title: Editorial.
abstract: It's hard to believe, but a full year has passed since OSA launched Optics Express. From the start, we had several aims: 1). to be recognized as a peer-reviewed optics journal at the level of quality associated with the OSA, 2). to publish the best in optics science and technology with minimal delay to authors, 3). to provide convenient means through the Web for publishing material with video and audio-video and other multimedia components, and 4). to allow a world-wide readership immediate access to the results of new research in optics. Now we can give an assessment of where we are, and say where we plan to go in the future.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eberly
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rassam