SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics

The meeting that continues to play host to the most recent advances in laser technology worldwide.

Join colleagues in Prague - where the latest advances, insights, and breakthroughs are shared.

Leading researchers meet to discuss their work in the technology, integration, and application of optics and optoelectronic devices—the meeting for emerging photonics fields including the extreme light technologies that drive Europe’s largest infrastructure projects.
Attendees meet face-to-face with top companies at the free 2-day exhibition to discuss research and technology needs with suppliers and industry partners who are there to help solve problems, cut costs, and increase capabilities.
Save the date: 5 - 8 April 2027 - Prague, Czech Republic
This meeting was collocated with the Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers in 2025

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What the week includes

Plenary talks
Technical presentations
Networking sessions
Industry events
Free exhibition

Computer displaying SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics online programme

The Plenary presenters in 2025

Philip Walther

Univ. of Vienna
(Austria)

Sylvain Gigan

Sorbonne Univ. (France)
and Lab. Kastler-Brossel, ENS (France)

Emma Hume

ILIL, National Institute of Optics-CNR
(Italy)

Francesca Calegari

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
(Germany)

Justin S. Wark

Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford and
Oxford Centre for High Energy Density Science
(United Kingdom)

Francesco Poletti

Optoelectronics Research Ctr., Univ. of Southampton
(United Kingdom)

View event highlights from past meetings

See what transpired in Prague as advances in laser technology were shared and the optics and optoelectronic community gathered to network.

2023 Chair Bedrich Rus introducing the next presenter

Proceedings for Optics + Optoelectronics

Access Optics + Optoelectronics research

The Optics + Optoelectronics conference proceedings papers and presentations are published in the SPIE Digital Library. All paid conference registrations include 50 downloads for ongoing access.

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