Editor-in-Chief: Michael T. Eismann, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
Optical Engineering publishes peer-reviewed articles reporting on research, development, and applications of optics and photonics.
Special Section on Situation Awareness in Degraded Environments
Guest Editors: Trey Arthur, Jack Sanders-Reed, and Niklas Peinecke
Special Section on Sensors and Systems for Space Applications
Guest Editors: Genshe Chen, Khanh Pham, and Erik Blasch
Special Section on High Power Laser Ablation
Guest Editors: Claude Phipps, Vitaly Gruzdev
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