Progress in Optics
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Progress in Optics is a long-running, influential book series edited by physicist Emil Wolf that publishes comprehensive review articles on advances in optical science and engineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Progress in Optics canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8580830 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Progress in Optics Context triple: [Emil Wolf, notableWork, Progress in Optics]
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Advances in Optics and Photonics
Advances in Optics and Photonics is a high-impact, peer-reviewed review journal that publishes comprehensive articles on cutting-edge developments in optical science and photonics technology.
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Optics Letters
Optics Letters is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of short, high-impact research papers in all areas of optics and photonics.
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Optics Express
Optics Express is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of research in optics and photonics.
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Applied Optics
Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on research in optics, photonics, and related applied technologies.
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E.
Principles of Optics
Principles of Optics is a seminal textbook that rigorously develops the theory of electromagnetic waves and optical phenomena, profoundly shaping modern physical optics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Progress in Optics Target entity description: Progress in Optics is a long-running, influential book series edited by physicist Emil Wolf that publishes comprehensive review articles on advances in optical science and engineering.
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A.
Advances in Optics and Photonics
Advances in Optics and Photonics is a high-impact, peer-reviewed review journal that publishes comprehensive articles on cutting-edge developments in optical science and photonics technology.
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B.
Optics Letters
Optics Letters is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of short, high-impact research papers in all areas of optics and photonics.
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C.
Optics Express
Optics Express is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal focusing on rapid publication of research in optics and photonics.
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D.
Applied Optics
Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on research in optics, photonics, and related applied technologies.
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E.
Principles of Optics
Principles of Optics is a seminal textbook that rigorously develops the theory of electromagnetic waves and optical phenomena, profoundly shaping modern physical optics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
review series
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scientific book series ⓘ |
| audience |
engineers in optical engineering
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graduate students in physics ⓘ researchers in optics ⓘ |
| characteristic |
comprehensive reviews
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influential in optics community ⓘ long-running series ⓘ |
| containsWorkType | invited review ⓘ |
| coverage |
advances in optical science
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advances in optical technology ⓘ historical development of optical subfields ⓘ |
| editor | Emil Wolf ⓘ |
| editorAffiliationOfEmilWolf |
University of Rochester (historical)
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linked to:
University of Rochester
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| editorialRoleOfEmilWolf |
founding editor
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long-time series editor ⓘ |
| field |
optical engineering
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optical science ⓘ optics ⓘ |
| genre |
review articles
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scientific non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart | review article ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
reference for current research in optics
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teaching resource for advanced optics courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationType | edited volume ⓘ |
| publishingFormat |
book
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series ⓘ |
| reputation | authoritative source on advances in optics ⓘ |
| topic |
coherence theory
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diffractive optics ⓘ experimental optics ⓘ fiber optics ⓘ holography ⓘ imaging systems ⓘ laser physics ⓘ nonlinear optics ⓘ optical communication ⓘ optical engineering applications ⓘ optical information processing ⓘ optical metrology ⓘ optical physics ⓘ quantum optics ⓘ scattering of light ⓘ statistical optics ⓘ theoretical optics ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Progress in Optics Description of subject: Progress in Optics is a long-running, influential book series edited by physicist Emil Wolf that publishes comprehensive review articles on advances in optical science and engineering.
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