Papers and/or suggested panel discussions are specifically requested on current and evolving analytical techniques that address: 

Optical models, methods, and performance estimates

• geometrical and physical optics
• diffractive optics and holographic systems
• beam propagation
• meta-materials (including negative index, photonic crystals, cloaking)
• plasmonics and evanescent waves, thermal phonons, and topolaritons
• polarization
• adaptive optics
• radiometry
• stray light and narcissus
• fiber-optics and photonics
• interferometers and nullers
• image doubling
• illumination (including lasers, LEDs, OLEDS, solar)
• stray light/ghosts
• quantum dots
• optimization
• phase/prescription retrieval
• tolerancing and probabilistic design.

Electro-optical models including relating factors

• detector quantum efficiency and rapid read-outs
• charge diffusion
• EMI/EMC influences on E-O performance.

Optical coating performance

• filters
• laser damage resistance.

MEMS and MOEMS

• electrostatics; Casimir forces
• structures.

Structural and optomechanical modeling

• ultra-lightweight optics, nano-laminates, membrane mirrors
• mounting stresses, G-Release, and /or launch and deployment
• high impact/shock and pressure loadings
• influence functions
• vibration and damping
• micro-dynamics and influences of piece-part inertia; friction/stiction; pinning
• mechanical influences such as scanning deformations and special zoom/servo effects
• thermo-elastic effects
• stress birefringence
• fracture mechanics, micro-yield, and lifetime estimates
• proof testing models
• aspects such as lay-up anisotropy and material inhomogeneity/anisotropy
• nodal accuracy; meshing.

Thermal and thermo-optical modeling

• effects of energy absorption with depth in transmissive elements; heat flow within mirrors
• thermal run-away in IR elements
• aircraft/UAV/instrument windows, missiles, and domes; inspection tie-ins
• solar loading
• cooling electronics
• thermo-optical material characterizations over new wavelengths and/or temperatures
• system sterilization
• hole drilling, welding, and laser heat treating
• HEL effects including survivability and hardening
• recursive models where thermo-elastic changes in-turn impact heating
• effects of joint resistance on conduction changes; mounting to a S/C-deck
• effects on LEDs
• meshing.

Integrated models

• closely coupled thermal-structural-optical models
• optical control systems
• global optimizers
• acquisition, pointing, and tracking
• end-to-end simulations.

Space-borne (and/or microlithographic) contamination, and radiative factors

• contamination control
• particulate/NVR models
• photopolymerization
• radiative damage, atomic O2
• spacecraft charging
• micro-meteoroid modeling, including spalling.

Aero-optics

• boundary layer and shock wave effects
• convective effects and air-path conditioning/self-induced turbulence.

Modeling of vision systems

• HUDs
• HMDs.

Application-specific unique optical models and performance predictions

• adaptive optics
• bio and medical optics/sensing
• lasers/laser communication systems
• LEDs/solid state lighting
• MEMs/nano technology
• existing/evolving photonic devices and systems
• photonic devices
• solar technology.

Other

• phenomenology
• reliability
• rules of thumb and scale factors of use to individual disciplines
• weight, power, cost, and schedule models for electro-optical systems.

Of special interest are new methods of analysis, and contributions to a body of work that will help provide various model "anchors" and parametric relationships that correlate results with predictions.