Nature Photonics
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Nature Photonics, published by the Nature Publishing Group (NPG), is a scientific journal publishing high-quality original research related to optoelectronics, laser science, imaging, communications and other areas of photonics. The journal is due to launch in January 2007.
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[edit] Aims and scope
Photonics — the scientific study and application of light — has evolved to become a key technology behind many devices found in the modern home, factory and research lab. Today, the field is both a Nobel Prize-winning science and a billion-dollar industry, underpinning applications such as fibre-optic communication, data storage, flat-panel displays and materials processing.
Nature Photonics will be a new monthly journal dedicated to this exciting field that will publish top-quality, peer-reviewed research in all areas of light generation, manipulation and detection.
Coverage will extend from research into the fundamental properties of light and how it interacts with matter through to the latest designs of optoelectronic device and emerging applications that exploit photons.
The journal will cover topics including:
- Lasers, LEDs and other light sources
- Imaging, detectors and sensors
- Optoelectronic devices and components
- Novel materials and engineered structures
- Physics of light propagation, interaction and behaviour
- Quantum optics and cryptography
- Ultrafast photonics
- Biophotonics
- Optical discs
- Spectroscopy
- Fibre optics and optical communications
- Solar energy and photovoltaics
- Displays
- Terahertz technology
In common with other NPG journals in the physical sciences, Nature Photonics will publish review articles, research papers, News and Views pieces and research highlights summarizing the latest scientific findings in optoelectronics. This will be complemented by a unique mix of articles dedicated to the business side of the industry covering areas such as technology commercialization and market analysis.
[edit] Nature and Photonics
NPG has a rich history in publishing prestigious photonics research. For example, over the past 50 years Nature has featured seminal papers on topics such as first experimental LASER (Maiman, 1960) and the first polymer LED (Burroughs, 1990).
Although Nature and its sister titles Nature Materials and Nature Physics will continue to cover this field, NPG is now launching a new monthly journal that is solely dedicated to photonics. Unlike other NPG titles, Nature Photonics will cover all aspects of the sector — from fundamental research to emerging applications and technology commercialization.
Launching in January 2007, Nature Photonics will publish only the very best primary research and supplement it with in-depth news and analysis articles. The result will be a unique publication that will be an invaluable information resource for scientists in both academia and industry.
[edit] ISSN
The international standard serial numbers (ISSN) for Nature Photonics are 1749-4885 (print) and 1749-4893 (online).
