Preview: SPIE Photonics West 2026 exhibitor products

The SPIE Photonics West 2026 event is set to take place January 17th through January 22nd at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

The event will kick off Saturday and Sunday, January 17th and 18th, with the Biomedical Optics Symposium (BiOS) and the BiOS Expo, followed by the SPIE Global Business Forum on Monday, January 19th for executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders across the global photonics industry.

Then, from January 20th through January 22nd, SPIE Photonics West's conference and exhibition will be open, along with its co-located AR | VR | MR, Quantum West, and Vision Tech expos. We invite you to stop by booth 3658 to meet our Laser Focus World team members, and be sure to pick up a copy of our January/February 2026 issue while you're there.

What follows is a quick snapshot of some products and solutions attendees can expect to see on the SPIE Photonics West Exhibition floor:

Aerotech motion control advances for high-precision manufacturing applications: Booth 749

Aerotech will showcase its motion control and automation systems for emerging technologies in electronics, semiconductor, and medical device manufacturing, including its multichannel photonics alignment platform developed in collaboration with Senko and Santec; DrillOptimizer and Infinite Field of View (IFOV) 2- and 3-axis scan heads for high-speed 3D laser processing; Mini Hexapod for precise multi-axis positioning; and Automation1 motion control platform.

DELO Industrial Adhesives edge blackening system: Booth 4123

DELO Industrial Adhesives’ UV-curable edge blackening system combines high‑performance coating materials, jet valve dispensing, and curing technology for use in automated, high‑volume production of augmented reality (AR) waveguides and other optical components. At its core is the company’s DELO KATIOBOND OE6107 light‑blocking polymer coating, which features an absorption coefficient of 50 OD/mm (at 800 nm) and, even at a layer thickness of just 60 µm, absorbs more than 99.9% of light, achieving optical densities up to OD 3.

Excelitas Technologies InGaAs avalanche photodiode: Booth 637

The C30733EQC-3 indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) avalanche photodiode (APD) delivers high gain of up to 100 and fast recovery time at wavelengths exceeding 1550 nm, enabling use in applications including  fiber sensing, distributed temperature sensing, distributed acoustic sensing, distributed optical fiber sensing, and strain measurements. The APD also delivers broad spectral response from 1000 to 1700 nm for operation across key telecom O, E, S, C, and L bands. Combined with a 30-µm active area and typical bandwidth of 2 GHz, the APD provides fast transient signal detection and precise spatial resolution required for time-critical fiber-optic measurements in high-loss and long-distance sensing environments.

Ferdinand-Braun-Institut pulsed nanosecond laser sources: Booth 4205

Ferdinand-Braun-Institut's pulsed nanosecond laser sources have use in several applications, including time-of-flight LiDAR systems, space, robotics, and autonomous driving. They feature driver electronics tailored to the specific application and deliver high output power along with good lateral beam quality. For example, 48-emitter laser bars with a 50-µm stripe width achieve pulse powers exceeding 2,000 W.

Gigahertz-Optik spectral light and color meter: Booth 2130

The LIGHTmetric ONE spectral light and color meter features a rotatable device head with a light sensor, which incorporates a high-sensitivity spectroradiometer that covers the 360- to 830-nm spectral range with a spectral bandwidth of 10 nm. It offers a measuring range of illuminance from 1 to 350,000 lx and color temperature from 1700 to 17000 K. Applications include architecture, lighting design, and lighting installation.

G&H integrated photonics platforms: Booth 1535

Gooch & Housego (G&H) will demonstrate how vertically integrated photonics platforms enable scalable, deployment-ready solutions across aerospace and defense, industrial and telecom, and life sciences markets. The company will also discuss how its acousto-optic and electro-optic technologies, fiber optics, precision optics, and integrated optical systems support the transition from photonic innovation to deployable biomedical and life-science systems.

HÜBNER Photonics femtosecond laser: Booth 3381

The VALO Tidal femtosecond laser offers 3 W of output power, delivers pulse durations of 30 fs (typical), and generates spectral bandwidths spanning 990 to 1140 nm. The laser has use in simultaneous second- and third-harmonic imaging using standard microscope objectives, as well as advanced multiphoton imaging, broadband terahertz generation, and nonlinear wafer inspection.

Indie photonics capabilities: Booth 4719

Indie will showcase photonics capabilities from its Exalos and TeraXion business units, including lasers, superluminescent light-emitting diodes (SLEDs), and integrated photonic solutions designed for demanding applications across quantum technologies, sensing, medical systems, aerospace, and advanced industrial markets. Attendees will be able to learn more about the company’s ultralow-noise laser technologies, broadband SLEDs, and visible distributed-feedback laser products.

IN-VISION Technologies development kit for phase light modulation: Booth 6309

The DLPM980E development kit allows OEMs, researchers, and system integrators to do phase light modulation (PLM) with chipsets from Texas Instruments. Features include an ultrahigh-resolution PLM device (2048 × 1088 pixels), 2- to 8-GB on-board memory, and an open field-programmable gated array platform for custom logic and processing, and applications include lithography, microscopy, metrology, and potentially adaptive optics.

Iradion Laser and Luxinar sealed CO₂ lasers: Booth 3572

Coexhibitors Iradion Laser and Luxinar will showcase their sealed carbon dioxide (CO₂) laser offerings, from 30 to 1000 W, and their combined short-pulse and ultrashort-pulse laser range. Available from Luxinar will be its high-power CO₂ laser range, which features the strength of a metal-sealed design to withstand tough environments, while Iradion will exhibit its CERAMICORE ranges with the purity and stability of an all-ceramic core as well as its NANOCORE and FEMTOCORE diode-pumped solid-state laser ranges, offering process consistency over millions of pulses.

LYNRED eSWIR detector: Booth 1866

The Sirocco SW extended shortwave-infrared (eSWIR) detector can detect wavelengths from 0.8 to 2.5 µm in VGA resolution (640 × 512), extending spectral analysis beyond the limits of conventional SWIR sensors. It also offers high sensitivity across the full range and frame rates up to 200 fps. Applications include mining, agriculture, and environmental monitoring.

Marktech Optoelectronics transfer-molded photodiode and LED packaging capabilities: Booth 259

Marktech Optoelectronics and manufacturing partner Optrans are introducing new transfer-molded photodiode and light-emitting diode (LED) packaging capabilities. The photonics packages offer optical beam control and reduced stray-light interference while supporting both conventional LED emitters and advanced point-source RCLED and QWLED architectures.

MKS Inc. photonics solutions: Booth 927

MKS Inc. will showcase various photonics solutions from its Newport, Ophir, and Spectra-Physics brands, including the Newport HybrYX single-plane air bearing XY hybrid stages for semiconductor inspection systems, Ophir SupIR‑X 15–300 mm f/4 lens for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations, and Spectra-Physics Talon Ace pulsed nanosecond laser for use in high-speed micromachining. Additional solutions at the booth from the three brands support laser processing, quantum research and industrialization, and life science and materials research.

Modulight 785-nm single-frequency laser: Booth 343

The ML6660 785-nm single-frequency laser has use in applications requiring a specific and highly stable wavelength, including Raman spectroscopy, materials characterization, and other analytical instrumentation. The 785-nm configuration with distributed Bragg reflector  laser technology provides high single-mode output powers with over 200 mW in free-space configuration and 150 mW fiber-coupled. Its output power is configurable from 10 to 100% of the maximum power, with support for multiple power setpoints; this eliminates the need for external attenuation when working with delicate samples.

Nanomotion motor technology for piezoelectric motion control: Booth 663

NanomotionATOM motor technology for powering piezoelectric motion solutions enables ultraprecise motion control for Angstrom-level semiconductor manufacturing tools. Its vacuum-compatible design ensures clean operation in ultrahigh-vacuum environments, minimizing contamination that may cause outgassing. The technology has use in scanning electron microscope applications and other inspection metrology tools in semiconductor fabs.

Phlux Technology noiseless InGaAs APDs: Booth 5528

The Aura noiseless InGaAs APDs, available in 30-, 80-, and 200-µm versions, extend the range and accuracy of infrared (IR) systems by up to 50% for a given laser power. The APDs have uses in professional laser rangefinders, fiber-optic test equipment (optical time-domain reflectometers), long-distance LiDAR, and free-space optical communications. In all these applications, the adoption of 1550 nm ensures eye-safe operation, eliminating one of the biggest disadvantages of 905-nm IR systems.

Photon Design EME-based simulators: Booth 3452

Photon Design's eigenmode expansion (EME) simulators include the Multi-Topology (MT)-FIMMPROP simulator, which supports development of thin-film lithium niobate Mach-Zehnder modulator designs for high-data-rate photonics applications. Another EME simulator offering from the company is the HAROLD (QD) quantum dot simulator, which creates epitaxy structures for QD lasers used in next-generation data centers, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing applications. The EPIPPROP EME simulator offers the flexibility to split waveguides, simulating this process throughout arrayed waveguide gratings. This feature is particularly useful for polarization-sensitive designs, significantly reducing the time required for users working with these precise methods.

PI (Physik Instrumente) motion control and nanopositioning solutions: Booth 3517

PI will showcase its advancements in high-precision motion control, automation, and nanopositioning technologies. Company representatives at their booth will discuss how the company can help increase performance and throughput in silicon photonics chip production, wafer testing, laser micromachining, high-resolution 3D printing, satellite communication, super-resolution microscopy, and medical device manufacturing.

TOPTICA EAGLEYARD fiber-coupled laser diodes: Booth 4713

miniECL fiber-coupled laser diodes offer beam collimation integrated into their hermetically sealed butterfly packages for use in cold atom interferometry, metrology, quantum technology, and spectroscopy applications. 770-, 780-, and 795-nm wavelengths are available.

For more information on SPIE Photonics West 2026, please visit spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/photonics-west.