OCLA 2026
Buchs (SG), Switzerland
March 26, 2026
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OCLA SYMPOSIUM, March 26, 2026 Buchs (SG)
We are pleased to announce that the eleventh Symposium on Optical Coatings for Laser Applications (OCLA) will take place on 26 March 2026 in Buchs (SG). In the meantime, we would like to thank all the sponsors, speakers and visitors of OCLA 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania, for helping to make the event such a success.
Symposium on Optical Coatings for Laser Applications
Join us at this event where attendees and speakers alike can benefit from a rich network, exchange ideas, and gain insight into new trends, measurement methodologies, and research findings.
Topics
Target Audience
- Optical coatings for laser applications
- Laser technology and applications
- Metrology for characterising high-end optical coatings and substrates
- Low loss optical coatings
- Laser damage of optical coatings
- Impact of polishing, surfaces and interfaces
The symposium is geared towards technically interested engineers and scientists working with laser optics, high-end optical thin film deposition and characterization.
Questions?
Heidi Thomé, RhySearch
Phone: +41 755 49 66
EVENT VENUE
RhySearch
C/O OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
Werdenbergstrasse 4
CH- 9471 Buchs (SG)
OCLA 2025 Programme Committee
Main Chair: Dr. Thomas Gischkat, Fraunhofer IOF, Jena, Germany
Main Local Chair: Tomas Tolenis, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology FTMC, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Dr. O. Fähnle, PanDao GmbH, Switzerland
- Dr. L. Grinevičiūtė, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology FTMC, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Dr. J. Lumeau, Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France
- Dr. C. Mühlig, Fraunhofer IOF, Jena, Germany
- H. Thomé, RhySearch, Buchs SG, Switzerland
- Dr. A. Wienke, LZH, Hannover, Germany
- Dr. V. Wittwer, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Standard Sponsors 2025
Basic Sponsors 2025
Organisation Committee 2025
