The workshop will be organised jointly by Loughborough University, UK and Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden under the auspices of the AQDJJ Programme, which is funded by the European Science Foundation

Programme of Events

Aim and Scope

The physics of artificial structures of reduced dimensionality is one of the main emerging areas of condensed matter physics, and may form the basis of future terahertz electronics and quantum computing technology. The Workshop aims to cover these developments, in particular the following aspects:

1. arrays of Josephson junctions (JJ),
2. arrays of nanoparticles and of quantum dots,
3. semiconductor and other types of superlattices
4. arrays of small magnetic particles
5. photonic band gap materials
6. interaction of electromagnetic radiation with all types of arrays
7. applications to quantum computing
8. tunneling phenomena
9. Nonequilibrium effects in mesoscopic structures
10. Novel concepts of ultrasensitive detectors for IR and submillimeter waves;
11. Novel electronics based on Nanotubes and Nanowires
12. Electron cooling by SIN tunnel junctions; Cryogenics
13. Analog and digital readout systems; imaging arrays of bolometers; multiplexing
14. Quasioptics and HF Filtering; coupling with bolometers
15. Radioastronomy in submm/IR regions
16. Single-photon detectors. THz imaging;

The workshop aims at reviewing the fundamentals and outlining the research perspectives on the use of these systems which have very complex physics. All aspects of the physics of systems made of small circuits and large arrays of many different types of nano-elements will be covered.

Structure

• oral presentations (30 mins),
• posters ,
• round table discussions.

English is the official language.

Ph.D. students and young researchers are encouraged to participate, as well as to submit their work for poster presentation. This will give them the chance of discussing their research with colleagues and outstanding scientists in the field.

Registration and Fees

All registration will be done using the online registration form which can be accessed from this link.. We assume that the costs of hotel and meals per person will be about 1000 Euro for single room (~850 Euro for staying in double room) plus ~150 Euro registration fee. Those registering from ESF member countries will be informed if they will need to pay the fee themselves; others should enquire directly. Travel expenses will not be reimbursed.

Venue, Accommodation and Social Programme

The workshop will be held at the resort of Bjorkliden near the town of Kiruna, Sweden.

Information about Bjorkliden:

• http://www.goski.com/rswe/bjorklid.htm
• http://www.bjorkliden.com/bjorkis

Travel

Advisory board

• Professor Feodor V. Kusmartsev, Department of Physics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
• Professor Antonio Barone,Department of Physical Sciences, University of Naples "Frederico II", Naples, Italy
• Dr. Stefan Benacka,Slovak Academy of Sciences, Department of Cryoelectronics, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
• Professor Per Delsing,Quantum Device Physics Laboratory, Microtechnology and Nanoscience,, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
• Dr. Jan Kolacek,Institute of Physics ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic
• Professor Piero Martinoli,Institut de Physique, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
• Professor Victor Moshchalkov,Laboratorium voor Vaste-Stoffysica en Magnetisme, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
• Professor Mikko Paalanen,Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland
• Dr. Niels Falsig Pedersen,Dept. of Electronic Power Engineering, Techn. University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
• Professor Alexey Ustinov,Physikalisches Institut III, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
• Professor Alvaro Sanchez,Grup d'Electromagnetisme, Departament de Fisica, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
• Professor Harald W. Weber,Abteilung Tieftemperaturphysik, Atominstitut der Österreichischen Universitäten, Wien, Austria
• Dr. Richard Giles,Department of Physics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
• Professor Petter Minnhagen,NORDITA, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Organising Committee

• Organising Committee

  F Kusmartsev, A. Ustinov, A, Andreev, L. Kuzmin, T. Claeson, R T Giles, D Gulevich, M Forrester, M. Tarasov, K Arutyunov.

• Local Organising Committee

  L. Kuzmin, A.-M. Frykestig, M. Tarasov

Further information

For details concerning the Workshop programme and registration, please contact Feo Kusmartsev. For information about the venue, facilities, accommodation and travel arrangements, please contact Leonid Kuzmin.

Workshop Webmaster R.T.Giles@lboro.ac.uk , 24th May., 2005

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