The Journal of Lightwave Technology is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering optical guided-wave science, technology, and engineering.

[1] It is published jointly by the Optical Society and the IEEE Photonics Society.

[2] It was established in 1983 and the editor-in-chief is Gabriella Bosco (Politecnico di Torino).

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.1.

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