Applied Optics

Peter Andersen, Editor-in-Chief

Applied Optics

Peter Andersen, Editor-in-Chief

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17th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics

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Submissions Open: 01 January 2027; Submission Deadline: 31 March 2027
Editors
Nithyanandan Kanagaraj, Philippe Grelu, Massimiliano Guasoni, Katarzyna Krupa, Naveen Nishchal, Balaji Srinivasan, Deepa Venkitesh, and Venu Gopal Achanta

3D Image Acquisition and Display: Technology, Perception and Applications

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Submissions Open: 01 August 2026; Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026
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Ana Doblas, Pierre-Alexandre Blanche, Artur Carnicer, Xiangyu Guo, Bahram Javidi, Rakesh K. Singh, Adrian Stern, and Simon Thibault

Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging 2026

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Submissions Open: 01 July 2026; Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026
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Maciej Trusiak, Julia Alonso, Ashley Lyons, Chris Metzler, and Esteban Vera

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11 AUG 2026	Applied Optics Research - Researchers stack RGB gratings to create bright color displays for AR glasses

30 JUL 2026	Applied Optics Research - Spectroscopy system detects aerosols using everyday surfaces

29 APR 2026	Last Call for nominations for the Applied Optics Best Paper Prize. Nominations due 1 May.

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1	Thin-film thickness profile measurement by three-wavelength interference color analysis

2	Global coherence of Laguerre–Gaussian beams propagating through atmospheric turbulence: a dominant-scale approximation approach

3	Assessment of a computed tomography imaging spectrometer using an optimized expectation-maximization algorithm

4	How many stars appear colored to the naked eye?

5	Optical Constants of Water in the 200-nm to 200-μm Wavelength Region

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Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics (1)
Fiber Optics, Fiber Sensors, and Optical Communications (3)
Fourier Optics and Optical Processing (2)
Holography (3)
Imaging Systems, Image Processing, and Displays (6)
Instrumentation and Measurements (6)
Integrated Optics (1)
Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics (2)
Machine Learning Methods for Optical Systems (2)
Nonlinear Optics (1)
Optical Design and Fabrication (2)
Optical Devices, Sensors, and Detectors (5)
Physical Optics (3)
Spectroscopy (1)

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Definitive correction for nonlinear and random phase-step detuning using the universal phase-shifting algorithm
Summary by Moises Padilla

Fringe print-through due to detuning errors – an artefact that degrades the accuracy of phase-shifting...

100 kHz-rate femtosecond laser electronic excitation tagging velocimetry in Mach 6 quiet flow
Summary by Richard B. Miles

The development of advanced hypersonic platforms relies heavily on ground test facilities due to the high cost and data...

Experimental investigation and engineering characterization of Bessel–Gaussian vortex beam transmission in multi-factor coupled underwater environments
Summary by Carmelo Rosales-Guzmán

Reliable underwater communication is becoming increasingly important for applications including ocean exploration,...

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2025 Impact Factor:: 1.7
Google Scholar h5-index:: 48
Time to Publication:: 97 days

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ISSN:: 1559-128X (print)
ISSN:: 2155-3165 (online)
Frequency:: Article-at-a-time publication; 3 issues per month on the 1st, 10th, and 20th

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