The 18th "Light Expo" will be held from October 27th to 29th at the China Optics Valley Science and Technology Exhibition Center in Wuhan

Source: China Optics Valley

The Optoelectronics Expo is one of the highest standard and most influential professional exhibitions for optoelectronic information in China. The theme of this year's Light Expo is "Connecting All Things with Light, Leading the Future with Intelligence", and three major exhibition areas are planned to be set up: Optical Communication and F5G Communication, Laser and Intelligent Manufacturing, and Optics and Precision Optics.

The exhibition covers an area of 20000 square meters, with over 300 selected domestic and foreign exhibitors and an expected attendance of over 20000 professional visitors. It will showcase new products, technologies, and innovative achievements of leading optoelectronic enterprises to the world, providing an international stage for exchange and cooperation.

Donghu Science City Innovation Platform and Enterprise Debut

At this optical expo, innovative platforms such as Optics Valley Laboratory and Wuhan Optoelectronics National Research Center will be showcased together. The National Information Optoelectronics Innovation Center will also showcase multiple series of special optical device products.

At the same time, on the Optics Valley Science and Technology Innovation Corridor, F5G manufacturers such as CITIC, Changfei, Nokia, and the All Optical Network Technology Alliance (ONA) gathered for the first time; Leading enterprises such as Huagong Technology, Ruike Laser, and Yifei Laser are showcasing the independent innovation achievements, key bottleneck technology research and development achievements, and core competitive products of the laser industry in Hubei Province; Minxin, Changyingtong, Pusaisi and other specialized and innovative "little giants" bring their own "flagship products"

Source: Series of communication chips showcased at the National Information Optoelectronics Innovation Center at the 2020 Optics Valley Expo in China

Huawei's first large-scale model outfit display, Oracle bone script arrival

Global industry leaders gather - Huawei has set up a special exhibition of over 300 square meters for the first time at the Wuhan Light Expo, with more than 40 internationally renowned companies from the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Finland and other countries participating. The number of internationally renowned companies participating has doubled compared to last year, with globally renowned companies such as Hengtong Optoelectronics, Nokia, and UFIDA Communications participating for the first time, and Oracle and other companies attending for the first time.

Local leading enterprises such as Changfei Fiber Optic, CITIC Science and Technology, Huagong Technology, Minxin Semiconductor, Ruike Laser, Huagong Zhengyuan, Huari Laser, Pusaisi, Yunling Optoelectronics, and Changyingtong will launch their latest innovative products. Yifei Laser, Guanghui Laser, Yilutong, Wavelength Optoelectronics, Thermal Imaging Technology, Ruixin, Aoxin, Guanglong, Ruiguang and other specialized and new small giant enterprises, as well as a large number of national level single champion enterprises such as Dazu Laser, Daheng New Era Technology Co., Ltd., Ruike Laser Technology Co., Ltd., Fujian Fujing Technology Co., Ltd., and Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co., Ltd. participated in the exhibition.

Source: Cuman Robotics showcased collaborative robots at the 2020 Optics Valley Expo in China, which can be used for factory production

First domestic focus on F5G all-optical communication theme

This year's Optical Expo, with the slogan of "F5G leads the industry and promotes new machines", is the first large-scale exhibition in China to focus on the theme of F5G all-optical communication.

Around F5G, the Optical Expo will build an ecological cooperation platform for the F5G all-optical industry, and for the first time, introduce the ONA (Green all-optical Network Alliance) Alliance Annual Ceremony 2021. The alliance is jointly formed by well-known communication equipment manufacturers, design institutes, integrators, industry customers, etc. such as Huawei, CITIC Science and Technology, Changfei, Nokia, etc.

Multiple leading enterprises will bring the latest solutions and release the F5G series of books and industry application demonstration results, exploring in depth the new scenarios and applications of F5G in various industries from multiple dimensions such as industry, commerce, and technology.

The conference also set up a section on laser and intelligent manufacturing, showcasing the integrated industry chain of design, packaging, testing, chips, and display terminals; The optical precision optical sector, with hundreds of leading enterprises participating in the exhibition together.

Source: China Optics Valley 2020 Light Expo Site

22 technical conferences covering multiple industry hotspots

During the conference, 1 themed summit forum, 3 industry exchange summits, 18 specialized technical conferences, nearly 300 themed speeches, and 4 concurrent events will be planned. Invite multiple Chinese and foreign academicians, scholars, national outstanding youth, and well-known entrepreneurs to give keynote speeches, and build an important exchange platform for optoelectronic technology innovation and industrial development.

The conference will invite relevant expert leaders from the Economic Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and the China Industrial Internet Research Institute, as well as well-known academicians and experts at home and abroad Tan Jianrong, Wu Hequan, Liu Yunjie, Singapore academicians Hong Minghui, Li Peigen, Liu Jingnan, and academician Babin of the Russian Academy of Sciences to make keynote speeches around the digital transformation of industry, the development of optical communication industry, the prospect of optical fiber sensing technology, F5G gigabit optical network and new infrastructure and basic optical technology research. The conference also plans to hold the first China Laser Industry Chain Forum and Laser Industry 50th Anniversary Awards.

More than 80 buyer groups attended, the most in the history of the Light Expo

This year's Light Expo is open to the whole country, organizing more than 80 large professional buyer groups, including frontline customers in the field of optoelectronics such as Hisense, Haier, Wuhan Iron and Steel, CNOOC, Sinopec, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Chuanqing Drilling. Key institutions and enterprises such as Hubei Guozhi Patent Entrepreneurship Incubation Park, Wuhan High tech Group, Wuhan Malite Communication, Future Science and Technology Industrial Park, and Zhongshan Optoelectronic Industry Association are also invited to attend, which is closer to the consumer and market ends.

Source: China Optics Valley 2020 Light Expo Site, China Information Science and Technology Corporation Booth

At present, Optics Valley has gathered more than 1000 optoelectronic information enterprises with a total revenue of nearly 600 billion yuan. It has cultivated the world's largest research and production base for fiber optic cables, the largest research and production base for optoelectronic devices and equipment in China, and the largest and most technologically advanced small and medium-sized display panel base in China. It has become an important business card representing China's optoelectronic information industry in participating in global competition. In the clustering and cultivation of the optical core screen end network industry cluster, Optics Valley has achieved a large number of technological achievements such as 400G silicon optical modules, 100000 watt fiber lasers, and 128 layer 3D flash memory chips.