spectroscopy of the Er-doped glasses with 3CaO-Ga₂O₃-3GeO₂ compositions ->abstract
• K. Świątek, M. Godlewski and T.P. Surkova
  ESR and optical studies of Zn_1-xCo_xSe (x <= 0.03) crystals -- search for a ferromagnetic state ->abstract
• M. Szachowicz, S. Tascu, M.-F. Joubert, P. Moretti and M. Nikl
  Realization and infrared to green upconversion luminescence in Er³⁺:YALO₃ ion-implanted optical waveguides ->abstract
• A. J. Wojtowicz, W. Drozdowski, J.-L. Lefaucheur, Z. Galazka and Z. Gou
  Scintillation light yield of Ce-activated LSO, LYSO, LuAP and LuYAP ->abstract

Contributed papers
The abstracts of contributed papers should clearly spell out the originality, importance and the novelty of the contribution. The abstract submission deadline is May 15^th, 2004. The Program Committee's judgement will be mailed to the authors by June 1^st, 2004.

Conference Proceedings
All paper after peer-review procedure will be published in regular journal: Optical Materials.

All authors are kindly requested to submit their manuscripts (two hard copies and electronic copy in MS-Word .doc format) at the beginning of the Symposium.

After peer-review procedure and the final acceptance by the Program Committee papers will be published in Optical Materials. Detailed instruction about the style, format etc. can be found via internet:

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• 1100 PLN (after 31^st July, 2004)
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