Optical Engineering

Editor-in-Chief: Adam Wax, Duke University

Optical Engineering publishes peer-reviewed articles reporting on research, development, and applications of optics and photonics. Primary topical areas include: imaging components, systems, and processing; optical instrumentation, techniques, and measurement; optical design and engineering; lasers, fiber optics, and sensors; communication and signal processing; and optical materials, photonic devices, and sensors.

On the cover: The figure is from "Corner detection method for calibration targets in digital image correlation applications based on attention mechanism super-resolution" by Haoyu Wang et al. in Vol. 64, Issue 6.

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Special Section on Application of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to Infrared Systems

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Special Section on Laser Damage VII

Guest Editors: Jonathan W. Arenberg,
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and Eyal Feigenbaum

Special Section on Lensless Imaging in Optical Metrology

Special Section Editors: Claas Falldorf, Pascal Picart, Perciva Almoro, Cosme Furlong-Vazquez

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Technical concepts of automotive LiDAR sensors: a review

Hanno Holzhüter, Jörn Bödewadt, Shima Bayesteh, Andreas Aschinger, Holger Blume (2023) Open Access


Opto-thermo-mechanical phenomena in satellite free-space optical communications: survey and challenges

Mario Badás, Pierre Piron, Jasper Bouwmeester, Jérôme Loicq, Hans Kuiper, Eberhard Gill (2023) Open Access


Fiber Bragg grating pressure sensors: a review

Siyi Xu, Xiaozhi Li, Tanyu Wang, Xiujuan Wang, Hao Liu (2023) Open Access


Toward open benchmark tests for automotive lidars, year 1: static range error, accuracy, and precision

Zach D. Jeffries, Jeremy P. Bos, Paul F. McManamon, Charles Kershner, Akhil M. Kurup (2023) Open Access


Review on UAV-based FSO links: recent advances, challenges, and performance metrics

Aanchal Gupta, Divya Dhawan, Neena Gupta (2023) Open Access


Winter adverse driving dataset for autonomy in inclement winter weather

Akhil M. Kurup, Jeremy P. Bos (2023) Open Access


Optical communications in turbulence: a tutorial

Larry B. Stotts, Larry C. Andrews (2023) Open Access


Analysis of structures and technologies of various types of photodetectors used in laser warning systems: a review

Shahram Mohammadnejad, Meysam Aasi (2023) Open Access


Optical fiber sensors for water and air quality monitoring: a review

Dajuan Lyu, Qing Huang, Xiaokun Wu, Yanbo Nie, Minghong Yang (2023) Open Access


Design, fabrication, and characterization of a liquid crystal-based large area electrically tunable lens for correction of astigmatism and defocus

Amit K. Bhowmick, Afsoon Jamali, Douglas Bryant, Sandro Pintz, Philip J. Bos (2023) Open Access


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