Industry Events

Optica Online Industry Meeting: Photonics-based Quantum Computing

16 Jan 2024, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

There are currently several approaches to quantum computing, all of which involve photonics in some way, whether lasers for trapping ions and atoms or integrated photonics for creating and manipulating qubits. Photonics will also be essential for networking quantum computers together to reach scale. Where is each approach today and what does it need from photonics suppliers? All agree that “every photon counts” but what does that mean? This event will hear from developers about their photonics challenges.

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Optica Online Industry Meeting: OLEDs and MicroLEDs

21 Nov 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

As one of the largest segments in the optics and photonics market, displays represent massive volumes and revenues. They continue to advance, particularly with OLEDs, MiniLEDs, and MicroLEDs offering new possibilities beyond flat panel displays to foldable displays, ARVR headset displays, and creative lighting designs. This meeting will discuss some of the new applications that can employ these displays, and the requirements on the optics technologies.

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Optica Quantum Industry Summit at LIGENTEC

14 Nov 2023, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Optica Quantum Industry Summit is returning for a second round! This year’s quantum summit will focus on developing photonics technologies (laser, optics, PICs, detectors, equipment), quantum computing, system integration, memory storage, cryptography, metrology, and information transmission. This Summit aims to bring together quantum companies and their potential supply chain partners to address the needs of the industry and the significant challenges ahead. The event will be hosted at LIGENTEC’s headquarters in Laussane, Switzerland. We look forward to connecting!

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Optica Data Center Industry Summit at Juniper Networks

01 Nov 2023, 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Optica Industry Summits are multi-day programs that feature panel presentations, in-person networking opportunities, and external company visits and tours. Optica is partnering with COBO to host the second annual Data Center Industry Summit. It has a focus on bringing companies together in the supply chain to discuss the innovations and deployment of optics in data center applications and beyond. Users and system integrators will give their views about the technology trends, timelines, and what’s needed from the optics community as the industry migrates from face-pluggable transceivers to optics co-packaged with switch electronics. What’s already here? What’s coming? What’s missing? We look forward to connecting! So that both attendees and speakers can speak freely and interact in-person, we will not be recording or offering an online participation.

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Optica Online Industry Meeting: Augmented and Virtual Reality

31 Oct 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Augmented, virtual and mixed reality platforms are improving to the point of their use in industrial environments, such as for cable harness installation, and for medicine and education. Wider use will require further improvements in headset design–particularly weight and cost, but also many visual metrics, such as field of view, frame rate and latency. This meeting will review the state of the art and what is needed next from the optics and photonics community to move AR/VR to wider use.

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Optica End-User Workshop at Frontier in Optics + Laser

09 Oct 2023, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

At the Optica End-User Workshop at Frontier in Optics + Laser, speakers will be playing the roles of “end-users.” They will present their unmet needs necessary for their next steps of development. In a very interactive session moderated by Optica CTO, Jose Pozo, the participants will explore some room for collaboration. This Optica End-User workshop is mainly attended by industry representatives. The participant list will be circulated shortly before the meeting. Most of the companies will attend with either their CTO, Business Development Manager, or Director of R&D.

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Optica Laser Congress and Exhibition

08 Oct 2023, 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

This conference provides a comprehensive view of the latest advances in solid state laser development along with recent new applications. Of high interest are the high order nonlinear effects made possible by the development of ultra-high brightness and high power radiation sources. Also covered are other sophisticated applications of numerous highly capable solid state sources and associated devices for free space and quantum communications, LIDAR for autonomous vehicles, beam steering, materials modification such as laser peening, micro-machining, and brittle material processing. The exhibition features the latest products resulting from these advances.

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Optica Online Industry Meeting: Biosensing

26 Sep 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Scientists were able to identify and track the COVID-19 virus and develop vaccines and remedies with unprecedented speed, thanks to optics-based gene sequencing and biosensors that are now widely available and more affordable than even a decade ago. Biosensing is now applied in a wide array of applications, from glucose monitoring and pathogen detection, to cancer marking and food safety. This event will explore some opportunities in biosensing today that use optics and photonics.

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Optica Innovations in Semiconductor Technology, Laser Diodes, & Integrated Photonics Industry Summit

05 Sep 2023, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The 2023 Innovations in Semiconductor Technology, Laser Diodes, & Integrated Photonics Industry Summit aims to bring manufacturers and component providers together for an in-person discussion about integrated photonics and diode laser sources in the industry. Topics of discussion include the development of new devices and systems that enable more efficient and compact processing of light making them useful for a range of industrial and environmental monitoring, applications of material processing, drivers for other radiation sources, quantum computing, and implementation of telecommunications and free space optics. The Summit will address primary areas where further revolution is needed, including integration and packaging research for communications, medical devices, and sensing applications, optomechanics for self-assembly applications, optical pumping for high-power lasers, LiDAR, medical devices, and industrial production technology. The event will be hosted at ficomTEC’s headquarters in the Achim, Germany area, with a company visiting tour included. We look forward to connecting!

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Optica Photonic Devices Industry Summit at ficonTEC

05 Sep 2023, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The 2023 Optica Photonics Devices Industry Summit aims to bring manufacturers and component providers together for an in-person discussion about integrated photonics and diode laser sources in the industry. Topics of discussion include the development of new devices and systems that enable more efficient and compact processing of light making them useful for a range of industrial and environmental monitoring, applications of material processing, drivers for other radiation sources, quantum computing, and implementation of telecommunications and free space optics. The Summit will address primary areas where further revolution is needed, including integration and packaging research for communications, medical devices, and sensing applications, optomechanics for self-assembly applications, optical pumping for high-power lasers, LiDAR, medical devices, and industrial production technology. The event will be hosted at ficonTEC’s headquarters in the Achim, Germany area, with a company visiting tour included. We look forward to connecting!

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Optica Online Industry Meeting: Free Space and Optical Wireless Communication

29 Aug 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Optical free space communications dates as far back as semaphore systems used in Napoleon’s time and more recent infrared (IrDA) wireless links for use in personal computers. But the field has advanced today to provide high bandwidth connections for fixed terrestrial links, earth-to-satellite links, and communications among a constellation of satellites. The proliferation of satellite constellations brings new demands on free space systems, with added requirements for the harsh environment. Meanwhile, optical wireless has expanded to include proposals for vehicle-to-vehicle and traffic light communications, LiFi, and other visible light communications. This online event will discuss the new end-user requirements on optical free space and wireless communications systems.

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The Innovation School

16 Jul 2023, 2:25 PM - 11:59 PM

Learn how you can take a great idea and turn it into product or solution… and how to take an idea that isn’t market viable and pivot to a better offering. At the Innovation School, you’ll leverage the lean-canvas model tool to guide your team as you race towards a pitch at the end of the four-day program. You’ll leave this event with a new perspective and skills for being an entrepreneur/intrapreneur. Get ready to be challenged, inspired, and gain an new network and connections with fellow leaders and innovators in our industry.

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Optica End-User Workshop at Optica Advanced Photonics Congress

10 Jul 2023, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

At the Optica End-User Workshop at Optica Advanced Photonics Congress, speakers will be playing the roles of “end-users.” They will present their unmet needs necessary for their next steps of development. In a very interactive session moderated by Optica CTO, Jose Pozo, the participants will explore some room for collaboration. This Optica End-User workshop is mainly attended by industry representatives. The participant list will be circulated shortly before the meeting. Most of the companies will attend with either their CTO, Business Development Manager, or Director of R&D.

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Optica End-User Workshop at Optica Quantum 2.0

19 Jun 2023, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

At the Optica End-User Workshop at Optica Quantum 2.0, speakers will be playing the roles of “end-users.” They will present their unmet needs necessary for their next steps of development. In a very interactive session moderated by Optica CTO, Jose Pozo, the participants will explore some room for collaboration. This Optica End-User workshop is mainly attended by industry representatives. The participant list will be circulated shortly before the meeting. Most of the companies will attend with either their CTO, Business Development Manager, or Director of R&D.

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Optica Online Industry Meeting: Laser Welding

30 May 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Metal welding produces a highly reliable bond but only if the welding process achieves a precise operating condition in the target material. Lasers have been used for welding metals for many years, but the field is still evolving with new demands from end-users and new solutions from laser-based machine tool vendors. New solutions include both new wavelengths and new laser technologies, such as fiber lasers and diode lasers. This online meeting will explore the new set of welding requirements arising from the manufacture of electric vehicles, including EV batteries, and what it requires from optics and photonics suppliers.

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Optica Photonics and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Industry Summit at EV Group

23 May 2023, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The nature of photonics technologies in the manufacturing industry has changed significantly over time. Historically, the size of these technologies was one of the most critical features. Researchers focused their efforts on miniaturization with more affordable costs of optical, photonics, and electronics technologies. Now, manufacturing firms have shifted to improving both the size and response times of photonics technologies. Scientists are developing smaller and faster devices, such as integrated submicron devices, to enter the space, biotechnology, and LiDAR markets - possible applications include optical datacom, MEMS, microfluidics, biosensors, astronomy, and surface sciences. Innovators have used this same sensor technology to improve self-driving vehicles' 3D capabilities and response time. The Summit aims to bring together the entire community, from manufacturing companies and their supply chain partners to end users, focusing on addressing their challenges in photonics, automotive, and consumer electronics areas. Topics of discussion include nanoimprint lithography, maskless lithography technology, metaoptics, AR waveguides, and wafer-level optics. This Summit is hosted at EVG’s headquarters in St. Florian am Inn, Austria. Together we can solve these challenges and optimize supply chain collaboration!

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Optica End-User Workshop at CLEO

10 May 2023, 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

At the Optica End-User Workshop at CLEO, speakers will be playing the roles of “end-users.” They will present their unmet needs necessary for their next steps of development. In a very interactive session moderated by Optica CTO, Jose Pozo, the participants will explore some room for collaboration. This Optica End-User workshop is mainly attended by industry representatives. The participant list will be circulated shortly before the meeting. Most of the companies will attend with either their CTO, Business Development Manager, or Director of R&D.

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Optica End-User Workshop at Biophotonics Congress

25 Apr 2023, 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM

The End-User Workshop at the Biophotonics Congress is designed to bring together end-users from the biophotonics industry to exchange ideas on the latest developments in the field. Biophotonics is an interdisciplinary field that combines photonics, biology, and medicine to develop innovative solutions for healthcare, diagnosis, esthetics, and monitoring. These technologies are non-invasive, with high sensitivity, versatile, cost-effective, and require minimal sample preparation and at the same time with a big market in consumables. The workshop aims to provide a platform for end-users to share their experiences and discuss challenges in sensitivity, selectivity, photodamage, integration, and analysis. Main applications on microscopy, imaging, analytical instruments, therapeutic devices, sensing, optogenetic, and diagnostics will be addressed by end-users looking for collaboration with the industry. Participants will have the opportunity to engage, network, and collaborate to advance the development and adoption of biophotonics technologies in the industry.

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Optica Online Industry Meeting: Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imaging

25 Apr 2023, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Spectral imaging is the fusion of images taken at different wavelengths, and it can be performed using two different techniques: hyperspectral imaging and multispectral imaging. Hyperspectral imaging captures hundreds of narrow and contiguous spectral bands, providing detailed spectral signatures and enabling precise identification and characterization of materials. Multispectral imaging captures a smaller number of wider spectral bands, providing an overview of the scene and facilitating faster data acquisition and processing. Both are powerful techniques rich with information, with applications from agriculture and medicine to military surveillance. But it is also data-intensive, which increases the cost, and it requires substantial sophistication to take full advantage of it. The topic of this online meeting will be the opportunities and challenges to the implementation of hyperspectral and multispectral imaging.

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Industry Tutorial: Ultrastable, ultraprecise, portable: Commercial ultrastable laser systems enabling high-end quantum applications

20 Apr 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Some of the world’s most demanding applications in quantum technology and precision metrology require ultra-stable laser sources with ultimate frequency stability and unprecedented low phase noise. Increasingly, end-users also require reliable, 24/7 laser operation that can be automated, all in a readily transportable device. After more than a decade of addressing the complexity in design and engineering to achieve all of these requirements, Menlo Systems’ Optical Reference System (ORS) has become the backbone to these demanding applications, delivering best-in-class phase noise and frequency stability in a compact, mobile device. In this webinar, we will present the key components and performance of our ORS product family, a product demonstration, and will give an insight into some of the application fields our ORS is enabling.

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