As part of the IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (JQE) 60th Anniversary celebration, we continue our journey through time by revisiting the 1980s—a decade that laid the foundation for some of today’s most transformative photonics technologies.
We’re proud to reprint two influential papers from this era:
🔹 “Electrooptical Effects in Silicon” by R. Soref and B. Bennett (1987)
This highly cited paper is a cornerstone of silicon photonics and the most downloaded article in JQE’s history.
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🔹 “Theory of the Linewidth of Semiconductor Lasers” by C. Henry (1982)
Introducing the now-standard “linewidth enhancement factor,” this work reshaped semiconductor laser design.
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Continue exploring reprints by decade and join us in celebrating six decades of JQE impact.
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