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Print Available at Main Library Applied Optics RSS
V. 1 (1962) - Present
Print Available at Main Library Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics RSS
V. 64, No. 2 (1997) - Present
V. 63 (1996) - 12 months ago
Available at Main Library European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics RSS
V. 1 (1998) - Present
V. 26 (2003) - 12 months ago
Available at Main Library Fiber and Integrated Optics Added 2/11/08
V. 24 (2005) - V. 25 (2006)
V. 17 (1998) - V. 24 (2005)
Journal of Biomedical Optics Letters
Sep. 2005 - Present
Print Available at Main Library Journal of Lightwave Technology
V. 1 (1983) - Present - Full access provided by NIST for NIST employees only
Print Available at Main Library Journal of Modern Optics RSS
V. 1 (1954) - Present Temporarily unavailable
V. 45 (1998) - 18 months ago
Journal of Nanophotonics Letters Added 1/28/08
2007 - Present
Journal of Optics
V. 8 (1977) - V. 29 (1998)
Print Available at Main Library Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
V. 1 (1999) - Present
Print Available at Main Library Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics
V. 1 (1999) - V. 7 (2005)
Merged with Journal of Physics B
Print Available at Main Library Journal of Physics B
V. 21 (1988) - Present (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)
V. 1 (1968) - V. 20 (1987) (Atomic and Molecular Physics)
Print Available at Main Library Journal of the Optical Society of America (JOSA). A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision RSS
V. 1 (1984) - Present
Print Available at Main Library Journal of the Optical Society of America (JOSA). B, Optical Physics RSS
V. 1 (1984) - Present
Print Available at Main Library Microwave and Optical Technology Letters RSS
V. 11 (1996) - Present
Nouvelle Revue d'Optique
V. 4 (1973) - V. 7 (1976)
Continued by Journal of Optics
Available at Main Library Nature Photonics Added 7/1/08
V. 1 (2007) - Present
Nouvelle Revue d'Optique Applique
V. 1 (1970) - V. 3 (1972)
Continued by Nouvelle Revue d'Optique
OE Magazine
Print Available at Main Library Optical and Quantum Electronics RSS
V. 29 (1997) - Present
Print Available at Main Library Optical Engineering
V. 29 (1990) - Present
Optical Engineering Letters
July 2005 - Present
Print Available at Main Library Optical Fiber Technology
No longer available online. Request via ILLiad and Let us know you use this journal
Print Available at Main Library Optics and Laser Technology
No longer available online. Request via ILLiad and Let us know you use this journal
Optics and Photonics Letters (OPL) Added 4/29/08
V. 1 (2008) - Present
Print Available at Main Library Optics and Photonics News
V. 13 (2002) - Present
Print Available at Main Library Optics Communications
No longer available online. Request via ILLiad and Let us know you use this journal
Optics Express RSS
V. 1 (1997) - Present
Print Available at Main Library Optics Letters RSS
V. 1 (1977) - Present
Print Available at Main Library Pure and Applied Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part A
V. 1 (1992) - V. 7 (1998)
Continued by Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
Print Available at Main Library Quantum and Semiclassical Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part B
V. 7 (1995) - V. 10 (1998)
Continued by Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics
Print Available at Main Library Quantum Optics: Journal of the European Optical Society Part B
V. 1 (1989) - V. 6 (1994)
Continued by Quantum and Semiclassical Optics
Transactions of the Optical Society
V. 1 (1899) - V. 33 (1932)
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E-Books & Documents

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Browse the Library Catalog for print and electronic books, journals, and reports in:
Optics · Electrooptics · Fiber Optics · Image Processing · Lasers · Light · Nanotechnology · Optoelectronics · Photonics · Physics · Thin Films
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Reference Resources

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See also: Physics Subject Guide - for general physics resources

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