Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Irina Novikova, Editor-in-Chief

Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Irina Novikova, Editor-in-Chief

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Advances in Nanophotonic Fabrication Techniques

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Submissions Open: 01 July 2025; Submission Deadline: 01 September 2025
Editors
Giuseppe Leo, Igal Brener, Mohsen Rahmani, and Lan Fu

Recent Advances in Integrated Photonics

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Submissions Open: 01 May 2025; Submission Deadline: 01 July 2025
Editors
Daniel Benedikovic, Hoang Thi Hong Cam, Jose Manuel Luque-Gonzalez, Jianhao Zhang, and Daniele Melati

Advanced Solid-State Lasers 2024

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Submissions Open: 01 October 2024; Submission Deadline: 02 January 2025
Editors
Zsuzsanna Heiner, Ei Ei Brown, Weidong Chen, Pavel Loiko, Xavier Mateos, and Patricia Segonds

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04 FEB 2025	Optica Publishing Group recognizes the International Year of Quantum with a new curated article collection

07 JAN 2025	Optica Publishing Group Announces New Editors-in-Chief for Two Journals

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Fiber Optics (1)
Light Sources and Amplifiers (1)
Light-induced Phenomena (1)
Metamaterials (2)
Nonlinear or High Field Optics (2)
Optical Materials (2)
Photonics (6)
Physical Optics (4)
Quantum Optics (6)
Spectroscopy (3)
Surface Optics (1)
Theoretical Optics, Computations, and AI Methods in Photonics (1)
Wave Guiding and Confinement (1)

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Toward 10-watt-level single-frequency fiber laser oscillators
Summary by Martin Bernier and Yigit Ozan Aydin

High-power single-frequency lasers are critical tools for groundbreaking applications such as quantum information...

Inverse-designed broadband meta-coupler with high efficiency on thin-film lithium niobate
Summary by Jorge Parra

Inverse design is gaining momentum in the photonics community, enabling the development of practical optical devices...

Sub-nanosecond free carrier recombination in an indirectly excited quantum-well heterostructure
Summary by Katsuaki Tanabe

Multiple quantum well structures (MQWs) are appealing for optoelectronic applications such as light sources. Aiming at...

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2023 Impact Factor:: 1.8
Google Scholar h5-index:: 43
Time to Publication:: 97 days

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ISSN:: 0740-3224 (print)
ISSN:: 1520-8540 (online)
Frequency:: Article-at-a-time publication; Monthly issues

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Topic Scope: JOSA B emphasizes scientific research on the fundamentals of the interaction of light with matter such as quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and laser physics. Topics include atom optics and cold atoms, integrated and fiber optics, metamaterials, nanophotonics, photonic crystals, photorefractive optics and holography, physics of optical materials, spectroscopy, THz optics, ultrafast phenomena, and other related subjects.

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The Journal of the Optical Society of America celebrated OSA's Centennial in 2016. View the most cited articles, historical editorials, and much more.

Celebrate 40 Years of JOSA B

JOSA B celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2024. View the most-cited articles, historical editorials, editor profiles, and more.

Emerging Researcher Best Paper Prize

The JOSA B Emerging Researcher Best-Paper Prize recognizes one outstanding paper published by an emerging researcher each year. Learn more and view all Prize winners.

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