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Every year over 18,000 people gather from around the world to explore the latest advancements in light-driven research and technologies. SPIE Photonics West's culture of innovation is driven by the scope of its presented research and the far-reaching impact of its solutions. Photonics West includes the entire spectrum of light-driven technologies and attracts researchers and product developers from around the world. Four renowned symposia, 3,000 R&D presentations, and two robust exhibitions connect the brightest minds with leaders in science and technology. From the latest in biomedical diagnostics to developments in efficient high power lasers, the research presented at SPIE Photonics West is all about impact. + BiOS – Biomedical Optics + LASE – Lasers and Applications + MOEMS-MEMS – Micro and Nanofabrication + OPTO – Optoelectronic Materials, Devices, and Applications ==================================================== + BiOS – Biomedical Optics BiOS is the world's largest and most prestigious international biomedical optics and imaging conference, encompassing clinical, translational, and fundamental R&D. Choose from 35 conferences in five program tracks: + Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics + Clinical Technologies and Systems + Tissue Optics, Laser-Tissue Interaction, and Tissue Engineering + Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and Imaging + Nano/Biophotonics BiOS provides you with a premier technical forum for reporting your achievements and learning about the latest clinical and technical advances. BiOS is a major impetus for launching new applications and technologies; patent citations indicate the importance of the research introduced in these conferences. + SPIE LASE will address advances in basic laser device research and in laser materials, device and system engineering for various applications ranging from emerging nanotechnologies, microelectronic and photonic manufacturing, free-space communications, to use on the industrial manufacturing floor. The latest research on fiber, solid state, disk, ultrafast, VECSELS, semiconductor lasers and more will be presented at LASE. The LASE technical program showcases the latest fundamental and applied research on new laser sources and applications. Highlights include conferences on fiber, solid state, disk, and ultrafast lasers plus the world's largest concentration of semiconductor laser/LED content at one event. Applications include lasers for free-space communications, industrial, and biomedical use. + Laser Micro-/Nanoengineering + Laser Applications + Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs + Nonlinear Optics + Laser Source Engineering + NEW for 2011: Green Photonics Virtual Symposium + MOEMS-MEMS – Micro and Nanofabrication The MOEMS-MEMS technical program explores how MEMS and MOEMS will enable the mass-produced miniaturized products and integrated systems of the future. + Devices/Applications/Reliability + Micro/Nanofabrication + NEW for 2011: Green Photonics Virtual Symposium + OPTO – Optoelectronic Materials, Devices, and Applications OPTO 2011 addresses the latest developments and advances in a broad range of optoelectronic technologies and their integration for a variety of applications. OPTO 2010 includes a new application program on Optical Communication: Systems and Sub-systems. Present your work in these topic areas: + Optoelectronic Materials and Devices + Photonic Integration + Semiconductor Lasers and LEDS + Nanotechnologies in Photonics + Displays and Holography + Advanced Quantum and Optoelectronic Applications + Optical Communications: Systems and Sub-systems