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17 - 22 January 2026
San Francisco, California, US

Plan to attend LASE 2026 in San Francisco


LASE is the most comprehensive laser technologies event in the field. Topics include laser manufacturing, laser materials processing, micro-nano packaging, fiber, diode, solid state lasers, laser resonators, ultrafast, semiconductor lasers and LEDs, and 3D fabrication technologies.

The 2026 call for papers is open. Explore the conferences to see where your research fits best. 

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Featuring 18 conferences on:

  • Laser Sources
  • Nonlinear Optics and Beam Guiding
  • Micro/Nano Applications
  • Macro Applications
  • Optical Technologies for Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE)
  • Optical Power Delivery

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Reserve booth space at SPIE Photonics West Exhibition


Photonics West Exhibition

20–22 January 2026

Participate in the premier photonics and laser exhibition with more than 24,000 attendees. Join other top suppliers, make the right connections, and grow your business. Begin the year with a strong foundation by engaging with key stakeholders.

LASE Symposium Chairs


Vassilia Zorba

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (United States)

Kaoru Minoshima

Univ. of Electro-Communications (Japan)

LASE Symposium Co-chairs


Clémence Jollivet

Coherent Corp. (United States)

Constantin L. Häfner

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (Germany) and RWTH Aachen Univ. (Germany)

LASE Program Track Chairs


Laser Sources
Yasumasa Kawakita, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)


Nonlinear Optics and Beam Guiding
Vladimir Ilchenko, Jet Propulsion Lab. (United States)
Paul O. Leisher, Luminar Technologies, Inc. (United States)


Micro/Nano Applications
Henry Helvajian, The Aerospace Corp. (United States)
Guido Hennig, Swissphotonics (Switzerland)


Macro Applications
Bo Gu, Bos Photonics (United States)