The conference is focused on the fundamental and technological issues relevant to the realization of new generation of opto-electronic devices based on advanced low-dimensional and photonic structures, such as low threshold polariton lasers, new optical switches, single photon emitters etc. It should review recent achievements in the fundamental understanding of strong light-matter coupling, as well as follow the progress in developing the epitaxial and processing technologies of wide gap semiconductor and organic nanostructures and microcavities providing the basis for advanced optical studies. The main long-term goal of this direction of the solid state physics is to create quality samples able to exhibit the strong light-matter coupling at room temperature.

The idea of this conference is to bring together scientists active in the fields of semiconductor optics and material science dealing with modern technologies of wide-band semiconductor and organic materials. This combining should be very fruitful in preparation of a future breakthrough in this area of physics.

The scope of the Conference covers physics and application of a variety of phenomena related to light-matter coupling in solids. Topics to be discussed include, but not limited to: