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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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Two-mode multiplexing at 2 × 10.7 Gbps over a 7-cell hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber
Current technologies are fast approaching the capacity limit of single mode fibers (SMFs). Hollow-core... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12449-12456 (2012)

Integrated-optic polarization controllers incorporating polymer waveguide birefringence modulators
Polarization controllers based on polymer waveguide technology are demonstrated by incorporating thermo-optic... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12443-12448 (2012)

Frequency characterization of a swept- and fixed-wavelength external-cavity quantum cascade laser by use of a frequency comb
The instantaneous optical frequency of an external-cavity quantum cascade laser (QCL) is characterized by... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12432-12442 (2012)

Modulation format identification in heterogeneous fiber-optic networks using artificial neural networks
We propose a simple and cost-effective technique for modulation format identification (MFI) in... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12422-12431 (2012)

Coexistence of fast photodarkening and slow photobleaching in Ge₁₉As₂₁Se₆₀ thin films
We experimentally demonstrate the coexistence of two opposite photo-effects, viz. fast photodarkening (PD)... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12416-12421 (2012)

Enhanced chemiluminescent detection scheme for trace vapor sensing in pneumatically-tuned hollow core photonic bandgap fibers
We demonstrate an in-fiber gas phase chemical detection architecture in which a chemiluminescent (CL)... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12407-12415 (2012)

Non-null full field X-ray mirror metrology using SCOTS: a reflection deflectometry approach
In a previous paper, the University of Arizona (UA) has developed a measurement technique called: Software... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12393-12406 (2012)

Use of thermal sieve to allow optical testing of cryogenic optical systems
Full aperture testing of large cryogenic optical systems has been impractical due to the difficulty of... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12378-12392 (2012)

Ultrafast quantum random number generation based on quantum phase fluctuations
A quantum random number generator (QRNG) can generate true randomness by exploiting the fundamental... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12366-12377 (2012)

Efficient low dispersion compact plasmonic-photonic coupler
We report efficient low dispersion light coupling into a silicon waveguide using an antenna consisting of two... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12359-12365 (2012)

Temporally multiplexed storage of images in a gradient echo memory
We study the storage and retrieval of images in a hot atomic vapor using the gradient echo memory protocol.... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12350-12358 (2012)

Two-photon microscopy using an Yb³⁺-doped fiber laser with variable pulse widths
Most of the two-photon fluorescence microscopes are based on femtosecond Ti:Sapphire laser sources near the... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12341-12349 (2012)

The Hong-Ou-Mandel effect in the context of few-photon scattering
The Hong-Ou-Mandel effect is studied in the context of two-photon transport in a one-dimensional waveguide... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 11, pp.12326-12340 (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)