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We offer a variety of in-person, virtual and hybrid events—both stand-alone, and at major conferences and exhibitions. These include dedicated workshops and forums on key optics and photonics topics, special funding events, and intimate networking dinners. Participate in an Industry event to advance your career and your company’s bottom line.
Check back frequently as new events are continually being posted. Past events—both live and virtual/on-demand—can be viewed by clicking the “Past Events” tab below.
Industry Events Calendar
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Quantum Key Distribution
09 Sep 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Real-Time Histopathology with Multimodal Nonlinear Imaging
11 Sep 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Photonic Machine Learning for Time Series Problems
18 Sep 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: NewSpace
23 Sep 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Global Photonics Economic Forum 2025
07 - 08 Oct 2025
Málaga, SPAIN
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Photonic-Enabled AI
14 Oct 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Laser Congress and Exhibition
19 - 23 Oct 2025
Prague Congress Centre
Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
This conference provides a comprehensive view of the latest advances in solid state laser development along with recent new applications. Of high interest are the high order nonlinear effects made possible by the development of ultra-high brightness and high power radiation sources. Also covered are other sophisticated applications of numerous highly capable solid state sources and associated devices for free space and quantum communications, LIDAR for autonomous vehicles, beam steering, materials modification such as laser peening, micro-machining, and brittle material processing. The exhibition features the latest products resulting from these advances.
PECC Summit - Optica+APC Photonic-Enabled Cloud Computing Summit
21 - 22 Oct 2025
Juniper Networks Aspiration Dome
Sunnyvale
Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science
27 - 30 Oct 2025
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado UNITED STATES
Optica Online Industry Meeting: AR/VR
28 Oct 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Entropy Quantum Optimization Machine for Non-convex Optimization Problems
30 Oct 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Come join Platform Lead of Quantum Computing & Cybersecurity, Lac Nguyen, as we dive into Entropy Quantum Computing (EQC) and more. In this tutorial, we introduce Entropy Quantum Computing (EQC)—a novel optimization framework that stabilizes quantum reservoirs into ground states to efficiently solve complex problems. We showcase an experimental implementation using a hybrid photonic-electronic platform, where photon qudits are encoded in the time-frequency domain and coupled with electronic interconnects to realize arbitrary Hamiltonian.
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Laser Cutting & Drilling
04 Nov 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica 2025 Quantum Industry Summit - Fourth Edition
11 - 12 Nov 2025
M Shed Princes Wharf
Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM
The Optica Quantum Industry Summit is back, this time for its fourth installment! This year's edition elevates the event to new heights by taking place in Bristol, hosted by the University of Bristol, recognized as one of the global capitals of quantum technologies.
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Quantum Computing
18 Nov 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics
16 - 18 Dec 2025
IET London: Savoy Place
London, UNITED KINGDOM
BICOP is a flagship conference on optics and photonics in the UK and Ireland, reporting on disruptive advances in optics and photonics across diverse fields. The primary purpose of the 2.5-day conference is to showcase the UK and Ireland’s world-leading research and development in optics and photonics to global stakeholders with a proper balance of industry and academia.
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Lighting
13 Jan 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica VIP Executive Reception at the San Francisco MOMA (Museum of Modern Art)
19 Jan 2026, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, California UNITED STATES
Join us for an exclusive evening of innovation and networking at the Optica VIP Executive Reception, hosted at the iconic San Francisco's MOMA (Museum of Modern Art), less than 5-minute walk from the Moscone Center. Building upon the tremendous success of its inaugural edition, this year's event promises to be even more remarkable.
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Heterogeneous Integration on Silicon Photonics
27 Jan 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Online industry Meeting: Laser Beam Shaping
10 Feb 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
OFC: Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition
15 - 19 Mar 2026
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, California UNITED STATES
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) is the premier conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals.
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Optica Online Industry Meeting: Optical Imaging & Visualization in Medicine
26 Aug 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Nonlinear Optics
04 - 07 Aug 2025
Held every three years, Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference, has served for the past four decades as the premier conference on the topic of optical interference coatings. Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference spans fundamental research on coating design theory, materials, deposition methods, characterization technologies and applications ranging across electronic displays, optical communication, high-power and ultra-fast lasers, sensing, solar cells, low-emissivity coatings, optical instruments, space and more. The conference consists of five days of oral and poster presentations and an active exhibition that creates ongoing discussion and networking opportunities. None of the sessions are held in parallel, allowing attendees to listen to short presentations on each paper and then choose to visit the posters of greatest interest. Each session starts with invited talks by world-leading experts.
Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors – to see far and beyond
19 Jun 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Robotics
17 Jun 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Flat Optics
16 - 19 Jun 2025
The Congress and Co-located Meetings Through significant technological advances, optical techniques have been playing an ever-increasing role in the study and treatment of issues related to life sciences ranging from molecular-level investigation to clinical treatment of patients. The latest advances in molecular probe development, life science imaging, novel and more powerful optical instrumentation and its application to study fundamental biological processes and clinical investigations will be presented. This progress in instrumentation development and its rapid application represents important enablers that permit studies not possible a few years ago. Cumulatively, the meetings in this congress bring together leaders in the field whose contributions are significantly advancing the state of the art in biological and medical research through the use of optical technologies.
Freeform Optics
16 - 19 Jun 2025
The Congress and Co-located Meetings Through significant technological advances, optical techniques have been playing an ever-increasing role in the study and treatment of issues related to life sciences ranging from molecular-level investigation to clinical treatment of patients. The latest advances in molecular probe development, life science imaging, novel and more powerful optical instrumentation and its application to study fundamental biological processes and clinical investigations will be presented. This progress in instrumentation development and its rapid application represents important enablers that permit studies not possible a few years ago. Cumulatively, the meetings in this congress bring together leaders in the field whose contributions are significantly advancing the state of the art in biological and medical research through the use of optical technologies.
Optical Fabrication and Testing
16 - 19 Jun 2025
The Congress and Co-located Meetings Through significant technological advances, optical techniques have been playing an ever-increasing role in the study and treatment of issues related to life sciences ranging from molecular-level investigation to clinical treatment of patients. The latest advances in molecular probe development, life science imaging, novel and more powerful optical instrumentation and its application to study fundamental biological processes and clinical investigations will be presented. This progress in instrumentation development and its rapid application represents important enablers that permit studies not possible a few years ago. Cumulatively, the meetings in this congress bring together leaders in the field whose contributions are significantly advancing the state of the art in biological and medical research through the use of optical technologies.
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Co-Packaged and Pluggable Optics
10 Jun 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica AgriPhotonics Industry Summit at Grand Farm
10 - 11 Jun 2025
Lasercoms: Is Adaptive Optics a Key player to High Data Rate and Reliable Optical Ground Stations?
05 Jun 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition
01 - 05 Jun 2025
Held every three years, Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference, has served for the past four decades as the premier conference on the topic of optical interference coatings. Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference spans fundamental research on coating design theory, materials, deposition methods, characterization technologies and applications ranging across electronic displays, optical communication, high-power and ultra-fast lasers, sensing, solar cells, low-emissivity coatings, optical instruments, space and more. The conference consists of five days of oral and poster presentations and an active exhibition that creates ongoing discussion and networking opportunities. None of the sessions are held in parallel, allowing attendees to listen to short presentations on each paper and then choose to visit the posters of greatest interest. Each session starts with invited talks by world-leading experts.
Thin-Film Lithium Niobate: Enabling the Future of Integrated Photonics
22 May 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Defense & Security
20 May 2025, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference
18 - 23 May 2025
Held every three years, Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference, has served for the past four decades as the premier conference on the topic of optical interference coatings. Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference spans fundamental research on coating design theory, materials, deposition methods, characterization technologies and applications ranging across electronic displays, optical communication, high-power and ultra-fast lasers, sensing, solar cells, low-emissivity coatings, optical instruments, space and more. The conference consists of five days of oral and poster presentations and an active exhibition that creates ongoing discussion and networking opportunities. None of the sessions are held in parallel, allowing attendees to listen to short presentations on each paper and then choose to visit the posters of greatest interest. Each session starts with invited talks by world-leading experts.
Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics (IPR)
18 - 23 May 2025
Held every three years, Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference, has served for the past four decades as the premier conference on the topic of optical interference coatings. Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference spans fundamental research on coating design theory, materials, deposition methods, characterization technologies and applications ranging across electronic displays, optical communication, high-power and ultra-fast lasers, sensing, solar cells, low-emissivity coatings, optical instruments, space and more. The conference consists of five days of oral and poster presentations and an active exhibition that creates ongoing discussion and networking opportunities. None of the sessions are held in parallel, allowing attendees to listen to short presentations on each paper and then choose to visit the posters of greatest interest. Each session starts with invited talks by world-leading experts.
Novel Optical Materials and Applications (NOMA)
18 - 23 May 2025
Held every three years, Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference, has served for the past four decades as the premier conference on the topic of optical interference coatings. Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference spans fundamental research on coating design theory, materials, deposition methods, characterization technologies and applications ranging across electronic displays, optical communication, high-power and ultra-fast lasers, sensing, solar cells, low-emissivity coatings, optical instruments, space and more. The conference consists of five days of oral and poster presentations and an active exhibition that creates ongoing discussion and networking opportunities. None of the sessions are held in parallel, allowing attendees to listen to short presentations on each paper and then choose to visit the posters of greatest interest. Each session starts with invited talks by world-leading experts.
Signal Processing in Photonic Communications (SPPCom)
18 - 23 May 2025
Held every three years, Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference, has served for the past four decades as the premier conference on the topic of optical interference coatings. Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference spans fundamental research on coating design theory, materials, deposition methods, characterization technologies and applications ranging across electronic displays, optical communication, high-power and ultra-fast lasers, sensing, solar cells, low-emissivity coatings, optical instruments, space and more. The conference consists of five days of oral and poster presentations and an active exhibition that creates ongoing discussion and networking opportunities. None of the sessions are held in parallel, allowing attendees to listen to short presentations on each paper and then choose to visit the posters of greatest interest. Each session starts with invited talks by world-leading experts.
Solar, Lighting and Thermal Photonics (SOLITH)
18 - 23 May 2025
Held every three years, Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference, has served for the past four decades as the premier conference on the topic of optical interference coatings. Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference spans fundamental research on coating design theory, materials, deposition methods, characterization technologies and applications ranging across electronic displays, optical communication, high-power and ultra-fast lasers, sensing, solar cells, low-emissivity coatings, optical instruments, space and more. The conference consists of five days of oral and poster presentations and an active exhibition that creates ongoing discussion and networking opportunities. None of the sessions are held in parallel, allowing attendees to listen to short presentations on each paper and then choose to visit the posters of greatest interest. Each session starts with invited talks by world-leading experts.
Photonic Networks and Devices (Networks)
18 - 23 May 2025
Held every three years, Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference, has served for the past four decades as the premier conference on the topic of optical interference coatings. Optica OIC — Optical Interference Coatings Conference spans fundamental research on coating design theory, materials, deposition methods, characterization technologies and applications ranging across electronic displays, optical communication, high-power and ultra-fast lasers, sensing, solar cells, low-emissivity coatings, optical instruments, space and more. The conference consists of five days of oral and poster presentations and an active exhibition that creates ongoing discussion and networking opportunities. None of the sessions are held in parallel, allowing attendees to listen to short presentations on each paper and then choose to visit the posters of greatest interest. Each session starts with invited talks by world-leading experts.
Optica Global Advanced Manufacturing Alliance 2025 at Heidelberg Instruments
14 - 15 May 2025
This edition will bring together a diverse group of experts from the advanced manufacturing technologies sector, including nanoimprint lithography, maskless lithography, metaoptics, AR waveguides, and wafer-level optics. Our discussions will delve into the application of these cutting-edge manufacturing techniques to photonics products, with a focus on industries such as AR/VR, automotive, telecommunications, and space exploration.
