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The original all-electronic, open-access optics journal, Optics Express (OpEx) is known for its rapid time to publication and high Impact Factor. OpEx publishes peer-reviewed articles that emphasize scientific and technology innovations in all aspects of optics and photonics.

Editor-in-Chief: Andrew M. Weiner, Purdue University
eISSN: 1094-4087
Frequency: Rapid article-at-a-time publication, Bi-weekly issues
2011 ISI Impact Factor: 3.587

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Surface-concentrated light and efficient carrier collection in microhole-patterned Si solar cells
We investigate photovoltaic characteristics of crystalline Si solar cells with microhole-patterned surface.... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S4, pp.A607-A615 (2013)

Light trapping in periodically textured amorphous silicon thin film solar cells using realistic interface morphologies
The influence of realistic interface morphologies on light trapping in amorphous silicon thin-film solar... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S4, pp.A595-A606 (2013)

Ultra-wideband optical leaky-wave slot antennas: errata
The errata consist of corrections for one typo and one misinterpretation of the results regarding the antenna... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13184-13186 (2013)

Optical coherenscopy based on phase-space tomography
Partially coherent light provides attractive benefits in imaging, beam shaping, free-space communications,... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13169-13183 (2013)

A unit structure Rochon prism based on the extraordinary refraction of uniaxial birefringent crystals
Based on the Fermat's principle, the universal theory of refraction and reflection of extraordinary rays... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13162-13168 (2013)

Nonlinear Digital Back Propagation compensator for coherent optical OFDM based on factorizing the Volterra Series Transfer Function
We introduce an efficient and accurate nonlinear compensator (NLC) for digital back-propagation (DBP) of... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13145-13161 (2013)

Optical multi-hysteresises and quasi-solitons in nonlinear plasma
An overdense plasma layer irradiated by intense light can exhibit dramatic nonlinear-optical effects due to a... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13134-13144 (2013)

Double-sided polarization-independent plasmonic absorber at near-infrared region
A double-sided polarization-independent plasmonic absorber is proposed and numerically investigated. Distinct... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13125-13133 (2013)

ASE and parasitic lasing in thin disk laser with anti-ASE cap
The amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and parasitic lasing (PL) effects in thin disk laser with an... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13118-13124 (2013)

Extended theory of soft x-ray reflection for realistic lamellar multilayer gratings
An extended set of coupled wave equations were derived to describe non-idealized lamellar multilayer grating... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13105-13117 (2013)

Phase locking of multiple optical fiber channels for a slow-light-enabled laser radar system
Phase control is crucial to the operation of coherent beam combining systems, whether for laser radar or... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13094-13104 (2013)

Retrieval and analysis of a polarized high-spectral-resolution lidar for profiling aerosol optical properties
Taking advantage of the broad spectrum of the Cabannes-Brillouin scatter from atmospheric molecules, the high... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13084-13093 (2013)

Nonlinear transmission properties of hydrogenated amorphous silicon core fibers towards the mid-infrared regime
The nonlinear transmission properties of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) core fibers are... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue 11, pp.13075-13083 (2013)

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Topics in Current Issue

Vol. 21, Iss. 10 — May. 20, 2013  pp: 11618–12963

	Adaptive Optics (1)
	Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics (1)
	Atomic and Molecular Physics (4)
	Detectors (1)
	Diffraction and Gratings (4)
	Fiber Optics and Optical Communications (12)
	Holography (5)
	Image Processing (1)
	Imaging Systems (10)
	Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology (3)
	Integrated Optics (9)
	Laser Microfabrication (4)
	Lasers and Laser Optics (18)
	Materials (4)
	Medical Optics and Biotechnology (2)
	Metamaterials (2)
	Microscopy (7)
	Nonlinear Optics (4)
	Optical Devices (9)
	Optical Trapping and Manipulation (2)
	Optics at Surfaces (6)
	Optoelectronics (1)
	Photonic Crystals (4)
	Quantum Optics (5)
	Remote Sensing (1)
	Scattering (2)
	Sensors (4)
	Solar Energy (1)
	Spectroscopy (1)
	Thin Films (1)
	X-ray Optics (2)

Topics in Engery Express Issue

	Diffraction and Gratings (1)
	Photovoltaics (11)
	Plasmonics (2)
	Radiative Transfer (1)
	Solar Concentrators (1)

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Call for Papers

Nonlinear Optics 2013

Yanqing Lu, Takunori Taira, Jerry Dadap, Magnus Karlsson, and Nicolae Panoiu Submission Deadline: 15 September 2013

Surface Plasmon Photonics (Invitation Only)

Pierre Berini, Javier Garcia de Abajo, Namkyoo Park, and Alexandre Bouhelier Accepting Submissions: 1 June 2013

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Renewable Energy and the Environment (Invitation Only)
	Christian Seassal and John Koshel Published

ECOC 2012
	Harm Dorren, Piet Demeester, Patrice Megret, Juerg Leuthold, Antonio Teixeira, Huug De Waardt, Mario Pickavet, and Eduward Tangdiongga Published

Nonlinear Photonics
	Nail Akhmediev and Karsten Rottwitt Published

Quantum Dots for Photonic Applications
	Guillaume Huyet and Chee Hing Tan Published

Modular Ultrafast Lasers (Invited Only)
	Tom Brown and Wilson Sibbett Published

ECOC 2011
	Gabriella Cincotti, Christoph Harder, Juerg Leuthold, Hans Limberger, Christophe Peucheret, Dimitra Simeonidou, and Antonio Teixeira Published

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes–Status Quo and Current Developments
	Emil J. W. List and Norbert Koch Published

Nonlinear Optics 2011
	Benoit Boulanger, Steven Cundiff, Daniel Gauthier, Takunori Taira, Yanqing Lu, Robert Norwood, Magnus Karlsson, and Dmitry Skryabin Published

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Energy Express

Energy Express is a special bi-monthly supplement dedicated to rapid developments in optics for sustainable energy.

Submissions are encouraged in areas that encompass the science and engineering of light and its impact on sustainable energy development, the environment, and green technologies.

Recently Published Energy Express Articles

Surface-concentrated light and efficient carrier collection in microhole-patterned Si solar cells
We investigate photovoltaic characteristics of crystalline Si solar cells with microhole-patterned surface.... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S4, pp.A607-A615 (2013)

Light trapping in periodically textured amorphous silicon thin film solar cells using realistic interface morphologies
The influence of realistic interface morphologies on light trapping in amorphous silicon thin-film solar... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S4, pp.A595-A606 (2013)

Modeling and analysis of high-performance, multicolored anti-reflection coatings for solar cells
In this work solar cell anti-reflection coatings tuned to give a specific hue under solar illumination are... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S4, pp.A585-A594 (2013)

Pre-fractal multilayer structure for polarization- insensitive temporally and spatially coherent thermal emitter
We investigate electromagnetic wave propagation through one-dimensional stacks arranged as truncated... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S3, pp.A576-A584 (2013)

Efficient light management in vertical nanowire arrays for photovoltaics
Vertical arrays of direct band gap III-V semiconductor nanowires (NWs) hold the prospect of cheap and... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S3, pp.A558-A575 (2013)

Misaligned conformal gratings enhanced light trapping in thin film silicon solar cells
The effect of the relative lateral displacement between the front and back sinusoidal textured layers of a... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S3, pp.A548-A557 (2013)

Enhanced light absorption in thin-film solar cells with light propagation direction conversion
Enhancement of optical absorption in thin-film solar cells (TF-SCs) has been the long-lasting issue to... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S3, pp.A539-A547 (2013)

Automated spray coating process for the fabrication of large-area artificial opals on textured substrates
3D photonic crystals, such as opals, have been shown to have a high potential to increase the efficiency of... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S3, pp.A528-A538 (2013)

Photonic crystals and optical mode engineering for thin film photovoltaics
In this paper, we present the design, analysis, and experimental results on the integration of 2D photonic... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S3, pp.A515-A527 (2013)

Luminescent solar concentrators with fiber geometry
The potential of a fibre luminescent solar concentrator has been explored by means of both analytical and... Optics Express, Vol. 21 Issue S3, pp.A503-A514 (2013)