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The Journal of the Optical Society of America B emphasizes research on the fundamentals of the interaction of radiation with matter such as quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and laser physics. Topics include atom optics and cold atoms, metamaterials, nanophotonics, photonic crystals, spectroscopy, THz optics, ultrafast phenomena, and other related subjects.

Editor-in-Chief: Henry van Driel, University of Toronto
ISSN: 0740-3224 | eISSN: 1520-8540
Frequency: Rapid article-at-a-time publication; Monthly issues
2010 ISI Impact Factor: 2.097

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Excitonic resonances as fingerprint of strong Coulomb coupling in graphene
Within a self-consistent microscopic theory, the conditions for the existence of a strongly... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A86-A94 (2012)

Robust and scalable scheme to generate multipartite atom–photon and atom–atom entangled W states by interference
A robust and scalable scheme for generating atom–photon and atom–atom entangled W states is proposed by using... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.257-261 (2012)

Entangled photon pair generation with quantum dot molecules
Here we propose a mechanism to generate entangled photon pairs that makes use of double dot quantum dot... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A82-A85 (2012)

Optical two-dimensional Fourier transform spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures [Invited]
Optical two-dimensional Fourier transform (2DFT) spectroscopy has been developed over the last decade as a... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A69-A81 (2012)

Theoretical approach to the excitonic response of GaAs nanomembranes in the averaged-strain approximation
GaAs nanomembranes are thin crystalline GaAs semiconductor structures that can be bent or otherwise... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A60-A68 (2012)

Effect of atomic layer deposition on the quality factor of silicon nanobeam cavities
In this work we study the effect of thin-film deposition on the quality factor (Q) of silicon nanobeam... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A55-A59 (2012)

Optical studies of ballistic currents in semiconductors [Invited]
We present a summary of recent studies of ballistic currents using nonlinear optical techniques. Quantum... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A43-A54 (2012)

Tailoring the high-harmonic emission in two-level systems and semiconductors by pulse shaping
The generation of specific high harmonics for an optical two-level system is elucidated. The desired emitted... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A36-A42 (2012)

Improved antibunching by using high-excitation pulses from a single semiconductor quantum dot—a theoretical study
We study the intensity dependence of single-photon emission from a single semiconductor quantum dot after... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A31-A35 (2012)

Quantum correlation of an optically controlled quantum system
A precise time-dependent control of a quantum system relies on an accurate account of the quantum... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A25-A30 (2012)

Sequential build-up of quantum-optical correlations
The build-up dynamics of quantum-optical correlations in a Jaynes–Cummings model for semiconductor... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A17-A24 (2012)

Electromagnetically induced transparency from electron spin coherences in semiconductor quantum wells [Invited]
In this paper, we review our recent experimental studies on electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT)... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.A6-A16 (2012)

Surface plasmon polariton generation by light scattering off aligned organic nanofibers
Leakage radiation spectroscopy has been applied to study surface plasmon polariton (SPP) generation by light... JOSA B, Vol. 29 Issue 2, pp.249-256 (2012)

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Topics in Current Issue

Vol. 29, Iss. 1 — Jan. 1, 2012  pp: 1–190

	Coherence and Statistical Optics (1)
	Diffraction and Gratings (1)
	Fiber Optics and Optical Communications (3)
	Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology (2)
	Integrated Optics (1)
	Lasers and Laser Optics (2)
	Materials (2)
	Metamaterials (1)
	Nonlinear Optics (4)
	Optical Devices (2)
	Optics at Surfaces (1)
	Physical Optics (1)
	Quantum Optics (1)
	Spectroscopy (2)

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50th Anniversary of Nonlinear Optics (Invitation Only)
	Henry van Driel Published

Lasers: The Next Fifty Years
	Franz Kaertner, Markus Pollnau, Ken-ichi Ueda, and Henry van Driel Published

Quantum Optical Information Technologies
	Giovanna Morigi, Andrew Jordan, and Philippe Grangier Published

Plasmonics and Metamaterials
	Allan Boardman, Mark Brongersma, Mark Stockman, and Martin Wegener Published

Terahertz Wave Photonics
	Rene Beigang, Koichiro Tanaka, and X.-C. Zhang Published

Slow Light and Its Applications
	Robert W. Boyd, Lene Hau, and Hailin Wang Published

Ultrafast Optics and High-Field, Short-Wavelength Physics
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Measurement of Ultrashort Electromagnetic Pulses
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Photonic Metamaterials: from Random to Periodic
	Vladimir M. Shalaev, Azriel Genack, and Evgenii Narimanov Published

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