laser optics 2014

From March 18 to 20, for the first time, laser optics will officially be called the International Trade Fair and Congress for Optical Technologies and Microsystems. It combines two previous events, Laser Optics Berlin and microsys, and provides a platform for both optical technologies and microsystems. Events this year will also include the Optical Sensor Technology and CPS Congress, hosted by laser optics, which will deal with the demands, challenges and opportunities en route to Industry 4.0. The congress is dedicated to experts from applied research and the industry. A detailed summary of all sessions and speakers is available on the laser optics website and can be downloaded as PDF. The conference tickets (for one or two days) can be booked online and enable to visit also the laser optics trade show.


The collaboration with the Optical Society (OSA), one of the world’s leading scientific organisations for optical technologies, is just one example of the event’s growing international appeal. In 2010, an OSA session had celebrated 50 years of laser technology and in 2012 it expanded into a conference event. This year the Optical Society will be holding its OSA Optics and Photonics Congress and a workshop on new optical materials in Berlin.

The outstanding supporting programme is further evidence of the international dimension of laser optics. Thus, under the supervision of the Heinrich-Hertz Institute, there will be workshops focusing on the latest European projects, a workshop on the European PhoxTroT project, and events co-organised with the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC). A German-Polish workshop on nitride semiconductors will also be taking place again at laser optics.

laser optics – the International Trade Fair and Congress for Optical Technologies and Microsystems – takes place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds every two years. laser optics is organised by Messe Berlin in association with Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH and other partners.

More details are available at www.laser-optics-berlin.com.