Special Issues

Photonics publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Coherence Properties of Light: From Theory to Applications
edited by , and Yahong Chen
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6104 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical coherence theory; spatial and temporal coherence; coherence structures; structured light; partially coherent beam; beam propagation; applications for partially coherent light
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Structured Light Beams: Science and Applications submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5441 | Submission Open
Keywords: structured light beams; singular optics; nonlinear optics of structured light; bio-imaging; optical communications; structured light-matter interaction; laser beam shaping; holography; incoherent imaging; material manipulation with structured light
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Advances in Ultrafast Optics: From Fundamental Science to Applications
edited by Luca Poletto and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open
Advanced Optical Microscopy and Imaging Technology
edited by Yang Li and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1313 | Submission Open
Keywords: super-resolution microscopy; expansion microscopy; exchangeable fluorescent labeling; light-sheet microscopy; computational imaging; structural illumination microscopy; nonlinear optical microscopy; deep learning
Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Techniques: From Temporal to Spatiotemporal Control
edited by , Jintao Fan and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrafast pulse shaping; structured light; liquid crystals; spatiotemporal optical fields; super-resolution imaging; nanofabrication; quantum information processing; nonlinear optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Emerging Trends in Optical Neural Networks
edited by Xiaoxuan Ma and Hao Wang
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: neural networks; photonic networks; optoelectronic devices; neuromorphic photonics; optical neural networks; convolutional neural network; matrix– matrix multiplication
Advances in Optical Microresonators: Physics and Applications
edited by Shuangyou Zhang and Yaojing Zhang
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical microresonators; nanofabrication; optical materials; optical frequency combs; sensing; biophotonics; lidar; telecommunications
Recent Advances for Next-Generation High-Speed Optical Networks: Technologies, Components, Systems and Architectures submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 312 | 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
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 91 | 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)
All-Dielectric Metasurface/Metamaterial Photonics—Theory, Technology, and Applications
edited by DeGui Sun
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: all-dielectric metasurface; all-dielectric metamaterial; semiconductors; ferroelectric materials
The Future of Optical Microscopy: Innovations and Breakthroughs
edited by Behzad Khajavi
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical microscopy; fluorescence microscopy; confocal microscopy; light sheet microscopy; optical coherence tomography; spectroscopy; quantum light; computational methods
Recent Progress and Emerging Trends in Specialty Optical Fibers: Design, Fabrication and Applications
edited by , Thomas Wade Hawkins and Sushmit Goyal
submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 232 | 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
New Insights into Optical Materials submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3201 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Fundamentals and Applications of Aerosol Analysis with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
edited by Daniel Diaz and David W. Hahn
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; aerosols; aerosol analysis; single-shot analysis; plasma– particle interactions; ns-LIBS; fs-LIBS; remote LIBS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Vortex Beams: Transmission, Scattering and Application
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 94 | 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
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: free space optical communication; atmospheric channel; forward error correction; ATP
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 | Viewed by 75 | 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)
The Development of Photonics Imaging Utilizing Photoacoustic Techniques
edited by Qiangzhou Rong and Kaili Ren
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: photoacoustic imaging technology; optical ultrasound sensor; photoacoustic imaging; deep learning; machine learning; bio-optics; medical optics; tumor microenvironment; laser technology
Emerging Topics in Optical Communications
edited by Haojie Zhang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 69 | 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
Fiber Bragg Grating: Science and Applications
edited by , and Yu Ding
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber Bragg grating fabrication; fiber communication; fiber sensing; fiber laser; high power; large energy; infrared; rare earth doping
New Insights in Low-Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 53 | 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)
Optical Fiber Amplifiers and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 43 | 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)
Advanced Optical Fiber Sensors for Harsh Environment Applications
edited by Qi Zhang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 40 | 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
Recent Advances in Nonlinear Optics: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by Anderson Stevens Leônidas Gomes
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 176 | 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 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: VCSELs; laser array; optical modes; communication; sensing; dynamics; photonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Advancements in Wireless Optical Communication: Integrating Visible Light and Beyond
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 109 | 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)
Optical Quantum System
edited by , Yanting Zhao and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7458 | 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)
Free-Space Optical Communication and Networking Technology
edited by Zhi Liu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1743 | 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)
Emerging Trends in Silicon Photonics
edited by Amin Babazadeh
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: silicon photonics; integrated photonics; quantum photonics; quantum computing; communication photonics; information processing; sensors; imaging; light sources and detectors; quantum communication
Advances in Optical System Design
edited by Jian Bai, Bo Li and Lei Yu
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: aberration theory; optical imaging; optical optimization algorithm; optical simulation and modeling; deep learning; free-form surface design
Phototheranostics: Science and Applications
edited by Victor Loschenov
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3272 | 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)
Emerging Trends in Optical Phased Arrays
edited by , Liu Weiwei and Binghui Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1907 | Submission Open
Keywords: silicon photonics; optical phased arrays (OPA); light detection and ranging (LiDAR); optical wireless communications (OWC); phase shifter; optical antenna; grating coupler
Advances in Optofluidic Sensing for Medical, Biological and Chemical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: optofluidics; optical (bio)sensors; refractive index (bio)sensors; spectroscopy; opto-electronic techniques for fluid investigation; fluorescence; interferometry-based (bio)sensors; optical imaging for fluid analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
The Interaction between Photonics and Machine Learning
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational optics and machine learning; deep learning for optical systems; AI-empowered photonic sensor networks; adaptive optics and machine learning algorithms; optoelectronic neural networks for information processing; machine learning-based optimization of photonic devices; photonics-enabled machine vision systems; AI-driven design of optical components; quantum photonics and quantum machine learning; reinforcement learning to control optical systems
Exploring Cutting-Edge Technologies and Applications of Optics and Photonics
edited by , and Maurizio Ferrari
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: biophotonics; optoelectronics; optical materials; optical sensors; quantum photonics; optics; lasers; nonlinear optics; optical computing
High-Performance Solid-State Lasers: Fundamentals and Applications
edited by Margarita Deneva, Marin Nenchev and Maria Marinova
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid state lasers; laser efficiency; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; laser theory and modelling; nonlinear optics; laser applications
Novel Advances in Special Structured Optical Fibers and Sensors
edited by , Mengshi Zhu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: special structured optical fibers; novel structured optical fiber devices; sensors and actuators; functionalized fibers
Nonlinear Optics of Perovskite Materials: Their Fundamentals and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite materials; ultrafast optics; nonlinear optics
New Technologies for Human Visual Function Assessment submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: arduinopowered lighting; spatiotemporal visual evaluation; humanmachine vision interaction; computer vision learning from human vision.; psychophysical vision approaches; modeling of the visual system; color perception; neural coding; brain activity and visual perception
Fiber Optic Sensing and Its Applications
edited by Yufei Chu, Hanqing Guo, Abu Farzan Mitul and Decheng Wu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber sensing; lidar; atmospheric and environmental detection; optical sensors; AI in fiber sensing; optofluidic; fluorescence; non-destructive detection; ultrasonic detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Emerging Trends in Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Optical Communication
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum optical communication; quantum key distribution; continuous-variable; discrete-variable; quantum teleportation; quantum secure direct communication; quantum secret sharing
Recent Progress in Optical Gyroscopes
edited by Liu Yang
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG); ring-laser gyroscope (RLG); resonant optical gyroscope; integrated optical gyroscope; Brillouin optical gyroscope; optomechanical gyroscope
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Semiconductor Lasers: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
edited by Yongqiang Ning and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: VCSEL; semiconductor lasers; integrated lasers; semiconductor disk lasers; dynamics and stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Organic Optoelectronic Materials and Their Applications
edited by Xixiang Zhu
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic; perovskite; flexible; light-emitting diodes; photovoltaics; optoelectronic material
Emerging Trends in Optical Fiber Sensors and Sensing Techniques
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2923 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed acoustic/vibration sensing; distributed temperature/strain sensing; hybrid distributed fiber-optic sensing; applications of distributed fiber-optic sensing; application of AI to distributed fiber-optic sensing; resonant fiber-optic biochemical sensors; fiber-optic displacement sensors; fiber-optic gas sensors; lossy fiber-optic sensors; fiber-optic point sensor applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Latest Papers Related to OWPT 2024 on the Topics of Devices, Components and Systems submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical wireless power transmission; laser power beaming; power over fiber; OWPT subsystem; OWPT system
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)
Optical Fiber Communication: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by , and Xing Ouyang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber– optic communications; optical networks; digital and optical signal processing; optical devices and components; optical subsystems and systems.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Machine Learning in Photonics: Progress, Challenges, and Future Prospects
edited by Jiachen Wan and Yue Yao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonics; optics; biophotonics; biomedical imaging; machine learning; deep learning
Optical Light Propagation and Communication Through Turbulent Medium
edited by Mert Bayraktar and Kholoud Elmabruk
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical communication; turbulent medium; atmospheric turbulence; free-space optical communication; adaptive optics; underwater optical communication; tissue turbulence; jet engine turbulence; wavefront sensing and control; scintillation; beam wandering; laser communication; photonics; light propagation; adaptive optics systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
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