This year’s SPIE Photonics West, North America’s leading optics and photonics conference and exhibition, is expected to draw the largest crowd to date, as presenters, exhibitors, and attendees gather to discuss and learn about the latest products, market insights, and technical presentations.
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The first part of the event is the SPIE BiOS Expo, a biomedical optics and biophotonics exhibition that runs from February 1-2 and will feature approximately 230 exhibitors. SPIE Photonics West, which will feature hundreds of new product launches, product demonstrations, and panel sessions, runs from February 4-6, and is expected to draw more than 20,000 attendees and 1300 exhibitors.
Attendees walking the exhibit floor during SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West may not be able to see each and every technology presented by the 230 and 1300 exhibitors, respectively, but the following list—broken up by category—represents a good cross-section of the technologies that will be showcased:
Detectors & Imaging
ASI to display microscopy system, laser scanner at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Hamamatsu to debut multipixel photon counters at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Navitar to debut bi-telecentric lenses at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Opto Diode to release 16-element photodiode at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Photron to release high speed imaging system at SPIE Photonics West 2014
PIXELTEQ to introduce multispectral sensor at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Sensors Unlimited to display SWIR digital video camera at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Fiber-optic Components & Systems
AFL to display laser splicing system, fusion splicer at SPIE Photonics West 2014
CeramOptec to showcase fused and continuous fiber-optic tapers at SPIE BiOS and Photonics West 2014
Discovery Semiconductors to feature RF amplifiers at SPIE Photonics West 2014
OFS to introduce kilowatt fiber laser cavity at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Lasers & Sources
AdValue Photonics to showcase 2 µm pulsed fiber laser at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West
Amplitude Systemes to debut ultrafast amplifier at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Calmar Laser to show fiber based femtosecond laser at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Cobolt to debut pulsed lasers at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Continuum to showcase dye laser, laser platform, and DPSS lasers at SPIE Photonics West 2014
DILAS to feature blue fiber-coupled, multi-single emitter module at SPIE Photonics West 2014
IMRA America to release femtosecond fiber laser at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Jenoptik to showcase diode laser stack at SPIE Photonics West 2014
KMLabs to launch ultrafast fiber laser at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Laser Quantum to exhibit CW lasers at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Nuphoton to release ultra compact pico-femtosecond lasers at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Opotek to debut nanosecond laser source at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Power Technology solid-state HeCd replacement laser set to display at SPIE Photonics West 2014
SPI Lasers to showcase pulsed fiber laser at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Texas Instruments will display light steering development platform at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Optical Components & Systems
Deposition Sciences to introduce high-LDT coatings at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Docter Optics to showcase molded custom optics for LED applications at SPIE Photonics West 2014
L-3 Applied Optics Center to present optical coatings at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Labsphere to showcase diffuse reflectance material capabilities at SPIE Photonics West 2014
LaCroix Optical Co. to discuss high-volume precision optics capabilities at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Moxtek to display polarizing beamsplitters at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Precision Glass & Optics to present glass substrates at SPIE Photonics West 2014
REO to introduce ion beam-sputtered laser crystal coating services at SPIE Photonics West
Zeon to showcase polymer grade optical resin at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Positioning, Support, & Accessories
Analog Modules to debut CW and pulsed laser diode driver at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Cambridge Technology to showcase integrated digital laser scanning solutions at SPIE Photonics West 2014
DataRay to display beam profiler for pulsed lasers at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Lincoln Laser to debut galvanometer laser scanners st SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Sydor Instruments to showcase Kentech Instruments' pulse generator at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Toptica Photonics to showcase digital laser controller at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Wavelength Electronics to introduce thermoelectric controller at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Software
Lambda Research to showcase optical design software at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Spectroscopy
Horiba Scientific to showcase microspectrometer, AR multilayer coating technology, and miniature CCD spectrometers at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Ocean Optics to launch spectrometer and microspectrometer at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Ondax to showcase terahertz Raman system at SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014
Test & Measurement
Artifex Engineering to showcase testing equipment range at SPIE Photonics West 2014
Ophir Photonics to feature power meter and beam profiling camera SPIE Photonics West 2014
SPIE Photonics West will also feature more than 70 educational courses, and a number of special events, including plenary sessions and hot topics, technical events, social and networking events, SPIE membership events, student events, and professional development events.
In addition to the conference and exhibition, Laser Focus World will hold the 2014 Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar, an annual event now in its 26th year and held in conjunction with SPIE Photonics West. It will take place on Monday, February 3, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel (just a block from Moscone). Laser Focus World, Strategies Unlimited, BioOptics World, and Industrial Laser Solutions invite you to the only comprehensive qualitative and quantitative laser market seminar in the industry, with a keynote presentation this year from Drew Nelson, president of IQE, who will speak on European photonics initiatives.
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A distinguished panel will discuss the state of the laser industry, including Peter Leibinger, managing partner of TRUMPF; Sri Venkat, senior vice president of Coherent; Søren Isaksen, chairman of NKT Photonics; and Martin Seifert, president of Nufern. Several other important presentations will look at markets for all lasers, plus markets for biophotonics, passive optics, laser additive manufacturing, and laser projectors.
And finally, the 2014 Prism Awards will be presented at SPIE Photonics West 2014. Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation is an international competition that honors the best new photonics products on the market.
View more information on SPIE BiOS and SPIE Photonics West 2014.