State-of-the-Art in Optical Materials
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics and Optical Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 June 2025 | Viewed by 2407
Special Issue Editors
Interests: integrated photonics; nonlinear optics; quantum photonics; single photons; quantum information; two-dimensional materials
Interests: nonlinear optics; biophotonics; second-order materials; soft-nanoimprint lithography; lipidic lyotropic liquid crystals; structural color; 3D nonlinear photonic crystals; photonic crystals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in optical materials have enabled significant progress in both academia and industry, leading to the development of novel technologies with applications in information processing, data storage, sensing and communications. This wide research topic includes the realization of novel materials, new fabrication techniques, and the integration of multiple on-chip functionalities. Some of the most desired optical properties include light emission, such as diodes or single-photon sources, optical manipulation, either in waveguiding structures or in free space, and efficient photo-detection. An increasingly desired material property is biodegradability, required to meet the urgent need for multi-functional and sustainable photonic devices.
Research at the forefront of optical technology has led to the development of new material configurations that can be fabricated into circuits and structures, including planar nanophotonics and three-dimensional structures. Optical nonlinearities are of particular interest for generating light, particularly at otherwise difficult to reach wavelengths, and in non-centrosymmetric crystals, where the refractive index can be electro-optically reconfigured for programmable control.
This Special Issue aims to present the state-of-the-art research in optical materials, from novel materials and fabrication techniques, to functional and multi-component optical devices, with applications ranging from light generation and detection, to sensing, storage and control. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Nonlinear materials
- Two-dimensional materials
- Photonic crystals
- Metamaterials/metasurfaces
- Phase-change materials
- Novel fabrication techniques
- Biodegradable materials for photonics
Dr. Robert Chapman
Dr. Viola V. Vogler-Neuling
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optical materials
- crystals
- nonlinear optics
- nanofabrication
- lithography
- photonic crystals
- photonics
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