Journal of the Optical Society of America A (JOSA A) Feature Announcement
100 Years of Emil Wolf
Credit: University of Rochester photo/Richard Baker
Submission Opens: 1 July 2022
Submission Deadline: 15 August 2022
2022 marks the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Emil Wolf, a groundbreaking researcher in many areas of physical optics who laid the foundation of modern optical coherence theory. A century later, his ideas continue to inspire scientists and motivate ongoing research on the wave properties of light. This feature issue will commemorate the legacy of Emil Wolf by highlighting the most recent and exciting developments in physical optics, with a specific focus on those areas where he was most active, and providing a retrospective of his influence.
Topics to be covered include but are not limited to:
- Optical coherence
- Inverse problems
- Singular optics
- Optical imaging
- Polarization
Feature Issue Guest Editors
Greg Gbur, UNC Charlotte, USA (Lead Editor)
Girish Agarwal, Texas A&M University, USA
Miguel Alonso, Institut Fresnel and Centrale Marseille, France, and University of Rochester, USA
P. Scott Carney, Optica, USA
Ari T. Friberg, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Peter Knight, Imperial College, UK
Jannick P. Rolland, University of Rochester, USA
Tomohiro Shirai, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
All papers need to present original, previously unpublished work, and will be subject to the normal standards and peer-review process of the journal. Manuscripts must be prepared according to the usual guidelines for submission to JOSA A and must be uploaded through the Prism submission system. When submitting, please specify that the manuscript is for the "100 Years of Emil Wolf" feature issue (choose from the drop-down menu).