Micro-Optics Summit & Expo 2024

2 December 2024 - 3 December 2024 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

The first edition of the Micro-Optics Summit & Expo brought together the value chain of suppliers and professionals interest in micro- and nano-optics and featured over 40 presentations showcasing the advanced capabilities of the supply chain. Check out the program to find the PDF versions and/or videos versions of this edition’s presentations.



Day 1 | Main stage | 2 December 2024
Track: Opening 2024
09:00 - 09:30 | Main stage

Presentations

This presentation reviews the PHABULOuS project and highlights the objectives moving forward as independent legal entity beyond the project.




Director General at PHABULOuS

This presentation shows the new ecosystem for micro-optics in Europe and explains the kind of users for the platform and markets addressed.




Chief Operating Officer at PHABULOuS
Track: Developments in Automotive
09:30 - 10:30 | Main stage

Moderator

Technology Expert for Optics and Optical Systems at EPIC

Presentations

This presentation will explain how laser welding in automotive can be improved by freeform laser beam shaping.




Sales Application Engineer at PowerPhotonic

This presentation will explain the potential of micro-optics in automotive from enhanced lighting systems and advanced sensor systems to interior enhancements.




Deputy Head of Light and Optical Technologies at Joanneum Research – MATERIALS

This presentation will show the micro & nano-optics process flows and micro-lenses in automotive lighting as well as micro lens arrays on sensor imagers.




Business Development Manager at CSEM
Track: Advanced lighting solutions in automotive
11:00 - 12:30 | Main stage

Moderator

Technology Expert for Optics and Optical Systems at EPIC

Presentations

This presentation will share insights into the market analysis of new lighting elements, new applications, software and business chances in car lighting.




Senior Advisor at DVN

This presentation will discuss the light sources, the manufacturing, the styling and the performance of micro-lens arrays in automotive lighting.




Automotive Lighting Expert at Focuslight

This presentation will talk about adhesives and imprint resins used for micro-optics in amongst others the automotive market.




Team Leader Application Development at DELO Industrial Adhesives (???)

This presentation will talk about enhanced automotive lighting solutions using femtosecond laser structuring.




CEO at Microrelleus

This presentation will cover the automated test equipment for optics in automotive, including topics such as cost optimisation, modularity, flexibility and efficiency.




R&D Engineer at Alfamation
Track: Micro-optics in automotive lighting
13:30 - 15:00 | Main stage

Moderator

Sales & Project Manager at PHABULOuS

Presentations

This presentation will cover the unique and high volume manufacturing capabilities of polymer components for the automotive industry.




Head of Business Development, Micro Optics at Sony DADC

This presentation will talk about the market-leading nanocomposites for multiple fast-growing applications in automotive, AR/MR, optics/sensors and displays.




Senior account manager at Pixelligent

This presentation covers the micro-optical system and manufacturing capabilities of Fraunhofer IOF, focussing on light carpets, symbol ground projection and low beam applications.




Head of Group Micro Optical Systems at Fraunhofer IOF

This presentation will discuss the advancements and challenges to design and integrate micro-optics in automotive lighting.




Optical Engineer at HELLA GmbH & Co.KGaA ???
Track: Advances in general lighting
15:30 - 17:00 | Main stage

Moderator

Sales & Project Manager at PHABULOuS

Presentations

This presentation will include the printoptical capabilities of Luximprint, including design guidelines, materials specifications and surfaces & finishes.




Co-founder at Luximprint

This presentation will cover the recent progress in UV-Nanoimprinting of Micro Optics on foil.




Director MATERIALS at JOANNEUM Research

This presentation is about shaping light using nano-structures and covers challenges and the production using an optical co-molding proess developed by NANOPTIQS.




This presentation shows the advantages of freeform optics for lighting applications and highlights the different technologies, challenges and results and benefits related to wall washing applications.




Director Optics at Zumtobel (Draft)

Day 2 | Main stage | 3 December 2024
Track: Advanced features in consumer products
09:00 - 10:30 | Main stage

Moderator

Technology Expert for Optics and Optical Systems at EPIC

Presentations

This presentation covers ultrafast laser capabilities such as graving, drilling, cutting, texturing, marketings, welding options for the luxury, medical and electronics market.




Innovation engineer at LASEA

This presentation will cover the nanoimprint solutions for consumer devices covering AR/VR, displays, sensors and automotive applications.




Business Development Manager at EV Group

This presentation covers the capabilities of 3D AG as upscaling partner to create masters, nickel sleeves, inserts and UV embossed films for optics that enhance functionality in consumer products.




This presentation covers innovative micro and nanofabrication for enhanced performance in displays.




This presentation covers the high precision 3D microfabrication capabilities of Nanoscribe.




Head of Sales Industrial Applications at Nanoscribe
Track: Advanced manufacturing that enable the future of AR/VR
11:00 - 12:30 | Main stage

Moderator

Technology Expert for Optics and Optical Systems at EPIC

Presentations

This presentation covers the unprecedented visual experiences enabled by the roll-2-plate imprinting capabilities of Morphotonics.




This presentation shows the capabilities of the patented Dynamic Part Indexing (DPI®) technology for mobile applications, LiDAR, automotive headlights, healthcare applications and more.




Managing Partner and Chief Business Officer at Wielandts UPMT

This presentations explains what photomask technology can do to improve and enhance XR device components.




Strategic Applications Manager at Tekscend Photomask

This presentations shows the high-precision solutions for scalable AR waveguide production from waferscale composite rubber stamps to replication using nanoimprint lithography (NIL).




CTO at SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions
Track: User-centric solutions in AR/VR
13:30 - 15:00 | Main stage

Moderator

Sales & Project Manager at PHABULOuS

Presentations

This presentations talks about about the missing link for micro-optics implementation in AR development.




Co-Founder / Chief Architect & Integration at JOYA Team

This presentation talks about the software for micro-optics design and system simulation.




Senior application engineer at Synopsys

This presentation talks about microoptics can support light AR eyewear.




Co-founder & CTO at MICROOLED

This presentation talks about enhancing beam performance for life sciences instrumentation.




General Manager at PowerPhotonic

This presentation talks about custom photonics on-demand for respiratory diagnostic and other applications.




Track: Innovation in Consumer products
15:30 - 17:00 | Main stage

Moderator

Sales & Project Manager at PHABULOuS

Presentations

This presentation is about a new small and fast MEMS thermal emitter for non-dispersive optical fas sensing systems.




Chief Scientific Officer at 4K-MEMS (Draft)

This presentation talks about the R2R capabilities of Fraunhofer FEP for applications such as decorative foils, foild for drag-reducing bionic surface finishing in transport, iptical foils with freeform microoptical elements and labels and packaging foils with diffractive holograms.




Head of Business Unit and Head of Department R2R Technologies at Fraunhofer FEP

This presentation talks about holograms for brand protection and anto-counterfeiting capabilities




Head of Sales at 3D AG

Day 2 | Expo stage | 3 December 2024
Track: Enabling fast and reliable optical communication
13:30 - 15:00 | Expo stage

Moderator

Chief Operating Officer at PHABULOuS

Presentations

This presentation talks about Direct Atomic Layer Processing (DALP®) for advanced materials R&D, prototyping of micro and nanodevices, and scalable manufacturing to final applications in domains such as Optics, Photonics, MEMS/Sensors, Microfluidics, RF, and Printed Electronics.




Gauthier Briere, Senior Application Engineer at ATLANT 3D

This presentation talks about functional testing of micro-optics for PICs, Datacom and Telecom




Technical Leader at Alfamation

This presentation talks about mold fabrication for waferscale datacom expanded beam connectors with built-in antireflective nanostructures.




Micro-Nano-Optics Group Leader at CSEM
Track: Micro-optics in integrated photonics
11:00 - 13:30 | Expo stage

Moderator

Chief Operating Officer at PHABULOuS

Presentations

This presentation talks about materials with high near-IR transparency for typical VCSEL wavelengths that are ideal for molded microlenses for optical interconnects.




Lead Scientist at SABIC

This presentation is about NIL imprint technology as solution for high quality optics for displays, AR, sensors, automotive, LiDAR and silicon photonics / PICs.




Business Development Manager at EV Group

This presentation covers the capabilities of 3D printing to create free space microoptics couping solutions, on fiber arrays, op chip edge and op chip surface.




Business Development Manager at Nanoscribe

This presentation covers advanced 3D lithography technology, delivering submicron resolution and unmatched manufacturing efficiency.




CEO / Founder at Photosynthetic

This presentation is about wafer-scale micro-imprinted optical & mechanical structures for beam refocusing/redirecting and fiber alignment walls/funnels.




R&D Engineer at CSEM