IEEE Photonics Society
Encyclopedia
The IEEE Photonics Society, formerly the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS), is a society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE), focused on the scientific and engineering
knowledge about the field of quantum electronics.
In the hierarchy of IEEE, the Photonics Society is one of the close to 40 technical societies organized under the IEEE Technical Activities Board
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s, optical devices, optical fibers, and associated lightwave technology and their applications in systems and subsystems in which quantum electronic devices are key elements. The society is concerned with the research, development, design, manufacture, and applications of materials, devices and systems, and with the various scientific and technological activities which contribute to the useful expansion of the field of quantum electronics and applications".
The Society supports publications, sponsors meetings, and other forms of information exchange.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE), focused on the scientific and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
knowledge about the field of quantum electronics.
In the hierarchy of IEEE, the Photonics Society is one of the close to 40 technical societies organized under the IEEE Technical Activities Board
IEEE Technical Activities Board
The IEEE Technical Activities Board is the main governing body for technical activities within the IEEE, a global, non-profit membership organization and the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology....
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Field of Interest
The society's website states that its Field of Interest "shall be laserLaser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
s, optical devices, optical fibers, and associated lightwave technology and their applications in systems and subsystems in which quantum electronic devices are key elements. The society is concerned with the research, development, design, manufacture, and applications of materials, devices and systems, and with the various scientific and technological activities which contribute to the useful expansion of the field of quantum electronics and applications".
The Society supports publications, sponsors meetings, and other forms of information exchange.
History
The foundation of the society was made in 1965 by establishing the IEEE Quantum Electronics Council (QEC). In 1977 the council became the IEEE Quantum Electronics and Applications Society (QEAS). On January 1, 1985, the society was renamed into IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS). On April 9, 2009 the society was again renamed, now into IEEE Photonics Society.Publications
The IEEE Photonics Society publishes a broad range of peer-reviewed publications, including:- IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
- IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, in conjunction with the Optical Society of AmericaOptical Society of AmericaThe Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...