| Applied Optics | |
| Cover: | Applied_Optics_Journal_Cover.jpg |
| Abbreviation: | Appl. Opt. |
| Discipline: | Optics |
| Editor: | Gisele Bennett |
| Publisher: | Optica (society) |
| History: | 1962–present |
| Frequency: | 36/year |
| Openaccess: | Hybrid |
| Impact: | 1.7 |
| Impact-Year: | 2023 |
| Issn: | 1559-128X |
| Eissn: | 2155-3165 |
| Coden: | APOPAI |
| Lccn: | 2004252118 |
| Oclc: | 01481728 |
| Website: | https://opg.optica.org/ao/home.cfm |
| Link1: | http://opg.optica.org/ao/issue.cfm |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | http://opg.optica.org/ao/browse.cfm |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
Applied Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Optica three times a month. It was established in 1962 with John N. Howard as founding editor-in-chief and Patricia Wakeling as Managing Editor. Wakeling worked on the journal for over three decades. The editor-in-chief is Gisele Bennett.[1] The journal covers all aspects of optics, photonics, imaging, and sensing. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 1.7.[2]