Abstract

As part of the 50 year celebration of Applied Optics, the Optical Society has recognized the 50 most prolific authors for that journal during this period and asked them for reflections and comments on their careers and the field of optics. This is my contribution.

© 2012 Optical Society of America

50 years of optics research [Invited]

Johannes Schwider
Appl. Opt. 52(1) 9-19 (2013)

Applied Optics Golden Anniversary Commemorative Reviews: introduction

Joseph N. Mait, Eugenio Mendez, Nasser Peyghambarian, and T.-C. Poon
Appl. Opt. 52(1) CR1-CR3 (2013)

Optical interference coatings for optics and photonics [Invited]

Cheng-Chung Lee
Appl. Opt. 52(1) 73-81 (2013)

Phase retrieval algorithms: a personal tour [Invited]

James R. Fienup
Appl. Opt. 52(1) 45-56 (2013)

Pattern-integrated interference [Invited]

Thomas K. Gaylord, Matthieu C. R. Leibovici, and Guy M. Burrow
Appl. Opt. 52(1) 61-72 (2013)