Scope

Light Sources and Components

Visible lasers, LED, and other solid-state light sources; phosphor and other wavelength conversion materials; for display, general, and automotive applications. Optoelectronic components such as spatial light modulators, scanners incl. MEMS, projection, speckle reduction, display drivers and interfaces.

Imaging and Lighting

Physical display units incl. direct view, projection, holography, and light-field; Sensing and imaging technologies incl. 3-D by scanning, ghost imaging, and imaging algorithms; Image acquisition with new technologies incl. Raman/nonlinear scattering, photoacoustic imaging, etc; Illumination and lighting incl. LIFI; Imaging processing and evaluation for speckle reduction; Color management and image quality control; Laser safety and standardization.

XR (AR, MR, VR) and Metaverse

Hardware, software and applications related to Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and Virtual Reality.

Laser Applications for Moving Platforms

Sensing applications such as TOF and LIDAR; Light-based vehicle-to-vehicle communication; Lighting/communication applications including headlights, rear lights, CASE, and other functional lighting devices; Road surface projectors.

AI and DX for Smart Systems
Intelligent display, digital transformation, and IoT; e.g. integrated with technologies such as AI analysis/control, signal processing, sensors, human interfaces, microwave/millimeter wave communication devices.

Novel and Emerging Technologies

Components and optics related to entertainment, education, medical, and social.