Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)
CLEO, the international forum for scientific and technical optics, offers six days of technical sessions, special symposia, tutorials, business programming, exhibits and special events, highlighting the latest research, applications and market-ready technologies in all areas of lasers and electro-optics.
The technical conference provides attendees with peer-reviewed, high-quality technical content, and numerous networking opportunities. There will be 25 topic categories in the core groups of fundamental science, science and innovations, and applications and technology.
Each year, CLEO holds Special Symposia, comprised of invited and contributed papers, on areas deemed to be topical and of special interest to conference attendees. This year’s subjects include: advances in metaphotonic devices; military applications of high power lasers; multimodal imaging in biophotonics; optical microcavities for ultrasensitive detection; optomechanics – towards the second quantum revolution; sources of nonclassical light and their scalability; thermal noise in precision interferometry; and ultrafast laser technology for x-ray free electron lasers.
CLEO will also hold a three-day exhibition from 16 to 18 May consisting of 200 international companies introducing new products and demonstrating cutting-edge innovations. Attendees are invited to partake in exhibit floor activities and programmes covering market trends and emerging technologies. As part of the ‘Market Focus’ programme, on Wednesday 17 May, government relations experts will speak about the political changes in the United States and Europe and how they could impact the optics and photonics industry.
The ‘Technology Transfer’ session on Thursday 18 May will include a keynote presentation, a technology transfer tutorial and a pitch panel. The tutorial provides attendees an opportunity to learn more about the licensing process: funding, entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and intellectual property. In addition, organisations will feature their license-ready technologies at tabletop displays in the exhibit hall. The pitch panel provides entrepreneurs an opportunity to showcase their technology, explain why it's valuable and discuss the next steps to commercialisation.