Virtual Day: 22 October 2025
Technical Conference: 27 September - 01 October 2026
Exhibition: 29 - 30 September 2026
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center | Rochester, New York, USA

Virtual Day: 22 October 2025
Technical Conference: 27 September - 01 October 2026
Exhibition: 29 - 30 September 2026
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center | Rochester, New York, USA

Submit a Paper

Attendees

Submissions for 2025 are now closed. Details for 2026 will be announced soon.
 
Why Submit a Paper?

Get Published

Accepted and presented papers are published in Optica Publishing Group's Digital Library, indexed in Ei Compendex and Scopus and tagged to facilitate results in Google Scholar and its search engine.

Get the Most From Membership

FiO, the Optica Annual Meeting, is intended to be inclusive and diverse — which is why all Optica Members will be given the ability to present a contributed paper.

Get Recognized

Present in front of a supportive, international audience of peers, colleagues and other Optica Members. In 2019, over 1,200 attendees came from more than 60 countries.

Get Inspired

As a presenter, you're also an attendee. You'll have numerous opportunities, formal and informal, to meet, network and engage with other presenters and attendees — leaders from academia, industry and government.