23 - 27 August 2026
San Diego, California, US

Optical Engineering + Applications conference

Explore topics from lens design and nonimaging optics to freeform optics and optical interferometry, this conference features research impacting the development of photonic devices and applications.

Featuring 27 conferences on:

  • Optical Design and Testing
  • Signal, Image, and Data Processing
  • Photonic Devices and Applications
  • Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Propagation
  • X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Particle Technologies

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2026 Featured Plenary Presenters for Optical Engineering + Applications


Jannick Rolland

Jannick Rolland

Univ. of Rochester
(United States)

Cory Boone

Cory Boone

Zygo Corporation
(United States)

Dennis Scheidt

Dennis Scheidt

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
(Germany)

2026 Symposium Chairs


Alexander M. J. van Eijk

TNO Defence, Security and Safety
(The Netherlands)

Jeremy P. Bos

Michigan Technological Univ.
(United States)

2026 Symposium Co-chairs


Anne-Sophie Poulin-Girard

ABB Inc.
(Canada)

Cornelius Hahlweg

bbw Hochschule
(Germany)