Applications of Pulsed/Ultrafast Lasers in Spectroscopy, Biophotonics, and Micromachining

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, pulsed/ultrafast lasers have been widely used for technological developments and scientific research. The unique properties of short pulse widths and intense peak powers have enabled progress in various fields of industry and research.

This Special Issue is aimed at providing a platform to showcase state-of-the-art research in utilizing pulsed and ultrafast lasers for various applications such as:

• Pulsed/Ultrafast laser spectroscopy and imaging;
• Lasers in biophotonic applications;
• Diffuse optics, Raman, fluorescence spectroscopy, chip-on-tip applications;
• Laser micromachining for industrial applications;
• Ultrafast laser inscription for lab-on-a-chip applications;
• Laser–matter interaction studies;

The Special Issue intends to benefit and promote optics research at numerous laser labs around the world and influence the laser industry towards improved technological development of ultrafast lasers. The Special Issue will consist of original research articles, short communications, review papers, dataset compilations and persepective articles.

We kindly invite you to contribute to the Special Issue and be part of this endeavour to promote laser science research and become visible to the interest of scientific community.

Dr. Vibhav Bharadwaj
Dr. Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar
Guest Editors

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