RSVP Required
17 Mar 2026
12:30 - 14:00
Platinum E, JW Marriott
Join conference co-sponsors IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE Communications Society, and Optica for a special luncheon to recognize the award and honor recipients from each society. The event is open to anyone who purchases a ticket, but seating is limited. Tickets are USD 45.00 and can be purchased through the registration site. Ticket sales end on 16 March.
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Featured Presentations
John Tyndall Award
Presented annually since 1987, the award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to optical-fiber technology that have met the test of time and are of proven benefit to science, technology, or society. The award honors the memory of John Tyndall, who made distinguished contributions to physics, particularly his demonstration of total internal reflection in a continuous stream of water. It is jointly presented by the IEEE Photonics Society and Optica and is funded by Corning Incorporated.
Graham Trevor Reed
University of Southampton, UK
For ground-breaking contributions to silicon photonics, notably through pioneering research, advocacy, and the establishment of a widely accessible foundry platform.
IEEE Photonics Award
Established in 2002, the award is presented for outstanding achievements in photonics. Recipients are selected by the Technical Field Awards Council of the IEEE Awards Board.
To be announced
2026 Society Fellows
Optica Fellows
Yusheng Bian
GlobalFoundries, USA
For transformative contributions to silicon photonics, including innovations that underpin high-volume manufacturing on a scalable CMOS-silicon photonics platform.
Guo-En Chang
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
For technical innovation and seminal work in Si photonics, particularly his pioneering contributions in SiGeSn materials and photonic devices.
Haoshuo Chen
Nokia Bell Labs, USA
For exceptional contributions in multimode and multicore communication technologies, and pioneering advances in cladding-pumped optical amplifiers.
Lian-Kuan Chen
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
For outstanding advances in optical wireless communications for indoor, underwater, and water-air channels.
Chih Wei Chu
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
For advancing scalable, eco-friendly materials and device innovations enabling high-performance flexible photonic and electronic technologies.
Guilhem de Valicourt
Ciena Corporation, USA
For substantial contributions to the development and commercialization of integrated-optics communication devices.
Lu Fang
Tsinghua University, China
For contributions to plenoptic imaging and integrated photonic neural computing.
Mable Fok
University of Georgia, USA
For seminal contributions to adaptive fiber-optic sensing and bioinspired microwave photonic systems.
Dr. Nicholas Harris
Lightmatter, USA
For transformative advances in programmable photonic integrated circuits and pioneering photonic AI acceleration technologies.
Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick Consulting, USA
For advances in reliability and failure analysis of semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics.
Rongqing Hui
University of Kansas, USA
For sustained contributions to optical communication systems, devices, and measurement techniques.
Andrew Lord
BT Research and Networks Strategy, UK
For sustained contributions, innovative research, and professional service to the field.
Ruben S. Luis
NICT, Japan
For groundbreaking contributions to high-capacity fiber-optic transmission systems.
Raul Muñoz
CTTC, Spain
For pioneering contributions to optical network orchestration technologies.
Ampalavanapilla Nirmalathas
University of Melbourne, Australia
For pioneering contributions to high-speed indoor optical wireless networks.
Xiaodan Pang
Zhejiang University, China
For seminal contributions to optical communications and service to the optics community.
Francesca Parmigiani
Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK
For pioneering contributions to high-speed optical communications and signal processing.
Alexander Payne
Silicon Light Machines, USA
For extraordinary contributions to MEMS spatial light modulators.
David Piehler
Dell Technologies, USA
For leadership in optical access network commercialization.
Francesco Poletti
University of Southampton & Microsoft Azure Fiber & AI, UK
For advancing hollow-core fiber technology from design to fabrication.
Aaswath P. Raman
UCLA, USA
For pioneering contributions to radiative cooling and thermal photonics.
Xiaoke Yi
University of Sydney, Australia
For sustained contributions to microwave photonic sensing and signal processing.
Qunbi Zhuge
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
For exceptional contributions to optical communication systems and intelligent networks.
IEEE Communications Society Fellows
To be announced
IEEE Photonics Society Fellows
To be announced
Award and Prize Honorees
IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology Best Paper Award
Presented to the top-cited original paper published in JLT in 2022. Copies of the winning paper are available at OFC and in IEEE Xplore.
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