About the Journal

Applied Optics publishes articles emphasizing applications-centered research in optics, moving the potential of science and technology to the practical. Topic areas range from optical technology to information processing to lasers, photonics and environmental optics.

Editor-in-Chief: Joseph N. Mait, US Army Research Laboratory
ISSN: 1559-128X | eISSN: 2155-3165
Frequency: Rapid article-at-a-time publication; 3 issues per month
2010 ISI Impact Factor: 1.707

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From the Editor:

Please join me as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Applied Optics. Applied Optics’ Golden Anniversary will be a year of definition and rebranding. Although my emphasis on quality will remain paramount, appearances and presentation will change to reflect the start of the journal’s second half century. I would appreciate your feedback on these as they are implemented. The past 50 years for the journal have been incredibly successful. I share in your excitement as we all look forward to the future we can create for Applied Optics. Read Joseph Mait’s entire January 1 editorial.

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Representation of freeform surfaces suitable for optimization
To represent the freeform surface shape, the axially asymmetric quadric and a new set of the orthogonal... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.3054-3058 (2012)

Compact micromachined infrared bandpass filters for planetary spectroscopy
The future needs of space-based, observational planetary and astronomy missions include low mass and small... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.3046-3053 (2012)

Polarization resolved classification of winter road condition in the near-infrared region
Three different configurations utilizing polarized short-wave infrared light to classify winter road... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.3036-3045 (2012)

Complex optical index of single wall carbon nanotube films from the near-infrared to the terahertz spectral range
We retrieve the complex optical index of single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) films in the 0.6–800 μm spectral... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.3031-3035 (2012)

Tunable liquid crystal microlens array using hole patterned electrode structure with ultrathin glass slab
A configuration of hole patterned electrode liquid crystal microlens array with an ultrathin glass slab was... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.3024-3030 (2012)

Modeling optical microfiber loops for seawater sensing
Based on resonant and waveguiding properties of optical microfiber loops, we theoretically investigated... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.3017-3023 (2012)

Color image security system using double random-structured phase encoding in gyrator transform domain
A novel method for encoding color information based on a double random phase mask and a double structured... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.3006-3016 (2012)

Generalized eikonal approximation for fast retrieval of particle size distribution in spectral extinction technique
In retrieving particle size distribution from spectral extinction data, a critical issue is the calculation... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.2997-3005 (2012)

Electromechanically driven variable-focus lens based on transparent dielectric elastomer
Dielectric elastomers with low elastic stiffness and high dielectric constant are smart materials that... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.2987-2996 (2012)

Ultrashort pulsed fiber laser welding and sealing of transparent materials
In this paper, methods of welding and sealing optically transparent materials using an ultrashort pulsed... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.2979-2986 (2012)

High-precision three-dimensional shape reconstruction via digital refocusing in multi-wavelength digital holography
Three-dimensional (3D) shape reconstructions and metrology measurements are often limited by depth-of-field... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.2958-2967 (2012)

Thermo-optic coefficients study in KGd(WO₄)₂ and KY(WO₄)₂ by a modified minimum deviation method
Thermo-optic coefficients anisotropy was characterized in monoclinic potassium (rare-earth) double tungstates... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.2951-2957 (2012)

Phase control requirements of high intensity laser beam combining
Aiming at getting the general requirements of the beam combine for ignition scale laser facilities, the... Applied Optics, Vol. 51 Issue 15, pp.2941-2950 (2012)

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Topics in Current Issue

Vol. 51, Iss. 14 — May. 10, 2012  pp: 2515–2771

	Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics (2)
	Detectors (1)
	Diffraction and Gratings (1)
	Fiber Optics and Optical Communications (3)
	Holography (1)
	Image Processing (5)
	Imaging Systems (3)
	Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology (2)
	Integrated Optics (1)
	Lasers and Laser Optics (6)
	Microscopy (1)
	Optical Design and Fabrication (1)
	Optical Devices (3)
	Optoelectronics (1)
	Remote Sensing and Sensors (1)
	Thin Films (1)

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Call for Papers

Applied Industrial Optics

Rongguang Liang, Hans-Peter Loock, and Giancarlo Pedrini Submission Deadline: 1 September 2012

Published

Correlation Optics
	Oleg Angelsky, Greg Gbur, Peter Polyanskii, Steen Hanson, Alexander Volyar, Dmitry Zimnyakov, and Igor Mokhun Published

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
	Jose Almirall, Andrzej Miziolek, Mohamad Sabsabi, and Jagdish Singh Published

Imaging Systems and Applications
	Gisele Bennett, Peter Catrysse, Joyce Farrell, Boyd Fowler, and Joseph Mait Published

Digital Holography and 3-D Imaging
	Ting-Chung Poon, Changhe Zhou, Byoungho Lee, Toyohiko Yatagai, and Hongchen Zhai Published

Applications of Nano-optics
	Changhe Zhou, Yeshaiahu Fainman, and Yunlong Sheng Published

Light and Color in the Open Air
	Joseph A. Shaw, Raymond L. Lee, Jr., and Philip Laven Published

Practical Data Mining and Machine Learning for Optics Applications
	Ghaleb Abdulla, Abdul Awwal, Kirk Borne, Tin Kam Ho, and W. Thomas Vestrand Published

Fiber Optics and Photonics: Emerging Applications
	Satoshi Kawata, Sunil K. Khijwania, Bishnu Pal, and H. Y. Tam Published

Optical Interference Coatings
	Christopher Stolz, Detlev Ristau, and Markus Tilsch Published

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