Applied Optics Best Paper Prize

For more than 60 years, Applied Optics has upheld its mission of being a home for highly regarded, premium-quality articles on applications-centered research in optics, photonics, imaging, and sensing. Its manuscripts describe how to move the potential of optical science and technology to the practical.

Applied Optics has now launched a Best Paper Prize to further illuminate the in-depth work being done in the optics and photonics community. This Prize recognizes three outstanding papers published in the Journal each year in each of the following categories: Imaging Systems, Optical Instrumentation, and Optical Interactions. The recipients are selected by a committee of Applied Optics Editors representing a range of topics across the scope of the Journal. The criteria include overall significance, quality, and presentation. The Prize includes a certificate of recognition and complimentary open access for the winning papers.

To be eligible for the Prize, the paper must be published within the previous calendar year.

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Best Paper Prize. Please email your nomination to OpticaPublishingGroup@optica.org by 1 May 2024.

2022 Best Paper Prize Winners

Read more in the Applied Optics editorial