Microwave photonics is an inter-disciplinary field that bridges photonics and microwave electronics. It aims to apply photonic solutions to microwave applications for achieving superior performance in terms of bandwidth, insertion loss, dynamic range, size, weight, efficiency and power. Microwave photonics serves as an enabling technology in a wide variety of applications such as high-speed wireless communication networks, radar systems and sensors. This session focuses on the recent advancements of microwave photonic technologies, systems and applications. Example topics include microwave signal generation and processing, microwave photonic devices, integrated microwave photonics, microwave photonic radars, radio over fiber systems and new applications of microwave photonics, etc.