The “First European Conference on Optical Fibre Communication” was held in 1975 in London, organized by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and European Physical Society (EPS). A proceeding with 209 pages was printed by the IEE. In 1988, ECOC was held again in UK (Brighton) and the IEE pioneered dissemination by publishing for the first time the proceeding of a major conference on an electronic library (IEEE). Since 2008 printed ECOC proceedings are not distributed anymore at all. The 37th ECOC, held in Geneva, marks another publication milestone. For the first time selected proceeding papers are published in an ECOC/Optics Express Special Issue, making use of dissemination through a high impact factor and open access journal.

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1. K. C. Kao and G. A. Hockham, “Dielectric-fibre surface waveguides for optical frequencies,” Proc. IEE 113, 1151–1158 (1966).
2. J. Hecht, City of Light (Oxford University Press, 1999).
3. 37th ECOC 2011 conference, http://www.ecoc2011.org/ .
4. 37th ECOC 2011 proceedings, 18–22 Sept. 2011, Geneva, Switzerland, Print ISBN: 978–1-4577–1918–9.
5. D. Colladon, “On the reflections of a ray of light inside a parabolic liquid stream,” Comptes Rendus 15, 800–802 (1842). Translated by Julian A. Carey, April 1, 1995.

Colladon, D.
Hockham, G. A.
Kao, K. C.

Comptes Rendus

• D. Colladon, “On the reflections of a ray of light inside a parabolic liquid stream,” Comptes Rendus 15, 800–802 (1842). Translated by Julian A. Carey, April 1, 1995.

Proc. lEE

• K. C. Kao and G. A. Hockham, “Dielectric-fibre surface waveguides for optical frequencies,” Proc. IEE 113, 1151–1158 (1966).

Other

• J. Hecht, City of Light (Oxford University Press, 1999).
• 37th ECOC 2011 conference, http://www.ecoc2011.org/ .
• 37th ECOC 2011 proceedings, 18–22 Sept. 2011, Geneva, Switzerland, Print ISBN: 978–1-4577–1918–9.

1966, Kao, Proc. lEE
1842, Colladon, Comptes Rendus

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