JOINT CONFERENCE
DOC x OPTO 2026
JOINT CONFERENCE
DOC x OPTO 2026
July 1st - 3rd, 2026
This year we are pleased to have a joint conference for DOC Riga and OptoMeeting in Riga!
IMPORTANT DATES
Conference days
July 1st - 3rd, 2026
Abstract submission
TBD
Acceptance letter
TBD
ABOUT US
This year organisers of " Developments in Optics and Communications" and "OptoMeeting" conferences are joining to hold a joint conference! The conference will feature invited and contributed talks in these sections historically important for both conferences:
- Biophotonics
- Laser physics and spectroscopy
- Optical materials and phenomena
- Optics in communication
- Vision science
A BRIEF HISTORY
ABOUT DOC RIGA conference
In 2005 University of Latvia SPIE student chapter organized a conference called Development in Optics and Photonics 2005 (or DOP for short) which was predecessor of DOC. About 40 participants took part in DOP representing Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Romania, Belarus and USA. Dr. Katarina Svanberg was invited as keynote speaker.
The conference Developments in Optics and Communications has been evolving successfully for the past decade. The conference traditionally features invited and contributed talks in five sections:
- Biophotonics
- Laser physics and spectroscopy
- Optical materials and phenomena
- Optics in communication
- Vision science
ABOUT OptoMeeting conference
The history of the OPTO conferences dates back to 2005 when the SPIE International Congress on Optics and Electronics was held in Wrocław. Previous years the conference was organised by the OPTICA & SPIE Student Chapters from Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.
ORGANISATION AND SUPPORT
DOC x OPTO 2026 is organized and supported by:
