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Optics Letters offers rapid dissemination of new results in all areas of optics with short, original, peer-reviewed communications. Optics Letters covers the latest research in optical science, including optical measurements, optical components and devices, atmospheric optics, biomedical optics, Fourier optics, integrated optics, optical processing, optoelectronics, lasers, nonlinear optics, optical storage and holography, optical coherence, polarization, quantum electronics, ultrafast optical phenomena, photonic crystals, and fiber optics. Criteria used in determining acceptability of contributions include newsworthiness to a substantial part of the optics community and the effect of rapid publication on the research of others. This journal, published twice each month, is where readers look for the latest discoveries in optics.

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Key Journal Metrics

Google Scholar h5-index: 76

Impact Factor: 3.3*

Immediacy Index: 1*

Total Citations: 77,059*

Journal Citation Indicator: .95*

Median Time to First Decision: 28 days

Median Time to Publication: 81 days

*Source: 2026 Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate, 2026).

2025 Google Scholar Optics & Photonics Top Publications.

Editorial Board Back to top

headshot-Carsten Rockstuhl
Editor-in-Chief

Carsten Rockstuhl

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany

Deputy Editors
Antonella Bogoni-thumbnail

Antonella Bogoni

Scuola Superiore San'Anna (SSSA), Italy

Andrew Ellis-thumbnail

Andrew Ellis

Aston University, UK

Thomas Weiss-thumbnail

Thomas Weiss

University of Graz, Austria

Features Editor
Ed Whittaker-thumbnail

Ed Whittaker

Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

Topical Editors and Content Areas
Kazi Abedin-thumbnail

Kazi Abedin

LGS Innovations—CACI, USA

(Optical Fibers and Communications, Fiber Lasers and Sensors)

Antonio Agnesi-thumbnail

Antonio Agnesi

University of Pavia, Italy

(Fiber Lasers and Solid-State Lasers)

Satoshi Ashihara-thumbnail

Satoshi Ashihara

Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan

(Ultrafast Optics and Spectroscopy)

Seung-Whan Bahk-thumbnail

Seung-Whan Bahk

University of Rochester, USA

(High-power Lasers)

John Fredy Barrera Ramírez-thumbnail

John Fredy Barrera Ramírez

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia

(Optical Information Processing, Optical Methods for Information Encryption and Validation, Optical Data Compression, Holography, Visual Optics, Diffractive Optics, and Holographic Displays)

Liheng Bian-thumbnail

Liheng Bian

Beijing Institute of Technology, China

(Computational Imaging and Computational Sensing)

Karima Chah-thumbnail

Karima Chah

Université de Mons, Belgium

(Sensors)

Chao Chang-thumbnail

Chao Chang

Peking University, China

(THz Photonics, Biophotonics, and Novel Materials)

Hongwei Chen-thumbnail

Hongwei Chen

Tsinghua University, China

(Opto-electronic Signal Processing, Photonic Intelligence, Silicon Photonics and Microwave Photonics)

Ke Chen-thumbnail

Ke Chen

Nanjing University, China

(Metamaterials and Metasurfaces, Microwave and Radio Frequency Devices)

Yung-Fu Chen-thumbnail

Yung-Fu Chen

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

(Solid-state Laser and Spectroscopy)

Maria Chernysheva-thumbnail

Maria Chernysheva

Leibniz Institute of Photonics Technology, Germany

(Ultrafast Fiber Lasers)

Marcus Cicerone-thumbnail

Marcus Cicerone

Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

(Microscopy, Imaging, and Spectroscopy)

Matteo Clerici-thumbnail

Matteo Clerici

University of Insubria, Italy

(Quantum Optics, THz Photonics, and Epsilon-near-zero Physics)

Ran Ding-thumbnail

Ran Ding

Jilin University, China

(Organic/Hybrid Single-Crystalline Semiconductors; Multifunctional Optoelectronic Devices; Applied Optics)

Ana Doblas-thumbnail

Ana Doblas

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA

(Imaging Systems and 3D Optical Microscopy)

Liang Dong-thumbnail

Liang Dong

Clemson University, USA

(Fiber Optics and Optical Communications, Lasers and Laser Optics, Nonlinear Optics)

Fabian Duerr-thumbnail

Fabian Duerr

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

(Freeform Optics)

Maria Farsari-thumbnail

Maria Farsari

Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) Greece

(Nonlinear Lithography)

Sébastien Février-thumbnail

Sébastien Février

University of Limoges, France

(Fiber Optics and Fiber Lasers)

Matthew Foreman-thumbnail

Matthew Foreman

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

(Multiple Scattering; Microscopy; Polarization Optics and Polarimetry; Surface Plasmonics and Nanoparticles; Microresonators and Nanophotonics; Biosensors; Imaging and Focusing Theory; Information Theory)

Laurent Gallais-thumbnail

Laurent Gallais

Ecole Centrale Méditerranée and Institut Fresnel, France

(High-power Lasers and Laser-matter Interaction)

Marc Guillon-thumbnail

Marc Guillon

Paris Cité University, France

(Singular Optics and Complex Media)

Jie Guo-thumbnail

Jie Guo

Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

(High-Power and High-Energy Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers, Gas Lasers, and Nonlinear Optical Effects in Laser Systems)

Ming Han-thumbnail

Ming Han

Michigan State University, USA

(Fiber-optic Sensing/Actuation Devices and Systems)

Qian Hu-thumbnail

Qian Hu

Nokia Bell Labs, USA

(Optical Communications, Optical Systems and Subsystems, Digital Signal Processing)

Guangwei Hu-thumbnail

Guangwei Hu

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

(2D Materials Nanophotonics; Theory and Computation of Nanophotonics; Photonic Computing and Inverse Design; Metasurface and Metamaterials)

Shu-Wei Huang-thumbnail

Shu-Wei Huang

University of Colorado Boulder, USA

(Ultrafast Nonlinear Dynamics in Photonic Structures)

Yi-Jun Jen-thumbnail

Yi-Jun Jen

National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taiwan

(Optical Coatings of Metamaterials; Dielectric Anisotropic Thin Films; Novel Polarization Devices; Surface Plasmon Resonance; 2-D and 3-D Nanosculptured Thin Films)

Igor Jovanovic-thumbnail

Igor Jovanovic

University of California, Berkeley, USA

(Ultrafast Optics, High-Intensity Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Laser-Produced Plasmas)

Antonio Khoury-thumbnail

Antonio Khoury

Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil

(Quantum Optics)

Jungwon Kim-thumbnail

Jungwon Kim

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea

(Ultrafast Optics and Frequency Combs)

Deming Kong-thumbnail

Deming Kong

Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

(Optical Computing, Optical Communication, and Optoelectronic Signal Processing)

Vladimir Konotop-thumbnail

Vladimir Konotop

Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

(Nonlinear Optics)

Hamza Kurt-thumbnail

Hamza Kurt

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea

(Nanophotonics; Metasurfaces, Diffraction, and Holography; Photonic Integrated Circuits and Integrated Optics; Photonics in Computing; Structured Photonic Materials)

Naoya Kuse-thumbnail

Naoya Kuse

Tokushima University, Japan

(Optical Frequency Combs, Optical Signal Processing, Linear and Nonlinear Integrated Photonics)

Mayukh Lahiri-thumbnail

Mayukh Lahiri

Oklahoma State University, USA

(Quantum Optics and Information Science; Quantum Imaging)

Chiara Lasagni-thumbnail

Chiara Lasagni

Università di Parma, Italy

(Optical Transmission, Space-division Multiplexing, Fiber-optic Communication Systems)

Tatiana Latychevskaia-thumbnail

Tatiana Latychevskaia

Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

(Holography, Fourier Optics, Mathematical Optics, and Classical Coherence)

Martin Lavery-thumbnail

Martin Lavery

University of Glasgow, UK

(Space Division Multiplexed Communication Systems, Structured Light in Turbulent Environments)

Qiang Li-thumbnail

Qiang Li

Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK

(Compound Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Optoelectronics, Silicon Photonics)

Klas Lindfors-thumbnail

Klas Lindfors

University of Cologne, Germany

(Nano-optics, Plasmonics, Optical Microscopy)

Yong-Chun Liu-thumbnail

Yong-Chun Liu

Tsinghua University, China

(Metrology; Quantum Optics and Quantum Communication)

Tingting Liu-thumbnail

Tingting Liu

Nanchang University, China

(Nanophotonics, Metasurfaces, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Signal Processing)

Weiwei Liu-thumbnail

Weiwei Liu

Nankai University, China

(Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics and THz Photonics)

Robert Löw-thumbnail

Robert Löw

University of Stuttgart, Germany

(Atomic and Molecular Physics, Optical Lattices, and Rydberg Atoms)

Yufei Ma-thumbnail

Yufei Ma

Harbin Institute of Technology, China

(Optical Fiber Devices and Sensors)

Christos Markos-thumbnail

Christos Markos

DTU Electro, Denmark

(Optical Materials, Optical Fibers and Sensors, Nonlinear Optics, Spectroscopy)

Cristina Masoller-thumbnail

Cristina Masoller

Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain

(Lasers and Laser Optics, Optoelectronics)

Xavier Mateos-thumbnail

Xavier Mateos

Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Spain

(Solid-state, Fiber, Waveguide, and Semiconductor Lasers; Materials for Lasers; Integrated Optics and Photonics; and Spectroscopy)

Pasquale Memmolo-thumbnail

Pasquale Memmolo

Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems "Eduardo Caianiello" (ISASI), Italy

(Computational Microscopy)

Paolo Minzioni-thumbnail

Paolo Minzioni

University of Pavia, Italy

(Integrated Photonics)

Yosuke Mizuno-thumbnail

Yosuke Mizuno

Yokohama National University, Japan

(Optical Fiber Sensors)

Geert Morthier-thumbnail

Geert Morthier

Ghent University, Belgium

(Laser Diodes for Optical Data and Telecommunications)

Abdoulaye Ndao-thumbnail

Abdoulaye Ndao

University of California San Diego, USA

(Nanophotonics, Integrated Optics, Nanomaterial/structure Design, Biophotonics, Passive and Active Devices)

Jincheng Ni-thumbnail

Jincheng Ni

University of Science and Technology of China, China

(Femtosecond Laser Micro/Nanofabrication, Holography, and Singular Optics)

Jonas Osório-thumbnail

Jonas Osório

Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

(Fiber Optics and Optical Communications; Optical Devices; Optical Sensors, Measurements, and Metrology; Photonic Crystals and Devices)

Razvigor Ossikovski-thumbnail

Razvigor Ossikovski

Ecole Polytechnique, France

(Polarimetry, Mueller Matrices, Ellipsometry)

Wei Peng-thumbnail

Wei Peng

Dalian University of Technology, China

(Photonic and Biomedical Sensors, Fiber Sensors, Surface Plasmons)

Brandon Redding-thumbnail

Brandon Redding

US Naval Research Laboratory, USA

(Coherent Sensing and Imaging Systems)

Stefania Residori-thumbnail

Stefania Residori

CNRS, France

(Nonlinear Optics; Optical Feedback Systems; Holography and Slow Light)

Dibakar Roy Chowdhury-thumbnail

Dibakar Roy Chowdhury

Anurag University, India

(Terahertz; Metamaterials and Metasurfaces, and Topological Photonic Crystals)

Michelle Sander-thumbnail

Michelle Sander

Boston University, USA

(Ultrafast Optics)

Christian Schmiegelow-thumbnail

Christian Schmiegelow

Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

(Structured Light)

Christina Schwarz-thumbnail

Christina Schwarz

University of Tübingen, Germany

(Vision and Adaptive Optics)

Tomoyoshi Shimobaba-thumbnail

Tomoyoshi Shimobaba

Chiba University, Japan

(Holography and Display)

Grzegorz Soboń-thumbnail

Grzegorz Soboń

Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland

(Lasers and Laser Optics, Nonlinear Optics, and Ultrafast Optics)

Judith Su-thumbnail

Judith Su

University of Arizona, USA

(Optical Resonators; Biophotonics; and Optical Sensing)

Chaitanya Kumar Suddapalli-thumbnail

Chaitanya Kumar Suddapalli

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India

(Nonlinear Optics, Optical Parametric Oscillators, Frequency Conversion, Utrafast Spectroscopy, and Mid-infrared Photonics)

Andrey A. Sukhorukov-thumbnail

Andrey A. Sukhorukov

Australian National University, Australia

(Nonlinear and Quantum Photonics)

V R Supradeepa-thumbnail

V R Supradeepa

Indian Institute of Science, India

(Fiber Optics, Sensor Devices, and Nonlinear Phenomena in Fibers)

Abderrahmen Trichili-thumbnail

Abderrahmen Trichili

University of Oxford, UK

(Indoor Optical Wireless communication and Free Space Optics)

Ranjith R. Unnithan-thumbnail

Ranjith R. Unnithan

University of Melbourne, Australia

(Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Sensors, Optical Devices)

Cheng Wang-thumbnail

Cheng Wang

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

(Thin-film Optics, Modulators and Frequency Combs, Microwave and Millimeter-wave Photonic Devices, and Photon-pair Sources for Quantum Computation and Communication Systems)

Stephen Warren-Smith-thumbnail

Stephen Warren-Smith

University of South Australia, Australia

(Fiber Optics and Optical Communications; Optical Sensors, Measurements, and Metrology)

Chao-Hsin (Wayne) Wu-thumbnail

Chao-Hsin (Wayne) Wu

National Taiwan University, Taiwan

(Optoelectronics, Lasers, Optical Communications, Silicon Photonics)

Yiwei Xie-thumbnail

Yiwei Xie

Zhejiang University, China

(Hybrid Platform Combining Integrated Electronics and Photonics For Energy-Efficient Optical Communication Systems, Wide-Band Microwave Photonics, and High-Speed Optical Computing)

Alison Yao-thumbnail

Alison Yao

University of Strathclyde, UK

(Interaction of Structured Light with Different Nonlinear Media)

Yang Zhao-thumbnail

Yang Zhao

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

(Bionanophotonics)

Huadan Zheng-thumbnail

Huadan Zheng

Jinan University, China

(Photoacoustic Spectroscopy, Optical Sensors, and Optical Force)

Yuanlin Zheng-thumbnail

Yuanlin Zheng

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

(Integrated Photonics, Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Optics)

Chao Zuo-thumbnail

Chao Zuo

Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China

(Computational Imaging, Optical Metrology, and Biomedical Imaging)

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