Call for Papers

OWPT2022

The 4th Optical Wireless and Fiber
Power Transmission Conference
April 18 (Mon.) - 21 (Thu.), 2022
Online/Venue hybrid, in Japan(Venue: PACIFICO Yokohama)https://owpt.opicon.jp/Sponsored by
Optical Wireless Power Transmission Committee,
The Laser Society of Japan

In cooperation withStudy Group of Optical Wireless Power Transmission

OWPT2022 will be held as one of conferences of theOPTICS & PHOTONICS International Congress 2022
(OPIC2022).

Paper submission deadline: Jan. 14 (Fri.), 2022
Extended deadline: Feb. 4 (Fri.), 2022(ver. 20220125)

INTRODUCTION
The Optical Wireless and Fiber Power Transmission
Conference (OWPT) is an international conference on opticalwireless power transmission, optical fiber power transmission,and related technologies.
The 4th Optical Wireless and Fiber Power Transmission
Conference (OWPT2022) will be held on April 18 (Mon.) - 21(Thu.), 2022 as an online/venue hybrid conference in Japanas one of the conferences of the OPTICS & PHOTONICSInternational Congress 2022 (OPIC2022).
The OWPT Conference is intended to provide a central forum
for updating and reviewing scientific and technical information
on optical wireless power transmission and optical fiberpower transmission by covering a wide range of fields fromfundamental researches to systems and applications.
This conference is sponsored by the Optical Wireless Power
Transmission Committee, The Laser Society of Japan incooperation with several academic societies andassociations.

PLENARY TALK
Simon Fafard (Broadcom)‘High efficiency photovoltaic devices and applications’

SPECIAL TALKS
Hatem Zeine (Ossia)‘TBD’

INVITED TALKS
Ortal Alpert (Wi-Charge Ltd.)‘TBD’Henning Helmers (Fraunhofer)‘Photonic power converters for telecom wavelengths’
Satoshi Kamiyama (Meijyo Univ.)‘Crystal grow and characterization of nitride-based multiquantum shell/nanowire lasers’
Tom Nugent (PowerLight Technologies)‘TBD’
Carmen Vázquez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)‘Power over fiber in support of C-RAN 5G cellularnetworks’Dinh Hoa Nguyen (Kyushu Univ.)‘Bidirectional optical wireless power transfer via opticaltransceivers’
Yasuhiko Takeda (Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.)‘Light trapping for temperature-insensitive high-efficientlaser power converters’
Hiromichi Imai (SoftBank Inc.)‘Beam-tracking technology developed for free-space
optical communication and its application to opticalwireless power transfer’Qingwen Liu (Tongji University)‘Mobility and networking of resonant beam charging’
Mitchell Cox (University of the Witwatersrand)‘Wireless optical communication with structured light’Some additional invited speakers are under negotiation.

SCOPE
Optical wireless and fiber power transmission conference
covers optical power transmission technologies and its
related subjects as shown in the following fields;

A. Devices and components
Light sources, Solar cells / photovoltaic devices, Opticalcomponents, Modules, Theory, Design, Material, andFabrication process etc.

B. Systems and subsystems
Optical wireless / fiber power transmission, Non-opticalwireless power transmission, Communication for opticalpower transmission, and Safety system etc.

C. Applications
IoT, Consumer/industrial equipment, Automotive andvehicles, Drone, Robot, Medical implantable, Under water,
Harsh environment, and Space solar power system etc.

D. Others
Standardization, Regulations, and Novel / emerging topic
related to the OWPT conference.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Original papers that have not been previously presented andthat describe new technical contributions to the areas
covered by the technical descriptions in the conference scope
will be accepted for presentation. A detailed instruction will beavailable from the conference Web site.

https://owpt.opicon.jp/
Papers should be submitted through the below Web site nolater than Jan. 14 (Fri.), 2022. Authors will be requested tosubmit 2-page paper written in English, including text, figures,tables, and references. The paper template will be available
through the Web site.
https://owpt.opicon.jp/paper-submission/

POSTER SESSION
In addition to regular oral presentation sessions, poster
presentation session will be planned to stimulate detailed
explanation and discussion. Poster session is planned using
e-poster system.

POST DEADLINE PAPERS
Call for post deadline (PD) papers will change depending on
the status of the regular submission papers. Please check theOWPT web site before consideration of submitting a PDpaper.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The official language of OWPT conference is English.

CONFERENCE VENUEThe OWPT2022 will be held as an online/venue hybrid
conference. You can attend the conference online or by
coming to the below conference venue.
In the case coming to the conference venue, OWPT2022
takes place at PACIFICO Yokohama, Yokohama city,Kanagawa prefecture, JAPAN. Yokohama city, the center ofKanagawa prefecture is located south of Tokyo. PACIFICO
Yokohama is conveniently located about 40 min. byLimousine Bus from Haneda Airport and 90 min. from Narita
Airport.

PACIFICO Yokohama
1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, Japan
http://www.pacifico.co.jp/english/index.html

REGISTRATION
Registration Fees
Details are under consideration. Please check registration
site.
https://opicon.jp/ja/registration/

Membership

GeneralStudent (presenter),
Retiree
Student (no-presenter)

Before/OnApr. 7, 2022
¥50, 000

AfterApr. 7, 2022
¥55, 000¥13, 000¥16, 000¥2,000¥2,000

Before/On
Apr. 7, 2022
¥60, 000

After
Apr. 7, 2022
¥65, 000¥16, 000¥18, 000¥2,000¥2,000NonmemberGeneral
Student (presenter),
Retiree
Student (no-presenter)*To apply as a student, you need a recommendation fromyour supervisor.

*There is an additional fee to attend the welcome reception
and conference banquet.
In OPTICS & PHOTONICS International Congress 2022
(OPIC2022), 15 international conferences are going to beheld simultaneously. By registering for OWPT2022, you canparticipate in all international conferences, but abstract ofother conferences are not included.
https://opicon.jp/conferences

EXHIBITIONOPTICS & PHOTONICS International Exhibition (OPIE’22)
will be held on April 20 (Wed.) - 22 (Fri.), 2022 at PACIFICO
Yokohama, Japan.

FURTHER INFORMATION
The latest information on the conference will be announced
on the Web site:
https://owpt.opicon.jp/

CONTACT
Please contact from Web site.
https://owpt.opicon.jp/contact/
orTomoyuki Miyamoto,OWPT2021 Conference co-chair
FIRST, IIR, Tokyo Institute of Technology
4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
Phone: +81-45-924-5059
Email: tmiyamot@pi.titech.ac.jp

RESULTS OF PREVIOUS OWPTOWPT2021 (online conference)
Number of Papers: 45 / Domestic: 24, Overseas: 17
Number of Participants: 117 / Domestic: 59, Overseas: 58

OWPT2020 (only distribution of Technical Digest)
Number of Papers: 37 / Domestic: 26, Overseas: 11
Number of Participants: 50 / Domestic: 33, Overseas: 17

OWPT2019
Number of Papers: 56 / Domestic: 40, Overseas: 16
Number of Participants: 90 / Domestic: 66, Overseas: 24

The detail of the previous Optical Wireless and Fiber Power
Transmission Conference (OWPT) was shown in “About”
menu of conference web site;
https://owpt.opicon.jp/

OWPT2022 COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Organizing Committee
Co-chairs
T. Miyamoto
T. Maruyama(Tokyo Tech)(Kanazawa Univ.)

Members
M. Matsuura
K. Ogawa(Univ. Electro-Communications)(Japan Women’s Univ.)

Other members are under negotiation.

Program Committee
Co-chairs
M. Matsuura
K. Ogawa(Univ. Electro-Communications)(Japan Women’s Univ.)

Members
M. Arai
S. Fafard
G. Hatakoshi
H. Helmers
M. Hirota
K. Ikeda
A. Ishibashi
T. Kageyama
V. Khorenko
C. Klamouris
M. Kohtoku
W. KuboS. Miyajima
M. Miyoshi
N. MoriT. NugentJ. B. Rosolem
J. Sheldakova
S. J. Sweeney
T. Takeuchi
S. Uchida
J. Wu
K. Yokomori
T. Yamaguchi(Univ. of Miyazaki)(Broadcom)(Waseda Univ.)(Fraunhofer ISE)
(Kyushu Univ.)(CRIEPI)(Hokkaido Univ.)(Lumentum)(AZUR SPACE Solar Power)(Fibergy)(Furukawa Electric)(TUAT)(Tokyo Tech)(Nagoya Inst. Tech.)(Yamashita Denso. Corp.)(PowerLight Technologies)(CPQD)(Inst. Geosphere Dynamics RAS)
(Univ. of Surrey)(Meijo Univ.)(Chiba Inst. Tech.)(MH GoPower Company Ltd.)(NPEO)(Kogakuin Univ.)