Optics Letters Historic Editorials and Other Material

We have curated interesting editorials and other articles published in Optics Letters and Optics and Photonics News (OPN), illustrating the growth of Optics Letters from its early days to its current status as an essential journal in the optics and photonics community.

History

  1. The Impact of Optics Letters on Science and Technology

    Anthony J. Campillo and Anthony M. Johnson

  2. In the Words of the Optics Letters Editors

    Robert W. Terhune

  3. Optics Letters: OSA Gets the Word Out on Optics—Fast

    John N. Howard

  4. Editorial: Celebration of Optics Letters' 40th Anniversary

    Xi-Cheng Zhang

  5. Editorial: Serving the Optics and Photonics Community for 40 Years

    Xi-Cheng Zhang

  6. Editorial: Optics Letters' 40th Anniversary Retrospective 2008-2013

    Alan E. Willner

  7. Editorial: Optics Letters Has Changed with the Times While Keeping Its Identity

    Anthony J. Campillo

  8. Editorial: Optics Letters—40 Years and Beyond

    Xi-Cheng Zhang

Policies

  1. Publication of Comments in Optics Letters

    Peter W. E. Smith

  2. Electronic Submissions to Optics Letters

    Anthony J. Campillo

  3. Editorial: Article-at-a-time Publishing

    Anthony J. Campillo

  4. Optics Letters to Increase Page Limit to Four Pages

    Alan E. Willner

  5. Editorial: acceptance criteria and editorial procedures for Optics Letters

    Xi-Cheng Zhang

  6. Redesign of article pages for Optics Letters: editorial

    Xi-Cheng Zhang

  7. Editorial: Optics Letters continues to thrive, will require novelty and impact statement at submission

    Xi-Cheng Zhang

Incoming/Outgoing Editors

  1. A Message from the Retiring Editor

    Paul L. Kelley

  2. A Message from the New Editor

    Peter W. E. Smith

  3. Editorial: Farewell

    Peter W. E. Smith

  4. Editorial: Incoming Editor

    Anthony M. Johnson

  5. Message from the Outgoing Editor

    Anthony M. Johnson

  6. Message from the Incoming Editor

    Anthony J. Campillo

  7. Message from the Outgoing Editor

    Anthony J. Campillo

  8. Message from the Incoming Editor

    Alan E. Willner

  9. Farewell Editorial

    Alan E. Willner

  10. Message from the Incoming Editor-in-Chief

    Xi-Cheng Zhang