LIGHT OUR FUTURE

Workshop Programme
Sunday 15th November, 2020
Registration and Reception of Participants
08:00 – 09:00 Online reception ad registration of the participants at the Faculty of Engineering
Sciences (FES), GIK Institute
09:00 – 10:30 Session 1: Chair: Waleed Khan, President SPIE-OSA GIK Institute Chapter

09:00 – 09:30 Recitation of the Holy Quran

Welcome remarks by the President SPIE-OSA GIK Institute Student Chapter.
09:30 – 10:30 Talk 1: Applications of photonic technologies in (1) communication, (2) medical, (3)
agricultural, (4) industries, (5) military, (6) energy, (7) research, and (8) combating
COVID-19, Muhammad Hassan Sayyad, Advisor SPIE-OSA GIK Institute Chapter
10:30 – 11:00 Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30 Session 2: Chair, Rumaisa Afzal, Vice-President SPIE and WIO, GIK Institute Chapter
11:00 – 11:30 Talk 2: Integrated Nanophotonics Raman Sensors, Ali Reza, Microsoft Finland.
11:30 – 12:00 Talk 3: Silicon Photonics, Dura Shahwar, Alto University, Finland
12:00 – 12:30 Talk 4: Free-Electron Lasers (FELs), Lutful Ahad, Eastern Finland University, Finland
12:30 – 13:00 Talk 5: Latest on Mid-IR Semiconductor Light Sources: Modern Applications from Sea
to the Space, Nouman Zia, Tampere University, Finland
13:00 – 14:30 Break for Prayers and Lunch
Session 3: Chair, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hassan Sayyad,
14:30 – 16:15
Advisor SPIE-OSA GIK Institute Chapter
Hands- on Demonstrations of Photonics Applications
The modern photonics and optical communications industries have placed ever
increasing demands on the supply of skilled graduates who are competent in the
design, installation and operation of photonics systems. In response to this demand,
a range of modern photonics laboratory demonstrations will be provided.

14:30 – 16:00  Demonstration of High Power Laser Applications (Prof. Hassan)

 Demonstration of Laser Engraver (Mr. Adeel Tariq)
 Demonstration of Optical Fiber Communication (Engr. Fooqia)
 Demonstration of Electro-optic Modulation (Ms. Nayyab)
 Demonstration of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) (Prof. Hassan)
16:00 – 16:15 Session 4: Closing (SPIE-OSA Officers)
Chief Guest Dr. Naveed R. Butt, Dean FES
For any queries, please contact us at U2017499@giki.edu.pk; 03369039982,
sayyad@giki.edu.pk; hsayyad62@gmail.com; 03004800595