PQE History

The Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics, known as “PQE,” is an annual conference that attracts the world’s experts in laser physics, quantum physics and many other areas.

PQE Two-Week Summer Tutorial

  • 1968 Flagstaff, Arizona
  • 1969 Flagstaff, Arizona
  • 1970 Prescott, Arizona
  • 1973 Crystal Mountain, Washington
  • 1974 Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 1977 Telluride, Colorado
    • FEL Workshop for ONR
  • 1979 Telluride, Colorado
    • FEL Workshop for ONR
  • 1981 Telluride, Colorado
    • FEL Workshop for ONR

PQE Special Workshops

  • 1972 Key Largo, Florida
  • 1973 3 day symposium on New Laser Concepts
  • 1976 Las Cruces, New Mexico
    • Five-day tutorial on Modern Optics for White Sands Missile Range
  • 1981 Keystone, Colorado
    • Topical meeting on Tunable Lasers for ARO
  • 1983 Orcas Island, Washington
    • FEL Generators of Coherent Radiation
  • 1984 Snowbird, Utah
    • Physics of Optical Ring Gyros

PQE Winter Colloquiums on the Physics of Quantum Electronics

  • 1971 Sun Valley, ID for Air Force
  • 1972 Steamboat Springs, CO for Air Force
  • 1973 Snowbird, UT for Air Force
  • 1974 Snowmass, CO for Air Force
  • 1975 Snowmass, CO for Air Force
  • 1976 Steamboat Springs, CO for Air Force
  • 1976 Steamboat Springs, CO for ERDA/NRA
    • (Laser Isotope Separation)
  • 1977 Park City, UT for ERDA/NRA
    • (Laser Isotope Separation)
  • 1977 Park City, UT for ERDA Laser Fusion Div
    • (High Power Lasers)
  • 1978 to Present (every year) – Snowbird, UT – No Sponsor
    • (supported by registration fees)

PQE Summer Workshops

  • 2000 Festive Workshops on Quantum Optics
    • Jackson Hole Resort, Teton Village, WY
    • July 30 – August 4, 2000
  • 2001 Workshop on Laser Physics and Quantum
    • Optics: RAMSEY FEST
    • Snowking, Jackson Hole, WY
    • July 29 – August 3, 2001
  • 2003 Research for UnderGraduates (RUG)
    • (Included activities at TAMU, Casper College, and Grand Targee)
    • June 9 – July 11, 2003
  • 2005 Casper College/Texas A&M University
    • Quantum Optics Summer Workshop
    • Casper, WY
    • August 14 – August 20, 2005
  • 2007 TAMU/Princeton Summer School on Quantum Optics and Molecular Physics
    • Casper, WY
    • July 15 – July 21, 2007
  • 2009 TAMU/Princeton Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering Summer School
    • Snowking, Jackson Hole, WY
    • August 3 – August 7, 2009

PQE PUBLICATIONS

  • 1968 Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 1
    OSC Technical Report #31
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs and J. Mandelbaum
  • 1969 Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 2
    OSC Technical Report #45
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs and J. Mandelbaum
  • 1970 Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 3
    OSC Technical Report #66
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs
  • 1973 The Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 1
    “High Energy Lasers and Their Applications”
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs, M.O. Scully, M. Sargent III
  • 1974 The Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 2
    “Laser Applications to Optics and Spectroscopy”
    Edited by S. F. Jacobs, M. Sargent III, J.F. Scott,
    M.O. Scully
  • 1975 The Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 3
    “Laser Induced Fusion and X-Ray Laser Studies”
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs, M.O. Scully, M. Sargent III,
    C.D. Cantrell III
  • 1976 The Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 4
    “Laser Photochemistry, Tunable Lasers, and
    Other Topics”
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs, M. Sargent III, M.O. Scully,
    C.T. Walker
  • 1977 The Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 5
    “Novel Sources of Coherent Radiation”
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs, M. Sargent III, M.O. Scully
  • 1978 The Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 6
    “Adaptive Optics and Short Wavelength Sources”
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs, M. Sargent III, M.O. Scully
  • 1979 The Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 7
    “Free-Electron Generators of Coherent Radiation”
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs, H.S. Pilloff, M. Sargent III,
    R. Spitzer
  • 1980? The Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 8
    “Free-Electron Generators of Coherent Radiation”
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs, G.T. Moore, H.S. Pilloff,
    M. Sargent III, M.O. Scully, R. Spitzer
  • 1981? The Physics of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 9
    “Free-Electron Generators of Coherent Radiation”
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs, G.T. Moore, H.S. Pilloff,
    M. Sargent III, M.O. Scully, R. Spitzer
  • 1983 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    “Free-Electron Generators of Coherent Radiation”
    Edited by C.A. Brau, S.F. Jacobs, M.O. Scully
    Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 483, 440, (1984)
  • 1984 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    “Physics of Optical Ring Gyros”
    Edited by S.F. Jacobs
    Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 487
  • 2002/2008 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    Proceedings of the 2001 Winter Symposium
    Edited by S.F. R.W. Boyd, M.O. Scully
    J. of Modern Optics, Volume 49, Issues 3, 4
  • 2002 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    32nd Winter Colloquium on Quantum Electronics
    Edited by R.W. Boyd and M.O. Scully
    J. Modern Optics, Volume 49, Issues 14, 15
  • 2003 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    33rd Winter Colloquium on Quantum Electronics
    J. Modern Optics, Volume 50, Issues 15-17
  • 2004 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    34th Winter Colloquium on Quantum Electronics
    Edited by R.W. Boyd and M.O. Scully
    J. Modern Optics, Volume 51, Issues 16-18
  • 2005 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    35th Winter Colloquium on Quantum Electronics
    J. Modern Optics, Volume 52, Issue 16
  • 2006 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    36th Winter Colloquium on Quantum Electronics
    Edited by R.W. Boyd, F.A. Narducci, G.R. Welch
    J. Modern Optics, Volume 53, Issues 16, 17
  • 2007 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    37th Winter Colloquium on Quantum Electronics
    J. Modern Optics, Volume 54, Issues 16, 17
  • 2008 The Physics of Quantum Electronics
    38th Winter Colloquium on Quantum Electronics
    Edited by F.A. Narducci, G.R. Welch
    J. Modern Optics, Volume 55, Issues 19, 20