Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Optical Society of America three times a month. Founded in 1963. The journal has four divisions of editorial scope: optical technology; information processing; lasers, photonics and environmental optics; and biomedical optics.

External links

• http://ao.osa.org/, Journal home page and access to the content
• http://ao.osa.org/adsonline/default.cfm?event=author.start, access for authors (password required)