About us

The 2026 Photonics Global Conference (PGC2026) continues a distinguished history since its inception in 2008. The conference focuses on cutting-edge topics in photonics and optics, bringing together leading experts, researchers, industry practitioners, and students to explore scientific and technological advancements, address challenges, and foster international collaboration.

Important Dates

Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Abstract registration deadline
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Submission deadline

Call For Paper

Optical fiber and waveguide technologies
Optical communications and networks
Optical Sensors and Measurement
Optoelectronic integration and devices
Advanced lasers and applications
Light-matter interactions
Micro/Nano photonics
Ultrafast and nonlinear optics
Microwave photonics
Plasmonics and metamaterials
Advanced optical materials
Optical imaging, display and storage
Biophotonics and optofluidics
Quantum optics
AI and photonics

Both abstract and full papers are welcome to be presented in PGC. Full papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.

Committee

General Chairs

Perry Shum

Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Gilberto Brambilla

University of Southampton, UK

Christophe Couteau

University of Technology of Troyes, France

Kyunghwan Oh

Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Jason Png

IHPC, A*STAR, Singapore

Sze Yun Set

Tokyo University, Japan

Chester Shu

Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Lena Wosinska

Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Program Committee

Baohua Jia

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Hoon Kim

KAIST, Korea

Rui Lin

Chalmers University, Sweden

Xiaodan Pang

Zhejiang University, China

Yating Wan

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia

Min Yan

Umeå University, Sweden