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President’sColumnJohn H. MarshI would like to cover four topics in this month’s column, all ofthem core to the Society but in very different ways.Congratulations Gail!Any member (or non-member) who has had significant interactionwith the Photonics Society will know Gail Walters, the SeniorAdministrator of LEOS and, for a short period, of the PhotonicsSociety. Gail retired on 17th April and I would like to quote aselection of the expressions of thanks from our volunteers.‘There are those for whom only a single name is necessary since everyoneknows them and they belong to the world – Bono, Cher, Prince,Madonna, Pele. In the somewhat smaller world of photonics engineering,we have one of those…Gail.’Gail has been the pillar of LEOS. Over the years, we all haveheavily depended on Gail in terms of getting any information relatedto LEOS and for getting things done.Gail was one of the best administrators I have ever worked with!She seemed to know everything about LEOS, and if by chance she didn’tknow something she could dig up the answer almost immediately. Shewas on top of all the little details…I have always enjoyed your smiling face and cheerful welcome at theLEOS booth at numerous conferences over the years.Ever since I first was involved, you have been an important part ofmy LEOS experience.How you managed to always be cordial and pleasant, while keepingus all functional, effective and in line, when need be, amazes me.What will the Photonics Society/LEOS do without your expert helpand your thorough and detailed knowledge of the history of the Society?Without Gail, LEOS passes into history, leaving the PhotonicsSociety to develop a new identity.I am very happy for Gail but saddened for us because I cannotimagine our society without Gail.Congratulations on an outstanding career!From personal experience I can echo all of all of these sentiments.On behalf of LEOS and the Photonics Society, I wouldlike to wish Gail a long, happy and fulfilling retirement.BudgetI mentioned the economic climate in my last column, andthe fact that IEEE reserves (including our Society reserves) haddropped in value by almost 30%. Although the Photonics Societystill has a healthy ratio of expenses to reserves (RER),(continued on page 16)PrototypeJune 2009 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER 3

Career Section (cont’d)Loukas (Lucas) Paraschisis Solutions Managerat Cisco, responsiblefor next generation corenetwork architectures inthe emerging markets.At Cisco, he has workedalso on IP-over-WDM architectures,multi-servicemetro and WDM systems,and optical transport technologies,and the associ-Loukas (Lucas) Paraschisated market developmentefforts. Prior to his current role, Loukas did R&D, andproduct management as Cisco’s technical leader in opticalnetworking and core routing. He completed graduatestudies at Stanford University (PhD applied physics1999, MS EE 1998). He has (co)authored more than70 peer-reviewed publications, tutorial presentations, abook chapter, multiple technical reports, and three patentapplications. He has been associate editor for opticalnetworks of the Journal of Communication and Networks,guest editor of the IEEE Journal of LightwaveTechnology, member of the IEEE (SM’06), the OSA, andmultiple conference organizing committees, and IEEEPhotonics Society Distinguished Lecturer (2009). Loukaswas born in Athens, Greece, where he completed hisundergraduate studies.Title of Talk: Critical Photonics Challenges of FutureOptical Networking.This presentation reviews the evolution and the advancementsof converged WDM network architectures and theenabling photonics technology. The scalable, cost-effectivenetwork evolution is very important for supporting the strongbandwidth growth of broadband and business applications,currently at more than 50% CAGR, and expected by 2012to exceed globally 40 Exabytes per month. This network requirementshave increasingly motivated a fundamental shifttowards DWDM, and packets (datagrams), leading the mostsignificant evolution of transport networks in recent history.This emerging converged “open” intelligent DWDM layerimproves significantly the network capital and operationalcost. The talk will review the interplay among the networkarchitectures, the transmission system intelligence, and theadvanced enabling photonics technologies. The innovationsin system design, and the most important performancecharacteristics of the current and emerging photonics technologieswill be also discussed in detail; including notablyreconfigurable wavelength optical-add-drop and switching,advancements in transmission of 40 and 100 Gb/s channelsleveraging new modulation formats, optical amplification,dispersion compensation, and electronic processing, whichhave collectively enabled high performance fiber transmissiondigital systems that cost-effectively scale to Tb/s andthousands of km. Future network evolution and importantrelated research topics are also being considered.Nabeel Riza holds a Bachelorsdegree in ElectricalEngineering (EE) from theIllinois Institute of Technology(IIT) and Mastersand Doctorate degrees inEE from the California Instituteof Technology. InJan. 2002, he became thefirst Caltech Alumnus to beawarded the InternationalNabeel Riza Commission for Optics(ICO) Prize and co-awarded2001 Ernst Abbe Medal from the Carl Zeiss Foundation,Germany. Riza’s other awards include the 2007 FellowAward of the IEEE, 1998 Fellow Award of the OpticalSociety of America (OSA) and the 1998 Fellow Award ofthe International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE),2008 IIT Distinguished Alumni Professional AchievementAward, and 2008 Berthold Leibinger InnovationPrize Nominee Distinction-Germany. After completinghis PhD in 1989, Dr. Riza joined the General Electric(GE) Corporate Research and Development Center, NewYork, where he initiated and led the GE Optically ControlledRadar Project. In 1995, he joined the CREOL &the ECE Dept. at the University of Central Florida wherehe is Full Professor and Head of the Photonic InformationProcessing Systems Laboratory. For 2007–2008, he wasselected as European Union Erasmus Scholar Visiting Professorat the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.He is founder of Nuonics, Inc. For further information onresearch, teaching, and service contributions to the field ofphotonics, please visit: http://pips.creol.ucf.edu.Title of Talk: Hybrid Optical Sensors for Extreme TemperatureMeasurement in Next Generation Higher EfficiencyGreener Power PlantsThe lecture will describe the first wired-wireless hybridoptical sensors for temperature and pressure sensing,in particular, for the harsh environments of greenercoal-fired gas turbines and combustors in power plants,gas turbines in aircraft engines, and also for ultra-coldapplications.June 2009 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER 11

Career Section (cont’d)2009 IEEE Photonics Award Recipient:Robert L. ByerThe IEEE Photonics Award was established in 2002 bythe IEEE Board of Directors. The award is presented foroutstanding achievements in photonics.Photonics is defined as the scienceand technology of generatingand harnessing light and other formsof radiant energy whose quantumunit is the photon.Sponsored by the IEEE PhotonicsSociety, the award consists of a bronzemedal, certificate and honorarium.For additional information on IEEETechnical Field Awards and Medals, toview complete lists of past recipients orto nominate a colleague or associate forIEEE Technical Field Awards and Medals,please visit http://www.ieee.org/awards.The IEEE Photonics Award was presentedto Robert L. Byer, “for seminalcontributions to nonlinear optics andsolid-state lasers for commercial applications from precisionmeasurement to manufacturing.” The presentation wasmade during the Plenary Session at CLEO/QELS 2009 inBaltimore, MD on Wednesday 3rd June at the BaltimoreConvention Center.Robert L. ByerRobert L. Byer considered by many of his peers as a “pathfinder”in the fields of nonlinear optics and solid-state lasers,Robert L. Byer’s research and inventionshave led to widespread applications oflasers in areas ranging from space scienceto electronics manufacturing. Workingwith lasers at Stanford University, Stanford,California, USA, since 1969, his labdeveloped the first tunable visible colorlaser source, ultraviolet solid-state lasersneeded for drilling very small holes in circuitboards of electronic components, andlaser diode pumped monolithic ring Nd:YAG laser, which is known as the nonplanarring oscillator (NPRO). The NPROlaser is still being manufactured today,and is used for satellite-to-satellite communications,installed in submarines forsensitive sonar applications, and in spaceresearch. He is currently the William R.Kenan, Jr. Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University.An IEEE Fellow, he has written more than 500 scientific papersand holds 50 patents in this field. Dr. Byer has previouslyreceived the IEEE Quantum Electronics Award and the OpticalSociety of America R.W. Wood Prize.“Nick” Cartoon Series by Christopher Doerr12 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER June 2009

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Membership SectionPhotonics Society CelebratesName Change at OFC/NFOEC 2009The IEEE Photonics Society is spreading the word aboutits new name. To celebrate the change, the Society formerlyknown as LEOS is sponsoring several promotions this year,including Member Lounges and flash drive giveaways fortechnical attendees at major conferences.In February, the Photonics Society held a drawing at itsbooth during OFC/NFOEC 2009. The winner, Dr. GerdKeiser of the National Taiwan University of Science andTechnology, was awarded a set of Sony noise-cancellingheadphones. The prize was presented by the Photonics SocietyPresident-Elect, Prof. James J. Coleman, Universityof Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.The Photonics Society will continue to publicize itsnew name at major conferences throughout the year. Thenext Sony noise-cancelling headphones giveaways will beheld at CLEO/QELS 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA,in June and the 2009 Photonics Society Annual Meeting inAntalya, Turkey, in October.Photonics Society President-Elect James J. Coleman presentsthe prize to Dr. Gerd Keiser from National Taiwan Universityof Science and Technology.IEEE Photonics Society Albuquerque ChapterThe Albuquerque Chapter of the IEEE Photonics Societyis at the heart of the high-tech community of greater Albuquerque,New Mexico, a state also known as “The Landof Enchantment.” The area is host to a number of powerhouses in the “Rio Grande Corridor” photonics, includingSandia National Laboratories, the Center for High TechnologyMaterials (CHTM) of the University of New Mexico(UNM), and the Air Force Research Laboratory (at KirtlandAFB). In Albuquerque, the clean air and clear sky, alongwith the charm of the sky-scraping Sandia Mountains areenough to free the mind of any city dweller and open one’seyes to the beauty of a civilized desert.The Photonics Chapter is hosted at CHTM, where themajority of technical meetings of the Chapter take place.I am proud to say that our Chapter is over 50 membersstrong, with 10 student members, 9 Senior Membersand 4 Fellows. Along with my co-officers Yagya Sharma(CHTM Scientist), Gordon Keeler (SNL Scientist) andGunny Balakrishnan (UNM Professor), we have organizedin the 2008 fiscal year twelve technical meetings,including two presentations by Photonics Society DistinguishedLecturers (DLs) Dr. Weng Chow and Dr. MasayaNotomi and one presentation by Electron Devices SocietyDL Dr. Vikram Dalal. Among the lecturers this year(nineteen lectures to date, including three DLs) wereProfessor Bahaa E. A. Saleh, who gave a presentationstitled “3D Imaging Through Dispersive Media: Classical& Quantum Approaches,” and Professor Prem Kumar,who presented a lecture titled “Fiber-Optic QuantumCommunications and Information Processing.” I amextremely pleased with the level of attendance in thesemeetings, by both IEEE members and others, whichshows the interest of the local technical community inphotonics research and technology.Few members of the Albuquerque Photonics Society Chapter.Lower row from Left to right: Yagya Sharma, Sanjay Krishna(CHTM Assoc. Director), Ajit Barve, Majeed Hayat, Eric Jang,Marek Osinski; upper row from right to left: Mani Hossein-Zadeh,Steven Brueck (CHTM Director), Ganesh Balakrishnan,Luke Lester, and Steve Hersee.14 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER June 2009

Membership Section (cont’d)Few members of the Albuquerque Photonics Society Chapter.Top Photo (UNM): Lower row from Left to right: Yagya Sharma,Sanjay Krishna (CHTM Assoc. Director), Ajit Barve, MajeedHayat, Eric Jang, Marek Osinski; upper row from right toleft: Mani Hossein-Zadeh, Steven Brueck (CHTM Director),Ganesh Balakrishnan, Luke Lester, and Steve Hersee. BottomPhoto (SNL): Left to right: Mial Warren, Terry Stalker, BobKaplar, Gordon Keeler, Allen Vawter, Darwin Serkland.Through our Chapter activities we hope to attractgreater involvement of students in IEEE and in thePhotonics Society in particular. On December 18, 2008,our Chapter presented Mr. Ajit V. Barve with the BestRegional Student Paper Competition Award for his papertitled “Reduction in Dark Current using Resonant TunnelingBarrier in Dots-in-a-Well Long Wavelength InfraredPhotodetectors.” Ajit has presented his paper at the21th Annual Lasers and Electro Optics Society Meetingin Newport Beach, CA. He is a doctoral graduate studentat UNM working at the Center for High Technology Materialsunder the supervision of Prof. Sanjay Krishna. Theaward was comprised of a certificate from the AlbuquerqueChapter, a $200 cash prize plus cost of IEEE student membershipand Photonics Society membership for one year.We are looking forward to repeating this competition in2009 and beyond.We truly hope that you have a chance to visit Albuquerquein the near future. For more information please visithttp://www.chtm.unm.edu/~yagya/LEOS/Truly yours, Majeed Hayat, Chair of Albuquerque ChapterBenefits of IEEE Senior MembershipThere are many benefits to becoming an IEEE Senior Member:• The professional recognition of your peers for technical and professional excellence• An attractive fine wood and bronze engraved Senior Member plaque to proudly display.• Up to $25 gift certificate toward one new Society membership.• A letter of commendation to your employer on the achievement of Senior member grade (upon the request of the newlyelected Senior Member.)• Announcement of elevation in Section/Society and/or local newsletters, newspapers and notices.• Eligibility to hold executive IEEE volunteer positions.• Can serve as Reference for Senior Member applicants.• Invited to be on the panel to review Senior Member applications.The requirements to qualify for Senior Member elevation are a candidate shall be an engineer, scientist, educator, technicalexecutive or originator in IEEE-designated fields. The candidate shall have been in professional practice for at least ten yearsand shall have shown significant performance over a period of at least five of those years.”To apply, the Senior Member application form is available in 3 formats: Online, downloadable, and electronic version. Formore information or to apply for Senior Membership, please see the IEEE Senior Member Program website:http://www.ieee.org/organizations/rab/md/smprogram.htmlNew Senior MembersThe following individuals were elevated to Senior Membership Grade thru March–April:Eric Y. ChanEric G. JohnsonRobert W. KaliskiShinji MinoTheodore J. SchmidtYagyadeva SharmaNeophytos AntoniadesJayant K. BhagatStefano BottacchiHoi Wai ChoiDonald D. DavisDavid J. MossMichele NorgiaSungwon D. RohShinya SasakiAlice E. WhiteWeidong ZhouJune 2009 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER 15

Conference SectionRecognition at OFC/NFOEC 2009The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC), and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference(NFOEC) was held on 22-26 March, 2009 at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA. Recognitionwas made at the Plenary Session to the following recipients.Photonics Society members who have been elevated to the gradeof IEEE Fellows: (From left to right) Peter Winzer, Karen Bergman,John Marsh (Photonics Society President), Piet Demesterand Klaus Petermann.The 2009 IEEE David Sarnoff Award was presented to YasuhikoArakawa, Kerry John Vahala, and Kam Yin Lau, “forseminal contributions to improved dynamics of quantum wellsemiconductor lasers.”Joe C. Campbell received the 2009 John Tyndall Award, “for seminal contributionsto the understanding, design and telecommunication systems implementation of avalanchephotodiodes.” This award is jointly sponsored by the Photonics Society, OSAand endowed by Corning Inc. (From left to right) Joe C. Campbell, Rod C. Alferness(OSA Past-President), John Marsh (Photonics Society President), and Ming-Jun Li(Corning, Incorporated).June 2009 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER 17

Conference Section (cont’d)C all For papersGFP 20099-11 SeptemberInterContInental Mark HopkInssan Francisco, California, UsaPaPer SubmiSSion deadline:8 May 2009ConferenCe Pre-regiStration deadline:10 august 2009C A L L F O R P A P E R S 20022-24 september9AVFOPOmni La Mansion del RioSan Antonio, Texas USASubmission Deadline: 20 May 2009Pre-Registration Deadline: 30 August 2009Avionics,Fiber-Opticsand PhotonicsTechnology ConferenceJune 2009 IEEE PhotonIcs socIEty nEWsLEttER 19

Conference Section (cont’d)and students throughout the PRC and the rest of the world.Many of the top universities in the PRC were well representedby their faculty, students, and alumni among the exhibitorsand presentations. Meetings with faculty and studentresearchers with research staff from several of the PRC’s topuniversities, revealed backgrounds in the fields of electronics,medicine, optics, and ophthalmology. There was also amajor international academic presence at the conference.The 2009 conference will be co-located with the AsiaCommunications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition(ACP) at a new venue, the Shanghai Everbright Conventionand Exhibition Center. The conference will be held November2-6, 2009, while the expo will occur November 4-6,2009. Papers are being accepted now for the conference.Registration opens in June. This wonderful event should isnot to be missed. See you in Shanghai in November!22 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER June 2009

Publication SectionIEEE Photonics, a new publication of IEEE, is now acceptingsubmissions. The journal offers rapid publication of high qualityresearch results on the broad, interdisciplinary area of photonicshttp://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pj-ieeeJournal ScopeBreakthroughs in the generation of light and in its control and utilization have given rise to the field of Photonics, arapidly expanding area of science and technology with major technological and economic impact. Photonics integratesquantum electronics and optics to accelerate progress in the generation of novel photon sources and in their utilization inemerging applications at the micro and nano scales spanning from the far-infrared/THz to the x-ray region of the electromagneticspectrum.Contributions addressing issues ranging from fundamental understanding to emerging technologies and applications arewithin the scope of the Journal.• The Journal includes topics in:• Photon sources from far infrared to x-ray• Photonics materials and engineered photonic structures• Ultrafast, attosecond, high field and short wavelength photonics• Biophotonics including DNA photonics• Nanophotonics• Magnetophotonics• Fundamentals and applications of light propagation and interaction; nonlinear effects• Optical data storage• Integrated optics and optoelectronics• Micro and Nano Opto-Electro Mechanical Systems (MOEMS)• Microwave photonics• Optical sensors, imaging, and visualization• Quantum computingEditorial BoardAssociate EditorsGaetano AssantoDerek AbbottAyrton BernussiSandra BiedronMassimo GiudiceLynford GoddardAnnie KlisnickLeda LunardiStephen MiltonChang-Hee NamKeith A. NugentDavid SampsonAdrienne Stiff RobertsNelson TansuAdvisory BoardDieter BimbergHenry KapteynZakya KafafiMichal LipsonSusumu NodaCarmen Menoni, Editor-in-ChiefIEEE PHOTONICS Editorial OfficeYvette CharlesLinda MatarazzoJune 2009 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER 23

Publication Section (cont’d)Dear Colleagues,On March 1st 2009 the IEEE Photonics Societylaunched the Manuscript Central submission websitefor a new online publication.IEEE Photonics Journal.The new IEEE Photonics Journal reflects the full breadthof the technical community engaged in the generation, control,detection, and utilization of electromagnetic radiation,spanning frequencies from terahertz to x-rays.A key benefit of the IEEE Photonics Journal is that itoffers rapid publication on IEEE Xplore, making use of anew streamlined production process within IEEE. The expandedcapabilities supported by online publication willallow open-access and multimedia options for authors,while providing significantly increased value to readers.The Journal will maintain the highest standards of editorialquality and fair-minded rigorous review processes, characteristicof all IEEE journals.In recognition of the wide impact of photonic scienceand technology, the IEEE Nanotechnology Council and theAntennas and Propagation, Consumer Electronics, ElectronDevices, Engineering in Medicine and Biology, andNuclear and Plasma Sciences Societies are technically cosponsoringthe Journal.I invite you to submit your original research resultsto this exciting new Journal. I expect the first issue to beposted online in May/June. With your help and the supportof an outstanding editorial board, I envisage the IEEEPhotonics Journal to grow into a premier forum for therapid dissemination of the latest research in all fields ofphotonics science and technology.Carmen S. Menoni, Editor-in-ChiefColorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO 80523, USABiographyCarmen S. Menoni received her PhDin Physics from Colorado State Universityin 1987. Since 1991, she has been amember of the faculty in the Departmentof Electrical & Computer Engineeringat CSU where she is presently Professor.Prof. Menoni’s research bridges frommaterial to optical sciences. She is engaged in the growthand characterization of high bandgap oxide materials for theengineering of interference coatings for high power lasers. Asfaculty member of the NSF Center for Extreme UltravioletScience & Technology Prof. Menoni and her group are usingbright coherent beams of light of wavelengths between 10–50 nm for optics applications such as high resolution imagingand ablation. Prof. Menoni and her team received in 2008 a“R&D 100 Award” for the invention of a table-top 46.9 nmwavelength microscope that can capture images in a single1 nanosecond with wavelength spatial resolution. Menoni’swork is published in over seventy archival journal publicationsand numerous conference presentations.Prof. Menoni is fellow of the American Physical Society,and the Optical Society of America. She is a senior memberof the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE).Prof. Menoni has served IEEE Photonics in the capacityof the Board of Governors member from 2006–2008 andVice-President for Publications 2007–2008.by El-Hang Lee, new Editor-in-ChiefGreetings! I am El-Hang Lee, a newly appointed Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of Photonics Technology Letters (PTL), and wouldlike to extend my warmest greetings to all the members ofthe IEEE Photonics Society, who, under the great leadershipand services of former Society officials, Editors-in-Chief,Associate Editors (AEs), and PTL staff members, have madePTL one of the most respected academic journals.With much help and patience, Chris Doerr, former EIC,trained me as a new EIC in January under the supervision ofProf. Rodney Tucker, Vice President of Publications. BothChris and I have tried our best to make the whole editorialtransition process as smooth as possible. Please do nothesitate to inform me or the editorial office if you encounterany difficulty or discomfort in the editorial process of yourmanuscript. Together with the AEs and PTL staff members,I will always make myself available to help your publicationprocess a truly rewarding experience.As a new EIC, I have a vision for PTL that I will share withSociety members and leaders over time. But, I will always upholdthe honored tradition of PTL and will continue to buildour future upon that foundation. I salute all the past andpresent Society leaders, EICs, AEs, and PTL staffs members,who, with their long hours of dedicated service, have madethe Society and PTL that we are all proud of. And, I will try24 IEEE PhotonIcs socIEty nEWsLEttER June 2009

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Publication Section (cont’d)to live up to the expectations and dreams of the Society. I havelived both in the West and in the East, about 20 years each,through my professional years, working in academic andresearch institutions, from entry level to the leadershippositions, being a member of the Society and knowingand loving PTL. I will bring all of my broad-based globalexperience to help PTL achieve its best that the Societywill cherish for many years into the 21st century. This,of course, would not be possible without your continuingsupport for PTL.We are all very well aware that the most importantvalue of PTL has been the “novelty” of the papers tomake its impact strong and clear to the advancement ofthe photonics technology as applicable for the welfareof the human society at large. In my term, too, I willcontinue to emphasize the “novelty” of the papers,delivered in good English. We will continue to improvethe standard of PTL, often measured by the journalimpact factor. The reason for this is clear: Photonicstechnology will become ever more important in the21st century information age and PTL has a mission tolead the frontier in this new age.Certainly, we are all witnessing, like the “age of electronics”in the 20th century, an “age of photonics” rising over the 21stcentury. We are moving into an age when the importance ofthe “science and engineering of light” is never greater. Thereis no doubt that the Society has been the leading torchcarrierin bringing in the new age. And, PTL, being atthe core and forefront of the Society, helped the Society tomake the great progresses in the 20th century informationtechnology. I was very pleased to learn from Chris Doerrthat according to Wikipedia PTL was credited for making“photonics” an official word in the English language.We now realize that the Society, with its new name, facesa new mission and challenge to make the 21st centuryinformation age shine ever more brightly with optics andphotonics. PTL has a task to make this happen. Truly Iam a lucky person to play a role in this process. Together,we will hold our “torch of light” high to shine our waysinto the future.I will be closely following the visions and guidance ofour Society leaders and especially new Vice President ofPublications, Prof. Rodney Tucker, who has been my rolemodel for nearly 30 years. He is dedicated to making theSociety journals prosper and flourish.I will be also working closely with all the outstandingstaffs of PTL: Linda Matarazzo, Sylvia Flores, Daphne Moses,and Eileen McGuinness, who will continue to supportall the AEs and authors with their excelling assistance.None of us will be functional without their dedication, support,outstanding professionalism and especially the spiritof services for the best of the community.Now, I welcome you all to join me in taking anotherfantastic journey into the new world of photonics technologyof the 21st century.Thank you and best wishes to you all!El-Hang LeeEditor-in-Chief,IEEE Photonics Technology LettersBiographyProf. Dr. El-Hang Lee is a DistinguishedUniversity Professor ofInformation Technology at INHAUni versity, South Korea. Prof. Leeearned B.S.E.E. (summa cum laude)from Seoul National University, Koreain 1970 and M.S., M.Phil., andPh.D. degrees in Applied Physicsfrom Yale University in 1973, 1975 and 1977, respectively.[Advisors: Prof. John. B. Fenn, Yale Nobel Laureate,Chemistry, 2002, and Prof. Richard. K. Chang,Henry Ford II Professor, from Prof. N. Bloembergen, HarvardNobel Laureate, Physics, 1981] Prof. Lee conductedteaching, research and management at Yale, Princeton,AT&T, ETRI (vice president), KAIST, and INHA in thefields of semiconductor physics, materials, devices, optoelectronics,photonics, and optical communication. He isthe Founding Dean, School of Communication and InformationEngineering; Dean, Graduate School of the InformationTechnology and Telecommunications; FoundingDirector, OPERA (Optics and Photonics Elite ResearchAcademy) and m-PARC (micro/nano-Photonics AdvancedResearch Center); Vice President, Optical Society of Korea;Founding President, IEEE-LEOS Korea; FoundingDirector, SPIE-Korea. Prof. Lee published 240 internationalrefereed SCI-covered archival journal papers and reviewpapers; 640 international conference presentations;100 plenary, keynote, and invited talks in internationalconferences; Edited international books and proceedings;Holds 120 international patents; Served 80 times as internationalconference chair, committee member, and advisor.Prof. Lee is a Fellow of the APS, IEEE, IEE (UK),OSA, SPIE, and a Life Fellow, Korean Academy of Scienceand Technology. Prof. Lee is a recipient of 20 national andinternational awards, including the King Se-Jong Award,Grand Science Award, Presidential Medal of Honor (Science),Korea, the IEEE Third Millennium Medal, and the2007–2009 IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecturer Award.Contact InformationProf. Dr. El-Hang LeeGraduate School of Information Technology and Telecommunications26 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER June 2009

Publication Section (cont’d)Call for PapersAnnouncing an Issue of the IEEE JOURNALOF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUMELECTRONICS on Enabling technologies fordigital optical communication systemsSubmission Deadline: September 1, 2009IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronicsinvites manuscript submissions in the area of componentsand subsystems for advanced digital optical communicationsystems, including free-space optical communication links,fiber-optic transport networks, optical access systems, opticalinterconnects, as well as chip-to-chip and on-chip opticalcommunications.The team of Guest Editors for this issue will be announcedshortly.The deadline for submission of manuscripts is September1, 2009; publication is scheduled for September/October of 2010.Online Submission is Mandatory at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pho-ieee.Please select the Journal ofSelected Topics Of Quantum Electronics Journal fromthe drop down menu.For inquiries please contact directly at:Chin Tan-yanIEEE/Photonics Society Publications Coordinator445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, U.S.A.Phone: 732-465-5813, Email: c.tan-yan@ieee.orgFor all papers published in JSTQE, there are voluntarypage charges of $110.00 per page for each page up to eightpages. Invited papers can be twelve pages and Contributedpapers should be 8 pages in length before overlength pagecharges of $220.00 per page are levied. The length of eachpaper is estimated when it is received. Authors of papersthat appear to be overlength are notified and given the optionto shorten the paper. Additional charges will apply ifcolor figures are required.The following supporting documents are requiredduring manuscript submission:1)2)3)4).doc manuscript (double columned, 12 pages foran Invited Paper. Contributed paper should bedouble columned, 8 pages in length.) Bios of ALLauthors are mandatory, photos are optional. Youmay find the Tools for Authors link useful: http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/authors/transjnl/index.htmlCompleted the IEEE Copyright Form. Copy andpaste the link below: http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/rights/copyrightmain.htmlCompleted Color Agreement/decline form. (Pleaseemail c.tan-yan@ieee.org to request for this form.).doc list of ALL Authors FULL Contact informationas stated below: Last name (Family name):/First name: Suffix (Dr/Prof./Ms./Mr):/Affiliation:/Dept:/Address:/Telephone:/Fax:/Email:/Alternative Email:IEEE Photonics Technology LettersFaster online publishing than ever before•Stringent, high-quality review process•Online posting 1-2 weeks after acceptance•Color figures online•Permanently archived•No mandatory author fees•Hard copy version availablehttp://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ptl-ieeeRanked #2 inelectrical engineeringjournals byEigenfactor(www.eigenfactor.org)32 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER June 2009

Publication Section (cont’d)Preliminary Call for PapersAnnouncing an Issue of theIEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICSIN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS onNext-Generation Solar CellsSubmission Deadline: October 1, 2009IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronicsinvites manuscript submissions in the area of solar cellsthat make use of organic molecules and polymers. The fieldof organic photovoltaics has been expanding rapidly, drivenlargely by the promise of a low-cost, large area, flexible sourceof renewable energy. The purpose of this issue of JSTQE is tohighlight the recent progress and future trends in the variousapproaches that have been and are being developed for producinghighly efficient, stable organic solar cells.Broad technical areas include but are not limited to the followingtopics:• Organic solar cells based on small molecules and/orpolymers• Dye-sensitized photo-electrochemical solar cells• Hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells• Device performance and efficiency• Device lifetime and reliability• Device physics and chemistry• Device modelingNovel processing methods• Fundamental studies relevant to charge carriers, excitons,and interfaces• Low-cost fabrication techniques for large area depositionincluding roll-to-roll printing process• Flexible substrates and barrier films for printableorganic solar cellsThe Guest Editors for this issue are: Zakya Kafafi, NationalScience Foundation – Virginia, USA; René Janssen,Eindhoven University of Technology – Eindhoven, TheNetherlands; Kwanghee Lee, Gwangju Institute of Science& Technology (GIST) – Gwangju, Korea; Barry P. Rand,IMEC – Leuven, Belgium.The deadline for submission of manuscripts is October 1,2009; publication is scheduled for November/Decemberof 2010.Online Submission is Mandatory at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pho-ieeePlease select the Journal of SelectedTopics Of Quantum Electronics Journal from the dropdown menu.For inquiries please contact directly at:Chin Tan-yanIEEE/Photonics Society Publications Coordinator445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, U.S.A.Phone: 732-465-5813, Email: c.tan-yan@ieee.orgFor all papers published in JSTQE, there are voluntary pagecharges of $110.00 per page for each page up to eight pages.Invited papers can be twelve pages and Contributed papersshould be 8 pages in length before overlength page chargesof $220.00 per page are levied. The length of each paper isestimated when it is received. Authors of papers that appearto be overlength are notified and given the option toshorten the paper. Additional charges will apply if color figuresare required.The following supporting documents are requiredduring manuscript submission:1)2)3)4).doc manuscript (double columned, 12 pages foran Invited Paper. Contributed paper should bedouble columned, 8 pages in length.) Bios of ALLauthors are mandatory, photos are optional. Youmay find the Tools for Authors link useful: http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/authors/transjnl/index.htmlCompleted the IEEE Copyright Form. Copy andpaste the link below:http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/rights/copyrightmain.htmlCompleted Color Agreement/decline form.Please email c.tan-yan@ieee.org to requestthis form..doc list of ALL Authors FULL Contact informationas stated below: Last name (Family name): /Firstname: Suffix (Dr/Prof./Ms./Mr):/Affiliation:/Dept:/Address:/Telephone:/Fax:/Email:/Alternative Email:June 2009 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER 33

Publication Section (cont’d)Call for PapersAnnouncing the Joint Special Issue of theIEEE Transactions on Microwave Theoryand Techniques and the IEEE/OSA Journalof Lightwave Technology on MicrowavePhotonicsSubmission Deadline: January 1, 2010The Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniquesand the IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology invitemanuscript submissions in the area of Microwave Photonics.This special joint issue will focus on the diverse,multidisciplinary field of microwave photonics and will besent to subscribers of both journals. Microwave photonicsfocuses on interactions between the optical and the microwaveportions of the electromagnetic spectrum, where herethe term “microwave” encompasses all frequencies from10 MHz to 10 THz. This Special Issue will treat recentprogress in microwave photonics including experimentalstudies, theoretical investigations, numerical modeling,and applications. Topics to be covered include, but are notlimited to:1)2)Devices, Components and Sub-systems–– High-speed, wideband and linear photonic devices& optically controlled microwave devices–– Integration and packaging of photonic andmicrowave components and circuits–– Microwave bandwidth optical transmitter,receiver, and signal processing subsystemsTechniques and Links–– Photonic generation, distribution, sensing,detection, processing, filtering, and control ofmicrowave signals3)–– High-speed photonic analog-to-digital anddigital-to-analog conversion–– Analog, digital and subcarrier multiplexedmicrowave photonic links–– Optical frequency metrology and controlSystems and Applications–– Photonic technology for phased array antennasystems and antenna remoting–– Broadband wireless over fiber systems andnetworks–– Ultra-fast optical probing, imaging, andmeasurements–– Technologies for emerging applications(biomedical, ultrawideband, terahertz,quantum communications, etc.)The deadline for submission of manuscripts is JANU-ARY 1st, 2010 and publication is scheduled for theNOVEMBER 2010 issue.Authors may contact Dalma Novak [d.novak@ieee.org] formore information. Instructions for submission of papers canbe found at http://www.mtt.org/publications/Transactions/transactions.htm. In addition, authors must add “(T-MTT/JLT Special Issue)” to the subject line of the e-mail submission.Guest Editors:• Prof. José CapmanyUniversidad Politécnica de Valencia• Prof. Ampalavanapillai NirmalathasThe University of Melbourne• Dr Dalma NovakPharad, LLC34 IEEE Photonics Society NEWSLETTER June 2009

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