Applied Optics 1.2M citations
55.0k papers · indexed · active since 2016
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About Applied Optics The 55.0k papers published in Applied Optics in the last decades have received a total of 1.2M indexed citations . Papers published in Applied Optics usually cover Acoustics and Ultrasonics (728 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (20.3k papers), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (4.4k papers), Media Technology (5.4k papers) and Instrumentation (1.8k papers) specifically the topics of Photonic and Optical Devices (9.8k papers), Optical measurement and interference techniques (5.6k papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (4.8k papers), Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (4.4k papers), Optical Coatings and Gratings (4.1k papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (4.1k papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (4.0k papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (3.6k papers). The most active scholars publishing in Applied Optics are James R. Fienup , Howard R. Gordon , Marvin R. Querry , Adolf W. Lohmann , Warren J. Wiscombe , H. Kogelnik , Bahram Javidi , James D. Klett , James C. Wyant and George M. Hale .
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