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applied sciencesan Open Access Journal by MDPI

Section

IMPACT FACTOR1.689

Optics and Lasers

Introduction for Optics and LasersSection Editor-in-Chief:

Prof. Dr. Totaro ImasakaKyushu University, Japan

applied sciencesan Open Access Journal by MDPI

SECTIONOptics and Lasers

IMPACT FACTOR1.689

Subject Area

Author Benefits

Imaging and Holography• Fourier optics• Phase retrieval• Image reconstruction; tomography• Holographic optical elements;

holographic gratings• Hologram recording and readout methods• Applications

Lasers• Gas lasers including excimer and metal-

vapor lasers• Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes• Solid state lasers• X- and γ-ray lasers• Fiber lasers• Raman lasers• Laser optical systems: design and

operation

Laser Applications • Laser spectroscopy• Laser microscopy• Biological and medical applications• Environmental and Forensic applications• Analytical applications• Industrial applications• Metrological applications; optical

frequency synthesizers for precision spectroscopy

Nonlinear Optics• Stimulated Raman scattering; CARS• Stimulated Brillouin and Rayleigh

scattering• Phase conjugation; photorefractive and

• Beam trapping, self-focusing and defocusing; self-phase modulation

• Frequency conversion; harmonic generation, including higher-order harmonic generation

• Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression

• Optical solitons; nonlinear guided waves• Optical parametric oscillators and

amplifiers

Optical Materials, Devices, and Systems • Glasses• Liquid crystals• Laser materials• Holographic recording materials; optical

storage media• Nonlinear optical crystals• Photonic bandgap materials• Acousto-optical devices• Imaging detectors and sensors• Optical coatings

Fiber Optics and Integrated Optics • Fabrication, cladding, and splicing• Propagation, scattering, and losses;

solitons• Birefringence, polarization• Fiber waveguides, couplers, and arrays• Other fiber-optical devices• Fabrication techniques; lithography,

pattern transfer

Impact Factor 1.689 (2017 Journal Citation Reports) 5-Year Impact Factor 1.855

CiteScore (Scopus, 2017) 1.98

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The section of Optics and Lasers is open to receive high-quality papers reporting state-of-the-art technology in the fields of optics and lasers, which includes non-linear optics such as high-order harmonics, Raman, wave-mixing, multiphoton ionization, as well as other basic phenomena in this field. The section welcomes rudimentary and challenging studies concerning optical devices, such as photonic crystal fibers and micro-scale optics for fabrication of novel optical systems. Needless to say, production of lasers with unique properties, such as a high-power fiber laser or facilitating a large-scale laser system, are of great importance in this section. By contrast, studies focusing on data analyses methods or simulation based on traditional techniques should be sent to a di�erent specialized journal.