17^th ISQE'2012 - FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

The International School on Quantum Electronics "Laser Physics and Applications" is a traditional event, organized biennially by the Institute of Electronics since 1976, which includes in its topics investigations of the basic physical phenomena, processes of interaction of laser radiation with different materials and new scientific results obtained in the research areas of quantum electronics and optics, as well as the technological practical applications of new ideas, devices, instruments and laser systems. Leading scientists are invited to deliver lectures on the fundamentals of laser physics and applications of lasers as well as the newest results in these research areas.

The topics include the following:

• Laser - matter interactions
• Laser spectroscopy and metrology
• Laser remote sensing and ecology
• Lasers in biology and medicine
• Laser systems and nonlinear optics

The ISQE has been held every 2 years since 1976:

• 1976: Sofia
• 1978-2002: Varna
• 2004-2008: Bourgas
• 2010: Nessebar