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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 report new developments of interest to the optics and photonics community in all fields of optical science and technology.

Editor-in-Chief: C. Martijn de Sterke, University of Sydney
eISSN: 1094-4087
Frequency: Rapid article-at-a-time publication, Bi-weekly issues
2010 ISI Impact Factor: 3.753

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A time-domain photonic arbitrary waveform generator
A time domain photonic arbitrary waveform generator (PAWG) scheme based on multi-wavelength optical... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12631-12639 (2012)

Critical coupling control of a microresonator by laser amplitude modulation
We present a laser amplitude modulation technique to actively stabilize the critical coupling of a... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12622-12630 (2012)

Rational design of high performance surface plasmon resonance sensors based on two-dimensional metallic hole arrays
We have rationally designed two-dimensional Au and Ag hole arrays for high performing surface plasmon... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12610-12621 (2012)

Critically coupled silicon Fabry-Perot photodetectors based on the internal photoemission effect at 1550 nm
In this paper, design, fabrication and characterization of an all-silicon photodetector (PD) at 1550 nm, have... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12599-12609 (2012)

A 2 × 2 nonblocking Mach–Zehnder-based silicon switch matrix
A 2 × 2 non-blocking switch matrix based on the Mach–Zehnder (MZ) interferometer was designed and fabricated... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12593-12598 (2012)

A generalized regularized phase tracker for demodulation of a single fringe pattern
The regularized phase tracker (RPT) is one of the most powerful approaches for demodulation of a single... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12579-12592 (2012)

Ultrashort highly localized wavepackets
The recently introduced concept of radially non-oscillating, temporally stable ultrashort-pulsed Bessel-like... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12563-12578 (2012)

Impact of pointing errors on the performance of generalized atmospheric optical channels
Recently, a new and generalized statistical model, called �� or Málaga distribution, was... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12550-12562 (2012)

Electroabsorption and refractive index modulation induced by intersubband transitions in GaN/AlN multiple quantum wells
The aim of the present paper was to determine the index variation in the GaN/AlN heterostructures related to... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12541-12549 (2012)

Nondestructive measurement of mode couplings along a multi-core fiber using a synchronous multi-channel OTDR
We propose and demonstrate a new technique for measuring mode couplings along a multi-core fiber (MCF) that... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12530-12540 (2012)

SPPs coupling induced interference in metal/dielectric multilayer waveguides and its application for plasmonic lithography
We present the analyses of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) coupling induced interference in... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12521-12529 (2012)

Ultrathin and broadband high impedance surface absorbers based on metamaterial substrates
An ultrathin and simultaneously broadband high impedance surface absorber based on a metamaterial (MM)... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12515-12520 (2012)

1024 QAM (60 Gbit/s) single-carrier coherent optical transmission over 150 km
We demonstrate a record QAM multiplicity of 1024 levels in a single-carrier coherent transmission. A... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12508-12514 (2012)

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Topics in Current Issue

Vol. 20, Iss. 10 — May. 7, 2012  pp: 10446–11581

	Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics (1)
	Coherence and Statistical Optics (1)
	Detectors (2)
	Diffraction and Gratings (4)
	Fiber Optics and Optical Communications (11)
	Fourier Optics and Signal Processing (1)
	Geometric Optics (2)
	Holography (1)
	Image Processing (4)
	Imaging Systems (4)
	Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology (3)
	Integrated Optics (7)
	Introduction (1)
	Laser Microfabrication (1)
	Lasers and Laser Optics (14)
	Materials (2)
	Materials for Integrated Optics (1)
	Medical Optics and Biotechnology (3)
	Metamaterials (4)
	Metrology (1)
	Nonlinear Optics (4)
	Optical Design and Fabrication (2)
	Optical Devices (5)
	Optical Trapping and Manipulation (4)
	Optics at Surfaces (6)
	Optoelectronics (3)
	Photonic Crystals (1)
	Photovoltaics (1)
	Physical Optics (1)
	Quantum Optics (4)
	Scattering (1)
	Sensors (4)
	Solar Energy (2)
	Spectroscopy (1)
	Ultrafast Optics (2)
	X-ray Optics (1)

Topics in Engery Express Issue

	Materials (1)
	Photovoltaics (4)
	Solar Concentrators (1)
	Thermophotovoltaic (1)

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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

Collective Phenomena
	Svetlana V. Boriskina, Michelle Povinelli, Vasily N. Astratov, Anatoly V. Zayats, Viktor A. Podolskiy Published

Space Multiplexed Optical Transmission
	Guifang Li and Xiang Liu Published

Optics in LEDS for Lighting
	Jae-Hyun Ryou and Russell D. Dupuis Published

Chalcogenide Glass
	Benjamin J. Eggleton Published

Thin-Film Photovoltaic Materials and Devices
	Bernard Kippelen 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

Design, fabrication and optical characterization of photonic crystal assisted thin film monocrystalline-silicon solar cells
In this paper, we present the integration of an absorbing photonic crystal within a monocrystalline silicon... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S4, pp.A465-A475 (2012)

Optical absorption enhancement in a hybrid system photonic crystal – thin substrate for photovoltaic applications
A hybrid approach for light trapping using photonic crystal nanostructures (nanorods, nanopillars or... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S4, pp.A452-A464 (2012)

THz conductivities of indium-tin-oxide nanowhiskers as a graded-refractive-index structure
Indium-tin-oxide (ITO) nanowhiskers with attractive electrical and anti-reflection properties were prepared... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S4, pp.A441-A451 (2012)

Indium tin oxide subwavelength nanostructures with surface antireflection and superhydrophilicity for high-efficiency Si-based thin film solar cells
We fabricated the parabola-shaped subwavelength grating (SWG) nanostructures on indium tin oxide (ITO)... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S3, pp.A431-A440 (2012)

Plasmonic-photonic arrays with aperiodic spiral order for ultra-thin film solar cells
We report on the design, fabrication and measurement of ultra-thin film Silicon On Insulator (SOI) Schottky... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S3, pp.A418-A430 (2012)

Nano-patterned glass superstrates with different aspect ratios for enhanced light harvesting in a-Si:H thin film solar cells
Nano-patterned glass superstrates obtained via a large-area production approach are desirable for... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S3, pp.A412-A417 (2012)

Magnetical and electrical tuning of transient photovoltaic effects in manganite-based heterojunctions
Magnetically and bias current tunable transient photovoltaic (TPV) responses have been investigated in a... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S3, pp.A406-A411 (2012)

Magnetical and electrical tuning of transient photovoltaic effects in manganite-based heterojunctions
Magnetically and bias current tunable transient photovoltaic (TPV) responses have been investigated in a... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S3, pp.A 406-A411 (2012)

Progress in phosphors and filters for luminescent solar concentrators
Luminescent solar concentrators would allow for high concentration if losses by reabsorption and escape could... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S3, pp.A395-A405 (2012)

Nanophotonic light trapping with patterned transparent conductive oxides
Transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) play a crucial role in solar cells by efficiently transmitting sunlight... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S3, pp.A385-A394 (2012)