Optics and Lasers in Engineering aims to provide an international forum for the interchange of information on the development and application of optical techniques and laser technology in engineering. Emphasis is placed on contributions dealing with the practical use of methods and devices, the evaluation of results and developments and enhancement of solutions and new theoretical foundations for experimental methods.

Optics and Lasers in Engineering reflects the main areas in which optical methods are being used and developed in an engineering environment. The scope of the journal is defined to include the following:

Optical Metrology
Optical Non-Destructive Testing
Imaging, Microscopy and Adaptive Optics
Micro- and Nano-scale Optical Engineering
Computational Optical Engineering and Image Processing
Optics Design and Fabrication
Optical Methods for Process Control
Laser Material Processing
Biomedical Optical Engineering
Laser Environmental Monitoring
Engineering Applications of Spectroscopy