Optics and Photonics in Sweden: 12-14 September 2018
Location: Lund University, Lund
In 2018, the annual PhotonicSweden conference ‘Optics and Photonics in Sweden’ was extended to ‘Northern Optics and Photonics’ (NOP), bringing together optical scientists from the Nordic and Baltic countries. Earlier meetings in the NOP series were held in Uppsala (2000), Espoo (2003), Bergen (2006), Vilnius (2009), and Helsingør (2012) and Imatra/Lappeenranta region (2015).
Conference
Northern Optics & Photonics 2018 (NOP 2018) was arranged on 12-14 September 2018 in Lund, Sweden, organized by the Swedish Optical Society and PhotonicSweden in collaboration with the Lund University and Lund Laser Centre. Sponsors include the optics/photonics societies of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Baltic countries.
Program and Keynote speakers
Download the program.
Keynote speakers
Jesper Glückstad, DTU Fotonik, Denmark
“Light Robotics: Light-driven and -actuated Micro-robotics for Biophotonics at the Cellular Level”
Algis Petras Piskarskas, Vilnius University Physics, Lithuania
“Benefiting from a Small Country: The Potential of Laser Research and Laser Industry in Lithuania”
Sune Svanberg, Lund University, Sweden and South China Normal University, China
“Interdisciplinary Laser Spectroscopy – Applications to Environment, Ecology, Agriculture, Food Safety and Medicine”
Posters
You’ll find the poster abstracts in the Proceedings.
IEEE Photonics Sweden Chapter sponsored Best poster awards.
Sponsors and Media partners
Exhibitors
Program committees
Programme Committee for the academic sessions:
- Bood Joakim Lund Sweden
- Brackmann Christian Lund universitet Sweden/Lund
- Canalias Carlota KTH Sweden
- Gaute Hellesø Olav University of Tromsø, Norway Norway
- Haglund Åsa Chalmers Sweden/Gothenburg
- Jensen Ole Bjarlin Technical University of Denmark, DTU Fotonik Denmark
- Järrendahl Kenneth Linköping university Sweden/Linköping
- Korppi-Tommola Jouko University of Jyväskylä Finland
- Laurell Fredrik KTH Sweden
- Lindgren Mikael NTNU Norway
- Piotrowski Adam Vigo Poland
- Spigulis Janis University of Latvia Raina Latvia
- Srinivasan Anan KTH Sweden
- Toivonen Juha Tampere University of Technology Finland
Programme Committee for the industry sessions
- Fonjallaz Pierre-Yves PhotonicSweden Sweden
- Gavars Eduards Lightguide Optics Inc Latvia
- Jensen Asger NKT Photonics A/S Denmark
- Karlsson Daniel Mentanglement Sweden
- Lund Michael JAI Denmark
- Maehlum Gunnar Integrated Detector Electronics AS Norway
- Orlowska Ewa Hamamatsu Sweden
- Paasch Kasper University of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Saarinen Jyrki PhotonicsFinland Finland
- Schroeder Jes Millpond ApS Denmark
- Schumann-Olsen Henrik Zivid Labs AS Norway
- Svensson Lennart PhotonicSweden Sweden
