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| European Quantum Electronics Conference | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Quantum Electronics Conference |
| Abbreviation | EQEC |
| Discipline | Quantum optics; Laser physics; Photonics |
| Established | 1978 |
| Frequency | Biennial (varied) |
| Country | Various European locations |
| Website | Official site (historical and current hosts) |
European Quantum Electronics Conference is a recurring scientific conference dedicated to advances in quantum optics, laser physics, and photonics. Founded in the late 20th century, the meeting has convened researchers from institutions such as European Optical Society, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, and CNR laboratories, facilitating cross-disciplinary exchange among scientists affiliated with Imperial College London, École Polytechnique, and ETH Zurich. The conference regularly features presentations linked to work by researchers from University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Sorbonne University, Technical University of Munich, and University of Pisa.
The meeting originated amid growing European activity in laser research and quantum electronics during the 1960s and 1970s, paralleling developments at Bell Labs, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Joint Research Centre, and CERN-affiliated photonics projects. Early organizers included figures associated with LOA (Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée), Fritz Haber Institute, and Instituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, while program committees drew members from Max Planck Society, CNRS, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. The conference timeline intersected with meetings such as CLEO Europe, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, IEEE Photonics Conference, and International Conference on Quantum Electronics, influencing pan-European collaboration among groups at Niels Bohr Institute, Weizmann Institute of Science, University of Warsaw, and Politecnico di Milano.
The conference covers experimental and theoretical work in areas including quantum information science, nonlinear optics, ultrafast lasers, metamaterials, and integrated photonics. Sessions typically address themes connected to research at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Riken, and National Institute of Standards and Technology through invited talks and contributed papers. Topics intersect with work on Bose–Einstein condensation experiments at University of Innsbruck, Institut d'Optique Graduate School, and University of Amsterdam, as well as applied research relevant to European Space Agency projects, Erasmus Mundus collaborations, and initiatives by Horizon 2020 partners.
The conference is steered by a program committee drawn from representatives of organizations like Optica (society), European Physical Society, Institute of Physics, and national academies including Royal Society, Académie des sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Chairs have been affiliated with King's College London, Leiden University, University of Barcelona, University of Vienna, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Administrative support often comes from host institutions such as University of Helsinki, University of Belgrade, Charles University, and Trinity College Dublin, while sponsorship has been provided by European Commission, EPSRC, DFG, and industry partners including Thorlabs, Coherent, NKT Photonics, and Raman Research Institute.
Past meetings have convened in cities with strong research clusters including Paris, London, Munich, Zurich, Rome, Stockholm, Barcelona, Prague, Warsaw, and Lisbon. Noteworthy editions involved special sessions honoring work related to discoveries by laureates of Nobel Prize in Physics such as Theodor W. Hänsch, John L. Hall, Serge Haroche, and Anton Zeilinger, and featured plenaries connected to projects at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Institute of Photonic Sciences, JILA, and Moscow State University. Satellite workshops have partnered with conferences like SPIE Photonics Europe, CLEO/Europe-EQEC, and Photonics West.
The conference has presented prizes recognizing early-career achievements and lifetime contributions, often named or co-sponsored by organizations such as European Physical Society, Optica, IEEE Photonics Society, and national bodies like Royal Society of Chemistry. Recipients frequently include researchers from University of Southampton, Aalto University, Delft University of Technology, Politecnico di Torino, University of Fribourg, and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and sometimes presage recognition by awards such as the Wolf Prize in Physics and Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
Proceedings and selected papers have been published in outlets affiliated with IEEE Xplore, Springer Nature, IOP Publishing, and Optica Publishing Group, with archival indexing through arXiv and citation databases like Web of Science and Scopus. Special issues have been produced in journals including Physical Review Letters, Nature Photonics, Applied Physics B, Journal of Modern Optics, New Journal of Physics, and Optics Express, often highlighting contributions from groups at University of Copenhagen, University of St Andrews, University of Glasgow, and National Technical University of Athens.
Attendees include faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students from institutions such as University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, Yale University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Seoul National University, as well as industry scientists from IBM Research, HP Labs, Samsung Research, and Nokia Bell Labs. Collaboration with consortia like EuroPhotonics, Quantum Flagship, COST Actions, and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions promotes mobility among members of Max Planck Institutes, CNRS Units, ICFO, CNR, and Fraunhofer Society.
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