Advanced Photonic Devices and Applications in Optical Communications
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 436
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Interests: software-defined optical networks; artificial intelligence; optical communication; performance assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue highlights the latest advancements in photonic devices and their transformative impact on the design, performance, and scalability of optical networks. The focus is on innovative solutions that address current challenges in bandwidth demand, energy efficiency, and integration for next-generation communication systems. Contributions from researchers and professionals in both academia and industry are encouraged to create a comprehensive resource in this rapidly evolving field. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Photonics Integration:
· Development of silicon photonics and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for optical networks.
· Novel materials for photonic devices, such as plasmonic, graphene, and 2D materials.
· Advances in photonic crystal and metamaterial devices for enhanced network functionality.
· Miniaturized photonic components: modulators, lasers, and photodetectors. - Optical Switching and Routing:
· Photonic switches for data center and metro networks.
· High-speed optical signal routing and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs).
· All-optical and hybrid optical–electronic network architectures.
· Non-blocking photonic switching fabrics for hyperscale data centers. - High-Capacity Transmission:
· Coherent communication systems and advanced modulation formats.
· Multiplexing techniques: wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) and space-division multiplexing (SDM).
· Ultra-high-capacity optical transmission systems.
· Techniques for dispersion and nonlinearity compensation. - Energy-Efficient Solutions:
· Low-energy photonic devices and systems.
· Techniques for reducing power consumption in optical networks.
· Energy-efficient laser sources and amplifiers.
· Green photonics for sustainable optical communication systems. - Emerging Photonic Technologies:
· Integrated optical sensors and their applications in networks.
· Light-based computing and on-chip optical processing.
· Photonic approaches to edge computing and fog networking.
· Novel architectures for ultra-fast optical interconnects.
Dr. Khan Ihtesham
Dr. Sherif Abdelfattah
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photonic integration
- silicon photonics
- photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
- optical communication systems
- high-capacity optical transmission
- wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM)
- coherent communication systems
- advanced modulation formats
- quantum photonics
- neuromorphic photonics
- AI-driven optical networks
- energy-efficient photonics
- photonic switches
- reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs)
- 6G optical networks
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