Journal Guide

The Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (JARS) covers the concepts, information, and progress of the remote sensing community. Remote sensing theory and applications in the atmosphere, oceans, ecosystems, climate, agriculture, land cover/change, space, solar, ice/snow, hazard, fire, pollution, hydrology, and other environmental areas Program and experiment concepts Surveys of remote sensing user requirements Numerical weather prediction Environmental monitoring Satellite instrument calibration requirements Remote sensing validation problems and methods for resolution Satellite mission requirements and implementation On-board and on-ground data receiving and processing Systems engineering for data Pre- and post-launch systems and instrumentation Space technology development and transfer Orbital measurement concepts Sensor technology development Spacecraft and instrument navigation Coupled numerical modeling Data acquisition System integration Algorithm development Product applications Information analysis, mining, and management

The Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) publishes peer-reviewed papers on the use of modern optical technology for improved health care and biomedical research. Recent growth in the use of optics technology for biomedical research and health care has been explosive. New applications are made possible by emerging technologies in lasers, optoelectronic devices, fiber optics, physical and chemical sensors, and imaging, all of which are being applied to medical research, diagnostics, and therapy. Medical and biological imaging instrumentation and techniques Noninvasive physiological monitoring Laser-tissue interactions and dosimetry Laser diagnostic and laser therapeutic methods, instruments, and systems Ophthalmic instruments, systems, implants, and clinical applications Optical biosensors Ultrasensitive detection and optical clinical chemistry Optical tomography and photon migration Endoscopic systems and applications Biospectroscopy and optoelectronic instrumentation Fiber optic sensors, instrumentation, and techniques Optical and structural microscopy Applications of optical systems and technologies to biology and medicine

The Journal of Electronic Imaging publishes papers in all technology areas that make up the field of electronic imaging and are normally considered in the design, engineering, and applications of electronic imaging systems. Contributed papers cover research areas that apply directly to electronic imaging or focus on applied electronic imaging technology. Image acquisition Hard copy output Image data storage Image visualization Image data communication Image processing Display of image data Electronic imaging applications

The Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS (JM3) publishes peer-reviewed papers on the science, development, and practice of lithographic, fabrication, packaging, and integration technologies necessary to address the needs of the electronics, microeletromechanical systems, micro-optoelectromechanical systems, and photonics industries. The wide range of such devices also includes biomedical microdevices, microfluidics, sensors and actuators, adaptive optics, and digital micromirrors. The scope is broad to facilitate synergy and interest between the communities served by the journal. Lithography: tools, materials, and processes associated with the patterning of structures that have submicrometer and nanometer-scale features. Included are imaging and nonimaging approaches using optics, electron and other particle beams, nanoimprint, molecular self-assembly, and their hybrids. Applications include semiconductor fabrication, but also patterning for other micro/nanodevices. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS): the design, fabrication, operation, reliability, and testing of microdevices that contain both electrical and mechanical elements. Micro-optoelectromechanical systems (MOEMS): the design, fabrication, operation, reliability, and testing of microdevices that contain electrical, mechanical, and optical elements (that is, the merging of micro-optics and MEMS). Microfabrication: technologies to shape three-dimensional structures leading to the fabrication of active and passive electronics, photonics, MEMS, MOEMS, micro/nano-optics, and other micro/nanodevices. Metrology: metrology and process control for the above devices and their fabrication processes.

The Journal of Nanophotonics (JNP) is an electronic journal focusing on the fabrication and application of nanostructures that facilitate the generation, propagation, manipulation, and detection of light from the infrared to the ultraviolet regimes. The scope extends to theory, modeling and simulation, experimentation, instrumentation, and application. Nanoparticles and nanoparticulate composite materials Quantum dots and other low-dimensional nanostructures Nanotubes, nanowires, and nanofibers Nanowaveguides and nanoantennas Sculptured thin films and nanostructured photonic crystals Quantum optics and spintronics Nanoscale optical electronics Surface plasmons and nanoplasmonics Ultrashort pulse propagation Light-harvesting materials and devices Nanophotonic detectors Near-field optics Optical manipulation techniques, spectroscopies, and scattering techniques Molecular self-assembly, and other nanofabrication techniques Nanobiophotonics Nanophotonic concepts and systems that facilitate continued integration of various optical and/or electronic functions Dynamically tunable, multifunctional, and/or active nanomaterials and metamaterials

The Journal of Photonics for Energy (JPE) is an e-journal that covers fundamental and applied research areas focused on the applications of photonics for renewable energy harvesting, conversion, storage, distribution, monitoring, consumption, and efficient usage. Materials and Concepts: Novel photonic materials for renewable energy Innovative photonic concepts for renewable energy (e.g., light harvesting, light management, antireflective materials, plasmonic structures) Devices: Photovoltaic devices (including thin film and organic semiconductors) Photonic devices for efficient harvesting and conversion of solar energy (e.g., thermophotovoltaics, photoelectrochemical solar cells) Solar thermal and concentrator technology (e.g., thermoelectrics, mirrors, optics) Energy-efficient photonic devices (e.g., solid-state lighting, flat-panel displays) Sensors to measure, control, and regulate energy Efficient Energy Usage: Photonic technologies for monitoring energy usage Photonic technologies for monitoring exhaust gases and pollutants Measurement techniques for energy technologies Photonics in process control (e.g., for more energy-efficient production processes) Photonics in production of renewable energy devices and applications Applications: Photonic sensors in power plants and buildings Photonics in buildings (e.g., lighting, sensing, control systems, integrated photovoltaics)

Optical Engineering publishes papers reporting on research and development in optical science and engineering and the practical applications of known optical science, engineering, and technology. Imaging Components, Systems, and Processing Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing Adaptive Optics Cameras Focal Planes and Imaging Detectors Human Vision Infrared and Electro-Optical Systems Image Quality and System Performance Image Processing for Optical Engineering Laser Radar Machine Vision and Pattern Recognition Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Technologies Multispectral and Hyperspectral Technologies Pattern Recognition Persistent Surveillance Systems Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems Target Acquisition Systems Telescopes (Ground-Based, Airborne, and Space-Based) Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display Tracking Unconventional Imaging and Wavefront Sensing Video and Display Technologies Virtual Reality Instrumentation, Techniques, and Measurement Active and Passive Signatures Astronomical Instrumentation Atmospheric Propagation Compressive Sensing Biometric Technologies Diffractive Optics Fourier Optics and Optical Signal Processing Holography Interferometry Photonic Integration Physical Optics Measurements Metrology Modeling and Simulation Nondestructive Characterization of Materials Radiometry Spectroscopy Optical Design and Engineering Astronomical and Space Optical Systems Illumination and Nonimaging Optics Optics and Lens Design Optical Countermeasures Optical System Design Optical Fabrication Optical System Alignment Optical and System Testing Optomechanics Thin Films Unmanned Systems Technology Zoom Lenses Lasers, Fiber Optics, and Communications Beam Control Fiber Lasers Fiber Optics Fiber Optic Sensors Fiber Optic Communications Free Space Communications High Power Lasers Lasers and Laser Optics Laser Applications Laser Packaging Nonlinear Optics Quantum Optics and Photonics Semiconductor Lasers Slow Light Ultrafast Optics Vertical External Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) Materials, Photonic Devices, and Sensors Detector Materials Integrated Optics Laser Materials Liquid Crystal and LED Technology and Devices Ocean and Atmospheric Sensing and Monitoring Optical Components Optical Computing and Optical Storage Optical Materials Optical Sensors Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits (OICs) Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Photonic Devices Chemical and Biological Sensors Smart Materials Smart Structures and Integrated Systems X-Ray, Gamma Ray, and Particle Technologies