The 2nd International Online Conference on Photonics

Dear Colleagues,

Building on the success of the 2024 edition, the 2nd International Online Conference on Photonics (IOCP2026) will once again bring together leading researchers from around the world to share recent advances in optics and photonics.

The conference is organized by the MDPI open access journal Photonics (ISSN: 2304-6732, Impact Factor 2.1) and will be held online on 14–16 December 2026.

“Optics and photonics have grown into a broad research field, with significant progress in both fundamental and applied studies, spanning theory and experiment. Core topics include linear and nonlinear optics; conservative and dissipative media; continuous and discrete systems such as photonic lattices; light propagation in temporal, spatial, and spatiotemporal domains; and the formation of one-, two-, and three-dimensional optical patterns. In dissipative systems, such as laser cavities, losses may be compensated for by intrinsic gain or external pumping, while recent interest has also focused on systems emulating fractional diffraction or dispersion. These advances are driven by the close synergy between theoretical and experimental work.

Remarkable progress has been achieved in optical solitons, including bright, dark, and composite solitons in multi-component systems, particularly in two and three dimensions. The creation and stabilization of multidimensional and vortex solitons, as well as bound states known as soliton molecules, remain active research areas. Related studies in nonlinear dissipative systems have also enabled advances in frequency comb generation with strong application potential.

Further impressive developments include the design and experimental realization of metamaterials and metasurfaces, which enable efficient control of linear and nonlinear light propagation and the generation of light fields with intrinsic topological structures. Recent studies have also reported complex topological optical modes, such as hopfions and skyrmions.”

The IOCP2026 Conference warmly welcomes the presentation of original research findings and review contributions on the above-mentioned topics, as well as other emerging studies in optics and photonics.

We very much look forward to your participation.

Kind regards,
IOCP2026 Event Chairs;
Prof. Dr. Boris Malomed, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Tel Aviv University.
Prof. Dr. Pasquale Pagliusi, Department of Physics, University of Calabria.