Optics (OPT)
Section Information
Optics focuses on the behavior, properties, and applications of light, including its generation, transmission, manipulation, detection, and interaction with matter. It encompasses classical and modern optical science as well as a wide range of technologies used in communication, imaging, sensing, manufacturing, medicine, and fundamental research.
Modern research in optics includes photonics, laser science, optical materials, nonlinear optics, quantum optics, fiber-optic systems, nanophotonics, optical communication, and advanced imaging techniques. Developments in ultrafast lasers, integrated photonics, metamaterials, computational optics, and optical instrumentation continue to drive innovation across scientific and industrial fields.
This section publishes experimental and theoretical studies, engineering developments, computational models, reviews, and application-driven research addressing optical phenomena, optical device design, light–matter interaction, and emerging optical technologies for science and industry.
Scope
- Classical and Physical Optics
- Reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, and polarization
- Wave propagation, coherence, and optical field analysis
- Optical materials, dispersion, and refractive index behavior
- Geometrical optics and optical system design
- Laser Science and Ultrafast Optics
- Laser design, operation, and amplification
- Ultrafast pulse generation, shaping, and characterization
- Nonlinear interactions, multiphoton processes, and high-harmonic generation
- Applications in machining, spectroscopy, and biomedical imaging
- Quantum Optics and Photonics
- Quantum states of light, entanglement, and photon statistics
- Single-photon sources, detectors, and quantum communication
- Integrated quantum photonics and quantum information technologies
- Light–matter interaction at the quantum level
- Nonlinear Optics
- Frequency conversion, parametric processes, and harmonic generation
- Nonlinear propagation, solitons, and self-focusing
- Nonlinear optical materials and ultrafast nonlinear processes
- Applications in telecommunications, imaging, and laser engineering
- Fiber Optics and Optical Communication
- Optical fibers, waveguides, and integrated photonic circuits
- Signal transmission, modulation, multiplexing, and detection
- High-speed and long-distance optical communication systems
- Optical networking, sensing, and distributed systems
- Optical Imaging, Microscopy, and Sensing
- Imaging systems, resolution enhancement, and computational imaging
- Optical microscopy including confocal, multiphoton, and super-resolution
- Spectroscopy, interferometry, and optical sensing methods
- Biomedical optics, diagnostic imaging, and optical metrology
- Nanophotonics, Metamaterials, and Plasmonics
- Nanoscale light confinement and manipulation
- Surface plasmon resonance, plasmonic devices, and nanostructures
- Optical metamaterials, metasurfaces, and negative-index media
- Photonic crystals and subwavelength optical technologies
- Applied and Industrial Optics
- Optical instrumentation, components, and system engineering
- Imaging and measurement in manufacturing and quality control
- Remote sensing, lidar, and environmental optical technologies
- Optics for aerospace, defense, biomedical, and consumer applications
Editorial Board
Click here to see the Section Editorial Board of “Optics (OPT)”.
Topical Advisory Panel
Click here to see the Section Topical Advisory Panel of “Optics (OPT)”.
Papers Published
Click here to see a list of 0 papers published in this section.