Optical Imaging and Detection Applied in Characterizing Material Properties
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 3852
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Interests: polarization optics; biomedical optics; experiment design and data processing
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Dear Colleagues,
Some materials have unique optical properties (such as refractive index, reflectance, absorbance, band gap, photoluminescence, and transmittance) due to their special structures. To characterize and evaluate these properties, various optical imaging and detection methods have been developed to provide abundant spatial and spectral information.
Modern optical techniques can provide functional and molecular information with high spatial resolution, deep penetration, enhanced temporal responsiveness, and improved chemical specificity. In recent years, these techniques have been increasingly tailored for characterizing materials and probing their interactions with biological tissues. Here, in this Special Issue, we aim to collect papers covering the latest progress of advances in both optical modalities and new applications in characterizing material properties.
The optical principles and methods used to evaluate the performance of emerging materials in different physical conditions will be of valuable reference for the researchers working in the material science field. Notable research works also include theories and models relating linear and nonlinear optical properties to those of the constituent materials and to the morphology of the composite structure.
This Special Issue, “Optical Imaging and Detection Applied in Characterizing Material Properties”, pays attention to the combination of material properties and optical analysis. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: optical experiments and theoretical studies relating to material science; optical monitoring during material manufacturing and processing; microscopic to macroscopic material analysis; and performance verification techniques.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Various advances in optical imaging and detection systems, modeling and simulation, theoretical calculation, and application demonstration on the optical characterization of material properties are welcome.
Dr. Nan Zeng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- characterization and control of stress in films
- stability and modification of film and surface properties
- microstructural determinations
- biomaterial-tissue interactions
- micro-nano scale
- optoelectronics
- spectroscopy
- polarization and ellipsometry
- surface plasmon resonance
- second harmonic generation
- microscopy
- noninvasive characterization
- surface roughness and scattering
- polymer thin films
- molecular aggregates and molecular crystals
- biological materials
- mono-, bi-, and multi-layer films
- photonic crystals or metamaterials
- anisotropic materials
- multilayer optical coatings
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