Journal of Lightwave Technology

The Journal of Lightwave Technology is a semi-monthly journal on optical guided-wave science and technology, founded in 1983 and published jointly by the IEEE Photonics Society and Optica, with a 2025 impact factor of 5.2.（Journal of Lightwave Technology，简称 JLT）是由 IEEE 光子学会（IEEE Photonics Society）与 Optica 联合出版的光波技术期刊，1983 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 5.2。

Scope

• Fiber and cable technologies.光纤与光缆技术。
• Active and passive guided-wave componentry such as light sources, detectors, repeaters, switches and fiber sensors.有源与无源导波器件，如光源、探测器、中继器、开关与光纤传感器。
• Integrated optics and optoelectronics.集成光学与光电子学。
• Systems, subsystems, new applications and field trials that advance the state of the art.推动技术水平提升的系统、子系统、新应用与现场试验。
• Original theoretical and experimental contributions published as regular papers and letters.以常规论文与快报形式发表的原创理论与实验成果。

History

• The journal was established in 1983 by technical societies of the IEEE together with the Optical Society of America.该刊 1983 年由 IEEE 的若干技术学会与（Optical Society of America）共同创办。
• It was quarterly in 1983, bimonthly in 1984 and 1985, monthly from 1986 to 2007 and semi-monthly since 2008.1983 年为季刊，1984 至 1985 年为双月刊，1986 至 2007 年为月刊，2008 年起改为半月刊。
• It is co-sponsored by seven IEEE technical societies and the Optica Publishing Group.该刊由 IEEE 的七个技术学会与（Optica Publishing Group）共同主办。
• Its 2025 impact factor is 5.2, and the typical time from submission to publication is about 17 weeks.2025 年影响因子为 5.2，从投稿到发表的典型周期约为 17 周。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Magnus Karlsson of Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.现任主编为瑞典（Chalmers University of Technology）的 Magnus Karlsson。
• Its founding editor was Thomas G. Giallorenzi of the Naval Research Laboratory, who served from 1983 to 1988.创刊主编为（Naval Research Laboratory）的 Thomas G. Giallorenzi，任期 1983 至 1988 年。
• Associate editors drawn from academia and industry worldwide handle papers according to topic.来自全球学术界与产业界的副编辑按主题分工处理稿件。
• Tutorial and review papers are by invitation only, and manuscripts may undergo two rounds of revision.教程与综述稿件仅限约稿，稿件最多可经过两轮修改。