Impact Factor
3.52
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.94
4,779 total citations
h5-index
40
h5 depth signal
Cited share
71.0%
1,777 of 2,502
Total citations
4,779
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.73
External metric anchor
Self-citation
9.0%
432 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
China
7,120
United States
1,966
Japan
573
Germany
556
India
477
Citing Fields of Research
Geometrical Optics
6,137
Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering
4,967
Laser Physics
1,915
Medical Physics
1,618
Wireless Technology
1,189
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
62,198
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
2,502
1,777 cited publications
Last 12 months
1,452
121.0 publications/month
Open access share
2.5%
36 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
China
7,120 citing publications
Leading citing field
Geometrical Optics
6,137 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
20 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v41n1, Jan. 1, 2002-
v41n1, Jan. 1, 2002-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Geometrical Optics
Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering
Wireless Technology
Laser Physics
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
Optical Society of America
Broad Categories
Technology
Geometrical Optics
Optoelectronics & Optical Engineering
Wireless Technology
Medical Physics
Laser Physics
MeSH Descriptors
Optics and Photonics
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1364/ao.609570
Open DOI
Optical See-Through Light Field Near-Eye Displays with Multi-Layer Display Panels
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Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Vols. for <1990>-2003 published three times a month, with each issue having also its own section title. The first issue of the month has title: Applied optics. Optical technology, <1 Jan. 1990>-1 May 1995; Applied optics. Optical technology and biomedical optics, 1 June 1995-2003. The second issue of the month has title: Applied optics. Information processing, <10 Jan. 1990>-2003. The third issue of the month has title: Applied optics. Lasers and photonics, <20 Jan. 1990>-20 Feb. 1991; Applied optics. Lasers, photonics, and environmental optics, 20 Mar. 1992-2003. Section titles were dropped in 2004.
Also issued online.