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applied sciencesAbout the section Optics

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 different specialized journal.

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Editor-in-ChiefProf. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi

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SectionOptics

Subject Area

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 Kerr effects• 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

Special Issue Books

Optics and Spectroscopy for Fluid Characterization Editor: Johannes Kiefer

X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Editor: Kiyoshi Ueda

Multi-Color Laser Emission for the Generation of Ultrashort Optical Pulse Editor: Totaro Imasaka

Guided-Wave OpticsEditor: Boris Malomed

Solid State Lasers Materials, Technologies and ApplicationsEditor: Federico Pirzio

Content Highlights

Femtosecond Laser Processing of Biodegradable Polymers Author: Mitsuhiro Terakawa

Displays Based on Dynamic Phase-Only Holography Authors: Jamieson Christmas and Neil Collings

Effect of Carrier Localization on Recombination Processes and Efficiency of InGaN-Based LEDs Operating in the “Green Gap”Author: Sergey Yu. Karpov

Octave Spanning Supercontinuum in Titanium Dioxide WaveguidesAuthors: Kamal Hammani, Laurent Markey, Manon Lamy, Bertrand Kibler, Juan Arocas, Julien Fatome, Alain Dereux, Jean-Claude Weeber and Christophe Finot

Thermographic Non-Destructive Evaluation for Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composite LaminatesAuthors: Hai Zhang, Stefano Sfarra, Fabrizio Sarasini, Carlo Santulli, Henrique Fernandes, Nicolas P. Avdelidis, Clemente Ibarra-Castanedo and Xavier P. V. Maldague

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