In celebration of the International Year of Quantum, the Red Iberoamericana de Óptica (RIAO – Iberian-American Network for Optics), in cooperation with the International Commission for Optics (ICO) and the support of the IEEE Photonics Society (IPS), is organizing the International School on Quantum Optics, collocated with the RIAO-OPTILAS 2025 Conference, the flagship event for optics and photonics in the IberianAmerican region, that will take place from November 17 to 21, 2025, at the Santa Cruz de la Sierra Campus of the Universidad Privada Boliviana.
In an active and interactive way and open casual and friendly atmosphere, world renowned scholars and researchers will address Quantum and Quantum Optics from the very basics to some more advanced topics both theoretical and experimental or applied including with industrial applications examples.
The School’ sessions will be distributed along the week with a schedule that will allow participants to also attend and enjoy the activities of RIAOOPTILAS 2025 conference.
Provisional list of lectures:
The History of Quantum
Efrain Solarte, Universidad del Valle, Colombia
From Semi-Classical to Quantum Theory: Understanding Atom-Field Interactions
Imrana Ashraf Zahid, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
Introduction to quantum nonlinear optics
Jose Luis Paz, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru
How to use quantum optics to do non-linear optics
Humberto Michinel, University of Vigo, Spain
Quantization of the Free Electromagnetic Field and Quantum States of Light
Imrana Ashraf Zahid, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
Precision measurement in optics and quantum optics
John Howell, Chapman University, USA
Optical quantum communications
Yaseera Ismail, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Basics of Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (with Prototype Demonstration)
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Bringing Photoacoustic Spectroscopy to Industrial Applications
Abdul Rahman, University of Szeged, Hungary.
Braga, Portugal, June 18, 2025.
Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa
(Chair of the Education Committee of the International Commission for Optics)