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Photon 2026

1 September - 4 September
£555

Photon 2026 is the thirteenth conference in a biennial series that started in 2002 covering optics and photonics.

During the event, participants will have the opportunity to hear from leading experts in the field, attend lectures from leading technology experts, and visit the exhibition profiling the latest in optics and photonics technology. The programme will consist of plenary and invited talks, as well as contributed presentations and posters. There will also be ample opportunity to network and explore collaborations with colleagues.

This multi-disciplinary conference is jointly organised by the Institute of Physics (IOP) special interest groups including Combustion Physics, Environmental Physics, Instrument and Science Technology, Optical, Superconductivity, Quantum Electronics and Photonics, Quantum Optics, Quantum Information and Quantum Control and Medical Physics.

Wednesday will feature a roundtable policy session on Optics, Photonics and related fields influencing decision-making in the UK and EU.  This year the PHOTON Organising Committee has teamed up with the European Optical Society (EOS), an umbrella organisation for national Optical Societies across Europe, to hold this policy session on Optics and Photonics.  This Roundtable Session will seek to address:

  • Emerging UK-EU relations, collaboration, and funding mechanisms. What are the emerging UK-EU relations hinted by the UK Government? How will UK-EU collaboration change against this backdrop and changing US priorities? Are funding mechanisms effective and supportive of the emerging UK-EU landscape?
  • UK-EU Science, Technology and Innovation policy issues. What new policies, if at all, should the UK/EU consider independently or jointly? How would this affect the way the UK does business with the EU? What is there to be gained or lost from lack of participation?
  • Bottlenecks, impact and growth of the Optics and Photonics sector, in particular, Quantum, Space and emerging technologies. What are those perceived bottlenecks? What can we do better? What steps can we take to improve Europe’s competitiveness?
  • Implementation of policies; other issues.
  • Future Discussions on Policy. Where do we go from here? Do we issue a White Paper? Should we have a Working UK-EU Policy Group?

Panellists

  • Tom Grinyer, CEO, Institute of Physics
  • Prof Chris Johnson, Chief Scientific Adviser in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
  • Dr John Lincoln, CEO, Photonics Leadership Group
  • Prof Ruth Oulton, Professor of Quantum Photonics and EPSRC Quantum Technologies Fellow, Bristol University
  • Dave Robertson, Member of Parliament and Chair All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Quantum Technologies
  • Moderator: Ben Skuse

 

 

Details

Organiser

Venue

  • Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • Catalyst Building, 3 Helix, Science Square
    Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE4 5TG United Kingdom     + Google Map

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