The ''Journal of the Optical Society of America'' is a

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optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultraviole ...

, published by Optica. It was established in 1917 and in 1984 was split into two parts, A and B.

''Journal of the Optical Society of America A''

Part A covers various topics in

, vision, and

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. The

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is Olga Korotkova (

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, incl ...

, USA).

''Journal of the Optical Society of America B''

Part B covers various topics in the field of optical physics, such as guided waves,

laser spectroscopy Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelength or frequency of the radiation. Matter wa ...

, nonlinear optics, quantum optics,

laser A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The fir ...

s, organic and polymer materials for optics, and

ultrafast phenomena In optics, an ultrashort pulse, also known as an ultrafast event, is an electromagnetic pulse whose time duration is of the order of a picosecond (10−12 second) or less. Such pulses have a broadband optical spectrum, and can be created by ...

. The editor-in-chief is Kurt Busch ( Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany).

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External links

''Journal of the Optical Society of America A'' website

''Journal of the Optical Society of America B'' website
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