Optical Engineering publishes peer-reviewed articles reporting on research, development, and applications of optics and photonics.
Editor-in-Chief: Michael T. Eismann, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Minimum lifetime of ZERODUR® structures based on the breakage stress threshold model: a review
Peter Hartmann
Special Section on Optical Sensor Fiber Technology
Guest Editors: Stavros Pissadakis, Ping Lu, and Gary Miller
Special Section on Ultraprecision Optics Fabrication and Characterization
Guest Editors: Dae Wook Kim, Tayyab Suratwala, and Sven Schröder
Special Section on Situation Awareness in Degraded Environments
Guest Editors: Trey Arthur, Jack Sanders-Reed, and Niklas Peinecke
Special Section on Polarization: Systems, Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing
Guest Editors: David B. Chenault, Dennis H. Goldstein, Michael W. Kudenov, Meredith Kupinski, J. Larry Pezzaniti, Joseph A. Shaw, Frans Snik, J. Scott Tyo, and Christine L. Bradley
Special Section on Sensors and Systems for Space Applications
Guest Editors: Genshe Chen, Khanh Pham, and Erik Blasch
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James Webb Space Telescope: large deployable cryogenic telescope in space
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Compressed sensing for practical optical imaging systems: a tutorial
Rebecca M. Willett, Roummel F. Marcia, Jonathan M. Nichols (2011)
Fundamental mechanisms of laser-induced damage in optical materials: today’s state of understanding and problems
Alexander A. Manenkov (2014)
Review of ladar: a historic, yet emerging, sensor technology with rich phenomenology
Paul F. McManamon (2012)
Short history of laser development
Jeff Hecht (2010)
Laser radar: historical prospective—from the East to the West
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High spatial resolution hyperspectral camera based on a linear variable filter
Ingmar G. E. Renhorn et al. (2016)
Review of snapshot spectral imaging technologies
Nathan A. Hagen, Michael W. Kudenov (2013)
Optimization of eyesafe avalanche photodiode lidar for automobile safety and autonomous navigation systems
George M. Williams (2017)
Artificial target detection with a hyperspectral LiDAR over 26-h measurement
Eetu Puttonen, Teemu Hakala, Olli Nevalainen, Sanna Kaasalainen, Anssi Krooks, Mika Karjalainen, Kati Anttila (2015)
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