Topics & Program

1. Quantum optics and ultracold systems
2. Nonlinear optics
3. Optical materials
4. Biophotonics
5. Devices and components
6. Optical communications
7. Laser spectroscopy and metrology
8. Ultrafast optical phenomena
9. Laser - material interaction
10. Optical metamaterials and plasmonics
11. Other topics in photonics

PHOTONICA2017 will include five days of:

  • Tutorial talks (2*35 min)
  • Keynote lectures (45 min)
  • Invited lectures (30 min)
  • Progress reports (20 min)
  • ** Contributed talks (15 min)
  • Poster presentations.

** The authors of abstracts have possibility to apply for 15 min oral presentation (contributed talk) when submitting their abstracts. 10-15 of submitted abstracts will be selected for contributed talks. The authors of the selected abstracts will be informed about the decision before the conference in order to prepare their presentation. Regardless, abstract selected for contributed talk can be presented at poster sessions, too.


Final timetable for PHOTONICA 2017
(Main Hall, Hall 102, and Hall 103)


Please be aware of parallel sessions in Hall 102 (second page). You can click on the figure to see PDF file:





NEW! Booklet with detailed programme and useful information.


PHOTONICA2017 is conceived as a school for educating young scientists and the conference facilitating the exchange of new ideas and knowledge in cutting-edge research in Europe and beyond.