IOP Optical Group

As a special interest, member-driven group, we are the UK's national optical society. We trace our history back to the foundation of the Optical Society, in London in 1899. With over 1,500 members, we are one of the three largest optical societies in Europe. As a member of the European Optical Society, the group represents the interests of the UK and Ireland’s optics and photonics community in Europe. The main focus of the Optical Group is in the field of optical science and engineering, covering the visible, ultraviolet and infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum.