Industry Events
Industry
Industry Events
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Access quality information, unparalleled professional networking, and unique opportunities to grow your business at Optica industry events.
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 Internet
29 Apr 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Gas and Liquid Sensing
06 May 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Global Advanced Manufacturing Alliance 2025 at Heidelberg Instruments
14 - 15 May 2025
Halle 02 / Alter Güterbahnhof
Heidelberg, Germany
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.
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Defense & Security
20 May 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Thin-Film Lithium Niobate: Enabling the Future of Integrated Photonics
22 May 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Optica AgriPhotonics Industry Summit at Grand Farm
10 - 11 Jun 2025
Grand Farm Innovation Campus
Fargo, North Dakota USA
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Co-Packaged and Pluggable Optics
10 Jun 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Robotics
17 Jun 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Medical Imaging
26 Aug 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Quantum Key Distribution
09 Sep 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 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, California USA
Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science
27 - 30 Oct 2025
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado USA
Optica Online Industry Meeting: AR/VR
28 Oct 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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
The most recent industry events are listed below. View the full industry event archive.
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Food industry: Precision Agriculture and Food Safety
15 Apr 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Industry Summit on Laser Optics at Edmund Optics
08 - 09 Apr 2025
This summit offers a unique opportunity to explore the latest advancements in laser optics while building connections among professionals addressing real-world challenges in laser-based applications, optical component development, and system integration.
Optica Executive Forum at OFC 2025
31 Mar 2025, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
OFC: Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition
30 Mar - 03 Apr 2025
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) is the premier conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals.
Industry Tutorial: Ultrastable Lasers: From ultra small to ultra precise
27 Mar 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: Fiber Sensing
25 Mar 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: OLEDs & MicroLEDs
04 Mar 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: PIC Packaging for Volume Production
25 Feb 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Foundry-Ready End-to-End Photonic Active Design with PhotonForge
20 Feb 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Career Accelerator (North America)
16 - 20 Feb 2025
To compete and succeed in the optics and photonics field today, students and early career professionals need to develop skills inside and outside the lab to understand how to utilize their expertise in this ever-growing and changing sector.
Optica Online Industry Meeting: BioSensing
11 Feb 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica VIP Executive Reception at the San Francisco MOMA (Museum of Modern Art)
27 Jan 2025, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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: Quantum Communication
21 Jan 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Online Advanced Manufacturing Alliance Meeting
14 Jan 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Industry Tutorial: High Power Deformable Mirror for Laser and Defense Applications
12 Dec 2024, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: LIDAR
19 Nov 2024, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica 2024 Quantum Industry Summit - Third Edition
19 - 20 Nov 2024
The Optica Quantum Industry Summit is back, this time for its third 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.
Industry Tutorial: Integrating Active Components in Low-Loss Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs)
13 Nov 2024, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Optica Online Industry Meeting: VR
22 Oct 2024, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optica Photonic-Enabled Cloud Computing (PECC) Industry Summit at Synopsys
22 - 23 Oct 2024
Optica Industry Summits are 2-day programs that feature panel presentations, in-person networking opportunities, and external company visits and tours. Optica is partnering with APC to host the third annual Cloud Computing Industry Summit. It has a focus on bringing companies together in the supply chain to discuss the innovations and deployment of optics in data center applications and beyond. Users and system integrators will give their views about the technology trends, timelines, and what’s needed from the optics community as the industry migrates from face-pluggable transceivers to optics co-packaged with switch electronics. What’s already here? What’s coming? What’s missing? We look forward to connecting!
