Papers will be accepted in the following areas

 •High power laser damage, UV through IR

 •Ultrafast through CW laser irradiation effects

 •Laser ablation and laser machining

 •High laser damage resistant coatings

 •Defects, contamination, polishing, and surface damage

 •Characterization techniques and measurement protocols

 •Mechanisms, Modeling, and simulations

 •Nonlinear laser crystals

 •Laser ceramics

 •Optical glasses and fibers