About search.optics.org

Power search for the photonics community

search.optics.org is a dedicated search engine that allows optics professionals to pinpoint useful information quickly and easily. search.optics.org is engineered to return results from an extensive list of websites that have been selected for their relevant optics content - which will enable you to find what you're looking for more quickly than ever before.

The search results are automatically organized into several key categories to make the information you find on search.optics.org easier to use. Other search functions that allow you to narrow or widen your search, and to search for related concepts, are also available to help you find the most useful information for your work.

search.optics.org is a new service from the publishers of optics.org, an online resource for the global photonics industry, and has been developed using the expertise of the optics.org editors. search.optics.org will continue to be improved to include extra functionality and to expand our approved list of websites - so please email us at search@optics.org with your feedback.

Editorial policy

Each website covered by search.optics.org has been personally selected by optics.org editors. These include the sites of leading photonics companies, as well as key optics organizations, research centres and other information sources such as journals, magazines and news-based websites.

Users are welcome to suggest new sites for inclusion by emailing search.optics.org at search@optics.org. Our editorial team will ensure that any suggested sites are relevant to the optics community before including them in our approved list.

Our advertising partners

search.optics.org also works with advertising partners who provide information, products or services relevant to the search conducted. Links to advertisers' websites are presented separately from the organic search results, and are intended to provide optics professionals with additional information that is relevant to their work. For more information about advertising opportunities please email us at search@optics.org.

Who provides the search.optics.org service?

search.optics.org has been developed by a partnership between IOP Publishing and Convera.

IOP Publishing, which also publishes optics.org, is one of the largest and most dynamic publishers of physics information in the world. It is a not-for-profit publisher that is wholly owned by the Institute of Physics, and today the company publishes a wide range of journals, magazines and websites. IOP Publishing is a world leader in electronic publishing development, with a growing portfolio of innovative web products and services for the global physics community.

Convera is a leading provider of vertical search services for publishers. Convera enables publishers to generate additional revenue by creating customized search applications for specialist audiences under their own brand.