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Progress in Integrated Photonics and Future Prospects

edited by Kaiyi Wu and Mengyue Xu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4805 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonics; photonics integrated circuits (PICs); thin-film photonics; monolithic photonics integration; hybrid/heterogenous photonics integration; integrated quantum photonics; integrated nonlinear photonics; nanofabrication; inverse design for integrated photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Recent Advances for Next-Generation High-Speed Optical Networks: Technologies, Components, Systems and Architectures

edited by

Giannis Kanakis

and

Maria Spyropoulou

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2841 | Submission Open

Keywords: metro networks; data center interconnects; access networks; coherent PON; high-speed transceivers; switches; network architectures; PICs; optical technologies; optical components; co-packaged optics; neuromorphic circuits; photonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Recent Advances in Micro/Nano-Optics and Photonics

edited by

Lige Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocrystals; perovskites; low-dimensional structures; laser writing; photolithography; meta-surfaces; microcavities; microlasers; microlens; etc.; microspectroscopy; photonic crystal; light field regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

The Future of Optical Microscopy: Innovations and Breakthroughs

edited by Behzad Khajavi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical microscopy; fluorescence microscopy; confocal microscopy; light sheet microscopy; optical coherence tomography; spectroscopy; quantum light; computational methods

All-Dielectric Metasurface/Metamaterial Photonics—Theory, Technology, and Applications

edited by DeGui Sun

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: all-dielectric metasurface; all-dielectric metamaterial; semiconductors; ferroelectric materials

Recent Progress and Emerging Trends in Specialty Optical Fibers: Design, Fabrication and Applications

edited by

Turghun Matniyaz

, Thomas Wade Hawkins and Sushmit Goyal

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open

Keywords: specialty optical fibers; fiber laser and amplifiers; rare-earth-doped fibers; fiber optic devices; optical communication; hollow-core fiber; photonic bandgap fiber; anti-resonant fiber; fiber fabrication modeling

Recent Advances in Diffractive Optics

edited by

Pavel Khorin

and

Elena Kozlova

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 22732 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffractive optics; singular optics; optical image processing; digital image processing; neural networks in optics; sensors; FDTD methods

New Advances in Optical Wireless Communication

edited by Xiaolin Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6140 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communications; signal processing; channel estimation; optical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

New Insights into Optical Materials

edited by

Cristian Felipe Ramírez Gutiérrez

and

Jorge David Castaño-Yepes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5381 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Micro-Nano Optics and High-End Measurement Instruments: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhengang Lu

, Lianqing Zhu and Rongke Gao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2431 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology and nanostructures in optics; metamaterials in optics or microwave; micro- and nano- measurement technology; laser measurement; 3D-nano structure measurement; high-end measurement instruments; optical interferometry measurement; nanophotonics; microfluidics; Raman spectroscopy

New Insights in Low-Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by

Xiao Luo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1835 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum dots; semiconductor nanocrystals; perovskite; 2D materials; transition metal dichalcogenides; van der Waals heterostructures; optoelectronic devices; ultrafast spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Combined Pulse Laser: A Reliable Tool for High-Quality, High-Efficiency Material Processing

edited by Xianshi Jia, Xiao Zhu and Cong Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open

Keywords: combined pulse laser; laser– matter interaction; laser processing; temporal and spatial shaping; laser plasma; in situ observations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Vortex Beams: Transmission, Scattering and Application

edited by

Tan Qu

and

Renxian Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1033 | Submission Open

Keywords: vortex beam; light scattering; beam transmission; orbital angular momentum; optical communication; imaging

Challenges and Opportunities in Free Space Optical Communication

edited by Shanyong Cai and

Liqian Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: free space optical communication; atmospheric channel; forward error correction; ATP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Advanced Optical Fiber Sensors for Harsh Environment Applications

edited by Qi Zhang and

Chen Zhu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-optic sensor; fiber-optic sensing technology; advanced manufacturing technique; structural health monitoring; single-point sensing; ai for optical fiber sensing; distributed sensing; environmental monitoring; harsh environment sensing technique

Advances in Adaptive Optics: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Min Li

and Yongfeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive optics; wavefront sensor; wavefront sensorless methods; wavefront reconstruction algorithms; wavefront control algorithms; wavefront correctors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Emerging Topics in Optical Communications

edited by Haojie Zhang and

Danshi Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI for optical communication; AI driven optical systems; microwave photonic devices and applications in optical communication; orbital angular momentum of light for communications; rydberg-atom-based communication; digital twin optical network; optical fiber network; autonomous optical network; DSP-based monitoring; wideband optical transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

The Development of Photonics Imaging Utilizing Photoacoustic Techniques

edited by Qiangzhou Rong and Kaili Ren

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic imaging technology; optical ultrasound sensor; photoacoustic imaging; deep learning; machine learning; bio-optics; medical optics; tumor microenvironment; laser technology

Optical Fiber Amplifiers and Their Applications

edited by

Jianshuai Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare-earth element-doped fiber amplifiers (RE-DFAs); semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); fiber optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs); optical waveguide amplifiers (OWAs); (modal) gain; noise figure (NF); effective waveband; gain flatness; pump efficiency; differential modal gain (DMG)

Fiber Bragg Grating: Science and Applications

edited by

Chao Yang

Wanzhuo Ma

and Yu Ding

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber Bragg grating fabrication; fiber communication; fiber sensing; fiber laser; high power; large energy; infrared; rare earth doping

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Photonics Sensors

edited by

Carlos Marques

and

Flavio Esposito

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 25 articles | Viewed by 46326 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; interferometric sensors; resonance-based sensors; plasmonic sensors; fluorescence; luminescence; absorption; spectroscopy; physical sensors; mechanical sensors; chemical sensors and biosensors; nanostructured materials and coatings; surface functionalization procedures; microfluidics; lab on chip; sensor packaging; sensor interrogation and instrumentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Advancements in Wireless Optical Communication: Integrating Visible Light and Beyond

edited by

Minglun Zhang

and

Hongyu Zhou

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5984 | Submission Open

Keywords: • visible light communications• underwater optical wireless communications• deep learning• channel model• high-speed transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Laser Technology and Applications

edited by Li Zhong

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4139 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-power laser; high-brightness laser; ultrashort pulse laser; attosecond laser technology; narrow linewidth; single-frequency laser; frequency combs; ultraviolet laser; mid-infrared laser; semiconductor lasers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Recent Advances in Nonlinear Optics: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Anderson Stevens Leônidas Gomes

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2599 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear optics; nonlinear quantum optics; nonlinear optical effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Next-Generation Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

edited by Yun Sun and Qiang Kan

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1148 | Submission Open

Keywords: VCSELs; laser array; optical modes; communication; sensing; dynamics; photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Progress in Specialty Optical Fibers and Future Prospects

edited by Stephanos Yerolatsitis and Kerrianne Harrington

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: hollow-core fibers; multicore fibers; specialty optical fibers; complex refractive index profiles; microstructured fibers; non-uniform optical fibers

Optical Quantum System

edited by

Yanqiang Guo

, Yanting Zhao and

Xiaomin Guo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11695 | Submission Open

Keywords: precise measurement; quantum coherence; photon interference; quantum cryptography; quantum manipulation of atoms and molecules; ultracold atoms and molecules; quantum simulation; integrated photonics; nonlinear optics; quantum communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)

Emerging Topics in Single-Photon Detectors

edited by

Zheng Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1449 | Submission Open

Keywords: low photon budget; LiDAR; tissue imaging; quantum information; SPAD; SNSPD; signal processing; theoretical modeling; processing development; sensing modalities; system integration; advanced algorithms; clinical research

New Advances in Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by Min Li and Shuo Deng

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 977 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; semiconductor; optoelectronic device; synthesis; characterization; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Laser as a Detection: From Spectral Imaging to LiDAR for Remote Sensing Applications

edited by

Jianfeng Chen

Ming Zhao

and

He Tian

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7712 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser detection; LiDAR; laser spectroscopy; remote sensing; optical design

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)

Research on Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers

edited by Nasser Peyghambarian and Xiushan Zhu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4248 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber lasers; rare-earth-doped fibers; continuous-wave fiber lasers; pulsed fiber lasers; mode-locked fiber lasers; visible fiber lasers; upconversion fiber lasers; mid-infrared fiber lasers; fiber-laser-pumped nonlinear conversion lasers; single-frequency fiber lasers; multicore fiber lasers; phosphate fiber lasers; germanate fiber lasers; fluoride fiber lasers; chalcogenide fiber lasers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Free-Space Optical Communication and Networking Technology

edited by Zhi Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4142 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-space optical communications; optical signal processing; optical communication network; optical propagation; adaptive optics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

New Trends in Photoacoustic Imaging

edited by

Yao Sun

Liliya Yamaleyeva

and Hao Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3414 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic imaging; technical advancements; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

Levitated Optomechanics

edited by

Nan Li

and

Huizhu Hu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3391 | Submission Open

Keywords: levitated particles; launching; feedback cooling; precision sensing

Emerging Trends in Silicon Photonics

edited by Amin Babazadeh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1681 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; integrated photonics; quantum photonics; quantum computing; communication photonics; information processing; sensors; imaging; light sources and detectors; quantum communication

The Three-Decade Journey of Quantum Cascade Lasers

edited by

Manijeh Razeghi

, Li Wang,

Quanyong Lu

and Hideki Hirayama

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1298 | Submission Open

Keywords: intersubband transition; quantum transport models; quantum cascade lasers; mid-infrared/terahertz; nonlinearities; frequency comb; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)

Advances in Optical System Design

edited by Jian Bai, Bo Li and Lei Yu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: aberration theory; optical imaging; optical optimization algorithm; optical simulation and modeling; deep learning; free-form surface design

Photonics: 10th Anniversary

edited by

Nelson Tansu

and

Sergio Fantini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14341 | Submission Open

Keywords: optics; photonics; biophotonics; optoelectronics; optical communication; lasers; light sources; optical sensors; quantum photonics

Advanced Solid-State and Fiber Mid-IR Lasers: Novel Materils, Components, Systems and Applications

edited by

Oleg Antipov

and

Arkady Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13994 | Submission Open

Keywords: mid infrared (mid-IR); solid-state lasers; fibers; nonlinear crystals; laser crystals and ceramics; single crystals and polycrystalline materials; optical components; ultrafast mid-IR lasers and amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators and generators; supercontinuum sources; mid-IR surgery and medical diagnostics; environmental monitoring; mid-IR lidars; manufacturing process control; harmonics generation under mid-IR pumping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Integrated Waveguide-Based Photonic Devices

edited by

Qiancheng Zhao

and

Li Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12703 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonics; photonic integrated devices; planar lightwave circuits; ultra-low-loss waveguides; microresonators; silicon photonics; silicon nitride integrated photonics; lithium niobate integrated photonics; nonlinear integrated photonics; mid-infrared integrated photonics

Photonic Integrated Circuits for Information, Computing and Sensing

edited by Andrea Salamon, Liam O’Faolain and Simone Iadanza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12283 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; nanophotonics; integrated photon detectors and sensors; quantum information; integrated quantum photonics; polymer waveguides; 1D and 2D materials; optical sensing

Holographic Information Processing

edited by

Xianfeng Xu

, Hongbo Zhang, Wen-Jing Zhou and

Ting-Chung Poon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10689 | Submission Open

Phototheranostics: Science and Applications

edited by Victor Loschenov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8619 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photoimmunotherapy; photodiagnostics; theranostics; photosensitizer; cancer; fluorescence diagnosis; biomedical imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

New Perspectives in Optical Design

edited by

Ci Song

, Shuo Qiao and

Xing Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8401 | Submission Open

Keywords: illumination design; optical design; image fusion; defect inspection; machine learning; hyperspectral imaging algorithms; image super-resolution; machine vision; image synthesis methods; precision measurements and metrology; freeform design; manufacturing technology; opto-mechanical design; thermal/structural/optical integrated analysis; structural optimization design; optical imaging-based measurement and detection; design and optimization of optical meta-surface; novel applications of meta-surface; metalenes

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)

Optical Technology for Challenging Conditions：Methods and Applications

edited by

Xiaobo Li

, Jing Wu, Hongyuan Wang and

Yu Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7135 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; complex media; adverse weather conditions; wavefront shaping

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)

Next-Generation Free-Space Optical Communication Technologies

edited by Renzhi Yuan and Haifeng Yao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4721 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-space optical communication; atmospheric turbulence; underwater turbulence; optical scattering and absorption; optical detection techniques; optical modulation and coding techniques; satellite optical communications; underwater optical communications; ultraviolet communications; optical networking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Emerging Trends in Optical Phased Arrays

edited by

Caiming Sun

, Liu Weiwei and Binghui Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4360 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; optical phased arrays (OPA); light detection and ranging (LiDAR); optical wireless communications (OWC); phase shifter; optical antenna; grating coupler

Innovations in Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Yingjie Shao and Jonathan McKendry

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2735 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communication; visible light communication (VLC); free space optical communication; digital signal processing (DSP); micro-LEDs; channel modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Optical Sensing Technologies, Devices and Their Data Applications

edited by Yufei Chu, Hanqing Guo, Yuanxian Zhang and Abu Farzan Mitul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2524 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; lidar; atmospheric and environmental detection; optical sensors; AI in optical sensing; optofluidics; fluorescence; non-destructive detection; ultrasonic detection; optical sensing data and their applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Advances in X-ray Optics for High-Resolution Imaging

edited by Yang Du and Yaohu Lei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2202 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray imaging; X-ray optics; high resolution; detectors; microscopy; fluoroscopy; spectroscopy; ultrafast; X-ray astronomy; EUV/neutron imaging

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