Optical Communication and Network
A section of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Emerging Technologies for 6G Space Optical Communication Networks (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Emerging Topics in Optical Communications (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Optical Network and Communication (Deadline: 18 July 2025)
- Optical Wireless Communication in 5G and Beyond (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Challenges and Opportunities in Underwater Wireless Optical Communications (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Challenges and Opportunities in Wireless Optical Communication (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
- Emerging Technologies in Visible Light Communication (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
- New Advances in Optical Wireless Communication (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
- Advancements in Wireless Optical Communication: Integrating Visible Light and Beyond (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Innovations in Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Advances in Free-Space Optical Communications (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Optical Wireless Communications for 3D Ubiquitous Intelligent 6G Networks and Beyond (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Microwave Photonics: Science and Applications (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Optical Wireless Communication (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Advancements in Optical and Acoustic Signal Processing (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Optical Signal Processing for Advanced Communication Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Recent Advances for Next-Generation High-Speed Optical Networks: Technologies, Components, Systems and Architectures (Deadline: 10 November 2025)
- Technologies of Laser Wireless Power Transmission (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- The Future of Optical Networking in 6G: Applications, Technologies and Trends (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Next-Generation Optical Networks for 5G, 6G, and Beyond (Deadline: 10 December 2025)
- Challenges and Opportunities in Optical Communication Networks (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Optimizing Communication and Routing in Optical Data Center Networks (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Recent Advances in Optical Wireless Communication Systems and Networks (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Optical Wireless Communications (OWC) for Internet-of-Things (IoT) (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Next-Generation Optical Networks Communication (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Exploring Optical Fiber Communications: Technology and Applications (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- Emerging Trends in Optical Fiber Communication Technologies (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Signal Processing and System Integration for Next-Generation Optical Communication (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Recent Advances in Free-Space Optical Communication (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Optical Communication Networks: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
