BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260302T020906Z UID:347864E3-3F4C-4764-ACC1-83BF0B4CE5E1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260227T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260227T170000 DESCRIPTION:Continuing the tradition of the annual photonics workshop in th e Dallas-Fort Worth area\, the 2026 UTA Photonics Workshop will be held on Friday\, February 27\, 2026 (8am-5pm) at the University of Texas at Arlin gton (UTA) campus. The theme of the 2026 photonics workshop is Quantum Pho tonics and Space Photonics. This free one-day workshop and networking even t consists of oral and poster presentations\, panel discussions.\n\nOptics and photonics will be in the twenty-first century as electronics were in the 20th century. Optics and semiconductor photonic chip technologies for computing\, power\, and sensing applications play an increasingly importan t role in modern smart society. Some of the emerging areas of applications are in quantum technology and the space domain. Photonics for quantum app lications offers advantages of scaling and integration\, high-speed proces sing\, reduced cooling\, and cryogenic networking (cool photonics). Howeve r\, issues remain on the heterogeneous integration\, power scaling\, low t emperature operation\, and associated thermal management and design recons iderations.\n\nThis workshop aims to bring together diverse parties to sha re advances\, address issues/challenges\, and explore future directions\, spanning from basic research to practical applications. While the theme is on quantum and cool (cryogenic) photonics\, we also welcome presentations on all aspects of photonics\, optics\, and semiconductors. Regional and n ational collaborations will be explored. Workforce development and student education will also be discussed.\n\nNew to this year’s workshop\, UTA Nanotechnology Research Center will showcase major semiconductor research and fabrication capabilities.\n\nAgenda: \nhttps://photonics.uta.edu/\n\nR oom: 133\, Bldg: Maverick Activities Center (MAC)\, The University of Te xas at Arlington\, 500 W. Nedderman Dr.\, Arlington\, Texas\, United Stat es\, 76019 LOCATION:Room: 133\, Bldg: Maverick Activities Center (MAC)\, The Univers ity of Texas at Arlington\, 500 W. Nedderman Dr.\, Arlington\, Texas\, Un ited States\, 76019 ORGANIZER:wzhou@uta.edu SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:2026 UTA Annual Photonics Workshop and Showcase URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532301 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .25i n\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .25in\;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Continuing the tradition of the annual photoni cs workshop in the Dallas-Fort Worth area\, the 2026 UTA Photonics Worksho p will be held on Friday\, February 27\, 2026 (8am-5pm) at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) campus. The theme of the 2026 photonics worksh op is Quantum Photonics and Space Photonics. This free one-day workshop an d networking event consists of oral and poster presentations\, panel discu ssions. </span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6.0pt\; text- indent: .25in\;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Optics and photonics wi ll be in the twenty-first century as electronics were in the 20th century. Optics and semiconductor photonic chip technologies for computing\, power \, and sensing applications play an increasingly important role in modern smart society. Some of the emerging areas of applications are in quantum t echnology and the space domain. Photonics for quantum applications offers advantages of scaling and integration\, high-speed processing\, reduced co oling\, and cryogenic networking (cool photonics). However\, issues remain on the heterogeneous integration\, power scaling\, low temperature operat ion\, and associated thermal management and design reconsiderations. </spa n></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6.0pt\; text-indent: .25in \;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">This workshop aims to bring together diverse parties to share advances\, address issues/challenges\, and explo re future directions\, spanning from basic research to practical applicati ons. While the theme is on quantum and cool (cryogenic) photonics\, we als o welcome presentations on all aspects of photonics\, optics\, and semicon ductors. Regional and national collaborations will be explored. Workforce development and student education will also be discussed. </span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6.0pt\; text-indent: .25in\;"><span s tyle="font-size: 11.0pt\;">New to this year&rsquo\;s workshop\, UTA Nanote chnology Research Center will showcase major semiconductor research and fa brication capabilities.</span></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><a href="ht tps://photonics.uta.edu/">https://photonics.uta.edu/</a>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR