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Nature Photonics
Discipline	Photonics
Language	English
Edited by	Oliver Graydon (Chief Editor) David Gevaux (Associate Editor) Amber Jenkins (Associate Editor) Rachel Pei Chin Won (Associate Editor)
Publication details
Publisher	Nature Publishing Group ( United Kingdom)
Publication history	2007 to present
Indexing
ISSN	1749-4885 (print) 1749-4893 (web)
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Nature Photonics, published by the Nature Publishing Group (NPG), is a scientific journal publishing original research related to optoelectronics, laser science, imaging, communications and other areas of photonics. The journal was launched in January 2007.

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 is a new monthly journal dedicated to this field that publishes peer-reviewed research in all areas of light generation, manipulation and detection.

Coverage extends from research into the fundamental properties of light and how it interacts with matter through to the latest designs of optoelectronic devices and emerging applications that exploit photons.

The journal covers 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 publishes review articles, research papers, News and Views pieces and research highlights summarizing the latest scientific findings in optoelectronics. This is complemented by a mix of articles dedicated to the business side of the industry covering areas such as technology commercialization and market analysis.

ISSN

The international standard serial numbers (ISSN) for Nature Photonics are 1749-4885 (print) and 1749-4893 (online).

See also

• Nature
• Nature Chemical Biology
• Nature Nanotechnology
• Nature Materials
• Nature Physics

External links

• The Nature Photonics website