18 - 22 August 2024

San Diego, California, US

SPIE Optics + Photonics

The leading multidisciplinary optical sciences and technology meeting

Thank you for your participation and for making this another great event.

Mark your calendar:
Conferences and Courses 3 - 7 August 2025 | Exhibition 5 - 7 August 2025

NEW for 2025! Astronomical Applications Symposium

We are excited to announce the addition of a fourth symposium. Share your work in space and ground telescopes, UV/x-ray/gamma-ray astronomy, exoplanet detection, and more. Call for papers opens in October 2024.

Make plans to attend this annual event and join leading researchers and scientists as they contribute to advancements in optical engineering, nanotechnology, quantum science, organic photonics, and astronomical applications.

Meet face-to-face with premier researchers and discuss your product needs with top optics and photonics suppliers at the free 3-day exhibition. Industry partners will be there to help solve problems, cut costs, and increase capabilities.
We look forward to seeing you in San Diego in 2025.

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View the conference topics within these three symposia

Nanoscience

Advances in metamaterials, plasmonics, quantum materials and devices, optical trapping, nanostructured devices, spintronics, artificial intelligence, and more.

Organic Photonics

Organic and hybrid materials, perovskite photovoltaics, sensors and bioelectronics devices, advances in sustainable energy sources, and other applications.

Optical Engineering

Optical design, testing, and fabrication, signal and image processing, photonic devices and applications, remote sensing, and particle technologies.

2024 Featured Plenary - 2023 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics

Anne L'Huillier

Lund Univ.
(Sweden)

2024 Sustainability Plenaries

Joseph J. Berry

National Renewable Energy Lab.
(United States)

Alexandra Boltasseva

Purdue Univ. (United States) and
The Quantum Science Ctr.,
Oak Ridge National Lab. (United States)

2024 Nanoscience + Engineering Plenaries

Hui Cao

Yale Univ.
(United States)

Jason Valentine

Vanderbilt Univ.
(United States)

2024 Organic Photonics + Electronics Plenaries

Stephen Forrest

Univ. of Michigan
(United States)

Jenny Nelson

Imperial College London
(United Kingdom)

Bin Liu

National Univ. of Singapore
(Singapore)

Paul Burn

The Univ. of Queensland
(Australia)

2024 Optical Engineering + Applications Plenaries

Bert Müller

Univ. Basel
(Switzerland)

Steven Boggs

Univ. of California, San Diego
(United States)

Zhi-Pei Liang

Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(United States)

Julie Bentley

The Institute of Optics, Univ. of Rochester
(United States)

Nelson Claytor

Fresnel Technologies, Inc.
(United States)

Jeremy Perkins

NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr.
(United States)

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Free three-day exhibition

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Learn more about the free exhibition

Meet with exhibiting company representatives and see the latest technologies showcased at the three-day event running 20-22 August 2024 in the Sails Pavilion.