Cutting-Edge Research in Nano-Optics

Dear Colleagues,

Research on nano-optical systems is introducing innovations into science, technologies, and allows the fabrication of new devices covering a very broad spectrum of applications that influence socio-economic challenges in many fields, going from energy to efficient photons management, from environmental protection to novel integrated communication systems, and from structural monitoring to quantum technologies and healthcare applications.

This Special Issue is focused on nano-optics systems and we invite you to submit your contributions. The general idea is to collect impressive papers devoted to physical, chemical, and hybrid fabrication techniques; the design of innovative nano-optic systems; the modeling and simulation of physical and chemical mechanisms and properties; and the theory behind nanostructured optical systems.

Concerning spectroscopic, optical, morphological, and structural characterizations, we expect scientific papers employing diagnostic techniques covering photoluminescence, time resolved spectroscopy, Raman, AFM, TEM, SEM, XPS, neutron scattering, synchrotron radiation-based technologies, DTA, thermodynamic analysis, and more. Emphasis is expected to be on new physical and chemical properties. Technical articles looking at novel diagnostics, designs and fabrication of components and devices are also welcome.

The objective of this Special Issue is to gather the experiences of leading scientists, and also to be a guide for people who needs to confront non-conventional and emerging routes for the development of nano-optical systems for advanced optical applications. From this point of view, we believe that the Special Issue will provide technological advances, and the latest research on the state-of-the-art in innovative processing and device applications of new materials to meet the challenges of sustainable energy and optical nanotechnologies. Interested and committed individuals from academia, national laboratories, industries, and start-up companies are invited to contribute by submitting papers on the following and related topics:

This Special Issue is intended to cover the following topics:

• Bioinspired optical nanostructures
• Biomaterials
• Bio-probes
• Coherent optical sources
• Energy-related Technologies
• Environmental Protection
• Frequency conversion
• Healthcare
• Integrated optics
• Laser material processing
• Luminescent nanostructured materials and systems
• Microcavities/Nanocavities
• Nano scale interaction and optical properties
• Nanocavities
• Nanoreactors
• Nano-thermometry
• Optically active nanostructured materials
• Photonic crystals and light trapping devices
• Plasmonic nanostructures
• Quantum dots

Dr. Alessandro Chiasera
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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