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About Postdeadline Paper Submissions

Postdeadline submissions are not an opportunity to submit a paper after the published deadline, but are intended to provide those with late-breaking work an opportunity to submit that work for consideration. Postdeadline submissions should describe new and significant material in rapidly advancing areas. A limited number of postdeadline submissions will be selected for presentation, and only those papers judged to be excellent and compelling in their timeliness will be accepted.

The 2023 Meeting Format

CLEO will be presented as an in-person-only meeting in 2023. The co-sponsor Societies believe that there is genuine value in bringing the community together in person to learn from and share with each other. The in-person format places focus on the primacy of engagement, networking and interaction opportunities on site.  

Present Your Research

As a researcher, you have an increasing number of choices when it comes to how and where you present your work. The CLEO committee encourages you to choose this conference as your preferred opportunity.

CLEO covers a wide range of science and engineering related to lasers, optics and photonics — your research has a place in this conference. There are 29 topics in which you may submit your research. In particular, optical engineers are encouraged to submit their work for consideration. Review the optical engineering scopes.

CLEO supports your research — accepted and presented papers are published in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and the Optica Publishing Group platform, which extend the impact of your work beyond the conference. CLEO further supports the visibility of your work by indexing in Ei Compendex, Scopus and Google.

CLEO elevates select contributed papers — exceptional research is selected for inclusion in Application & Technology Topical Reviews, Special Symposia or Panels — special sessions featuring invited presenters that address various aspects of a given topic.

CLEO attracts a distinguished global audience — including top international researchers from the most prestigious institutions.

CLEO offers an unparalleled technical conference and exhibition — as a speaker, you are also an attendee, which means unparalleled access to renowned plenary and invited speakers, international exhibitors and relevant market-based, showfloor programs.

CLEO encourages valuable professional connections — benefit from multiple, meaningful networking opportunities, and connect with leaders in academia and industry on your research.

Questions? Contact cstech@optica.org.