Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. OPTICS
2. PHOTONICS
3. LASERS

AREA 1: OPTICS

• Adaptive Optics
• Optometry
• Fiber Optics Technology
• Biomedical Optics
• Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging
• Optical Instrumentation
• Optics in Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Spectroscopy, Imaging and Metrology
• Optical Communications and Networking
• Photorefractive Effects, Materials and Devices
• Optical Materials and Devices
• Light-matter Interaction
• Applied Industrial Optics

AREA 2: PHOTONICS

• Organic and Bio-photonics
• Molecular Photophysics and Spectroscopy
• Molecular energy transfer and light harvesting
• MOEMS-MEMS
• Nanophotonics and Optical Manipulation
• Plasmonic Structures and Quantum dots
• Photonics for Energy
• Photonic and Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
• Communications and Switching Photonics
• Ultrafast Electronics, Photonics and Optoelectronics
• Green Photonics
• Photodetectors, Sensors and Imaging
• Fiber Optics devices
• Nonlinear Optics and Photonics
• Microwave Photonics
• Optogenetics
• Optofluidics

AREA 3: LASERS

• High Intensity Lasers and High Field Phenomena
• Quantum Electronics and Laser Science
• Quantum Information and Measurement
• Biomedical and Therapeutic Laser Applications
• Laser Spectroscopy and Microscopy
• Fiber Lasers and Applications
• Waveguide Lasers
• Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs
• Plasma Technologies