This is the official website of the Lasers, optics and spectroscopy specialist group of the South African Institute of Physics. Here you will find all the pertinent information regarding optics research in South Africa. We welcome everyone with a keen interest in lasers, optics or spectroscopy to explore the site and to learn what is happening in South Africa in these fields.

SAIP Annual conference 2011
The 56th Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP), hosted by The Department of Physics at the University of South Africa (UNISA), will be held from 12 - 15 July 2011, at the St Georges Hotel and Convention Centre, Pretoria (35 km north of O R Tambo International Airport).
For further information please visit the SAIP conference website.

Please check out the Opportunities page for new job opportunities

International Commission for Optics (ICO) Triennial Report to IUPAP for 2005-2008
The triennial report from the ICO can be downloaded from here. This might be of particular interest to members of Lasers, Optics and Spectroscopy specialist group of the SAIP since the SAIP will become a member of the ICO in due course.