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Welcome
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon his Prophet:
First of all, I would like to welcome all the participants and the attendees of the 2 nd Annual Meeting of
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (AMOP) in collaboration with Saudi Physical Society. We
believe that such meeting will create a scientific environment and collaborations between Aljouf
University and international universities that are distinguished in physics, being the most sophisticated
branch of sciences.
Our aim is to integrate and find co-scientific projects which will contribute to bridge the gap in the
field of advanced sciences. This comes within the framework of interest of Aljouf University in
supporting scientific research in various disciplines that benefit the society and the whole country. In
this context, we believe that the scientific societies play a major role in developing science, by
gathering a group of brilliant specialists in one field. Therefore, I would like to thank the Saudi
Physical Society and the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics research group for choosing Aljouf
University to host their meeting.
Thanks are also to the Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research and to the organizing
committee for holding this meeting. Above all, thanking is to Allah the Almighty, then to the leader of
the education process in this generous country: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin
Abdul Aziz, to the Crown Prince, to the Deputy Crown Prince, to his Royal Highness Prince Fahd bin
Badr bin Abdul Aziz, for his continuous support, and to the Minister of Education, Dr. Azzam AlDakhil on his ongoing follow-up.
Wish you all the best.
Rector of Aljouf University
Professor, Ismail bin Mohammed Al-Bishry
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Praise is to Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and peace and blessing be upon our Prophet
Muhammad.
On behalf of the Saudi Physical Society (SPS), I am privileged to welcome you to the Annual Meeting
of the SPS Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (AMOP) national research group. The meeting is
jointly organized by Aljouf University which has taken a leading role in promoting research and
innovation, as well as facilitating effective and beneficial scientific networking nationwide. Hence,
us at Aljouf Region of Saudi Arabia on
this SPS event is taking place at
11-12 Jumadah-II, 1436 (March 31 April 1, 2015).
The Saudi Physical Society (www.sps.org.sa) is a young association founded in 2003 to fulfill the
needs of researchers, educators, and students in physics and related fields within the kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. It is a professional national organization of an international dimension that works for the
development and advancement of physics, physical sciences, and their practical applications. It strives
to improve professional skills of its members through effective training, communication, and scientific
networking.
The 2nd International SPS AMOP Meeting comes at an interesting and important time for physics as
the UN General Assembly 68th Session proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Lightbased Technologies. It is our role to promote public awareness about the role of light and related
technologies in modern world. Hence, the SPS takes pride in joining worldwide communities to
celebrate achievements of the human race in unlocking the secrets of light and its uses in variety of
modern and revolutionary applications.
The 2nd Annual Meeting of the SPS AMOP consists of several plenary lectures, four workshops, and
many talks and more spanning the entire two days of the conference. Refreshing social events are
planned to take place within the time frame of the conference as well. The conference topics range
from atomic and molecular collisions to quantum optics and quantum information in order to account
for the audience wide interest. Presented papers will be invited for publication in a special issue of the
Aljouf University Science and Engineering Journal (ISSN: 1658-667) to further share the important
findings and knowledge furnished by the conference participants. We hope to inspire and stimulate all
members of the SPS and its larger audience by the exciting and new findings laid out by the
conference in the various fields of atomic, molecular, and optical physics.
The delights in science exploration and the joy of discovery have led humanity to unprecedented
qualities of life. With that, I would like to extend my deep appreciation and gratitude to all members of
the Organizing and Scientific committees. We thankfully acknowledge the role and support of the
Aljouf University in accommodating and co-organizing this conference. The event is partially
for which we are sincerely grateful. At the end, I would like to extend my heartiest gratitude to all the
participants of this event. I wish you all a productive and enjoyable conference.
Salem A. Al-Faify
President, Saudi Physical Society
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UNIVERSITY DIGNITARIES, RESPECTABLE COLLEAGUES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
Welcome at Aljouf University to the AMOP 2nd annual meeting.
On behalf of Aljouf University, Saudi Physical Society (SPS), and the Atomic, Molecular and
Optical Physics (AMOP) Division, I am honored and privileged to have this opportunity to welcome
all of you to Aljouf University campus and to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
I am delighted that in only 18 months, since its inception in October 2013, AMOP is able to hold
and organize its second (international) annual meeting and to attract world renowned speakers and
participants from many countries around the world, thanks to the indefatigable team of AMOP council
and AMOP2015 members and generous support from Aljouf University and SPS council. I am sure
we are all eager to listen to fascinating presentations by our guest and contributed speakers in their
respective scientific fields. We warmly welcome and thank you for taking the time to join us and to
share results from important projects you have undertaken in several subfields of physics.
On behalf of my team members, I would like to thank my colleagues who have dedicated several
months to make this a successful event. It is with sincere gratitude that we acknowledge Aljouf
University for hosting this annual meeting and for the unwavering support. On your behalf I thank
Aljouf University rector Prof. Ismail Al-Bishry, and vice rector for graduate studies and research Dr
Najm Al-Hussainy, and their team for splendid work and hosting this meeting. This meeting would not
have been possible without the generous fund from SPS council, AMOP council, AMOP2015
organizing committees, and dedicated staff office at Aljouf University, Jazan University, SPS office
and AMOP offices.
This AMOP 2nd annual meeting in Saudi Arabia coincides with the International Year of Light
2015 under the auspices of UNESCO which is celebrated in many places in the world. We are
delighted that SPS and AMOP are also celebrating these international efforts in many fronts and in
particular with a special session dedicated to highlight the importance of light and light-based
technologies in our life. We welcome all guests to this event and in particular I would like to thank
Prof. Azzedine Boudrioua
their flagship laser
fountain available to this meeting, who will also present highly informative technical Invited talk in
the IYL2015 session, engaging popular presentations and who will also share exciting demonstrations.
I would like also to thank Prof.
participation in this historic IYL2015 international effort.
We look forward to informative talks, presentations, social activities and I wish you all a most
enjoyable stay in Aljouf.
Prof. Ali Al-Kamli
AMOP Council Chair & AMOP2015 Chair
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About the Annual Meeting
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Annual Meeting Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (AMOP) aims
to bring together top researchers and future leaders in the fields of atomic, molecular and optical
physics both from other Saudi institutions and from around the world. This meeting show cases the
close-knit community in atomic physics, and is a well-known venue for substantial and informal
interaction between students, young speakers, and senor figures in the field. The conference always
features a great deal of lively discussion during the sessions, but equally important are the spaces in
between, where ideas move, collaborations form, and connections are made. This meeting moves with
the frontiers of atomic physics, relating this discipline to the other branches of the physical sciences
whenever possible.
This meeting is organised by Aljouf University and Saudi Physical Society, Saudi Arabia, during 31
March-1 April 2015, and it will be held at the site of Aljauf University Campus, in the city of Aljauf
located in the north of the country, bordering Jordan. With the 2015 meeting, this annual event will be
in its second edition to be added the previous meeting took place in Jazan University.
This meeting coincides with the celebration of International Year of Light IYL 2015 under the
auspices of the UNESCO. Therefore the organization of a specific session devoted to the IYL 2015
with a focus on the contribution of Arab scholars in particular Ibn Al Haytham will take place.
Objectives
1. To initiate case studies on important timely topics in AMO science and/or its multidisciplinary
connections with other fields of science and technology.
2. To provide a venue for discussion among AMO scientists and thereby provide a unifying force
in this diverse and varied field.
Several mechanisms have been developed to achieve these objectives. AMOP periodically proposes
and oversees special technical studies, science surveys, workshops, and other meetings. From time to
time it holds symposia to focus attention on facilities, programs, or other matters of concern to the
AMOP science community.
Topics
Atomic and molecular collisions
Spin-orbit coupling
Atom optics
Laser physics
Quantum cavities and resonators
Photoionization of atomic systems
Rydberg Atoms and molecules
Optical lattice physics
Laser cooling and optical trapping
Quantum and nonlinear optic
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Conference Organization
Organized by
Saudi Physical Society,
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Division
Aljouf University, Saudi Arabia
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Committees
Scientific Committee
Prof. Ali Al-Kamli
Dr. Najm Mesfer Al-Hussainy
Dr. Ola Al-Hagan
Dr. Qurrat ul-ain Gulfam
Prof. M. Ashraf Gondal
Prof. Nurdogan Can
Prof. W. Aslam Farooq
PhD student: Mariam Tohari
(Jazan University-KSA; AMOP Chair)
(Aljouf University- KSA; AMOP Co- Chair)
(King Khalid University - KSA; AMOP Treasurer)
(Jazan University-KSA; AMOP Secretary)
(King Fahd University - KSA)
(Jazan University-KSA)
(King Saud University-KSA)
Organizing Committee
Prof. Ali Al-Kamli
Dr. Najm Mesfer Al-Hussainy
Dr. Mohammed D. Elenazy
Dr. Abdelazim M. Mebed
Dr. Mohammed Ali Elosaly
(Chair, Jazan University-KSA)
(Aljouf University-KSA)
(Aljouf University-KSA)
(Aljouf University-KSA)
(Aljouf University-KSA)
Finance Committee
Dr. Abdelazim M. Mebed
Mr. Khaled Alkaied
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
Technical Support
Sattam Abuelwakl
Nabil Alsaedan
Abdulmohsen Alshaya
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
Public Relations
Mr. Gameel Farhan
Dr. Murad Alamry
Mr. Ayman Alsaiad
Mr. Sohail Albakeet
Sultan Hamdan Alrewely
Ahmed Oqail Aljarwan
Meteb Owast Aljreed
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
Registration
Dr. Abdelazim M. Mebed
Dr. Adel Gad
Dr. Khaled Almasry
Dr. Rami Akram
Mr. Atef
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
(Aljouf University, KSA)
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About The International Year of Light 2015
The International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies (IYL 2015) is a global
initiative that will highlight to the citizens of the world the importance of light and optical
technologies in their lives and for the development of society. There has never been an international
year so multidisciplinary in its scope, including science, technology, nature and culture, and cosponsored by 35 countries around the world. A resolution declaring 2015 the International Year of
Light was passed by the full United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2013.
The international steering committee of IYL 2015 announces the setting-up of an International
the optics contributions of Arab scholars in the
Islamic golden age, in particular the work of Ibn Al Haytham (Alhazen). The year 2015 was chosen
because it marks several significant milestones including, for instance, the one-thousandth year
anniversary of the appearance of the seven-volume treatise on optics Kitab al-Manathir, by Ibn allight. Prof. Azzedine Boudrioua, Coordinator of the WG Ibn Al Haytham, will give a talk regarding
the best ways to celebrate the contribution of Ibn Al Haytham and Arab Scholars to optics as a special
quest of AMOP2015 meeting.
As part of the International Year of Light 2015, a special session shall be presented at Saudi
Physical Society, Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics (AMOP) second Annual Meeting sponsored
by Saudi Physical Society and the Aljouf University Physics Department on 31 March-1 April and
celebrated under the auspices of UNESCO. This component will be featuring exciting demonstrations
regarding light and fascinating presentations at a popular science level offered by world-class
scientists visiting Aljouf University both from other Saudi institutions and from around the world. As
far as we are aware, this is second major event in Saudi Arabia after SIMFP2015 meeting took place
on 17-19 February, 2015 at Jazan University, KSA.
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INVITED SPEAKERS BIOGRAPHIES
Professor Azzeddine Boudrioua
Azzedine Boudrioua is a Professor at the University Paris 13. He is leading Organic Photonics and
Nanostructures group of Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers (LPL) at Galilee Institute. After a M. Sc.
in Physics from the University of Annaba (1990, Algeria), he prepared a Ph.D. in Physics at the
University of Metz in France (1996) where he conducted, for 15 years, his research in the field of
integrated optics and photonic crystals as an Associated Professor. In 1997, he joined the group of
Professor W. L. Barnes at Exeter University (UK) as a fellowship researcher where he worked on
microdes Recherches (HDR) at the University of Metz.
Since 2007, he is a full Professor at the University Paris 13. He is currently developing activities in the
field of nano-photonics as well as nonlinear optics. He was involved in the organization of several
conferences. In particular, he was the chairman of the National conference on guided optics (JNOG)
Optique Paris 2013
several national and international scientific committees and expert panels.
Azzedine Boudrioua has published more than 75 journal papers and more than 100 papers presented in
national and international conferences. He also published two books on Integrated Optics and one
book on Organic Lasers is under publication. He is a member of the French Optical Society board and
a Vice President of the Optical and Photonics Algerian Society. In addition to that, he is involved in
several national and international projects and he is leading some of them. More recently, he was
appointed by the international steering committee of the International Year of Light 2015 as a
coordinator of Ibn al Haytham International Working Group.
Professor Zahid Husain Khan
Dr. Zahid Husain Khan has been a Full Professor of Physics in Jamia Millia Islamia - Central
University, New Delhi, India from November 1998 to January 2015, where he served for more than 39
years. He obtained Ph.D. (1975), M.Phil. (1971), M.Sc. (1969), and B.Sc. (1967) degrees from Aligarh
Muslim University, Aligarh, India. His research interests are primarily in molecular and laser
spectroscopy. He has published more than 60 research papers in peer-reviewed international and
national journals and guided 15 research scholars leading to their Ph.D. degrees.
Dr. Khan has been a DAAD Fellow at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany (19801981) and Free University Berlin (1981-1982). Recognizing his outstanding commitment and
leadership in promoting Indo-German Relations in the field of education, he was awarded the title of
Honorary DAAD Advisor (2006-2009) by the President of DAAD. Dr. Khan has vast experience in
university administration and has served twice as the Registrar of the University. He is an expert in
university laws and has served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee for Act, Statutes and
Ordinances of the University from 2007 to 2014.
He also served simultaneously as the Director of FTK-Centre for Technology of the University from
1998 to 2014, and subsequently as its Honorary Advisor. Under his guidance a state-of-the-art ICT
infrastructure was created in the University, together with implementation of ERP system and egovernance. Recognizing his rich experience in education and ICT, the Ministry of Education,
Government of India coopted him as a member of the Standing Committee for the National Mission of
Education Through ICT (NMEICT). Dr. Khan has travelled extensively and has delivered invited talks
in prestigious institutions in India as well as abroad.
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Professor Sergey Moiseev
S.A. Moiseev acquired his Ph.D. degree in 1987, and Doctor Degree (Habilitation) in Physical and
Mathematical Sciences (D. S.) in 1999. Moiseev has published more than 100 scientific papers in the
field of modern optics. In 2014 S.A.Moiseev has organized Kazan Quantum Center (Kazan, Russia)
oriented to the experimental elaboration of the optical quantum memory and optical quantum
communication.
In 2001, S.A.Moiseev had proposed photon echo quantum memory [S.A.Moiseev, S.Kroll. PRL. 87,
173601 (2001)] that has triggered intensive investigations of such kind of quantum memory in in
many scientific groups Australian, Switzerland, Swedish, Canadian, Spain, Germany, China, French
etc. from 2006 up to now.
In 2001-2014, S.A. Moiseev in collaboration with his colleagues has proposed new efficient photon
echo quantum memory schemes. In particular the new schemes have been elaborated on the atomic
system with natural inhomogeneous broadening and in the optimal cavity (impedance matching QM)
confirmed experimentally by S.Kroll and N.Gisin groups in 2013-2014.
In 2006-2007, 2013 S.A. Moiseev had elaborated new four wave mixing schemes for stationary light
pulse confirmed experimentally by Yen-Wei Lin et al PRL 102, 213601 (2009).
Early, S.A. Moiseev had predicted a muon spin echo detected later together in Rutherford Laboratory
(UK, 1998) and predicted time delayed single-photon quantum interference in photon echo media
(1993 1997), which was demonstrated experimentally by S. Kroll et al. (Sweden, 2003). He had also
predicted single-photon echo (1997) that was confirmed theoretically by S. Hartman and R. Friedberg
(USA, 1999).
S.Moiseev coauthored, alongside B. Sanders and A. Kamli (S. Arabia), the USA-Canada patent (No.
US 8,264,759 B2, ept 11, 2012) on the Fast all-optical switch.
sue in
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (July 2012). Moiseev is awarded by
visiting professor grants at Jilin University (China 2015), at Universite Paris-Sud (France 2011),
visiting ICORE researcher professor at Calgary University (Canada 2008, 2010), visiting professor
(Brain Pool Program grant) at the Inha University, Incheon, South Korea (2004, 2005-2006), a visiting
researcher at the ETRI (S. Korea 2003), and a visiting researcher at the Lund University (Sweden
2000-2001).
Professor Suhail Zubairy
M. Suhail Zubairy is a University Distinguished Professor of Physics and the holder of the MunnerlynHeep Chair in Quantum Optics at the Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. from the
University of Rochester in 1978. He served as Professor of Electronics and the founding Chairman of
the Department of Electronics at the Quaid-i-Azam University before joining Texas A&M University
ed
over 300 research papers on topics such as precision microscopy and lithography, quantum computing,
noise-free amplification, and atomic coherence effects. He is the co-author of two books, one on
Quantum Optics and the other on Quantum Computing Devices. He has received many honors
including the Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics, Alexander von Humboldt
Research Prize, the Outstanding Physicist Award from the Organization of Islamic Countries, the
Abdus Salam Prize in Physics, the International Khwarizmi Award from the President of Iran, the
Orders of Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz from the President of Pakistan, and the George H. W.
Bush Award for Excellence in International Research. He is an elected member of the Pakistan
Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the Optical Society.
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Dr. Fabrizio Pinto
Fabrizio Pinto obtained his Laurea cum laude from the University of Rome, "La Sapienza," in 1984
and his Ph.D from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, U.S.A., in 1989 with a Sigma-Xi
award-winning dissertation on the theory of globular star cluster formation and the use of
supercomputers in the gravitational N-body problem. He published in astrophysics, quantum physics,
general relativity, pedagogy, and science popularization, and he received awards from the Gravity
Research Foundation and the Griffith Observatory of Los Angeles. In 1996, Dr. Pinto joined the
Navigation and Flight Mechanics section of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech in Pasadena,
California. There he carried out pre-launch research in support of the Stardust and Deep Space 1
missions to comets Wild 2 and Borrelly, respectively, and he was the orbit determination specialist
during the Galileo orbiter E19 Europa flyby in 1999. He was a member of the JPL Interstellar Program
and contributed to defining the core technologies necessary for future robotic missions to extrasolar
planetary systems. In 1999, Dr Pinto left JPL to lead the first startup company in the world entirely
devoted to the development of novel, market disruptive products enabled by the manipulation of
Casimir forces. As a California physicist-entrepreneur, he obtained ten US patents, some of which
have also issued in the EU and Japan, representing the largest existing portfolio of intellectual property
in dispersion force-engineering. In 2013, Dr. Pinto relocated his R&D effort from California to Jazan
University and is now at the Laboratory for Quantum Vacuum Applications, which he founded and
codirects with Prof. Ali Al-Kamli. Dr. Pinto has been invited to lecture on different aspects of
dispersion force engineering at such venues as the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, the
Foundation for the Future, the International Space Development Conference, and the Euro Asia
Economic Forum.
Professor Markus W. Sigrist
1972 and 1977, respectively. From 1978 to 1980 he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of
California in Berkeley. After his return to ETH Zurich he worked on laser-generated acoustic waves in
solids, liquids and gases and received the docent degree in 1985 based on his habilitation. In 1996 he
became Professor for Experimental Physics at ETH Zurich until his retirement in October 2013. He
was a guest professor at Rice University in Houston (USA) in 1990 and an Adjunct Professor at Rice
Dunkerque (France) and in 2014 a guest professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of
Optics and Fine Mechanics, in Hefei.
ed on laser-based infrared spectroscopy on liquids and
gases. This includes the development and implementation of broadly tunable mid-infrared laser
sources (difference frequency generation, quantum cascade lasers, diode-pumped lead-salt VECSELs))
and detection schemes like photo acoustics, multipass absorption and cavity ring down. His research
focused on sensing applications ranging from trace gas detection in ambient air, industrial process and
agricultural monitoring to medical sensing such as surgical smoke analysis, breath analysis and noninvasive glucose sensing directly through the human skin.
Markus Sigrist is a fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) since 1999 and is OSA Traveling
lecturer. He authored or co-authored over 160 publications in refereed journals as well as several book
chapters and books. He gave numerous invited talks at international conferences including 6 plenary
and 12 tutorial talks.
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THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
TUESDAY 31 MARCH
08:30-09:00
Registration
09:00-09:30
Opening Ceremony
09:30-10:30
Session I: IYL2015 (Chair: Dr. Najm Al-Hussainy)
09:30-10:00
Light throughout the centuries
Ibn al H
Optics
Azzeddine Boudrioua (Invited Talk)
Paris 13, France
10:00-10:30
Reflections on light: from antiquity to the modern era
Zahid Husain Khan (Invited Talk)
Jamia Millia Islamia, India
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-12:30
Session II (Chair: Dr. Ola Al-Hagan)
11:00-11:30
A very brief history of light: celebrating international year of light 2015
Suhail Zubairy (Invited Talk)
Texas A&M University, USA
11:30-12:10
Engine cycles with Casimir forces: open issues, experiments, and
technology transfer
Fabrizio Pinto (Invited Talk)
Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
12:10-12:30
Synthesis of Ag-ZnO core-shell composite structures using pulsed laser
ablation in liquids (PLAL) for visible light applications
M.A. Gondal, A. M. Ilyas, T.A. Fasasi, T. F. Qahtan
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
12:30-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:40
Session III (Chair: Dr. Zain Yamani)
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14:00-14:40
Mid-infrared laser-based sensing
Markus Sigrist (Invited Talk)
ETH, Switzerland
14:40-15:00
Quantum communication may prevent attaining location of the message
sender
Micheal Siomau
Georg-AugustArabia
15:00-15:20
, Germany and Jazan University, Saudi
Slow light with three-level atoms in cylindrical waveguide
Agus M. Hatta, Ali A. Kamli, Ola A. Al-Hagan, S.A. Moiseev
Jazan University, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia and Kazan National
Research Technical University, Russian
15:20-15:40
Measurements of electron lifetime and electron transport time in dye
sensitized solar cells using laser induced photo voltage and photocurrent
decay
Hamid M. Ghaithan, Saif M. Qaid , M. Hezam , M. B. Siddique, Idriss M.
Bedja , A. S. Aldwayyan
King Saud University and University of Management and Technology,
Pakistan
15:40-16:20
Break
16:20-17:00
Session IV: (Chair: Dr. W. Aslam Farooq)
16:20-16:40
Collision between an alkali ionic diatomic molecule and rare gas atoms
Chedli Ghanmi, Yasmine Asiri, Sameh Saidi and Hamid Berriche
, Tunisia and King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
16:40-17:00
Use of X-ray fluorescence for analysis of gold
Nadreen Yousif Mohammed Yousif
Aljouf University, Saudi Arabia
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WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL
09:00-10:40
09:00-9:40
Session I (Chair: Dr. M. Ashraf Gondal)
Sub-wavelength lithography and microscopy via rabi oscillations
Suhail Zubairy (Invited Talk)
Texas A&M University, USA
09:40-10:20
The photon/spin echo quantum memories in the condensed systems
Sergey Moiseev (Invited Talk)
Kazan National Research Technical University, Russia
10:20-10:40
Numerical modelling of enhanced stimulated Raman scattering
Fatima A Bajafar and Reem M Altuwirqi
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
10:40-11:00
Break
11:00-12:40
Session II (Chair: Dr. Nurdogan Can)
11:00-11:40
Photonics technology: challenges of the 21 st century
Azzeddine Boudrioua (Invited Talk)
Paris 13, France
11:40-12:00
Study of the contraction of the lattice parameters of silver nanoparticles
synthesized using achyranthes aspera L stem extract
Siva Prasad Peddi and Bilal Abdallah Sadeh
Aljouf University, Saudi Arabia
12:00-12:20
Identification of hazardous elements in the polymeric materials used as
containers for water and food using laser induced breakdown
spectroscopy
Awatif Althubyani, W. A. Farooq, Walid Tawfik, Rabia Qindeel
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
12:20-12:40
Synthesis and characterization of phase transition
nanoparticles via pulsed laser ablation in liquids
M.A. Gondal, T.A. Fasasi, T. F. Qahtan and A. M. Ilyas
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
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of
Al2O3
12:40-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:40
Session III (Chair: Dr. Reem Altuwairqi)
14:00-14:20
Pair correlations of two dipole emitters in a finite ordered charge-sheet
structure
Agus Muhamad Hatta and Ali A. Kamli
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Indonesia and
Saudi Arabia
14:20-14:40
Jazan University,
Fluorescence spectroscopy of nanometallic oxides and their ligands in
osteosarcoma cells
M. Fakhar-e-Alam, S. Kishwer, Najeeb Abbas, M. Atif, O. Nur, M.
Willander, Nasir Amin, W. A. Farooq
University, Saudi Arabia
14:40-15:00
Spectral analysis and plasma characteristics of commercial polymers
using laser induced plasma
Mona Moteiry, Walid Tawfik , Rabia Qindeel, W. A. Farooq
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
15:00-15:20
Mirror-like effect based on correlations among atoms
Qurrat-ul-ain Gulfam and Zbigniew Ficek
Jazan University and NCMP, KACST, Saudi Arabia
15:20-15:40
Qualitative analysis of impurities in sensitized cadmium selenide
quantum dots using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
Sultan F. Alqhtani, W. A. Farooq, Walid Tawfik
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
15:40
Break
16:00
Closing
20:00
Dinner
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SOCIAL PROGRAM
1 April, Wednesday
20:00 pm dinner&reception
Honouring and recognition
2 April, Thursday
Trip to historic sites around Aljouf
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Session I
Tuesday 31 March 2015, Time: 9:30
10:30
CHAIR
Dr. Najm Al-Hussainy
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LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES
Azzedine Boudrioua
Coordinator of Ibn al Haytham International Working Group, IYL 2015 - UNESCO
Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers
1, France
Corresponding author: e-mail: boudrioua@univ-paris13.fr
Phone: +33 (0)1 49 40 20 91
The United Nations declared 2015 the International Year of Light. In its resolution the UN emphasize
the importance of light and Light-based Technologies based in the lives of the citizens of the world
and the future development of human society. They also emphasize the coincidence of this event with
the anniversary of many important milestones in the history of science of light from the
groundbreaking work of Ibn al Haytham in 1015 to Einstein's theories on the photoelectric effect in
1905 and on the relationship between light and cosmology highlighted by general relativity in 1915,
and the discovery of the cosmic microwave background by Penzias and Wilson as well as Kao's work
on optical transmission.
The development of optics as a scientific and technological discipline foreground is practically made
during the last quarter of the 20th century. Early work on optics are attributed to the School of
Alexandria, Euclid (325 - 265, Av JC.). However, the reform of optics was undertaken by Muslim
Scholars of the medieval period with at their head Al-Kindi (801-873) and especially Ibn al-Haytham
known as Alhazen (965-1040). This illustrious scientist has really laid the foundations of modern
optics with its experimental approach to light propagation. He, in fact, introduced experimentation in
physics and provided the basis for understanding the phenomena related to light propagation. The
legacy of this eminent scientist was transmitted to us especially through his major work 'Kitab alManazir' (Book of Optics), which was translated into Latin and published in the West in the early 13 th
century. This book has influenced the work on optics of most Renaissance Scholars.
This presentation will provide an overview of the evolution of optics with a focus on the work of Ibn
al Haytham and its impact on the development optics as a modern science.
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REFLECTIONS ON LIGHT: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE MODERN ERA
Zahid Husain Khan
Former Professor of Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia - Central University, New Delhi, India
Corresponding author: E-mail: zhkhan@jmi.ac.in ; zhkhan-in@hotmail.com
Phone: +91 (11) 26985978
This presentation gives a brief showcase on the significance of light - the light that makes the world
beautiful, light from celestial bodies, sunlight and life on the earth, the wonderful laser, light as the
career of information, and information communication technology that has brought a new revolution
in our own lives. It is with this background that we present here a brief history of our understanding of
light, starting from the early Egyptian era to the modern period. It covers the mystery of 'light and
darkness', the basic properties of light, namely, rectilinear propagation, reflection and refraction, light
and vision, and the speed of light. Their study by the philosophers and scientists of the Greek period,
followed by those of the Golden Age of Arab Science, are briefly mentioned. The pioneering
contributions of Ibn al-Haytham in optics 1000 years back, formed the basis of modern optics and
opened the new gateway for further researches by Europeans about 650 years later. The Newton's
refraction experiment on white light passing through a prism was the first such important work. After
the corpuscular theory of light was found unsuccessful in explaining certain optical phenomena, the
wave theory of light remained in place till the late 19th century. Albert Einstein's explanation of the
photoelectric effect in 1905, establishing the particle nature of light, finally paved the way for its dual
characteristics. This is followed by the 'laser' - the wonderful light, which has enormous applications
and has opened up entirely new areas of research. Finally, the use of Information Communication
Technology in Education is briefly discussed, which drives its strength from researches on light, along
with certain ideas for achieving the IYL2015 objectives.
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Session II
Tuesday 31 March 2015, Time: 11:00
CHAIR
Dr. Ola Al-Hagan
19
12:30
A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF LIGHT: CELEBRATING
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LIGHT 2015
Suhail Zubairy
Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, USA
Corresponding Author: E-mail: zubairy@physics.tamu.edu
Phone: 1-979-862-4047
The year 2015 has been declared as the International Year of Light by UNESCO in recognition of
several important milestones in our understanding of light and vision going back to ancient times. One
such milestone is the 1000 year anniversary of the first ever book on light Kitab al-Manazir by ibn alHaytham. For many early thinkers and natural philosophers, optics was considered the most
fundamental of the natural sciences. Human efforts to understand vision and the nature of light
remained at the forefront of intellectual endeavors for about two thousand years. A study of optics in
the Western and Islamic cultures provides an understanding of the intellectual growth of these
societies. This talk will attempt to retrace some of this history.
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ENGINE CYCLES WITH CASIMIR FORCES: OPEN ISSUES, EXPERIMENTS,
AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Fabrizio Pinto
Laboratory for Quantum Vacuum Applications, Department of Physics, Jazan University,
Gizan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Corresponding author: Email: fpinto@jazanu.edu.sa
Casimir forces are, generally, a consequence of the introduction of boundaries into any free field. They
exist in classical acoustic fields, and in the Dirac and gluon fields, thus affecting nucleon masses. In
the particular case of the electromagnetic field, such effects are determined by the contrast of dielectric
functions at interfaces so that, by modifying the optical properties of materials, it is possible to
manipulate Casimir forces. Although this appears obvious today, the path leading to the realization
that Casimir forces can be modulated has been long. A single paper published by a German group over
thirty years ago contained, for over two decades, the only available theoretical estimates and
experimental results. However, such a small beginning may have spurred research leading to the
development of an entirely new industry potentially capable to transform our lives as thoroughly as
happened with the invention of integrated transistors. We briefly review the history leading to the
Casimir-Lifshitz theory of dispersion forces, we obtain useful order-of-magnitude estimates, and we
rapidly move on to consider mechanisms for Casimir force-based engine cycles. This leads us to
consider ground-breaking experiments, follow up studies with different approaches, and the
experimental effort presently being carried out at Jazan University. We analyze persistent
disagreements between theory and experiment, and amongst various researchers, as to the behavior of
Casimir forces in excited matter. Since Casimir forces diverge as a negative high power of the
interboundary gap, all such issues become of critical importance on the nanoscale with corresponding
particle accelerations among the largest possible in nature. Finally, we consider technology transfer of
such cutting edge quantum electrodynamics knowledge into novel devices and the equally fascinating
interaction between physics, Silicon Valley, the world of international venture capital investments and
the marketplace potentially poised to also benefit the Kingdom.
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SYNTHESIS OF Ag-ZnO CORE-SHELL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES USING
PULSED LASER ABLATION IN LIQUIDS (PLAL) FOR VISIBLE LIGHT
APPLICATIONS
M.A. Gondal, A. M. Ilyas, T.A. Fasasi, T. F. Qahtan
Laser Research Group, Physics Department and Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Box 5047 Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author: E-mail: magondal@kfupm.edu.sa
Phone: 0556211252
In this work, Silver (Ag) metal nano particles were produced from silver metal target via pulsed laser
ablation in liquid (PLAL) and were used to doped with Zinc oxide (ZnO) nano-rods via the same
technique in order to shift the band gap to the visible spectral region. The UV-vis absorbance spectrum
of the synthesized Ag-ZnO nano-composite confirms that the absorbance peak has shifted from 386
nm to 410 nm after pulsed laser ablation. The structural property of the synthesized Ag-ZnO
composite was investigated using XRD technique which shows development of new diffraction peak
due to development of new planes after the laser ablation. The Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
image of the synthesized composite after ablation was obtained which confirms that a core-shell
structure was achieved between the Ag and ZnO nanoparticles. In a higher resolution micrograph of
the Ag-ZnO composite, the TEM image of the composite shows clearly that the particles size of the
composite becomes smaller and a core shell appeared between the ZnO and Ag nano-particles.
Selected area electron diffraction (SAED) exhibits that the composite becomes polycrystalline due to
the development of more crystals planes which confirms the new peaks developed in the XRD
analysis. In summary, a core shell Ag-ZnO nanocomposite was successfully synthesized via pulse
laser ablation in liquid with no impurity as confirmed with the EDS spectra.
Keywords: HRTEM, SAED, ZnO , Ag-ZnO, Uv-vis, nanocomposite
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Session III
Tuesday 31 March 2015, Time: 14:00
CHAIR
Dr. Zain Yamani
23
15:40
MID-INFRARED LASER-BASED SENSING
Markus Sigrist
-Stern-Weg 1, CH-8093
Corresponding author: E-mail: www.lss.ethz.ch sigristm@phys.ethz.ch
Laser-based sensing has attracted great interest recently due to several advantages such as high
sensitivity and specificity, large dynamic range, multi-component capability, and lack of pretreatment
or preconcentration requirements. The availability of broadly tunable sources like difference frequency
generation (DFG) and external cavity quantum cascade lasers (EC-QCLs) or the most recent
development of diode-pumped lead salt vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers (VECSELs) has
certainly eased the implementation of laser-based sensing devices. I shall discuss the basic principles,
present various experimental setups and illustrate the performance of systems developed in our
laboratory.
Multi-component capability is demonstrated with a CO2-laser based mobile system applied to road
traffic measurements. Recent measurements with a mid-IR VECSEL enable the fast analysis of C 1-C4
alkanes at sub-ppm concentrations in gas mixtures which is of interest for the petrochemical industry.
In human breath the D/H ratio has been determined after intake of a small amount of D 2O as a tracer.
An enhanced deuterium content in the breath could be recorded during a month. Such data can be used
to determine the total body water, energy expenditure, glucose or cholesterol synthesis rates. Spectra
of surgical smoke
produced and collected during minimal-invasive surgery with an electro-knife in
the University hospital in Zurich
have been recorded with a broadly tunable DFG system and
analysed with a principal component analysis. Besides water vapor, mainly traces of methane, ethane,
ethylene, CO and the anesthetic gas sevoflurane were found. Finally, studies in the area of medical
diagnosis were performed with a fiber-coupled EC-QCL photoacoustic system to measure glucose in
human skin. During in vivo oral glucose tolerance tests with volunteers, comparisons were made with
conventional blood glucose measurements with a glucometer. Although first results of the noninvasive laser-photoacoustic method look promising further developments are still needed.
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QUANTUM COMMUNICATION MAY PREVENT ATTAINING LOCATION OF
THE MESSAGE SENDER
Michael Siomau
Physics Department, Jazan University, P.O.Box 114, 45142 Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
-August37073
Corresponding author: E-mail: m.siomau@gmail.com,
Phone: +49 179 1800150
consent seriously compromises the secrecy of correspondence, which is a very intimate issue in the
modern world. Classical communication systems cannot guarantee the security of communication
against unwanted location tracking, because the sender must broadcast a signal at the moment of
sending the message. The source of the signal could be always located, at least in principle. Quantum
communication, however, enables sending the message with pre-distributed entangled quantum
systems, specific local weak measurements, time synchronization between the sender and the receiver
and classical communication by the message receiver alone. In contrast to all early suggested quantum
communication schemes, the correlation of the measurement results at the sender's and the receiver's
stations, which is necessary for information transmission in accordance with no-communication
principle, is achieved by synchronization of local measurement times and two types of local weak
measurements assisted with classical information transmission by the receiver alone. While the sender
never broadcasts a classical signal, any possibility of their unpermitted positioning is prevented.
Keywords: Quantum Communication, Quantum Entanglement, Secrecy of Correspondence
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SLOW LIGHT WITH THREE-LEVEL ATOMS IN CYLINDRICAL WAVEGUIDE
Agus M. Hatta1, Ali A. Kamli1, Ola A. Al-Hagan2, S.A. Moiseev3
1
Department of Physics, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, ahatta@jazanu.edu.sa, alkamli@jazanu.edu.sa
2
Department of Physics, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, aaalhagan@kku.edu.sa
3
Kazan National Research University, Kazan, Russia, samoi@yandex.ru
Slow light with electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in the core of cylindrical waveguide
(CW) for an optical fiber system containing three-level atoms is investigated. The CW modes are
treated in the weakly guiding approximation which renders the analysis into manageable form. The
transparency window and permittivity profile of the waveguide due to the strong pump field in the EIT
scheme is calculated. For a specific permittivity profile of the waveguide due to EIT, the propagation
constant of the weak signaled and spatial shape of fundamental guided mode are calculated by solving
the vector wave equation using the finite difference method. It is found that the transparency window
and slow light field can be controlled via the CW parameters. The reduced group velocity of slow light
in this configuration is useful for many technological applications such as optical memories, effective
control of single photon fields, optical buffer and delay line.
Keywords: EIT, slow light, optics, waveguide, three level atoms.
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MEASUREMENTS OF ELECTRON LIFETIME AND ELECTRON TRANSPORT
TIME IN DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS USING LASER INDUCED
PHOTOVOLTAGE AND PHOTOCURRENT DECAY
Hamid M. Ghaithan a, Saif M. Qaid a, M. Hezam b, M. B. Siddique c, Idriss M. Bedja d, A. S. Aldwayyan a
a
Physics and Astronomy Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi
Arabia
b
King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
c
Department of Basic Sciences, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
d
CRC, Optometry Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author: Email: hameedyemen1@gmail.com
Phone: 00966532257491
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been considered as one of the most promising new generation
solar cells. Enormous research efforts have been invested to improve the efficiency of solar energy
conversion which is determined by the light harvesting efficiency, electron injection efficiency and
undesirable electron lifetime. A simple, cheap and trustable laser-induced photovoltage and
photocurrent decay (LIPVCD) technique is adopted in this work in order to determine the electron
tr)
e
in DSSCs. In LIPVCD technique, DSSC is illuminated by a
small squared intensity-modulated laser beam. Time-based response of the DSSC is recorded using a
transient digitized oscilloscope for further analysis. Sensitization dye used studied DSSCs has an
absorption wavelength peak at 532 nm which is obtainable using a proper laser diode. Present
LIPVCD technique, using single wavelength, is tested with standard solar cells to give comparable
results with other standard techniques (i.e. IMVS, IMPS and OCVD).
Measurements are performed at open-circuit and short-circuit for a variety of DSSCs, so that the
photovoltage and photocurrent decay data are acquired and interpreted in the time domain. Studied
DSSCs are fabricated with various electrodes include TiO 2 nanoparticles and ZnO nanowire based
tr
e
for all tested cells.
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Session IV
Tuesday 31 March 2015, Time: 16:20
CHAIR
Dr. W. Aslam Farooq
28
17:00
COLLISION BETWEEN AN ALKALI IONIC DIATOMIC MOLECULE AND RARE
GAS ATOMS
Chedli Ghanmi1,2, Yasmine Asiri2, Sameh Saidi1 and Hamid Berriche*1,2
1
2
Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, King Khalid University, P. O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia
*
Corresponding author: Email: hamid.berriche@fsm.rnu.tn, hamidberriche@yahoo.fr
We study theoretically the collision between an alkali ionic diatomic molecule Y 2+(X2
+
g )
(Y=Li,
Na, K, Rb and Cs) in its equilibrium distance and rare gas atoms. The overall potential energy is
determined by partitioning the system into two cores Y+, n
electron. The interaction between the electron and the rest of the system is computed ab-initio using
non-empirical pseudo-potentials for the Y+ core and rare gas atoms. The remaining part of the
potential energy is modelled as a sum of pairwise interactions, with the Y+-Gr contribution taken from
an ab-initio
-Toennies form and the Gr-Gr interaction as a
Lennard-Jones empirical potential. The structural and spectroscopic properties of the single rare gas
atom cluster are investigated for an extensive range of the remaining two Jacobi coordinates,
The structure and stability of the Y2+Grn clusters are then determined by exploring their potential
energy surfaces for di erent symmetries. We find that the most stable isomers are C (11), D h(21),
C2v(31), D2h(41), C3v(51) and D3h(61). To our knowledge,
between an alkali ionic diatomic molecule and rare gas atoms.
Keywords: Clusters; Potential Energy Surface; Structure and Spectroscopy; Stability.
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USE OF X-RAY FLUORESCENCE FOR ANALYSIS OF GOLD
Nadreen Yousif Mohammed Yousif
Aljouf University, preparatory, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author: E-mail: nadreenyosif@hotmail.com
Phone: 0542049476
The aim of the present work was to develop a fast and accurate method for the analysis of gold
jewellery and gold lump pieces for the determination of their carat value, using the technique of x-ray
fluorescence (XRF). It was found that the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO) is
using a conventional method for the determination of carat content of gold jewellery and gold lump
pieces. The method used by SSMO is based on scratching the gold jewellery and gold lump pieces, as
well as a gold standard, by a stone. Thereafter they drop some acid on the scratched area and they
watch for the change of colour. If the colour does not change then the gold sample under test has the
same carat value as the standard. If the colour changes then it is not of the same carat as the standard.
It was observed that the method takes a long time to perform (about an hour per sample) and it is not
accurate enough.
In the present work two methods were used for the analysis of gold jewellery and gold lump pieces by
the XRF technique. Use was made of the same gold standards employed by SSMO, namely the carats:
12, 14, 18 and 21 (which were borrowed from them). It is known that gold carats are based on the
quantity of copper and other impurities that are mixed with gold. In the present study use was made of
the ratio of K X-ray intensity emitted by copper to the L X-ray intensity emitted by gold, for the
determination of the carat value. Such ratios were measured for the four gold standards obtained from
SSMO. Then calibration curves were drawn from the obtained results, and they were then applied for
the determination of carat values of unknown gold samples. In this way it was possible to develop a
fast and more accurate method for the analysis of gold jewellery and gold lump pieces of unknown
carat value. The method was applied to a number of gold jewellery pieces of unknown carat value. The
results obtained showed a general agreement between the two methods under study days.
The developed method for the analysis of gold jewellery and gold lump pieces has the advantage of
being faster (with an analysis time of about 2 or 3 minutes per sample), and more accurate as
compared to the conventional method used by SSMO.
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Session I
Wednesday 1 April 2015, Time: 09:00
CHAIR
Dr. M. Ashraf Gondal
31
10:40
SUB-WAVELENGTH LITHOGRAPHY AND MICROSCOPY VIA RABI
OSCILLATIONS
Suhail Zubairy
Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, USA
Corresponding Author: E-mail: zubairy@physics.tamu.edu
Phone: 1-979-862-4047
In optical lithography, the feature size in which scientists can write the circuits is limited to half the
wavelength of the light by something called the diffraction limit. Many attempts have been made to
advance this field beyond the current limit set by the wavelength of the laser used. In this talk, I shall
review these methods and then present a method for optical sub-wavelength lithography based on Rabi
oscillations that is only a single preparation step away from the currently implemented lithographic
process. This method allows, in principle, to write a pattern with accuracy better than a millionth of
the wavelength of the light used. We shall discuss the experimental realization of this scheme. Another
high-resolution method, the structured illumination microscopy (SIM) has been of special interest in
high precision imaging in recent years. Linear SIM has been realized nearly 20 years ago but with
resolution limitation. Since these years, nonlinear SIM has become a widely used method to get a
high-resolution image. In this talk we will discuss how the nonlinearity associated with Rabi
oscillations can be used for precision imaging.
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THE PHOTON/SPIN ECHO QUANTUM MEMORIES IN THE CONDENSED
SYSTEMS
S.A.Moiseev 1,2), K. I. Gerasimov1,2), V. I. Morosov3), E.S.Moiseev4,5), V.A.Skrebnev 2),
and R. B. Zaripov 2)
1)
Kazan Quantum Center, Kazan National Research Technical University, 10 K. Marx, Kazan 420111, Russia
2)
Kazan Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
420029, Sibirsky trakt 10/7, Kazan, Russia
3)
A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Russia
4)
Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Canada and
5)
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Russia
Corresponding author: E-mail: samoi@yandex.ru
Creation of quantum memory (QM) devices promises to be basic platform for elaboration of quantum
information technologies including universal quantum computer and long distance quantum communications.
The photon/spin echo approach [1,2] has demonstrated cogent advantages in the current researches by the
flexible possibilities in multi-mode storage [3] and recently demonstrated record quantum efficiency [4]. In spite
of the significant progress, the practically sound photon/spin echo QM schemes require further improvement of
long-lived storage and integration of the QM schemes into the quantum processing etc. Here, we present our
recent results aimed to the solution of these problems.
Electron-nuclei spin systems seem to be the most promising tool for realization of the long-lived quantum
storage. For realization of this approach in photon/spin QM technique, here, we present a new method
implementing longer QM life-time on the condensed nuclei spin ensemble characterized by the dipole-dipole
interactions and considerable inhomogeneous broadening of the resonant line. We have elaborated new radiofrequency pulse sequence providing efficient averaging of the decoherent effects in this nuclei spin ensemble [5].
We have used the general Hamiltonian approach for description of nuclei spin dynamics during the proposed
multi-pulse sequence and have demonstrated the observed advantages for faster averaging of the decoherent
effects in comparison with the well-known pulse sequences used for dynamical decoupling (DD) of the multispin systems.
Then we present experimental results on the spin echo QM protocol on the electron-nuclei spin system with
spin frequency comb (SFC) structure of the resonant transition [6]. Here, we have demonstrated the storage of
multi-pulse microwave fields at room temperature and prolongation of the QM life-time due to DD-technique.
Also we have demonstrated on-demand retrieval in the controlled gradient magnetic field. The obtained results
are discussed for potential realization in inorganic crystals doped by with rare-earth ions.
We have also presented a new scheme for implementation of the quantum random access memory based on
the impedance photon echo QM controlled by the three-level atom [7]. Here, we describe the physical conditions
providing efficient quantum control of the photonic qubit storage. Finally we have discussed the possible
implementations of this scheme by using the optical and microwave technique.
References
[1] S. A. Moiseev, and S. Kroll, Phys.Rev.Lett. 87, 173601 (2001).
[2] W. Tittel, et al., Laser & Photonics Reviews 4, 244 (2010).
[3] M. Bonarota, J.-L. Le Gou
13, 013013 (2011).
[4] I. Usmani, et al Nature Commun. 1, 12 (2010).
[5] S. A. Moiseev, V. A. Skrebnev. Phys.Rev.A. 91, 022329 (2015).
[6] K. I. Gerasimov, S. A. Moiseev, V. I. Morosov, and R. B. Zaripov. Phys. Rev.A. 90, 042306 (2014).
[7] E. S. Moiseev, and S. A. Moiseev. Multi-qubit time-bin quantum RAM, arXiv: 1412.2459v1
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NUMERICAL MODELLING OF ENHANCED STIMULATED RAMAN
SCATTERING
Fatima A Bajafar1 and Reem M Altuwirqi1
King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Jeddah,
1
, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author: E-mail: mrs.tota505@hotmail.com
Telephone: 0554774886
This work offers a mathematical model to simulate a process of Enhanced Stimulated Raman
Scattering (ESRS). This process occurs when the exciting laser energy is above the dissociation limit
of the Raman medium. It is experimentally observed that in this condition the normal SRS lines are
enhanced with the assistance of atomic lines emission. Hence, amplification of selected Stokes lines is
observed. The proposed model was applied to the Raman medium of H 2 gas, using the fourth
harmonic of the Nd:YAG laser, 266 nm, as a laser excitation source which its energy is above the
dissociation limit of H2 gas. A comparison between simulated and experimental results was
undertaken which showed good agreement. This concluded that the proposed model, which took
stimulated emission into consideration, was a good explanation for the high conversion efficiency of
some Stokes lines. It also aided in the understanding of the enhancement process.
Keywords: stimulated Raman scattering, enhanced stimulated Raman scattering, seeded stimulated
Raman scattering, Raman frequency shifting, stimulated emission, numerical modeling.
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Session II
Wednesday 1 April 2015, Time: 11:00 12:40
CHAIR
Dr. Nurdogan Can
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PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY: CHALLENGES OF THE 21 st
CENTURY
Azzedine Boudrioua, Mahmoud Chakaroun, Alexis Fishcer
93430 Villetaneuse, France
Corresponding author: e-mail: boudrioua@univ-paris13.fr
Phone: +33 (0)1 49 40 20 91
These last decades, optical telecommunications have made a spectacular success thanks to the
explosion of Internet. This development is the fruit of a main effort of research and development in the
field of guided optics which led to the improvement of the performances of optical fibers and
optoelectronic components able to generate, detect, modulate or commutate light. Consequently,
optoelectronic components of any kind at low cost become available in the market pushing the
emergence of other applications in various fields.
As a matter of fact, today the use of optics includes strategic fields like space and military ones and
also fields of everyday life like data storage (CD and DVD), medicine and unsuspected sectors such as
car industry.
In a competing way, the advent of Nano-Photonics is pushing the limits of photonic devices
miniaturization on scales lower than the wavelength. The interest of using the photon rather than the
electron comes from the very high optical frequencies of the optical signal which allow a very broad
band-width and offer an unequalled data transmission capacity.
Ultimately, the 20th century was the century of electronics and the 21st century is expected to be that of
photonics.
This presentation will give a highlight of the main concepts and the recent development of photonics
technology.
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STUDY OF THE CONTRACTION OF THE LATTICE PARAMETERS OF SILVER
NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIZED USING ACHYRANTHES ASPERA L STEM
EXTRACT
Siva Prasad Peddi1 and Bilal Abdallah Sadeh2
1
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, Aljouf University, Al Qurayyat, KSA
Corresponding Author: E-mail: prof.siva@ju.edu.sa
Phone: +966537616927
2
Asst. Professor, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, Aljouf University, Al Qurayyat, KSA
Corresponding author: Email: belal68@hotmail.com ;
Phone: +966508105277
Achyranthes Aspera L Stem Extract has been used as a reducing and capping agent and single step
green synthesis method was adopted for the process of obtaining silver nanoparticles (AGNP). The
UV-visible spectrophotometer which has revealed that the surface plasmon resonance occurs at 420
nm to 450 nm due to the presence of silver nanoparticles. The nanoparticles were found to be
approximately spherical in shape and their size obtained through Scanning Electron Microscope
(SEM) was found to be between 30
80 nm, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses has shown that
these nanoparticles are crystalline in nature. The characterization data was used to evaluate the surface
energy of the silver nanoparticles at room temperature which was helpful in the explanation of the
contraction of the lattice parameters of silver nanoparticles with decreasing particle size and they have
been found to be size and shape dependent which was in agreement with the experimental results.
Keywords: Lattice Parameters, Silver Nanoparticles, Green Synthesis, Characterization, Surface
Energy
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IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS ELEMENTS IN THE POLYMERIC
MATERIALS USED AS CONTAINERS FOR WATER AND FOOD USING LASER
INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY
Awatif Althubyani, W. A. Farooq, Walid Tawfik, Rabia Qindeel
Physics and Astronomy Department, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author: awatef-1@hotmail.com
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is one of the analytical techniques which have vast
application in the material analysis [1,2]. We have applied the technique for the elemental analysis to
find impurities and hazardous elements in polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyvinylchloride and poly
(methyl methacrylate) Polymers materials from one of the Saudi industries which are being used in
manufacturing of water and food containers. The aim was to identify the harmful elements present in
these polymers.
The study was carried out in high vacuum chamber. Q-switched pulsed Nd:YAG laser was used to
generate the plasma of the sample placed on rotating stage in the vacuum chamber. The emitted light
from the plasma was collected with Optical fiber and spectra were recorded after passing the light
through the spectrometer equipped with ICCD camera.
We have identified Al, Si, P, Ca, Mg, N elements in Polystyrene, Br, Mg, Ca, N in polycarbonate, Mg,
N, C in polyvinylchloride and Ca, Mg, C, N in methyl methacrylate polymer samples. We have also
detected molecular lines of CN, CO, C2 and CH in these samples. Presence of Al, Si, and P might be
harmful to the human body. LIBS is found to be simple and cost effective method to identify the
hazardous element. The industries can adopt this technique to provide harmless container for water or
food products.
Keywords: laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), polymer, qualitative, plasma.
References
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L.J. Radziemski, Spectrochim. Acta Part B 57, 1109 (2002).
2-
W.T. Mohamed, Opt. Appl. 37, 5 (2007).
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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PHASE TRANSITION OF AL2O3
NANOPARTICLES VIA PULSED LASER ABLATION IN LIQUIDS
M.A. Gondal, T.A. Fasasi, T. F. Qahtan and A. M. Ilyas
Laser Research Group, Physics Department and Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Box 5047 Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author: E-mail: magondal@kfupm.edu.sa
Phone: 0556211252
Various applications of metal oxide nano-materials like Al2O3 in industry and other areas attracted a
growing interest to the synthesis of materials which are cheap and chemically highly active. Pulsed
laser ablation in liquids is a technique for synthesis of nano-particles of high purity without the use of
any expensive instrumentation. In this work, Pulsed laser ablation technique was used to synthesize
aluminium oxide (Al2O3) nano-particles from solid aluminum target in de-ionized water. A Qswitched Nd: YAG laser beam of 532 nm wavelengths having 6 ns pulse width, laser fluence of 450
mJ/cm2 and 10 Hz frequency was used as an excitation source. Al 2O3 nano-particles synthesized were
deposited on a silicon glass substrate and heated to produce thin films of alumina nano particles. These
films were then heated at temperatures of 700, 800, 900, 950, 1000, 1025, 1050, 1100 and 1230 0C
respectively to study the phase transition of Al2O3 from
Al2O3 to
Al2O3. The single-phased
Al2O3 nano particles were obtained after heating it at a temperature of 1230 C for 2 hours. The
morphological and optical characterizations techniques like XRD, HRTEM, SEM and XPS were
employed to study the evolution of crystalline phases of Al2O3 nano-particles. With these analyses, we
observed the identification of three steps on the phase transition of
Al2O3 to
Al2O3. In
summary, the size of Al2O3 nano-particles prepared by pulsed laser ablation technique in liquid was
evaluated and the relationship between the phase transitions and temperature was studied.
Key words: Phase transition, pulsed laser ablation, nanoparticles, Al2O3, XRD, crystalline phase.
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Session III
Wednesday 1 April 2015, Time: 14:00 15:40
CHAIR
Dr. Reem Altuwairqi
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PAIR CORRELATIONS OF TWO DIPOLE EMITTERS IN A FINITE ORDERED
CHARGE-SHEET STRUCTURE
Agus Muhamad Hatta1,2 and Ali A. Kamli1
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of Engineering Physics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia
1
Corresponding author: E-mail: ahatta@jazanu.edu.sa
Pair correlations of two dipole emitters in a finite ordered charge-sheet structure (FCSS) are
investigated. The FCSS consists of a finite number of charge sheets separating dielectric layers. The
dispersion relation and the corresponding field distributions of a general structure are determined
using transfer-matrix techniques. Firstly, we evaluate the de-excitation rate of a single dipole emitter
coupled to the quantized fields supported by such a structure. The de-excitation rate is calculated for
different numbers of charge sheets, varying excitation frequency, and varying emitter position.
Secondly, we analyse the pair correlations involving two dipole emitters localized within the FCSS.
The rates of de-excitation corresponding to a pair of states, namely symmetric state and antisymmetric state, are evaluated. The analysis is performed for different dipole orientation, their
positions in the structure and the parameters effect of FCSS. This study of field-matter interactions in
the FCSS is useful for a development of quantum-information processing and the realization of
quantum-computing.
Keywords : charge-sheet structure, de-excitation rate, dipole emitter, pair correlations
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FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY OF NANOMETALLIC OXIDES AND THEIR
LIGANDS IN OSTEOSARCOMA CELLS
2
M. Fakhar-e-Alam1, 2, S. Kishwer2, Najeeb Abbas1, M. Atif 3, O. Nur2, M. Willander2, Nasir Ami2, W. A. Farooq 3
1
Department of Physics, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
3
Department of Physics and astronomy, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author email: wafarooq@hotmail.com
Phone: +966-532175405
In the present study, Osteosarcoma (U2OS) cell line was used to see the possible effects of manganese
di-oxide nanowires (MnO2 NWs) individually and their complexed forms using different types of
-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), and protoporphyrin IX (Pp IX).
Cellular toxicity was detected by reactive oxygen species (ROS) which are estimated with
fluorescence spectroscopy and MTT assay under ultraviolet (UV), visible light and different laser
exposures. It is also confirmed by cellular morphology. Prominent cell debris was found with the
above nanomaterials in their complexed forms using different photosensitizer in labelled U2OS cells.
This cell death might be due to the release of singlet oxygen species in Osteosarcoma cells which is an
indication of their anticancer-cell effects.
Keywords: Osteosarcoma cell, reactive oxygen species (ROS), MTT assay, photodynamic therapy
(PDT)
References
1.
J.W. Martin, M. Zielenska, G.S. Stein, A.J. VanWijnen, J.A. Squire, Oncogenesis Hindawi
Publishing Corporation Sarcoma 2011, 1-13 (2011).
2.
A.K. Raymond, A.G. Ayala, S. Knuutila, IARC Press, Lyon, France, 264 270 (2002).
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SPECTRAL ANALYSIS AND PLASMA CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL
POLYMERS USING LASER INDUCED PLASMA SPECTROSCOPY
Mona Moteiry, Walid Tawfik , Rabia Qindeel, W. A. Farooq
Physics and Astronomy Department, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author: E-mail: walid_tawfik@hotmail.com
In this paper, we studied the spectral analysis and plasma characterization of commercial polystyrene
polymer using the laser-induced plasma spectroscopy (LIPS) technique. This study was performed
using the fundamental wavelength of Nd:YAG laser at 225mJ energy and 7 ns pulse width, focused
normal to the surface of the sample under atmospherics pressure. The LIPS spectral intensities were
observed for atomic and molecular lines. The generated polymer plasma plume was monitored with
gated CCD camera and the emission was analyzed using 7 Czerny-Turner Spectrographs. By
characterization the observed plasma, the generated plasma temperature was found to be ~ 6000 K
while plasma density reached ~ 4 x 1017 cm-3. Quantitative analysis of sodium as trace element was
performed for polystyrene polymer. By optimizing the LIPS experimental condition at detection delay
time of 2 microseconds, the calibration curves for Na as minor element were achieved with linear
regression coefficient of 94 % for polymer samples at 588.9 nm. A low limit of detection LOD of
LIPS attained with a value of 0.35 ppm for sodium in the polymer samples. From the application
viewpoint, improving LIPS LOD is very important and can be easily used for monitoring the on-line
industrial production of commercial polymers for trace elements that may have risk to human health.
Keywords: laser-induced plasma spectroscopy (LIPS), polystyrene polymer, quantitative, plasma
References
1-
Radziemski LJ. Review of selected analytical applications of laser
plasmas and laser ablation, 1987 1994. Microchem J;50:218 34 (1994).
2-
Walid Tawfik Y. Mohamed, "Improving Detection Limits of trace elements in
Aluminum Alloys using LIBS with a Time-resolved high resolution Echelle Spectrometer", Journal of
Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 40, pp.30-38 (2008).
3Laser-Induced Plas
-54 (2014).
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MIRROR-LIKE EFFECT BASED ON CORRELATIONS AMONG ATOMS
Qurrat-ul-ain Gulfam1 and Zbigniew Ficek2
Jazan University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 114, Gizan 45142, KSA
2
NCMP, KACST, Saudi Arabia
1
Corresponding author: E-mail: qgulfam@jazanu.edu.sa
The novel idea to use single atoms as highly-reflecting mirrors has recently gained much attention.
Usually, in order to observe the reflective nature of an atom, it is required to couple the atom to an
external medium such that a directional spontaneous emission could be realized [1]. We propose an
alternative way to achieve the directional emission by considering a system of correlated atoms in free
space. It is well known that mutually interacting atoms have a strong tendency to emit the radiation
along particular discrete directions [2]. This relieves one from the stingy condition of associating the
atomic system to another media and facilitates the experimental implementation to a large degree.
Moreover, realistic 3-dimensional collective emission can be taken into account in the dynamics. Two
interesting spatial setups have been considered; one where a probe atom is confined in a linear cavity
formed by two atomic mirrors and, the other where a probe atom faces a chain of correlated atoms. We
observe an evidence of the mirror-like effect in a simple system of a chain of three atoms. The angular
distribution of the radiation intensity observed in the far field is greatly affected by the atomic
interactions [3]. Hence suitable directions for enhanced reflectivity can be determined.
References
[1] 1. D. E. Chang, et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 113606 (2013).
[2]. R. H. Lehmberg, Phys. Rev. A 2, 889 (1970).
[3]. Q. Gulfam and J. Evers, J. Phys. B 43, 045501 (2010).
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QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF IMPURITIES IN SENSITIZED CADMIUM
SELENIDE QUANTUM DOTS USING LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN
SPECTROSCOPY
Sultan F. Alqhtani, W. A. Farooq, Walid Tawfik
Department of Physics and Astronomy College of Science King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author: E-mail: sultan7-1401@hotmail.com
In the present research, we have fabricated Cadmium Selenide (CdSe) quantum dots (QDs) by using a
chemical method at different, concentrations of trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO).
After fabrication process, the cleaning process could not remove many residual chemicals. In order to
find these remained impurities in the fabricated QDs, elemental analysis is required. We have chosen
laser induce breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique for the analysis due to it needs no sample
preparation or modifications, easy for analysis and cost effectiveness.
The qualitative LIBS analysis for CdSe QDs revealed that the sample contains Cd, Te, Se, H, P, Ar, O,
Ni, C, Al and He impurities. These observed results gave precise details of the impurities present in
the QDs sample. These impurities are important for future work at which controlling the impurity
contents in the QDs samples may improve the physical, optical and electrical properties of the QDs
used for solar cell application.
References
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