Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF

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Conferences / Workshops / Events

An overview of conferences, workshops, and events with Fraunhofer IOF participation can be found here:

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Trade fairs

Experience our innovative optical developments up close at fairs. You will find us at the following fairs:

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Career fairs

You can meet us in person and learn more about us as an employer at the following career fairs. (You can also find more information online: Jobs / Carreer at Fraunhofer IOF)

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Events 2026

Workshops, conferences, Events 2026

Fraunhofer IOF is involved in the following conferences, workshops, and events as a participant or organizer:

Smallsat Symposium
Feb. 10 – 12, .2026, Silicon Valley / USA
Annual Alliance Conference AVIATION & SPACE
Feb. 11 – 12, 2026, Berlin

Day of Physics (Orig.: Tag der Physik) of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Jena
Mar. 12, 2026, Jena
Fraunhofer-Sysmposium network value (Orig.: Netwert)
Mar. 18 - 19, 2026, Munich
Quantum Photonics Innovation Hub - Industry Workshop on "Introduction to Quantum Sensing and Imaging"
Mar. 26, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF
OCLA Symposium on Optical Coatings for Laser Applications
Mar. 26, 2026, Buchs / Switzerland

Forsche-Schüler-Tag
23.04.2025, Fraunhofer IOF / Beutenberg Campus
Forum für Sicherheits- und Ver‍tei‍di‍gungsfor‍schung des Fraunhofer VVS
April 26, Berlin

Quantum Photonics
May 5 – 6, 2026, Erfurt
QA-Experts Days
May 20 – 21, 2026, Stuttgart

DIHP - Digital Innovation Hub Photonics Pitches
June 2026, Fraunhofer IOF

Ultra Precision Manufacturing of Aspheres and Freeforms
Sept. 08 - 09, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF
ECOC - Conference on Optical Communication
Sept. 20 - 24, 2026, Malaga/ Spain
Photonics Day Jena
Sept. 2026, Fraunhofer IOF
Jenaer Optics Talks (Orig.:Jenaer Optikgespräche)
Sept. 2026, Fraunhofer IOF
Alumni network meeting (Orig.:Alumni-Netzwerktreffen)
Sept. 2026, Fraunhofer IOF

LndW - Long Night of Sciences (Orig.:Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften)
Nov. 20, 2026, Fraunhofer IOF

Trade Fairs 2026

Trade fairs 2026

Fraunhofer IOF participates as an exhibitor (alone or in association with others) or with presentations at the following trade fairs:

Presentations at the SPIE Photonics West
"Stress-minimized laser-soldering for periodically poled nonlinear materials"
Jan. 19, 2026
"Ultra-compact, space-suitable and hybrid entangled photon source for satellite-based QKD"
Jan. 20, 2026
"A scalable PIC-based addressing unit for segmented quadrupole ion traps"
Jan. 21, 2026
"Integration and control of an LNOI interferometer for photonic quantum computing "
Jan. 21, 2026
San Francisco / USA

DWT - Forschungskonferenz
Mar. 3 - 5, 2026, Bonn
analytica
Mar. 24 - 27, 2026, Munich

Hannover Messe
Apr. 20 - 24, 2026, Hannover

Quantum Photonics
May 5 – 6, 2026, Erfurt
QA-Experts Days
May 20 – 21, 2026, Stuttgart

ILA Berlin
Jun. 10 - 14, 2026, Berlin

W3+
Sept. 24 - 25, 2026, Jena

VISION
Oct. 6 - 8, 2026, Stuttgart
IZB
Oct. 27 - 29, 2026, Wolfsburg

Space Tech Expo Europe
Nov. 17 - 1, .2026, Bremen

Recruiting Events 2026

Recruiting Events 2026

Fraunhofer IOF participates as an exhibitor (alone or in association with others) at the following career fairs and recruiting events:

Training fair Kahla
Feb. 6, 2026, Kahla

Career information market (Orig.:Berufsinfomarkt)
Mar. 14, 2026, Jena

Research Student Day (Orig.:Forsche-Schüler-Tag)
Apr. 23, 2026, Jena

Job board and Photonic Career Day the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy (PAF)
June 23, 2026, Jena

Photonics Days Jena
expectedly September 2026, Jena

Inova Ilmenau
voraussichtlich Oktober 2026, Ilmenau

Practice meets campus (Orig.:Praxis trifft Campus)
expectedly November 2026, Jena

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