Preface

摘要

This volume contains the Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Photo-Excited Processes and Applications (6-ICPEPA), which was held in Sapporo, Japan, between 9 and 12 September 2008. The inaugural ICPEPA was held at Sendai, Japan in 1993. It has grown in strength through successive conferences held in Jerusalem, Israel (1995), Strasbourg, France (1999), Lecce, Italy, (2004), and Charlottesville, USA (2006) and it is now recognized as an important biannual event.rnPhoton-assisted materials processing represents some of the key technologies of the 21st Century. They will enable the synthesis and formation of novel, highly functional materials and precision micro-and nano-fabrication of materials. Laser-based techniques can be used to process a wide range of materials, from soft materials like biotissues and polymers to hard materials such as glass and diamond. 6-ICPEPA continues the tradition inherited from previous conferences and considers experimental, theoretical, and computational investigations in the general area of photon-assisted materials processing. In addition to the traditional fields of laser-matter interaction, modeling and simulation of photoexcited processes, laser-assisted film deposition and, surface processing, the topics emphasized in the program of 6-ICPEPA include the interaction of laser radiation with biomolecules, 3D photofabrication, and laser applications in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and industry.