Light and Color in Nature and Art 2026: introduction to the feature issue

Raymond L. Lee; Charles L. Adler; Derya Akkaynak

doi:10.1364/AO.593394

Light and Color in Nature and Art 2026: introduction to the feature issue

Raymond L. Lee
, Charles L. Adler
, Derya Akkaynak

Department of Marine Technologies

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Abstract

This Applied Optics feature issue on Light and Color in Nature and Art focuses on how sunlight and other natural light sources interact with the atmosphere, natural waters, and landscape to produce a wide range of outdoor optical phenomena. The issue presents experimental, observational, and theoretical studies of several of these phenomena.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	LC1-LC2
Journal	Applied Optics
Volume	65
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.593394
State	Published - 20 Mar 2026

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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