13 - 17 April 2025
Orlando, Florida, US
Industry Event
Silicon Photonics for Defense and National Security
17 April 2025 • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT | Industry Stage, Exhibition Level 
This panel will discuss a variety of silicon photonics applications that could yield a decisive advantage for defense and national security applications. Silicon photonics holds great potential for positioning, navigation, and timing as well as for sensing, remote imaging, machine vision, and more. Industry panelists will discuss their companies’ innovations as well as the challenges and opportunities for this fast-developing suite of technologies. After their presentations, panelists will discuss and answer the audience’s questions.


Moderator

William G. Schulz
 
 
William G. Schulz
Managing Editor, Photonics Focus magazine
SPIE (United States)


Panelists

Amirhossein Ghods
 
 
Amirhossein Ghods
Vice President of Photonics
Mesa Quantum Systems (United States)

Neil Na
 
 
Neil Na
Co-founder, Chief Scientist, CTO
Artilux (United States)

Volker J. Sorger
 
 
Volker J. Sorger
Rhines Endowed Professor of Semiconductor Photonics
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Florida (United States)


 


Event Details

FORMAT: Oral presentations followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A.
MENU: Coffee, decaf, and tea will be available nearby.
SETUP: Theater style seating.