The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in the Optical Spectrum

SPIE Proceedings of the First International Conference on Optical SETI

Volume 1867

Chairman/Editor:

Dr. Stuart A. Kingsley

Cochair:

Monte Ross

• Introduction

INTRODUCTION AND CONVENTIONAL MICROWAVE SETI

• Let There Be Light! (Keynote Address) [1867-01]

• The NASA Search For Evidence Of Technological Civilizations In Space - Project HRMS [1867-02]

• Strategies For SETI Target Selection [1867-03]

• SETI - A Waste Of Time! (Invited Paper) [1867-05]

• Why Von Neumann Interstellar Probes Could Not Exist: Non-Optical Reflections On Modern Analytic Philosophy, Bad Arguments And Unutilised Data [1867-06]

• The Decoding Problem: Do We Need To Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence In Order To Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence? [1867-07]

• Recent Progress In Deep-Space Optical Communications [1867-17]

OPTICAL SETI I

• Fundamental Factors Affecting The Optimum Frequency Range For SETI (Invited Paper) 1867-08]

• The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) In The Optical Spectrum: A Review [1867-09]

• An Economic Rationale For Extraterrestrials Using Lasers For SETI [1867-10]

• Infrared SETI [1867-11]

• Superior Utility Of Lasers For Interstellar Beacons, Communications, And Travel [1867-12]

• Radio And Optical SETI From The Southern Hemisphere [1867-13]

OPTICAL SETI II

• Application Of One Measure Of Search Merit To Optical SETI [1867-14]

• Large M-ary Pulse Position Modulation And Photon Buckets For Effective Interstellar Communications [1867-15]

• Amateur Optical SETI [1867-16]

WORKSHOP

• The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) In The Optical Spectrum

• Appendix: The SETI Protocols

• Addendum

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