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24 - 26 October 2026
24 - 26 October 2026
Nantong, Jiangsu, China

SPIE/COS Photonics Asia Program

Your community is meeting for three days of conferences, presentations, posters, special events, and an exhibition
Speaker presenting at the SPIE Photonics Asia 2025 conference beside a large screen showing a slide titled ‘MMF imaging based on wavefront shaping,’ with sections on brain imaging, nonlinear imaging, 3D imaging, and wide-field imaging.

Building the 2026 program

Each year this important optics and photonics community comes together to share and discuss current research, hear the latest breakthroughs, and connect with colleagues.

Review the 17 conference topics to see which research area best aligns with yours. 

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A list of the seventeen technical conference topics


The program includes conferences focused on latest advances in optics and photonics applications and technologies.

  • Advanced Lasers, High-Power Lasers, and Applications
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Applications
  • Advanced Laser Processing and Manufacturing
  • Photonics for Energy
  • Optoelectronic Devices and Integration
  • Optical Design and Testing
  • Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies
  • Optoelectronic Imaging and Multimedia Technology
  • Holography, Diffractive Optics, and Applications
  • Optical Metrology and Inspection for Industrial Applications
  • Optics in Health Care and Biomedical Optics
  • Advanced Sensor Systems and Applications 
  • Nano-optoelectronics and Micro/Nano-photonics
  • Plasmonics
  • Quantum and Nonlinear Optics
  • Infrared, Millimeter-Wave, and Terahertz Technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence in Photonics

An invitation to participate


SPIE/COS Photonics Asia is the right choice for your next conference. You will experience three days of thought-provoking sessions, plenary talks, networking events, and an exhibition that will bring the community together again in October. Come to share and learn from the experiences and insights of world experts, researchers, and innovators discussing advancements in biomedical optics, advanced optical imaging, quantum and nonlinear optics, laser processing, plasmonics, and holography. Read the full invitation from conference leadership.

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