| Editor: | Thomas Brown |
| Discipline: | Optics, quantum optics |
| Former Names: | Optica Acta |
| Abbreviation: | J. Mod. Opt. |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Frequency: | 21/year |
| History: | 1954-present |
| Impact: | 1.293 |
| Impact-Year: | 2021 |
| Website: | http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?journalCode=tmop20 |
| Link1: | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tmop20/current |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmop20 |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
| Issn: | 0950-0340 |
| Eissn: | 1362-3044 |
| Coden: | JMOPEW |
| Lccn: | 87656599 |
| Oclc: | 15722504 |
The Journal of Modern Optics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established as Optica Acta in 1954. It obtained its current name in 1987 and is published by Taylor & Francis with 21 issues per year. The journal covers most branches of classical and quantum optics including lasers, diffraction, holographs, nonlinear optics, and photon statistics. The editor-in-chief is Thomas Brown (University of Rochester). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 1.3.[1]