A. High brightness lasers for ignitions
- Micro solid-state photonics: advanced laser crystals, laser ceramics, and micro-domain controlled materials
- Giant micro-photonics: mega-watt class giant pulse generation from micro photonics
- High power and reliable diode lasers: high power VCSELs, DFB and VBG based diodes, etc.
- High power and reliable fiber or fiber lasers, including pump delivery or giant pulse generation

B.  Advanced ignition systems for stationary natural gas engines,  vehicular and aerospace applications
- Fundamental ignition studies.
- Advanced ignition systems for  stationary power generation:  Lean-burn,  High EGR,  and dilute combustion regimes.
- Advanced ignition systems for vehicular applications: Lean-burn, High EGR, dilute combustion.
- Laser ignition in Aerospace applications: Low-density combustion, Hypersonics, etc.
- Laser ignition of energetic materials: Ignition of solid propellants using lasers, Space / ballistic applications, etc.

C. Advanced applications of giant-pulse microchip laser systems
- Nonlinear optics:  higher  harmonic wave generation, optical parametric generation, sum and differential wave generation for VUV to THz wave generation, etc.
- Diagnostics: LIBS, mass spectroscopy, gas sensing, ranging, etc.
- Materials process: laser drilling, laser peening, and the other advanced laser process, etc. (Joint session)
- Laser damage: fundamental physics, practical systems