About the Optica Demystifying Series

The Optica Demystifying Series offers introductions to the topics transforming science and engineering today. The objective is to lower the barriers to entry and get you started in the most exciting tools, techniques and areas of research in optics and photonics.  Whether you are just starting your career or well along your path, if you are looking for new opportunities, the leading researchers and great teachers in the Optica Demystifying series will help you take that important first step. Look for Demystifying offerings at your next Optica Event.

The GEMM: Optical Sensing Session will explore how optics and photonics-based sensing technologies can address critical environmental challenges, with breakout discussions focused on practical applications to solving challenges related to food security, water and air quality, and climate monitoring.

Presider: Antony Georgiadis, Stanford University, USA

You are invited to join the Agriphotonics Technical Group for a networking event on Tuesday. The event will provide an opportunity to connect with your fellow members, learn more about this technical group and offer your ideas for future technical group activities.

Please RSVP to let us know if you will be joining us.

Speakers
Johannes Kunsch, Laser Components Germany GmbH, Germany
Mehdi Asghari, SiLC Technologies, USA
Borislav Hinkov, Silicon Austria Labs, Austria
Ryszard Piramidowicz, VIGO Photonics, Poland
Mircea Guina, Picophotonics Ltd., Finland

Speaker listing at the Industry Program webpage.

Join your fellow attendees for a festive evening.

Speakers
Mihaela Zigman, LMU München, Germany
Johannes Koeth, Nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH, Germany
Matthias Budden, Wired Sense, Germany
Bassam Saadany, Si-Ware Systems, Egypt

Speaker listing at the Industry Program webpage.

Domain experts from AIS, Sensors, and QSM topicals discuss the major metrics in the sensing domain and what trends are to follow. They will discuss the deployability and practicality of some of these advanced sensing approaches. Some questions that will be addresses may include:

1. Will the pricey, but highly precise quantum or plasmonic sensors dominate the industry in the future?
2. Will the cheaper and compact fiber sensors, or traditional means like Raman, fluorescence etc. proliferate faster?
3. Will lateral techniques, such as, fusion sensing, cross-correlation or AI/ML data analytics become the game changer?

Speakers
Mehdi Asghari, SiLC Technologies, USA
Bassam Saadany, Si-Ware Systems, Egypt
Johannes Kunsch, Laser Components Germany GmbH, Germany
Ryszard Piramidowicz, VIGO Photonics, Poland
Borislav Hinkov, Silicon Austria Labs, Austria

Speaker listing at the Industry Program webpage.

Bringing MIR and LWIR Vibrational Spectroscopy to Broad Relevance beside Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring: Data and Software Aspects.

Speakers
Bassam Saadany, Si-Ware Systems, Egypt
Johannes Kunsch, Laser Components Germany GmbH, Germany

Join us for a full-day tour exploring coherent imaging research at SiLC Technologies.

Tour Itinerary

13:45: Meet at Hilton Long Beach for shuttle to SiLC

14:00: Shuttle leaves for SiLC on the hour

15:00: Arrival at SiLC

15:00 - 15:30: Refreshments and Registration

15:30 - 16:30: Tour of Live Demos

16:30 – 17:30: Tour of SiLC facilities

17:30 – 18:00: Bio break and Shuttle to restaurant

18:00 – 20:00: Complimentary dinner and open bar at The Derby: https://www.thederbyarcadia.com/ (Address by Monrovia city Mayor and City Manager)

20:30: Ride back to Long Beach