The Ukrainian Optical and Photonic Society is a dynamic and inclusive organization dedicated to uniting researchers, students, educators and industry professionals in the fields of photonics and optics across Ukraine and beyond. Our primary mission is to serve as a central hub for the aggregation and dissemination of knowledge, ensuring that the latest advances in photonics are shared and accessible to all members of our community.
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The Ukrainian Optical and Photonic Society is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Optica, one of the world’s leading organizations in optics and photonics. The agreement, effective for 2026–2028, establishes a framework for collaboration aimed at strengthening scientific exchange, supporting young researchers, and enhancing global engagement within the photonics community. […]
On December 18 2025, the Ukrainian Optical and Photonic Society held a meeting with the “Karazin Photonics” student union, which combines Optica and SPIE student chapters of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. During the meeting, we reviewed its achievements over the past five years, including a number of events, outreach activities, and members’ career […]
On November 17, 2025, the article of the young participants of the Ukrainian Optical and Photonic Society, was included in the Editors’ Suggestion and Highlights list of Physical Review A. The Editors’ Suggestion distinction is a marker of high quality that the editors award to only about 3% of articles they consider particularly important, interesting, […]
On June 15 2025, we started the membership of the Ukrainian Optical and Photonic Society. It is free of charge until 31 December 2026. June 15 is a special date for us, when James Clerk Maxwell’s groundbreaking paper “A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field” was formally approved by the Royal Society’s Committee 160 years […]
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