Optics & Photonics Taiwan International Conference (OPTIC) is the annual meeting
for the photonic community in Taiwan. It is also one of the most important
International photonics forum in Taiwan this year. The conference is held from
December 3 to December 5, 2020 by National Taipei Unversity of Technology in
Taipei, Taiwan. Ten topics of photonics will be covered in this conference:
1. Nanophotonic Materials and Devices
2. Optical Waveguides and Communications
3. Quantum Electronics and Laser Technology
4. Holography and Information Processing
5. Optical Design
6. Biophotonics and Biomedical Imaging
7. Display Technology
8. Solid State Lighting
9. Photovoltaic Technology
10. Thin‐Film Technology and Optical Engineering
This year is especially important because of the earlier pandemic situation
globally. Conference planners and staffs took extra cares to prepare this technical
event. A broad spectrum of invited speakers were planned and foreign speakers
delivered their talks using either pre‐taped video or live‐streaming. Other local talks
were presented in the National Taipei University of Technology with mask mandate
and temperature measurement for each participant. Social distance is also required.
In this conference, the plenary talks were delivered by President of IEEE Photonics
Society, Dr. Carmen S. Menoni, President of SPIE, Dr. John Greivenkamp, Vice
President of OSA, Dr. Satoshi Kawata. Plenary talks also covered a wide range of
topics, from Prof. Milton Feng’s microcavity laser, Prof. Jianping Yao’s integrated
Microwave Photonics, Prof. Gee‐Kung Chang’s 6G Wireless Networks, AUO President
Frank Ko’s Digital transformation in Display industry, Prof. Ding‐Ping Tsai’s Meta‐lens
research, Prof. Ann‐Shyn Chiang’s Brain Imaging technology.
The attendance is also impressive: more than 1000 students, engineers, and faculty
members registering this conference. Among them, around 100 IEEE members
participated this conference in the form of presentation, committee members,
organizing committee and exhibitions. The interaction between academia and
industry is one of the important things to keep the photonic development going and
the novel ideas can prevail. We really hope we can achieve this goal by this annual
gathering.
In the conference, a special event Women in Optics/Women in Engineering was
held to celebrate and promote the female participation of the photonic research
activities. The event is well planned, and accompanied with a family event to make
photonic toys for kids, and some wine tasting. It really helps moms and dads in
photonic community to share their experiences and educate the young minds.
In conclusion, this technical conference was held during this difficult time, and the
high attendance demonstrated that the need to have a platform for knowledge
discussion is important. Students and professors appreciated the opportunities to
discuss their works with other people. In the following, we will share some of the
pictures taken during the meeting: |