Research of Photonics at the Nanometer Scale

Dear Colleagues,

The miniaturization of photonic devices has led to unanticipated phenomena and applications. However, the hypothesis of “smaller-is-better” is not correct at all times. This is due to a deep understanding of the fundamental nano-scaling behavior of such devices. For example, some devices can stop working when the structure length drops below 50-100 nanometers due to the insufficient effectiveness of some key parameters.

This Special Issue will present comprehensive research outlining progress on the research of photonics at the nanometer scale. We invite authors to contribute original research articles and review articles covering the current progress in nanometer-scale photonics. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• light and laser sources;
• photodetectors;
• quantum dot;
• specially designed nano-structured materials;
• optical phenomena in nano-photonic structures;
• electro-optic modulators;
• all-optical switches;
• light trapping at nanoscale;
• optical nanoresonators, etc.

Prof. Dr. Igor V. Minin
Prof. Dr. Oleg V. Minin
Prof. Dr. Cheng-Yang Liu
Guest Editors

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