Applied Optics
Journal · Optica Publishing Group · ISSN 0003-6935
62,553 papers · 1,493,538 citations · h-index 318 · impact 1.8
Most-cited articles by yearOpenAlexOptical measurement and interference techniquesAdvanced optical system designPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsAdaptive optics and wavefront sensingDigital Holography and MicroscopyOptical Coatings and Gratings
Latest papers
- Investigation on Radiative Properties of Parachlorella Kessleri: Considering Internal and External MicrostructureXingcan Li, Chenghao Lv, Zongyu Xiao et al. · Applied Optics · 2026
- Non-Uniform Beam Scanning in ’Swollen’ Optical Traps: Intensity Redistribution for Enhanced Particle AccelerationDaniel Smalley, Stephen Griffith, Jay Dearden et al. · Applied Optics · 2026
- Mixed-spectrum disturbance rejection during constrained fast-steering-mirror scan trackingZebin Zhang, Yuanpeng Gao, QUAN ZHANG et al. · Applied Optics · 2026
- Noise-robust phase unwrapping for digital holographic microscopy using a parallel channel-spatial attention U-NetXinyu Feng, Hanjie Zheng, Xu Zhang et al. · Applied Optics · 2026
- Monolithically Integrated Cascaded 8-Wavelength DFB Laser with an SOA Based on REC Technique for Optical I/OWei Yuan, Yue Zhang, Zhenxing Sun et al. · Applied Optics · 2026
- Squeezing of vacuum noise in saturable ytterbium doped fibers at 1064nmSerguei Stepanov, Francisco Dominguez Serna, Karina Garay-Palmett · Applied Optics · 2026
- Interference-Based Nonlinear Optical Tweezers with Capacity Scaling and Axial Positioning for Neutral Atom ArraysAnh Tuan Nguyen, Nam Le, Thang Nguyen · Applied Optics · 2026
- Joint Normalized-Efficiency and Dimming Optimization of NDCFBMC/OQAM VLC Systems Under Nonlinear LED Dynamics With a Hammerstein–Bussgang ModelHossein Goorani, Gholamreza Baghersalimi, Habib Ghorbaninejad · Applied Optics · 2026
Most cited
- Phase retrieval algorithms: a comparisonJames R. Fienup · Applied Optics · 19825,607cited
- Optical Constants of Water in the 200-nm to 200-μm Wavelength RegionGeorge M. Hale, Marvin R. Querry · Applied Optics · 19734,488cited
- Optical properties of metallic films for vertical-cavity optoelectronic devicesAleksandar D. Rakić, Aleksandra B. Djurišić, Jovan M. Elazar et al. · Applied Optics · 19984,360cited
- Numerically stable algorithm for discrete-ordinate-method radiative transfer in multiple scattering and emitting layered mediaKnut H. Stamnes, S. C. Tsay, Warren J. Wiscombe et al. · Applied Optics · 19883,353cited
- Laser Beams and ResonatorsH. Kogelnik, T. Li · Applied Optics · 19662,942cited
- Absorption spectrum (380–700 nm) of pure water II Integrating cavity measurementsRobin M. Pope, Edward S. Fry · Applied Optics · 19972,302cited
- Optical properties of the metals Al, Co, Cu, Au, Fe, Pb, Ni, Pd, Pt, Ag, Ti, and W in the infrared and far infraredMark A. Ordal, Larry L. Long, R. J. Bell et al. · Applied Optics · 19832,135cited
- Time resolved reflectance and transmittance for the noninvasive measurement of tissue optical propertiesMichael S. Patterson, Britton Chance, Brian C. Wilson · Applied Optics · 19892,091cited
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