Title: VCSEL: Its 50 Years of Footprints
Kenichi Iga, Institute of Science Tokyo (Formerly Tokyo Inst Tech)
Title: High-Speed Back Emitting VCSEL for AI Scale-up Optical Interconnects
Connie Chang-Hasnain, Berxel Photonics Co. Ltd. & Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Title: Reducing Energy Consumption of Data Centers by Novel Design of VCSELs
Sicong Tian, Bimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics, CIOMP, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Technische Universität Berlin
Title: The Evolution of VCSELs for AI Connectivity
Pan Cao, Huawei Opto-Electronics Business Department
Title: Light at Scale: Is VCSEL@50 a New Catalyst for AI Infrastructure?
Babu Dayal Padullaparthi, Independent Researcher & Consultant
Title: Multijunction VCSEL Technology: Boosting Efficiency, Power Density, Single-Mode Power, and Modulation Bandwidth
Yao Xiao, Everbright
Title: From Magnetic Recording to Photonic Ising Machines: Engineering VCSEL Apertures and Polarization
Zifeng Yuan, National University of Singapore
Title: High-speed high-power VCSELs with two carrier-photon resonances
Anjin Liu, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Title: high-efficiency and high-power GaInN VCSELs
Tetsuya Takeuchi, Meijo University
Title: VCSEL Innovation for AI Optical Interconnects
Fumio Koyama, Institute of Science Tokyo
Title: Multi-Laser and Multimode Dynamics and Ultrafast Modulation of VCSELs
Cunzheng Ning, Shenzhen Technology University
Title: Advances in VCSEL Array Wafer Testing Solutions
Will Zhang, Shanghai FeedliTech Co., Ltd.
Title: Transforming lidar with anti-reflective VCSELs
Leon Liang, Vertilite Co., Ltd
Title: Advanced High Efficiency VCSEL Drivers
Nikolaos Kioulos, Technische Universität Berlin
Title: High Power VCSELs for Emerging Applications at LEMON Photonics
Sangzhi Zhao, Shenzhen LEMON Photonics Technology Co.,Ltd.
Title: Low-threshold vortex lasing in three dimensional cavities via flatband bound states in the continuum
Junlong Kou, Nanjing University
Title: Applications of Several Laser‑Optical‑Pump Magnetometers
Ruquan Wang, Maglink Imaging (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
Title: SINGLE-MODE VCSELs: From Precision Sensing to High-Speed Optical Communication
Mo Missous, CQ University/University of Manchester/ ICS
Title: High-Speed 1060-nm VCSELs for Extended-Reach Optical Interconnects
Shanting Hu, Suzhou University of Science and Technology & Beijing Institute of Technology
Title: Advancing High-Speed Optical Interconnects: From SMF-Optimized VCSEL transceiver Design to Scale-out/up Network Applications
Yun Bao, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence
Title: Laser Noise Testing and Characterization Technology
Steve Yang, Chengdu Sufastech Technology Co., Ltd.
Title: Topological-cavity surface-emitting laser
Ling Lu, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Title: In-Vehicle Optical Network Technology & Industrial Development
Wei Xu, Wuhan OSerDes Technology Co.,Ltd.
Title: Long-wavelength wafer-fused VCSELs for data communication
Georgiy Sapunov, Bimberg Chinese-German Center for Green Photonics & State Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Title: Silicon Photonics and AI Optical Interconnect – from Pluggable to System purposed CPO light engine Integration
Guoqiang Lo, Global Foundries (Singapore)
Title: Fabrication of GaN based VCSELs from ultraviolet to green
Yang Mei, Xiamen University
Title: Structural and Performance Perspectives on 850 nm VCSELs for Optical Interconnects
Hui Li, Shenzhen Technology University
Title: Qualcomm Datacenter Network Connectivity Products
Michael Wang, Qualcomm International (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
