Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. LASERS

2. OPTICS

3. PHOTONICS

AREA 1: LASERS

Biomedical and Therapeutic Laser Applications

Fiber Lasers and Applications

High Intensity Lasers and High Field Phenomena

Laser Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Plasma Technologies

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science

Quantum Information and Measurement

Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs

AREA 2: OPTICS

Adaptive Optics

Applied Industrial Optics

Biomedical Optics

Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging

Fiber Optics Technology

Light-Matter Interaction

Optical Communications and Networking

Optical Instrumentation

Optical Materials and Devices

Optics in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Spectroscopy, Imaging and Metrology

AREA 3: PHOTONICS

Fiber Optics Devices

Microwave Photonics

Molecular Photophysics and Spectroscopy

Microphotonics, Nanophotonics and Optical Manipulation

Nonlinear Optics and Photonics

Organic and Bio-Photonics

Photodetectors, Sensors and Imaging

Photonic and Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

Photonics for Energy and Green Photonics

Plasmonic Structures and Quantum Dots

Ultrafast Phenomena, Attosecond Science and Technology