Tech Briefs Magazine - January 2023 - PIT27

Photonics
SPIE
2023 Preview
The SPIE Photonics West
exhibit hall entry foyer at San
Francisco's Moscone Center.
(Image: Bruce A. Bennett)
T
he SPIE Photonics West 2023
technical conference and exhibition
is once again returning to
The Moscone Center in San
Francisco from January 28 to February 2,
giving attendees the opportunity to learn
about the latest innovations in lasers,
photonics, optics, optoelectronics, biophotonics,
biomedical optics, 3D printing
and more.
As in past years, the event will kick off
with BiOS, the world's largest biomedical
optics conference, before transitioning
into the Photonics West conference
and exhibition. This year's event
is expected to host more than 20,000
attendees who will be able to browse
the products and services of approximately
1,000 exhibitors, choose from
over 50 educational courses, and access
more than 4,400 technical papers
during the conference.
Technical Conference
This year's technical program consists
of four separate conferences - BiOS,
LASE, OPTO, and Quantum West - all
designed to help attendees save time
and energy by focusing on their areas of
interest.
BiOS: Billed as " The most important
biomedical optics conference in the
field, " BiOS takes place on January 28 &
29 and gives attendees the opportunity to
learn about the latest advances in the areas
of biomedical optics, diagnostics and
therapeutics, biophotonics, new imaging
modalities, optical coherence tomography,
neurophotonics, optogenetics, tisPhotonics
& Imaging Technology, January 2023
sue optics, and nanophotonics. This year,
BiOS will feature 49 technical conferences
divided into six technical tracks:
* Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics
* Neurophotonics, Neurosurgery, and
Optogenetics
* Clinical Technologies and Systems
* Tissue Optics, Laser-Tissue Interaction,
and Tissue Engineering
* Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy,
and Imaging
* Nano/Biophotonics
LASE: LASE, also known as " the industrial
laser, laser source, and laser
application conference, " offers attendees
the opportunity to learn about the
latest fiber, diode, and solid state lasers;
feature
36 conferences organized into
eight technical tracks:
* Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
* Photonic Integration
* Nanotechnologies in Photonics
* MOEMS-MEMS in Photonics
* Advanced Quantum and Optoelectronic
Applications
* Semiconductor Lasers, LEDs, and
Applications
* Displays and Holography
* Optical Communications: Devices to
Systems
Quantum West: New for 2023, Quanvertical
external cavity surface
emitting lasers (VECSELs); laser-based
micro- and nanoprocessing; laser 3D
manufacturing; high-power laser materials
processing; ultrafast optics; laser
resonators, microresonators, and
beam control; nonlinear frequency
generation and conversion; and laser
system packaging. A total of 16 conferences
will be divided up into four
tracks:
* Laser Sources
* Nonlinear Optics and Beam Guiding
* Micro-/Nano Applications
* Macro Applications
OPTO: OPTO is designed to highlight
all facets of optoelectronics, photonics
materials, and devices. Attendees
can expect to learn about the latest advances
in silicon photonics, photonic
crystals, optoelectronics, semiconductor
lasers, and nanophotonics. OPTO will
tum West will showcase the many possibilities
of " Quantum 2.0, " the future of
applied quantum technologies to solve
entirely new challenges and provide
unique capabilities in large-scale systems.
Among the current and future
quantum applications to be addressed at
this conference will be:
* Quantum Information Systems
* Quantum Communications
* Quantum Computing and Simulation
* Quantum Sensing, Imaging, and
Timing Systems
* Enabling Materials, Devices,
Techniques
and
Applications Tracks
SPIE Photonics West's application tracks
group presentations on a specific topic together
within the program so that participants
can easily locate presentations specific
to their areas of professional interest.
This year, the five focused topic areas are:
AI/ML, Net Zero, brain function, translational
research, and 3D printing.
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