The Journal of the Optical Society of America B (JOSA B) is a general optics research journal that complements JOSA A. It emphasizes scientific research on the fundamentals of the interaction of light with matter such as quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and laser physics. Topics include:

Advanced Instrumentation and Measurements
Fiber Optics and Fiber Lasers
Lasers and Other Light Sources from THz to XUV
Light-Induced Phenomena
Nonlinear and High Field Optics
Optical Materials
Optics Modes and Structured Light
Optomechanics
Metamaterials
Nanomaterials
Photonics and Semiconductor Optics
Physical Optics
Plasmonics
Quantum Optics and Entanglement
Quantum Key Distribution
Spectroscopy and Atomic or Molecular Optics
Superresolution and Advanced Imaging
Surface Optics
Ultrafast Optical Phenomena
Wave Guiding and Optical Confinement
JOSA B considers original research articles, feature issue contributions, invited reviews and tutorials, and comments on published articles.