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SPIE Optics + Photonics 1 - 5 August 2010
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, California, USA

SPIE Optics+Photonics—Your Scientific Discoveries Make a Difference in the World.



Submit your paper to SPIE Optics+Photonics 2010—the largest interdisciplinary technical conference in North America.

Your research is the key to new innovative technologies that help industry, academia, and governments find better ways to take care of our environment, our communities, and our planet.

Papers are being accepted in these areas:
Begin submission process by clicking on the sub-symposia of interest

NanoScience + Engineering - 735+ papers in 2009
Topics to include: carbon nanotubes, optical trapping, and nano-solar hydrogen, metamaterials, and plasmonics.

Solar Energy + Technology - 200+ papers in 2009
Topics to include: solar hydrogen, thin films, OPVs, and PV cell technologies.

Photonic Devices + Applications - 400+ papers in 2009
Topics to include: IR detectors, OLEDs, organic PVs, and solid state lighting.

Optical Engineering + Applications - 1,800+ papers in 2009
Topic to include: optical design, systems, and engineering, remote sensing,
x-ray technologies, and solid state lighting.

Exhibition, Courses, and More

 •Exhibit Opportunities: Become an exhibitor, sponsor, or advertise.
 •Take a course or workshop. Take advantage of the largest and most prestigious professional education program available in the photonics industry. Course List coming soon.
 •Solar Pavilion in the Exhibition Hall in 2010.

Highlights of SPIE Optics + Photonics 2009:

 •3,100 papers in optics, photonics, nano, and solar
 •Over 55 courses and workshops
 •26 plenary sessions
 •Over 50 special + technical events
 •230+ company Exhibition
 •View 2009 Final Program (pdf)
 •View highlights, videos, and photos from the conference


Attention visitors from outside the United States
Effective January 12, 2009, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will require all Visa Waiver Program nationals to obtain an electronic travel authorization prior to boarding. This new authorization is known as the Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or ESTA. Make sure you have all your correct travel documents.

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Important Dates

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Author Notification
26 March 2010

Manuscripts Due for
NanoScience + Engineering
28 June 2010

Manuscripts Due for Solar
Energy + Technology

30 June 2010 

Manuscripts Due for Photonic
Devices + Applications
30 June 2010

Manuscripts Due for Optical
Engineering + Applications
7 July 2010