11th Topical Meeting of the European Optical Society MATERIALS FOR NONLINEAR OPTICS

The 11th Topical Meeting of the European Optical Society, on Materials for Nonlinear Optics, was held in Capri, Italy, 8-12 July 1997. The meeting was devoted to producing a general overview of different problems connected with the preparation, characterization and use of materials for nonlinear optical applications. It consisted of invited and contributed papers outlining the latest developments and two poster sessions. The main aim of the symposium organized in Capri was to give a forum on the advancement of the research in the field of optical nonlinear materials in Europe. Participation from both company and university research centres was sought after, and achieved, in order to boost the transfer of ideas and initiate research contacts. The importance of the field under debate was indicated by the level of attendance: about 120 participants, mostly from Europe but with representatives from the Americas, Japan and Australia, took part in the symposium. In total 123 papers were presented during invited talks, oral contributions and poster presentations.