Monday, 15 September 2003
9:00 - 9:50 Registration
9:50 - 10:00 Opening
10:00 - 11:00 P. MandelLFF: A case study in asymptotic analysis
V. RottschäferStability analysis of external cavity modes in the Lang-Kobayashi equations
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:30 M. RadziunasDynamics of longitudinal modes in multisection semiconductor lasers
A. NapartovichDynamics of semiconductor lasers with delayed feedback in dependence on a number of steady-state solutions
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 15:30 B. KrauskopfGlobal bifurcations in a laser with phase-conjugate feedback
J. SieberBifurcation analysis for lasers with amplified feedback
S. BauerSynchronisation processes in lasers: Resonances on tori
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30 M. NizetteInjection-Locking of semiconductor lasers with optical feedback
O. BroxExternal locking properties of 40 GHz selfpulsating lasers
Y. Chembo KouomouInfluence of parameter-mismatch on the performance of an electro-optical hyperchaotic communication scheme

Tuesday, 16 September 2003
9:00 - 10:30 I. FischerDynamics of mutually coupled semiconductor lasers: Towards small coupling delays
O. UshakovExperiments with a laser tandem
N. KorneyevModeling of coupled lasers with short and zero delay
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 S. YanchukSynchronization of two mutually coupled semiconductor lasers: Instantaneous coupling limit
R. VicenteDynamics of two semiconductor lasers with bidirectional optoelectronic coupling
S. WieczorekInteracting modes in coupled lasers: A strong coupling theory
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 15:30 J. Mørk Tailoring the dynamics of semiconductor optical amplifiers
H. DorrenAll-optical logic based on ultrafast gain and index dynamics in semiconductor optical amplifiers
G. BramannTwo wave competition in ultra long SOAs
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00 E. ViktorovAntiphase dynamics in semiconductor lasers
K. ChlouverakisTemperature sensitivity of injection locked VCSELs
18:30 - ??? Workshop Dinner

Wednesday, 17 September 2003
9:00 - 10:30 E. AvrutinRelaxation time of saturable absorbers, the physics and the effect on multisection device dynamics
U. Bandelow Simulation of mode-locked lasers based on a distributed time-domain model
G. Kozyreff Interaction of two modulational instabilities in a semiconductor resonator
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 A. VladimirovA new DDE model for passive mode-locking
B. HüttlExperimental characterization of monolithically integrated 40 GHz mode-locked lasers on InP
A. Demircan Generation of ultrabroad spectra in optical fibers
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 - 15:30 Round table discussion