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Welcome to Optica Technical Group webinars, your source for free online content curated by your peers and tailored to your interests in optics and photonics. Each webinar is organized by one of our 46 technical groups and features an hour-long presentation by selected speakers.
You can learn more about and register for any of our upcoming webinars below. All registrants of Optica Technical Group webinars will receive a copy of the recorded presentation and a PDF copy of the slides within 48 hours of the live broadcast.
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Phthalocyanine-Based Probes for Alleviating or Evading Tumour-Hypoxia for Enhanced Photo- and/ Sono-Mediated Therapeutic Efficacies
7 October 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Therapeutic Laser Applications
7 October 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Therapeutic Laser Applications
300-mm Monolithic CMOS Silicon Photonics Foundry Technology
8 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Optoelectronics
8 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Optoelectronics
The Global Myopia Crisis: Insights from the 2024 NASEM Report
14 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By:
14 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By:
Advanced Photoluminescence Spectroscopy & Microscopy of Solar Cell Materials
24 October 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Optics for Energy
24 October 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Optics for Energy
Microstructured Optical Fibres for Quantum Applications
31 October 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Fiber Modeling and Fabrication
31 October 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Fiber Modeling and Fabrication
Instabilities and Chaotic Behavior in Semiconductor Lasers: Challenges and Opportunities
3 November 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Nonlinear Optics
3 November 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Nonlinear Optics
Optical Phantoms for Fluorescence Guided Surgery: Fundamentals and Standards
4 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy
4 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy
Holographic Optical Elements in Alicante: History and Beyond
12 November 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Fabrication and Testing
12 November 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Fabrication and Testing
Eyes in Space: Optical Engineering for NASA's Flagship Telescopes
13 November 2025, 15:30 - 16:30
Hosted By: Optical Fabrication and Testing
13 November 2025, 15:30 - 16:30
Hosted By: Optical Fabrication and Testing
Optical Phantoms for Fluorescence Guided Surgery: Practical Insights and Implementation
18 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy
18 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy
High-Speed 3D Imaging and Sensing: From Classical Fringe Projection to Deep Learning Approaches
19 November 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Environmental Sensing
19 November 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Environmental Sensing
Latest Developments on Membrane External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (MECSELs)
24 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Fundamental Laser Sciences
24 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Fundamental Laser Sciences
Enhanced Photon Extraction Using Micro-Structured Luminescent Downshifting Layers for Smart Greenhouses
26 November 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Optics for Energy
26 November 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Optics for Energy
Heterogeneous Photonic Integration: Enabling Next-Gen Optical Circuits for Communication, Sensing, and Imaging
2 December 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Integrated Photonics
2 December 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Integrated Photonics
Advancing the Boundaries: New Approaches in Modern Optical Microscopy
3 December 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Optical Fabrication and Testing
3 December 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Optical Fabrication and Testing
Polarization-Maintaining and Gyroscopic Applications of Anti-Resonant Hollow-Core Fibers
9 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Fiber Optics Technology and Applications
9 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Fiber Optics Technology and Applications
Machine Learning for Ultrafast Nonlinear Fiber Photonics
10 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Nonlinear Optics
10 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Nonlinear Optics
Optical Metrology and Fabrication for Synchrotron X-ray Optics at NSLS-II
15 December 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Fabrication and Testing
15 December 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Fabrication and Testing
Simulation and Design Framework for Free-Space Optical Communication
18 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Quantum Communication
18 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Quantum Communication
From Photons to Physiology: Measuring Light Exposure and Visual Experience
20 January 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Lighting Applications
20 January 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Lighting Applications
Emerging Nanocrystal Optoelectronics of Colloidal Quantum Wells
2 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Optical Material Studies
2 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Optical Material Studies
Coherently Driven Temporal Solitons in Fiber Resonators
1 October 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Nonlinear Optics
1 October 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Nonlinear Optics
Color Discrimination and Chromatic Adaptation: Measuring, Modeling, and Exploiting Them for Energy-Efficient XR Displays
29 September 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Hosted By: Color
29 September 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Hosted By: Color
Workshop in Retinal AO-OCT Technology: Different Configurations and Their Applications
23 September 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Hosted By: Applications of Visual Science
23 September 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Hosted By: Applications of Visual Science
Optical Fiber Sensors for Radiotherapy Dosimetry: Advances, Challenges, and Clinical Potential
18 September 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Biosensors
18 September 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Biosensors
Beyond Images: Capturing, Rendering and Displaying Novel Characteristics of Light
17 September 2025, 8:00 - 9:00
Hosted By: Intelligent Interfaces and Displays Technology
17 September 2025, 8:00 - 9:00
Hosted By: Intelligent Interfaces and Displays Technology
Spatiotemporal Shaping of Structured Light Pulses at the Attosecond Scale
10 September 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Short Wavelength Sources and Attosecond/High Field Physics
10 September 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Short Wavelength Sources and Attosecond/High Field Physics
From Order to Disorder: Tailoring Laser Materials for Next-Generation Ultrafast Photonics
8 September 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Fundamental Laser Sciences
8 September 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Fundamental Laser Sciences
Photonic Nanostructures for Solar Energy Harvesters
4 September 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Hosted By: Optics for Energy
4 September 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Hosted By: Optics for Energy
Using Ultrafast Spectroscopic Imaging for Material Characterization from the Micron to Wafer Scale
28 August 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Hosted By: Applied Spectroscopy
28 August 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Hosted By: Applied Spectroscopy
Compact, Narrow-Band Sources and Detectors for the Midwave Infrared
25 August 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Quantum Sensing
25 August 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Quantum Sensing
Optical Transition-Edge Sensors Development and Applications
22 August 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Photonic Detection
22 August 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Photonic Detection
A Tutorial on Structured Light's Generation and Characterization
14 August 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Holography and Diffractive Optics
14 August 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Holography and Diffractive Optics
High-Dimensional Quantum Technologies: Harnessing Structured Light for the Quantum Networks of Tomorrow
13 August 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Quantum Computing
13 August 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Quantum Computing
Color Data Blast for Early-Career Researchers: Part II
6 August 2025, 12:00 - 13:15
Hosted By: Color
6 August 2025, 12:00 - 13:15
Hosted By: Color
Nonlinear and Ultrafast Spectroscopies and Their Applications in Quantum Materials
4 August 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Applied Spectroscopy
4 August 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Applied Spectroscopy
Fiber Optics in Astronomy
31 July 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Fiber Optics Technology and Applications
31 July 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Fiber Optics Technology and Applications
Print-and-Draw: From 3D-Printed Fused Silica Preforms to Microstructured Hollow-core Optical Fibers
28 July 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Fiber Modeling and Fabrication
28 July 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Hosted By: Fiber Modeling and Fabrication
Challenges and Opportunities for Coherent Detection Systems in Next-Generation Multi-Terabit Optical Wireless Communications
25 July 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Photonic Detection
25 July 2025, 9:00 - 10:00
Hosted By: Photonic Detection
Disposable Sensors for Next-Generation Diagnostics
21 July 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Biosensors
21 July 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Biosensors
Optical Spectroscopy for Safeguards and Monitoring in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
14 July 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Applied Spectroscopy
14 July 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Applied Spectroscopy
Practical Distribution of Useful Entanglement
9 July 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Communications
9 July 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Communications
Titanium: Sapphire Integration for On-Chip Solid-State Laser Technology
7 July 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Material Studies
7 July 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Optical Material Studies
Translational Potential of Optical Polarization Imaging
27 June 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Polarization Management and Propagation
27 June 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Polarization Management and Propagation
Pocket-Sized Optical Spectroscopy: Revolutionizing Agri-Food Analytics at Your Fingertips
26 June 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Agriphotonics
26 June 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Hosted By: Agriphotonics
Soft and Biological Quantum Light Sources
18 June 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Quantum Applications in Biomedicine and Material Chemistry
18 June 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Quantum Applications in Biomedicine and Material Chemistry
The Role of Photomedicine in Modern Healthcare and Therapy
16 June 2025, 8:00 - 9:00
Hosted By: Therapeutic Laser Applications
16 June 2025, 8:00 - 9:00
Hosted By: Therapeutic Laser Applications
Advancements in Hollow-Core Fibers: Progress and Challenges
10 June 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Fiber Modeling and Fabrication
10 June 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Hosted By: Fiber Modeling and Fabrication
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