The first Announcement of the 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Near-field Optics

Since the past three decades the optics interaction with matter at nanometer scale attracted the attentions of scientists worldwide especially in the direction of higher resolution over optical diffraction limits. Hence a new research filed: Near-field Optics was born. After the initial focus on developments of the instrumentations of higher optical resolution and spectroscopy and the basic theory of near-field optics the research direction moves to the wider areas of some basic physical excitations such as plasmonics and application to the IT industry biology and medicine.  
The Asia-Pacific Conference on Near-field Optics （APNFO） has provided an opportunity for well-known scientists and young researchers in the Asia-Pacific Region to sit together face-to-face to discuss the latest developments of theories and cutting-edge instrumentation.
Since the first meeting of APNFO chaired by Prof Wonho Jhe in Seoul in 1996 and the second one Chaired by Xing ZHU in Beijing in 1999 the APNFO becomes a scientific brand of nano-optics in the region which has been held every other year i.e. Melbourne 2001 chaired by KA Nugent and A Roberts Taroko 2003 by DP Tsai Niigata 2005 by Y Kawata Yellow Mountain 2007 by H Ming Jeju 2009 by SH Park Adelaide 2011 by DY Jin Singapore 2013 by MH Hong Hakodate 2015 by M Ohtsu Tainan 2017 by DP Tsai Xiamen 2019 by R Zhou MH Hong and XG Luo Sapporo 2022 by H Misawa as well the 14^th APNFO Busan by JY Kim. Through such meetings the scientists working at near-field optics nano-optics professors or students old or young have become the collaborators and friends.
This summer August 18-21 2025 we are expecting to welcome all of you to attend the 15^th APNFO in Bali Island Indonesia.
The topics of interests at this conference will be the near-field theory and quantum optics near-field imaging and super-resolution techniques polaritons and metamaterials multi-physical fields integrated near-field techniques biological and molecular sensing.
One of the organizers of this conference is Chinese Society of Micro Nano Technology which will celebrate her 20^th birthday since the establishment of the Society in 2005.
 
 
Conference Information

title	The 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Near-field Optics （APNFO 15）
Dates	August 18-21 2025
Venue	Tsinghua Southeast Asia Center UID Bali Campus Serangan Denpasar City Bali Indonesia
Organizers	Tsinghua University Peking University Shanghai Jiaotong University， National Center for Nanoscience and Technology China Chinese Society of Micro Nano Technology
Important Dates	Early registration:                     April 1 2025 Abstract submission end:         June 10 2025 Early registration deadline:      July 10 2025 Notification of abstract acceptance June 20 2025
Secretariat	Contact: Juan LI Chinese Society of Micro Nano Technology Email: csmnt@tsinghua.edu.cn Tel: +86 10 62772108 Web: APNFO15.csmnt.org.cn

 
 
Chair Group
The Honorary General Chair: Prof. Xing ZHU Peking University
General Chair: Benfeng BAI （Tsinghua University）
General Co-Chair: Qing DAI （Shanghai Jiaotong University）
General Co-Chair: Zheyu FANG （Peking University）
 
Organization Committees （Sort by initials of surnames）
APNFO 15  International Advisory Committee
Chair: Qing DAI
Harry Atwater Chunli Bai Din Pin Tsai Jennifer Dionne Zhenchao Dong Nader Engheta Min Gu Qihuang Gong Chennupati Jagadish Dai-Sik Kim Bert Hecht Hiroaki Misawa Teri W. Odom Namkyoo Park Motoichi Ohtsu Zhipei Sun Zhongqun Tian Jianbin Xu Xiang Zhang Nikolay Zheludev Lei Zhou
APNFO 15  International Organizing Committee
Chair : Zheyu FANG
Javier García de Abajo Yasuhiko Arakawa Tiejun Cui Baohua Jia Dayong Jin Minghui Hong Aiqun Liu Xiangang Luo Stefan A Maier Olivier J.F. Martin Jwa-Min Nam Peter Nordlander Masaya Notomi Chengwei Qiu Ann Roberts Vladimir M. Shalaev Takuo Tanaka Jianfang Wang Hongxing Xu Shuang Zhang Wanhua Zheng Shining Zhu
APNFO 15  Local Organizing Committee
Chair:  Xiaoxia Yang   （National Center for Nanoscience and Technology）
Co-Chair:  Fei TANG （Tsinghua University Chinese Society of Micro Nano Technology）
Co-Chair:  Debo HU     （National Center for Nanoscience and Technology）
Jianing Chen Shu ChenXiangdong Guo Min Hu Guangwei Hu  Lili Jiang Tian Jiang Tao Jiang Juan Li Peining Li Dangyuan Lei Yang Luo Qingdong OuQuan Sun Zhiyuan Sun Qixia Wang Qianchun Weng Jun Yi Shunping Zhang Yao Zhang

Registration
Registration fees*

	Early registration Before July 10 2025	Full registration After July 10 2025
Regular Participant	USD 700	USD 750
Student*	USD 400	USD 450
Retired**	USD 450	USD 500
Accompanying person	USD120	USD150

 
*Full-time undergraduate and graduate only. Please enclose the proof of status
** Please enclose the proof of status
The Registration Fee Covers the Following Items:
For Regular Participants and Students
1. Participation in the scientific programs
2. The abstract and program book
3. Coffee and snacks during breaks
4. Welcome reception on Aug 18 2025
5. Three day’s lunch box Aug 19-21 2025
6. Shuttle bus between Hotels to the meeting Campus
7. Half day tour Aug 20 2025
8. Banquet on Aug 20 2025
For Accompanying Persons
1. Welcome reception on Aug 18 2025
2. Half day tour Aug 20 2025
3. Banquet on Aug 20 2025
Schedule

Time	Activities
Aug 18.（Mon.）	Registration & Check-in Reception
Aug 19.（Tue.）	Opening Ceremony Plenary Talks Special Sessions Exhibitions Banquet
Aug 20.（Wed.）	Special Sessions Exhibitions Technical Tour
Aug 21.（Thur.）	Special Sessions Exhibitions Closing Ceremony
For more activities please visit the official website of APNFO15. PC: apnfo15.csmnt.org.cn Mobile: Scan to log in

 
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