Impact of Photonics

MARCH 10-12, 2026 | RALEIGH, NC
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This symposium is focused on the impact of photonics and optics technologies in our society and to US technological competitiveness. This symposium also examines the role of policy and practice in driving photonics innovation and investment, thereby connecting researchers, scientists, and engineers to the mechanisms, resources, and partners that fuel their discoveries. Applications areas to be explored include advanced manufacturing; defense, homeland, and cyber security; transportation, agtech and foodtech, aerospace and space exploration, energy independence, communications, biotech, and physical AI.

Topics & Application Areas

Defense, Homeland and Cyber Security
Transportation
AGTech and FoodTech
Aerospace and Space Exploration
Energy Independence
Communications
Biotech
Physical AI
Policy and Practice
Quantum Applications
Other

Symposium Co-Chairs

Christine Galib

Director, Advancing Photonics Technologies

Princeton University

Alex Norman

Executive Director

Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University

Key Speakers

Cameras As Nanophotonic Optical Computers

Felix Heide

Assistant Professor,

Princeton University

Jan Odegard

Founder

62X Ventures

Daniel Lopez

Professor

Penn State University

Emily Dinu

Founding Partner

Numinous Capital

Vectorial lithography for accelerated microphotonics manufacturing

David McGee

Professor,

The College of New Jersey

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	Wednesday March 11
9:30	Impact of Photonics
4:00	Photonics - Posters

2026 Symposium Program
	Wednesday March 11

9:30	Impact of Photonics	Marriott State A
	Session chair: Christine Galib, Princeton University, & Alex Norman, Princeton University
	Cameras As Nanophotonic Optical Computers F. Heide, Princeton University, US
	Fireside Chat - Investing in Photonics Technologies E. Dinu, J. Odegard, Numinous Capital, 62x Ventures, US
	From Lab-to-Fab: Navigating Academia, Industry and Government Partnerships D. Lopez, Penn State University, US
	Vectorial lithography for accelerated microphotonics manufacturing D.J. McGee, The College of New Jersey, US
	Entomological Photonic Sensors: Tracking Insects with Lasers T. Saha, B.P. Thomas, New Jersey Institute of Technology, US
	Components for Ultra-Power-Efficient, and Self-Learning RF-Photonic Processors with In-Memory Programmability S. Cheung, E. Shin, A. Akib, North Carolina State University, US
	Optical Keys for Quantum Defence: OK-Q S.F. Lim, R. Riehn, North Carolina State University, US

4:00	Photonics - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Meta-Lidar B. Mirzapourbeinekalaye, UMass, Amherst, US
	Maskless Lithography: Printing Microstructures in Real-Time C. Baker, C. Huetz, B. Zemer, D. McGee, The College of New Jersey, US
	Triple-resonance micro-ring resonators for on-chip entangled photon generation via spontaneous six-wave mixing (SSWM) E.E. Umukoro, M. Mishra, P. Flanigan, B. Vlahovic, North Carolina Central University, US