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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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Flexible OTDM to WDM converter enabled by a programmable optical processor
We propose an OTDM to WDM converter which enables wavelength tunability, flexible OTDM tributary to WDM... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 2, pp.1783-1789 (2012)

Modified field enhancement and extinction by plasmonic nanowire dimers due to nonlocal response
We study the effect of nonlocal optical response on the optical properties of metallic nanowires, by... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4176-4188 (2012)

Array of tapered semiconductor waveguides in a fiber for infrared image transfer and magnification
The proof-of-concept of an infrared imaging tip by an array of infrared waveguides tapered as small as 2 μm... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4168-4175 (2012)

Optoacoustic monitoring of cerebral venous blood oxygenation though intact scalp in large animals
Monitoring (currently invasive) of cerebral venous blood oxygenation is a key to avoiding hypoxia-induced... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4159-4167 (2012)

Femtosecond free-electron laser x-ray diffraction data sets for algorithm development
We describe femtosecond X-ray diffraction data sets of viruses and nanoparticles collected at the Linac... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4149-4158 (2012)

VECSEL gain characterization
We present the first full gain characterization of two vertical external cavity surface emitting laser... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4136-4148 (2012)

Near-field probing of slow Bloch modes on photonic crystals with a nanoantenna
We study the near-field probing of the slow Bloch laser mode of a photonic crystal by a bowtie nano-aperture... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4124-4135 (2012)

D-Scan measurement of ablation threshold incubation effects for ultrashort laser pulses
We report the validation of the Diagonal Scan (D-Scan) technique to determine the incubation parameter for... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4114-4123 (2012)

10 GHz femtosecond pulse interleaver in planar waveguide technology
Coherent pulse interleaving implemented in planar waveguide technology is presented as a compact and robust... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4102-4113 (2012)

Ultrafast nonlinear optical studies of silicon nanowaveguides
Results of a self-consistent ultrafast study of nonlinear optical properties of silicon nanowaveguides using... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4085-4101 (2012)

Complete measurement of fiber modal content by wavefront analysis
We propose and demonstrate the use of a wavefront analyzer based on lateral shearing interferometry to... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4074-4084 (2012)

Surface plasmon-enhanced terahertz emission from a hemicyanine self-assembled monolayer
Emission of terahertz radiation is observed when surface plasmons are excited on a thin film of gold, in the... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4067-4073 (2012)

Enhanced transmittance and hydrophilicity of nanostructured glass substrates with antireflective properties using disordered gold nanopatterns
We fabricated surface nanostructures with different pillar and cone shapes on glass substrates using... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 4, pp.4056-4066 (2012)

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Topics in Current Issue

Vol. 20, Iss. 3 — Jan. 30, 2012  pp: 1912–3366

	Adaptive Optics (2)
	Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics (1)
	Atomic and Molecular Physics (1)
	Coherence and Statistical Optics (2)
	Detectors (7)
	Diffraction and Gratings (2)
	Diffractive Optics (1)
	Fiber Optics and Optical Communications (7)
	Fourier Optics and Signal Processing (2)
	Geometric Optics (1)
	Holography (2)
	Image Processing (6)
	Imaging Systems (6)
	Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology (8)
	Integrated Optics (3)
	Laser Microfabrication (1)
	Lasers and Laser Optics (13)
	Materials (1)
	Medical Optics and Biotechnology (6)
	Metamaterials (3)
	Microscopy (4)
	Nonlinear Optics (6)
	Optical Design and Fabrication (1)
	Optical Devices (5)
	Optical Trapping and Manipulation (6)
	Optics at Surfaces (7)
	Optics in Computing (1)
	Optoelectronics (4)
	Photonic Crystals (4)
	Physical Optics (3)
	Quantum Optics (5)
	Sensors (5)
	Solar Energy (1)
	Spectroscopy (4)
	Terahertz Generation (1)
	Thin Films (1)
	Ultrafast Optics (6)

Topics in Engery Express Issue

	Fluorescent and Luminescent Materials (1)
	Geometric Optics (1)
	Light-Emitting Diodes (5)
	Microstructure Fabrication (1)
	Photovoltaics (5)
	Plasmonics (2)

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Call for Papers

Quantum Dots for Photonic Applications

Guillaume Huyet and Chee Hing Tan Submission Deadline: 31 January 2012

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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

Imaging in Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer
	James L. Mulshine, Ricardo Avila, and Thomas M. Baer 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

Multispectral mixing scheme for LED clusters with extended operational temperature window
LEDs have changed the concept of illumination not only in an expectation of the highest electroluminance... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A245-A254 (2012)

Photonic light-trapping versus Lambertian limits in thin film silicon solar cells with 1D and 2D periodic patterns
We theoretically investigate the light-trapping properties of one- and two-dimensional periodic patterns... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A224-A244 (2012)

Multi-layer printing of OLEDs as a tool for the creation of security features
The combined deposition of structured and homogenous layers for the device setup of OLEDs results in a... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A219-A223 (2012)

High power efficiency phosphorescent poly(dendrimer) OLEDs
We show that it is possible to produce an efficient solution-processable phosphorescent poly(dendrimer) OLED... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A213-A218 (2012)

Extraction of surface plasmons in organic light-emitting diodes via high-index coupling
The efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) is still limited by poor light outcoupling. In... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A205-A212 (2012)

Absorption coefficient modeling of microcrystalline silicon thin film using Maxwell-Garnett effective medium theory
Considering the Mott-Davis density of state model and Rayleigh scattering effect, we present an approach to... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A197-A204 (2012)

Immersed finger-type indium tin oxide ohmic contacts on p-GaN photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation
In this study, we demonstrated photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen generation using p-GaN photoelectrodes... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A190-A196 (2012)

Highly absorbing solar cells—a survey of plasmonic nanostructures
Plasmonic light trapping in thin film solar cells is investigated using full-wave electromagnetic... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A177-A189 (2012)

Enhanced optical absorption of dye-sensitized solar cells with microcavity-embedded TiO₂ photoanodes
This paper reports the enhanced performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with microcavity-embedded... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A168-A176 (2012)

Electromagnetic simulations of a photonic luminescent solar concentrator
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSC) are used in photovoltaic applications to concentrate direct and diffuse... Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue S2, pp.A157-A167 (2012)