SPIE Photonics West Technical Conferences

More than 100 conferences on cutting-edge topics in lasers, biomedical optics, optoelectronics, and enabling quantum technologies

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Technical conferences at SPIE Photonics West

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.

100 technical conferences with more than 5,000 presentations

BiOS

The largest biomedical optics and photonics event in this field with more than 2,000 presentations. Technical tracks help to zero in to your areas of interest.

LASE

Discover the whole range of advancements in industrial laser technologies and applications. More than 700 presentations are focused on laser knowledge.

OPTO

The latest developments in optoelectronic devices, components, and materials, and their integration for commercial applications. The nearly 1,600 presentations will help advance your work.

Quantum West

Showcasing photonics as an enabling technology for Quantum 2.0, this program has expanded this year to include 2.0 researchers, tech companies, funding agencies, and centers of excellence.

Paper Application Tracks

Putting focus on topical areas with application tracks

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.

Best paper awards for Photonics West

Celebrating excellence in research

View the award descriptions across conferences for best papers. Awards recognize excellence among the leaders of innovation in optics and photonics.

Recipient of Best Paper Award at SPIE Photonics West

SPIE Photonics West registration includes 50 SPIE Digital Library downloads

Access the research you need

Presentations and manuscripts presented at SPIE Photonics West are published in the Proceedings of SPIE in the SPIE Digital Library.