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3rd VCSEL Day 2025

The Asian VCSEL Day has rapidly become one of the most significant annual gatherings for the VCSEL community. Following the success of the inaugural events in 2023 and 2024, which attracted nearly 250 experts, researchers, industry professionals, and young scientists, the 3rd Annual Asian VCSEL Day is set to take place from October 12–14, 2025, in Changchun, China.
This year’s conference is organized by the Bimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CIOMP), with co-hosts including Tokyo University of Science (formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology) and the Light Academic Publishing Center.
🌟 Significant Names and Highlights
The event will feature keynote addresses and invited talks from some of the most influential figures in the VCSEL field:
- Prof. Dieter Bimberg – Director of the Bimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics, conference chair.
- Prof. Kenichi Iga – Widely recognized as the founder of VCSEL technology, Tokyo University of Science.
- Prof. Fumio Koyama – Tokyo Institute of Technology, pioneer in VCSEL applications.
- Prof. Susumu Noda – Kyoto University, expert in photonic crystal lasers.
- Prof. Tetsuya Takeuchi – Meijo University, Japan.
- Prof. Nikolaos Kioulos – Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
- Prof. Ning Cunzheng – Shenzhen Technology University, China.
- Prof. Zhang Xinzheng – Nankai University, China.
- Dr. Yakov Kovach – Ioffe Institute, Russia.
- Industry leaders – including Wang Jun, CTO of Suzhou Changguang Huaxin Optoelectronics, alongside experts from Huawei and Alibaba.
🔑 Importance
- The conference will serve as a platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and collaboration across academia and industry.
- Topics will cover VCSEL technology development, system-level integration, and emerging applications in communications, sensing, and diagnostics.
- It has also become a career-launching event for young professionals, fostering recruitment and mentorship opportunities.