Willem Boutu, CEA partner, has been invited to give a talk at the 53rd Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics, which will be held from January 8-12, 2024, in Snowbird, Utah, United, States.
The Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics, known as PQE is an annual physics conference that attracts the world’s experts in laser physics, quantum physics, and many other areas. January 2024 marks the 53rd winter meeting.
The Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics, known as “PQE,” is an annual physics conference that attracts the world’s experts in laser physics, quantum physics, and many other areas. The meeting is held annually in early January in Snowbird, UT, and will celebrate its 53rd year in 2024.
History
The inventions of the maser and laser in the late 1950s and 1960s brought a flood of new developments in the area that came to be known as Quantum Electronics. By the late 1960s, there was still much to be learned but very few formal courses. In the summers of 1966 and 1967, David Edwards of Colorado State University organized summer meetings under “Physics of Quantum Electronics.” Here, Steve Jacobs of the University of Arizona and Marlan Scully, then at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, met and formulated the idea for continuing the PQE meetings.
Marlan Scully and Steve Jacobs went on to organize a series of 2-week summer schools, which evolved into advanced workshops and technical progress reports. With the blessing of Dave Edwards, they continued to use the name Physics of Quantum Electronics. Much of this history was provided by Steve Jacobs.
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