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17 - 22 January 2026
San Francisco, California, US

Attend SPIE Photonics West 2026

The most important annual event featuring the best in photonics research and technology
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Join your colleagues in San Francisco

Discover the latest advances in lasers, biomedical optics, biophotonics, quantum, vision and sensing technologies, and optoelectronics shared by the optics and photonics community.

 

Venue

The Moscone Center
747 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94103

Why attend SPIE Photonics West?


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Hear from distinguished speakers

Leaders in the field sharing their research and vision of the future

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See the latest research

Thousands of presentations covering the latest breakthroughs from around the globe

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Connect with colleagues

Technical and networking events to help you make important contacts

Mark your calendar: 17–22 January 2026

The call for papers opens soon, and we hope you will share your work and submit an abstract. The program information will be available in October of this year. We are looking forward to seeing everyone next year.

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The scale and impact of SPIE Photonics West is unmatched. Global collaborations amongst industry and research professionals facilitate advancements across multiple disciplines and applications. This is where innovation happens and business gets done.