Proceedings – PQE-2009

Call for Papers

The proceedings of PQE-2009 will be published as a special issue of the Journal of Modern Optics. The special issue will be edited by George R. Welch of Texas A&M University and Frank A. Narducci of the Naval Air Systems Command.

All plenary and invited speakers are encouraged to submit a written version of their PQE contribution to be published in the Conference Proceedings. (Written submissions from presenters of poster papers will be considered under special circumstances only.) For further inquiries, please contact one of the editors.

• These will be refereed papers published in a peer-reviewed journal. Manuscripts will be reviewed according to normal journal procedures. These papers must constitute original research material and cannot contain a substantial fraction of material repeated from elsewhere. Special Issue submissions are subject to the same rules concerning publication of original material as any other papers submitted to any other journal.

• Because of the anticipated number of manuscripts, please do not submit if you are not willing to review two other manuscripts.

• Manuscripts are due by March 23, 2009 (marked for the PQE special issue). This is a hard deadline -- papers received after this date may not be ready in time for the special issue.

Contributions from invited speakers should be no longer than eight journal pages, or about 4000 words less any space utilized by figures, equations, and tables. Contributions from plenary speakers should be no longer than 16 journal pages, or about 8000 words, again less the space used by figures, equations, and tables.

Here are instructions for paper submission:

• First, general information about the Journal of Modern optics and submission can be found at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09500340.asp.

• Next, instructions for authors can be found at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/tmopauth.asp.

  But please note that the website says that papers can be up to 8000 words long. We need to impose a stricter page limit for the PQE special issue because of space limitations.

• Finally, manuscripts are submitted by using the online submission system: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tmop

• Important:You must make sure the paper is designated for the PQE special issue. There is a box in the submision process where the author may state whether the paper is for a special issue or a regular issue, and which special issue it is for. In addition to this, authors may write in their cover letter that it is intended for the PQE special issue.

Manuscripts are due by March 23, 2009 to ensure publication in the special issue. If you need more time than this, or if you have difficulty with the online submission system, please contact either George or Frank at the addresses below.

Editorial contacts:

George R. Welch
Frank A. Narducci

PQE Main Page.