Optical Functional Crystals
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Laser crystals; Crystal fibers; Transparent cermics
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Special Issue Information
Optical functional crystals are advanced single-crystal materials that exhibit unique light–matter interactions under varying external stimuli, such as electric fields, light, magnetic fields, temperature, and mechanical stress. These materials play a pivotal role in modern photonics by enabling precise control over light signals through modulation, conversion, amplification, and detection. Their exceptional properties—including high damage thresholds, nonlinear optical effects, and tailored spectral responses—make them indispensable for applications in lasers, optical communications, quantum technologies, biomedical imaging, and high-energy physics.
This Special Issue of Crystals, “Optical Functional Crystals”, aims to highlight recent breakthroughs in the design, growth, characterization, and applications of optical functional crystals, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Novel crystal growth techniques (e.g., LHPG, μ-PD, flux methods) for synthesizing high-quality functional crystals;
- Emerging materials (e.g., mixed sesquioxides, perovskite-type crystals, and 2D-layered crystals) with enhanced optical performance;
- The advanced characterizationof nonlinear, scintillation, luminescent, and laser properties;
- Cutting-edge applicationsin ultrafast lasers, frequency conversion, optical sensing, and quantum optics
Prof. Dr. Xiaodong Xu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- • Laser crystal
- nonlinear optical crystal
- scintillation crystal
- electro-optic crystal
- magneto-optic crystal
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