Optical Review is an international journal published by the Optical Society of Japan. The scope of the journal is:General and physical optics;Quantum optics and spectroscopy;Information optics;Photonics and optoelectronics;Biomedical photonics and biological optics;Lasers;Nonlinear optics;Optical systems and technologies;Optical materials and manufacturing technologies;Vision;Infrared and short wavelength optics;Cross-disciplinary areas such as environmental, energy, food, agriculture and space technologies;Other optical methods and applications.