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Applied Optics

Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Optica three times a month. It was established in 1962 with John N. Howard as founding editor-in-chief and Patricia Wakeling as managing editor. Wakeling worked on the journal for over three decades. The editor-in-chief is Gisele Bennett. The journal covers all aspects of optics, photonics, imaging, and sensing. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 1.7.

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Applied Optics
DisciplineOptics
LanguageEnglish
Edited byGisele Bennett
Publication details
History1962–present
Publisher
Frequency36/year
Hybrid
1.7 (2023)
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ISO 4Appl. Opt.
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CODENAPOPAI
ISSN1559-128X (print)
2155-3165 (web)
LCCN2004252118
OCLC no.01481728
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Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Optica three times a month. It was established in 1962 with John N. Howard as founding editor-in-chief and Patricia Wakeling as managing editor. Wakeling worked on the journal for over three decades. The editor-in-chief is Gisele Bennett.1 The journal covers all aspects of optics, photonics, imaging, and sensing. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 1.7.2

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  1. "Editorial Board". optica.org. Optica (society). Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. "Applied Optics". 2023 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2024.
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