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The SSOM Engelberg Lectures on Optics 2007
Photonics in Space: a Challenge for Modern Technologies

12th SSOM Engelberg Lectures on Optics
5–7 March 2007, Hotel Regina Titlis, Engelberg, Switzerland

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One of Dawin’s six telescopes that is part of the eight-spacecraft flotilla (© ESA).

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Program

Monday Morning, 5 March 2007

Advanced Imaging and Spectroscopy

08:00 Space based X-ray and gamma-ray Observation Th. Courvoisier
ISDC, Observatory of Geneva
08:50 THz Astronomy on the Herschel Space Observatory
Part 1 - Part 2
A. Benz / W. Bächtold
Institute for Astronomy, ETH Zurich
10:20 Stars, Disks and Newborn Planets: Imaging Proto-Solar Systems A. Sicilia Aguilar
Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
11:10 Hyperspectral instruments and their applications in remote sensing
Part 1 - Part 2
K. Itten / J. Nieke
RSL, University of Zurich

Monday Evening, 5 March 2007

ESA Programmes

18:00 Role of Photonics in ESA Space Missions I. Zayer
ESA-ESTEC/Noordwijk NL
18:30 Prodex Programme J. Frauchiger
SSO / Berne
19:30 Earth Observation Programmes U. Frei
SSO / Berne
20:00 Technology Development Programmes L. de Faveri
SSO / Berne

Tuesday Morning, 6 March 2007

Time and Frequency

08:00 Physics of Atomic Clocks G. Mileti
IMT, University of Neuchâtel
08:50 Optical Frequency Combs R. Holzwarth
Max-Planck-Institute for Quantumoptics, Garching
10:20 Potential of Space Based Navigation for Time and Frequency Transfer R. Dach
AIUB, University of Berne
11:10 Swiss Atomic Clocks within Global Navigation Satellites Systems… P. Rochat
Temex Neuchatel Time SA & T4Science SA

Tuesday Evening, 6 March 2007

Swiss Space Projects

18:00 The HiRISE Camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter… N. Thomas
University of Berne
18:45 DARWIN T. Jagemann
ESA-ESTEC/Noordwijk NL
20:00 Detection and Characterisation of Extra-Solar Planets F. Pepe
ISDC, Observatory of Geneva

Wednesday Morning, 7 March 2007

Advanced Optics by Aspherical Elements

08:00 Aspheres, a new Era in Optics R. Hentschel
Schott AG / Mainz D
08:50 Modern Production Technology & Metrology H. J. Tiziani
University of Stuttgart
10:20 Driving Force: Applications B. Braunecker
Braunecker Eng. GmbH
11:10 Technology Review of Large Space Telescopes D. Doyle
ESA-ESTEC/Noordwijk NL

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