The platform Photonics Austria organized a series of lectures with renowned Austrian Photonics Companies and experts in cooperation with the bmvit on the occasion of the international day of light on the 16th of May 2018 to offer a broad audience insights into the exciting future technology Photonics.

In the event hall of the Bundesamtsgebäude in Vienna interesting findings on different topics were presented. For example:

• Lasertechnology in space flight
• Quantumtechnology
• Qualitymanagement for 3D prints
• Colored Photons: a new generation of chips
• Optical sensors of our future
• Light radio technology and glas fibre technology
• Metamaterials
• The future of lighting beyond LED

Besides an exciting framework program with experiments and demonstrations there was the possibility to interchange and network with leading experts on this technological area during the breaks.

The bmvit and Photonics Austria are pleased about the huge interest for this event and look back on a well visited and successful event.

Videos

Summary:

Event "Light in Action" 16th of May 2018 in Vienna

Interviews:

DI Dr. Paul Hartmann

Dr. Heinz Seyringer

Mag. Michael Wiesmüller

Key Notes:

DI Arnold Braunsteiner

Dr. Andreas Drauschke

DI Dr. Paul Hartmann

Dr. Hannes Hübel

Dr. Ingrid Jonak-Auer

Dr. Martin Kraft

Ao.Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Erich Leitgeb

Dr. Bernhard Schrenk

Dr. Heinz Seyringer (Introduction)

Lightshow:

Ralph Light