The Karlsruhe Days of Optics & Photonics (KDOP) are an important part of KSOP as a place for exchange of ideas and knowledge between graduate students, postgraduates and senior scientists as well as academia and industry.

The concept of the KDOP includes a symposium with plenary lectures from internationally well-known experts from the area of optics & photonics and poster presentations of all KSOP Ph.D. students. It also includes a company contact fair with exhibitors from the optics & photonics industry.

The first successful Karlsruhe Days of Optics & Photonics (KDOP) was the official inauguration of the KSOP on November 5 and 6, 2007. Find out more about the first Karlsruhe Days of Optics & Photonics in 2007!

The next Karlsruhe Days of Optics & Photonics (KDOP) will take place from November 09 - 11, 2009. The event will start with a two-day symposium on November 09 and 10, 2009, including plenary lectures from internationally well-known experts as well as renowned KSOP scientists covering each of the four KSOP research areas. A company contact fair on November 11, 2009 concludes the event.

Download the program of the KDOP.

More information on the KDOP 2009.

Registration deadline for the symposium: September 30, 2009

More information on the company contact fair.

Registration deadline exhibitors company contact fair: July 27, 2009