Journal of the European Optical Society: Rapid Publications
Encyclopedia
The Journal of the European Optical Society: Rapid Publications is an online open access
peer-reviewed
scientific journal
published by the European Optical Society
. Its 2010 impact factor
is 1.044.
The journal publishes articles in all areas of optical science and technology with a focus on:
The editors-in-chief are Joseph Braat (Delft University of Technology
) and Richard Michael De La Rue (University of Glasgow
).
Open access
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peer-reviewed
Peer review
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scientific journal
Scientific journal
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published by the European Optical Society
European Optical Society
- History :*Until 1984: Optics in Europe is represented by the European Optical Committee .*1984: The EOC joins the European Physical Society to create an Optics Division....
. Its 2010 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
is 1.044.
The journal publishes articles in all areas of optical science and technology with a focus on:
- information opticsOpticsOptics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
- quantum opticsQuantum opticsQuantum optics is a field of research in physics, dealing with the application of quantum mechanics to phenomena involving light and its interactions with matter.- History of quantum optics :...
- electro-opticsElectro-opticsElectro-optics is a branch of technology involving components, devices and systems which operate by modification of the optical properties of a material by an electric field...
- optical design
- imagingImagingImaging is the representation or reproduction of an object's outward form; especially a visual representation .- Imaging methodologies and technologies :...
- adaptive opticsAdaptive opticsAdaptive optics is a technology used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effect of wavefront distortions. It is used in astronomical telescopes and laser communication systems to remove the effects of atmospheric distortion, and in retinal imaging systems to reduce the...
- THz-imaging
- electro-magnetic scatteringScatteringScattering is a general physical process where some forms of radiation, such as light, sound, or moving particles, are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory by one or more localized non-uniformities in the medium through which they pass. In conventional use, this also includes deviation of...
- diffractive optics
- biomedical optics/biophotonicsBiophotonicsThe term biophotonics denotes a combination of biology and photonics, with photonics being the science and technology of generation, manipulation, and detection of photons, quantum units of light. Photonics is related to electronics in that it is believed that photons will play a similar central...
- nonlinear opticsNonlinear opticsNonlinear optics is the branch of optics that describes the behavior of light in nonlinear media, that is, media in which the dielectric polarization P responds nonlinearly to the electric field E of the light...
The editors-in-chief are Joseph Braat (Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
) and Richard Michael De La Rue (University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
).