Advanced Optical Technologies

Aims & Scope

Advanced Optical Technologies is a strictly peer-reviewed scientific journal.

The major aim of Advanced Optical Technologies is to publish recent progress in the fields of optical design, optical engineering, and optical manufacturing.

Advanced Optical Technologies has a main focus on applied research and addresses scientists as well as experts in industrial research and development.

Advanced Optical Technologies partners with the European Optical Society (EOS).

All its 4.500+ members have free online access to the journal through their EOS member account.

Topics: Optical design, Lithography, Opto-mechanical engineering, Illumination and lighting technology, Precision fabrication, Image sensor devices, Optical materials (polymer based, inorganic, crystalline/amorphous), Optical instruments in life science (biology, medicine, laboratories), Optical metrology, Optics in aerospace/defense, Simulation, interdisciplinary, Optics for astronomy, Standards, Consumer optics, Optical coatings.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3
2024	2.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12063

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	146

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.476

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• TriPleX: a versatile dielectric photonic platform

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Kerstin, René G., Arne, Marcel

• Light sources for high-volume manufacturing EUV lithography: technology, performance, and power scaling

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Igor, David, Alex, Alexander, Yezheng, Georgiy, Slava, Michael, Michael, Michael, Rob, Bruno, Silvia, Andrew, Jayson, Steven, Matthew, Daniel, Ted, Mathew, Daniel

• Material and technology trends in fiber optics

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Kay, Sonja, Claudia, Florian, Stephan, Doris, Jens, Jörg, Katrin, Hartmut

• Ultrafast Bessel beams: advanced tools for laser materials processing

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Razvan, Manoj K., Guodong, Guanghua, Remy, Francois

• Smartphone imaging technology and its applications

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Vladan, Oliver

• ITRS lithography roadmap: 2015 challenges

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Mark, Stefan

• Lighting with laser diodes

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Chandrajit, Merve, Bernhard

• Large area nanoimprint by substrate conformal imprint lithography (SCIL)

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Marc A., Mischa, Yongfeng, Hans, Albert

• Wafer-scale micro-optics fabrication

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Reinhard

• Characterization and mitigation of 3D mask effects in extreme ultraviolet lithography

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Andreas, Dongbo, Peter, Vicky, Vu, Eric

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