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Optica Publishing Group publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed articles in its portfolio of journals, which serve the full breadth of the optics and photonics community.

Co-published by Optica Publishing Group and Chinese Laser Press (CLP) at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Photonics Research disseminates fundamental and applied research progress in optics and photonics.

The Journal is:

  • Published in English
  • Open Access online with subscription-based print edition available in China
  • Published monthly
  • Professional composition and timely publication
  • Accessible in the Optica Publishing Group platform and the Chinese Laser Press OpticsJournal.net platform

Topics include, but are not limited to, lasers, LEDs and other light sources; fiber optics and optical communications; imaging, detectors and sensors; novel materials and engineered structures; optical data storage and displays; plasmonics; quantum optics; diffractive optics and guided optics; medical optics and biophotonics; ultraviolet and x-rays; terahertz technology.

Photonics Research considers original research articles, feature issue contributions, invited reviews and comments on published articles.

For more information, you may email prjournal@optica.org or prjournal@siom.ac.cn.

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Key Journal Metrics

Google Scholar h5-index: 77†

Impact Factor: 7.2*

Journal Citation Indicator: 2.11*

Median Time to First Decision: 15 days

Median Time to Publication: 145 days

*Source: 2025 Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate, 2025).

†2025 Google Scholar Optics & Photonics Top Publications.

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Editorial Board Back to top

headshot-Siyuan Yu,
Editor-in-Chief

Siyuan Yu,

Sun Yat-Sen University, China

Deputy Editors

Yu-Ao Chen, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Yuri Kivshar, Australian National University, Australia

Zhiwen Liu, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Associate Editors

Fang Bo, Nankai University, China

Christophe Caucheteur, University of Mons, Belgium

Nan Chi, Fudan University, China

Giuseppe D'Aguanno, The Johns Hopkins University-Applied Physics Lab, USA

Mark Dennis, University of Birmingham, UK

Chun-Hua Dong, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Juan Du, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Yan Feng, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, China

Aleksandr Krasnok, Florida International University, USA

Hao-Chung (Henry) Kuo, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Di Liang, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Chao Lu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Aiko Narazaki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

Stephan Reitzenstein, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Kebin Shi, Peking University, China

Wei Shi, Université Laval, Canada

Takasumi Tanabe, Keio University, Japan

Jan Wiersig, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany

Xu Yi, University of Virginia, USA

Shian Zhang, East China Normal University, China

Chao Zhou, Washington University in St. Louis, USA

Renjie Zhou, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Zhang-Kai Zhou, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Assistant Editors

Lin Chang, Peking University, China

Yang Chen, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Beibei Li, Institute of Physics, CAS, China

Dalong Qi, East China Normal University, China

Hao Sun, Tsinghua University, China

Lin Wang, Nanjing Tech University, China

Xiaoxiao Xue, Tsinghua University, China

Staff Back to top

Editorial and Production E-mail Phone
Keith Jackson, Peer Review Coordinator prjournal@optica.org 202-416-1414
Ran Zhang, CLP Deputy Director prjournal@siom.ac.cn 86-21-69918198
Feature proposals dmcdonold@optica.org
General Information E-mail Phone
Copyright permission requests prjournal@siom.ac.cn
Online journal technical support elec@optica.org
M. Scott Dineen, Senior Director, Publishing, Production & Technology
Kelly Cohen, Senior Publisher
Tim Fincham, Director, Production & Technology