SPIE Photonics West covers a wide range of topics: biomedical optics, biophotonics, industrial lasers, optoelectronics, microfabrication, MOEMS-MEMS, displays, and more. Quantum West, which features technical conference presentations, plenaries discussing opportunities for photonics technologies, and invited speakers addressing the quantum industry, hosts research that showcases photonics as an enabling technology for quantum.
Application tracks list presentations on a topical area with broad-range interest so that participants can easily locate presentations in their areas of interest. In the 2025 program, these topics include AI / ML, sustainability, brain function, translational research, 3D printing, and photonic chips.
View the award descriptions across conferences for best papers. Awards recognize excellence among the leaders of innovation in optics and photonics.
Presentations and manuscripts presented at SPIE Photonics West are published in the Proceedings of SPIE in the SPIE Digital Library.