OGC 2020 will cover all major areas in optoelectronics, optical communications and fundamental optics along with workshops in areas of current interest.Topics interested but not limited to:

S1. Laser Technology

Topics

    Mid-infrared Lasers
    Ultrafast Laser Science and Technology
    Laser manufacturing
    High Intensity Lasers and High Field Phenomena
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science
    Quantum Information and Measurement
    Biomedical and Therapeutic Laser Applications
    Laser Spectroscopy and Microscopy
    Fiber Lasers and Applications
    Waveguide Lasers
    Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs
    Plasma Technologies

S2. Optical Communication and Networks

Topics

    Integration of Optical and Wireless Networking
    Advanced digital-signal processing
    AI and ML in optical networking
    Emerging network architecture in 5G and edge computing
    Quantum Communications
    Design, Control and Management of Optical Networks
    Energy Efficiency in Optical Networks
    Passive Optical Networks
    High Speed Optical LANs and Gigabit Ethernet
    Lasers and Photonic Components
    New Architectures for Optical Routers and Switches
    New Optical Fiber Technologies
    Optical Modulation and Signal Processing
    Optical Access Networks
    Optical Networks Performance Modeling
    Optical Networks to Support Cloud Computing
    QoS. Optical Networks for Future Networks
    Reliability and Protection in Optical Networks
    Optical Amplification and Sensing
    Optical Control Plane (ASON, GMPLS, OpenFlow, SDN)

S3. Infrared Technologies and Applications

Topics

    Infrared detector materials and devices
    Infrared cameras and systems
    Infrared detectors and imaging applications
    Semiconductor materials for infrared and mid-IR lasers
    Novel infrared semiconductor lasers and related applications
    Novel infrared materials for photovoltaics
    Information acquisition & signal processing technologies
    Testing and simulation technologies
    Environment characteristics of target and atmospheric transmission
    Applications in remote sensing, navigation, communication, environmental protection, public security, medicine and industrial inspection
    Smart and fiber-optic sensors
    Nondestructive tests and evaluation
    Near-, mid-, and long-wavelength systems

S4. Precision Optics

Topics

    Super-precision optical manufacturing and equipment
    Testing for super-precision optical surface and equipment
    Ultra-precision freeform surfaces design, manufacturing and Testing
    Large lens and mirrors manufacturing and testing
    Design, manufacturing and testing of micro and nano optical devices and systems
    Optical thin film coating and testing
    Super-precision optical manufacturing and testing for complex shape optical elements
    Optoelectronics components and modules integration and manufacturing
    Applications for super-precision optical manufacturing
    Co-packaging of optics and electronics
    Photonic integrated circuits
    Other related technologies

S5. Fiber-Based Technologies and Applications

Topics

    Design, fabrication, characterization and cabling of optical fibers
    Specialty fibers
    Microstructured and nanostructured fibers
    Linear and nonlinear properties of optical fibers
    Fiber devices and application
    Fiber amplifiers
    Fiber lasers
    Subsea optical systems
    Fiber sensors

S6. Optoelectronic Devices and Applications

Topics

    Millimeter, submillimeter, and far-infrared detectors and instrumentation
    Ultra-violet, visible and infrared sensing and imaging technology
    Combination of active and passive optical sensing
    Cryogenic optics technology
    Adaptive Optoelectronics
    Optometry
    Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging
    Optical Instrumentation
    Optics in Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Spectroscopy, Imaging and Metrology
    Photorefractive Effects, Materials and Devices
    Optical Materials and Devices
    Light-matter Interaction
    Data center optics beyond 400G
    Applied Industrial Optics

S7. Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics

Topics

    Clinical and Translational Biophotonics
    Microscopy, Histopathology and Analytics
    Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy
    Cardiac Optogenetics
    In-Vivo Label-Free Optical Spectroscopy
    Photoacoustic tomography or microscopy, acousto-optical imaging
    Optical coherence tomography: light sources, systems, and applications
    Nonlinear microscopy, coherent Raman scattering microscopy, and high-resolution microscopy techniques
    Biomedical optical spectroscopy and imaging: systems and applications
    Tissue optics
    Optical trapping and manipulation, and their applications in biophotonics
    Lasers, supercontinuum lasers, fiber lasers and their biomedical applications