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Optical Quantum System

edited by

Yanqiang Guo

, Yanting Zhao and

Xiaomin Guo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12482 | Submission Open

Keywords: precise measurement; quantum coherence; photon interference; quantum cryptography; quantum manipulation of atoms and molecules; ultracold atoms and molecules; quantum simulation; integrated photonics; nonlinear optics; quantum communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)

Emerging Topics in Single-Photon Detectors

edited by

Zheng Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1548 | Submission Open

Keywords: low photon budget; LiDAR; tissue imaging; quantum information; SPAD; SNSPD; signal processing; theoretical modeling; processing development; sensing modalities; system integration; advanced algorithms; clinical research

New Advances in Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by Min Li and Shuo Deng

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1132 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; semiconductor; optoelectronic device; synthesis; characterization; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Laser as a Detection: From Spectral Imaging to LiDAR for Remote Sensing Applications

edited by

Jianfeng Chen

Ming Zhao

and

He Tian

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8997 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser detection; LiDAR; laser spectroscopy; remote sensing; optical design

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)

Research on Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers

edited by Nasser Peyghambarian and Xiushan Zhu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4610 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber lasers; rare-earth-doped fibers; continuous-wave fiber lasers; pulsed fiber lasers; mode-locked fiber lasers; visible fiber lasers; upconversion fiber lasers; mid-infrared fiber lasers; fiber-laser-pumped nonlinear conversion lasers; single-frequency fiber lasers; multicore fiber lasers; phosphate fiber lasers; germanate fiber lasers; fluoride fiber lasers; chalcogenide fiber lasers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

New Trends in Photoacoustic Imaging

edited by

Yao Sun

Liliya Yamaleyeva

and Hao Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3635 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic imaging; technical advancements; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

Levitated Optomechanics

edited by

Nan Li

and

Huizhu Hu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3558 | Submission Open

Keywords: levitated particles; launching; feedback cooling; precision sensing

Emerging Trends in Silicon Photonics

edited by Amin Babazadeh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1794 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; integrated photonics; quantum photonics; quantum computing; communication photonics; information processing; sensors; imaging; light sources and detectors; quantum communication

The Three-Decade Journey of Quantum Cascade Lasers

edited by

Manijeh Razeghi

, Li Wang,

Quanyong Lu

and Hideki Hirayama

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: intersubband transition; quantum transport models; quantum cascade lasers; mid-infrared/terahertz; nonlinearities; frequency comb; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)

Advances in Optical System Design

edited by Jian Bai, Bo Li and Lei Yu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: aberration theory; optical imaging; optical optimization algorithm; optical simulation and modeling; deep learning; free-form surface design

Photonics: 10th Anniversary

edited by

Nelson Tansu

and

Sergio Fantini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 16903 | Submission Open

Keywords: optics; photonics; biophotonics; optoelectronics; optical communication; lasers; light sources; optical sensors; quantum photonics

Advanced Solid-State and Fiber Mid-IR Lasers: Novel Materils, Components, Systems and Applications

edited by

Oleg Antipov

and

Arkady Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15026 | Submission Open

Keywords: mid infrared (mid-IR); solid-state lasers; fibers; nonlinear crystals; laser crystals and ceramics; single crystals and polycrystalline materials; optical components; ultrafast mid-IR lasers and amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators and generators; supercontinuum sources; mid-IR surgery and medical diagnostics; environmental monitoring; mid-IR lidars; manufacturing process control; harmonics generation under mid-IR pumping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Integrated Waveguide-Based Photonic Devices

edited by

Qiancheng Zhao

and

Li Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13282 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonics; photonic integrated devices; planar lightwave circuits; ultra-low-loss waveguides; microresonators; silicon photonics; silicon nitride integrated photonics; lithium niobate integrated photonics; nonlinear integrated photonics; mid-infrared integrated photonics

Holographic Information Processing

edited by

Xianfeng Xu

, Hongbo Zhang, Wen-Jing Zhou and

Ting-Chung Poon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13071 | Submission Open

Photonic Integrated Circuits for Information, Computing and Sensing

edited by Andrea Salamon, Liam O’Faolain and Simone Iadanza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13003 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; nanophotonics; integrated photon detectors and sensors; quantum information; integrated quantum photonics; polymer waveguides; 1D and 2D materials; optical sensing

New Perspectives in Optical Design

edited by

Ci Song

, Shuo Qiao and

Xing Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9727 | Submission Open

Keywords: illumination design; optical design; image fusion; defect inspection; machine learning; hyperspectral imaging algorithms; image super-resolution; machine vision; image synthesis methods; precision measurements and metrology; freeform design; manufacturing technology; opto-mechanical design; thermal/structural/optical integrated analysis; structural optimization design; optical imaging-based measurement and detection; design and optimization of optical meta-surface; novel applications of meta-surface; metalenes

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)

Phototheranostics: Science and Applications

edited by Victor Loschenov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9299 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photoimmunotherapy; photodiagnostics; theranostics; photosensitizer; cancer; fluorescence diagnosis; biomedical imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

Optical Technology for Challenging Conditions：Methods and Applications

edited by

Xiaobo Li

, Jing Wu, Hongyuan Wang and

Yu Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8335 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; complex media; adverse weather conditions; wavefront shaping

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)

Next-Generation Free-Space Optical Communication Technologies

edited by Renzhi Yuan and Haifeng Yao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5153 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-space optical communication; atmospheric turbulence; underwater turbulence; optical scattering and absorption; optical detection techniques; optical modulation and coding techniques; satellite optical communications; underwater optical communications; ultraviolet communications; optical networking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Emerging Trends in Optical Phased Arrays

edited by

Caiming Sun

, Liu Weiwei and Binghui Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4778 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; optical phased arrays (OPA); light detection and ranging (LiDAR); optical wireless communications (OWC); phase shifter; optical antenna; grating coupler

Optical Sensing Technologies, Devices and Their Data Applications

edited by Yufei Chu, Hanqing Guo, Yuanxian Zhang and Abu Farzan Mitul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3391 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; lidar; atmospheric and environmental detection; optical sensors; AI in optical sensing; optofluidics; fluorescence; non-destructive detection; ultrasonic detection; optical sensing data and their applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Innovations in Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Yingjie Shao and Jonathan McKendry

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3378 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communication; visible light communication (VLC); free space optical communication; digital signal processing (DSP); micro-LEDs; channel modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Emerging Technologies for 6G Space Optical Communication Networks

edited by

Lu Lu

and Qifu Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1461 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; space-based networks; non-territorial networks; optical communications; optical transceivers; wireless networks; space optical communication networks; coding theory and applications; quantum communication and quantum key distribution (QKD); system design; case studies; testbeds; prototypes; model validation; applications; implementation and experimental evaluations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

New Trends in Terahertz Photonics

edited by

Yan Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical devices; electric field probe; imaging techniques; non-destructive testing; numerical simulations; metamaterials; biomedicine; spectral database; nonlinear spectroscopy; Rydberg state

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Thermal Radiation and Micro-/Nanophotonics

edited by

Zao Yi

and

Xiaohu Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructures; metamaterials; micro/nano-optics; plasmonics; applications of micro/nano-optics

Exploring Cutting-Edge Technologies and Applications of Optics and Photonics

edited by

Francesco Prudenzano

Huabei Jiang

and Maurizio Ferrari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophotonics; optoelectronics; optical materials; optical sensors; quantum photonics; optics; lasers; nonlinear optics; optical computing

Advances in Optofluidic Sensing for Medical, Biological and Chemical Applications

edited by

Valentina Bello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: optofluidics; optical (bio)sensors; refractive index (bio)sensors; spectroscopy; opto-electronic techniques for fluid investigation; fluorescence; interferometry-based (bio)sensors; optical imaging for fluid analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

Current Research, Trends, and Prospects in Laser-Assisted Additive Printing Technology

edited by Anne-Patricia Alloncle and

Catalin-Daniel Constantinescu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-assisted additive printing technology; laser-assisted bio-printing; laser-induced forward transfer; additive microfabrication; micro-/nano-additive structuring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Emerging Trends in Photonic Integrated Laser

edited by Hao Tian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor laser; integrated photonics; heterogeneous integration; self-injection locking; piezoelectric actuator; silicon nitride photonics; photonic integrated circuit; nanofabrication; visible light; LiDAR

Research and Applications of Optical Fiber Lasers

edited by Yichang Meng and

François Sanchez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-short and ultra-fast fiber lasers; solitons in fibers lasers; complex optical pulses in fiber lasers; supercontinuum generation in fiber lasers; new type mode locker or Q-switcher in the fiber lasers; high-power fiber laser technology; new locking technology in fiber lasers; mid-IR photonics; fiber lasers for LiDAR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Novel Advances in Special Structured Optical Fibers and Sensors

edited by

Heming Wei

, Mengshi Zhu and

Fufei Pang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: special structured optical fibers; novel structured optical fiber devices; sensors and actuators; functionalized fibers

New Technologies for Human Visual Function Assessment

edited by

Francisco Javier Ávila Gómez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: arduinopowered lighting; spatiotemporal visual evaluation; humanmachine vision interaction; computer vision learning from human vision.; psychophysical vision approaches; modeling of the visual system; color perception; neural coding; brain activity and visual perception

Advancements in Optical Fiber Sensing

edited by Yiping Wang and Qiang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensing; fiber grating sensor; new optical fiber and its application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

High-Performance Solid-State Lasers: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Margarita Deneva, Marin Nenchev and Maria Marinova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid state lasers; laser efficiency; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; laser theory and modelling; nonlinear optics; laser applications

Metrology at High-Power Laser Facilities: Primary and Secondary Laser-Driven Sources

edited by

Daniel Ursescu

, Zsolt Divéki, Uddhab Chaulagain,

Gabriele Maria Grittani

and Michael Ehret

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3914 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme light facilities; ultra-intense laser pulses; ultrafast metrology; laser-driven radiation sources (electron; ion and proton; etc.) metrology; diagnostic devices; procedures; and protocols for metrology; electromagnetic; terahertz; infrared; visible; ultraviolet; X-ray and gamma radiation metrology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Liquid Crystals in Photonics II

edited by

Qian Yang

Yannanqi Li

and Tiegang Lin

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1712 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystals; photonics; AR/VR; LCD; optical communication; sensors; laser technology; electronic devices; computational optics

Recent Progress in Optical Gyroscopes

edited by Liu Yang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG); ring-laser gyroscope (RLG); resonant optical gyroscope; integrated optical gyroscope; Brillouin optical gyroscope; optomechanical gyroscope

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Emerging Trends in Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Optical Communication

edited by

Duan Huang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum optical communication; quantum key distribution; continuous-variable; discrete-variable; quantum teleportation; quantum secure direct communication; quantum secret sharing

Visible Light Positioning and Communication Systems: From Theory to Practical Applications

edited by Juan Carlos Torres Zafra

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5407 | Submission Open

Keywords: VLC; indoor positioning; channel modeling; signal processing; photodetection; IoT; smart buildings; vehicular networks; LED technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Novel Ultraviolet Laser: Generation, Properties and Applications

edited by

Hao Li

Houkun Liang

and

Xia Yu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3158 | Submission Open

Keywords: UV laser generation; fourth and fifth harmonic generation; sum frequency generation for UV laser; supercontinuum and few-cycle laser pulse generation reach to UV range; UV lithography; UV imaging and tomography; UV precision machining; UV nano-microfabrication; UV synthesis of particle; UV polymerization; DUV disinfection and sterilization; UV photoelectron spectroscopy; UV breakdown spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Adaptive Optics Imaging: Science and Applications

edited by

Yukun Wang

Quanquan Mu

and

Lifa Hu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive optics; wavefront sensor and corrector; adaptive optics in astronomical instrumentation; adaptive optics for retinal imaging; adaptive optics for microscopy; adaptive optics for laser communication; adaptive optics applications; wavefront control algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Nonlinear Optics of Perovskite Materials: Their Fundamentals and Applications

edited by

Tingchao He

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; ultrafast optics; nonlinear optics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Optical Devices/Components/Coatings for Ultra-Precision Equipment

edited by Heyan Wang and Liang Yu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6740 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical devices/components/coatings; functional micro-nano structures; EM metamaterials/metasurfaces; optical measurement/metrology methods; ultra-precision measurement and equipment; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Advances in Ultrafast Laser Science and Applications

edited by Shuai Yuan, Mengyun Hu,

Min Li

and Cang Jin

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6013 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast laser science; soliton generation; ultrafast laser spectroscopy; ultrafast laser imaging; ultrafast phenomena; surface plasmon resonance; ultrashort pulse writing; THz science; chemical reactions by ultrafast pulses; orbital angular momentum generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Semiconductor Lasers: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

edited by Yongqiang Ning and

Xiaoying He

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4540 | Submission Open

Keywords: VCSEL; semiconductor lasers; integrated lasers; semiconductor disk lasers; dynamics and stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Organic Optoelectronic Materials and Their Applications

edited by Xixiang Zhu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1048 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic; perovskite; flexible; light-emitting diodes; photovoltaics; optoelectronic material

Application and Development of Optoelectronic Oscillators (OEOs) in Microwave Photonics

edited by

Gefeson Mendes Pacheco

and

Qidi Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic oscillators; optoelectronic oscillator sensors; optical RF signal processing; low phase noise; microwave photonics; and radio over fibers

Advances in Interferometric Optics and Applications

edited by Shanzhi Tang and

Ruiying Liao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel method for optical interferometer; laser heterodyne/homodyne interferometer; grating interferometer; picometer/nanometer-level dimensional metrology; interferometric optical component; optomechanical design; optic– electronic detection techniques; data processing

Nanoplasmonics: Emerging Field of Nanophotonics

edited by Weijie Kong and Guoyu Luo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonic imaging; plasmonic lithography; plasmonic fabrication; metasurface; metamaterial; deep ultraviolet plasmonic; extreme ultraviolet plasmonic; two-dimensional materials; nonlinear plasmonic; quantum plasmonic; trapping; waveguides; spectroscopy and sensing; microfluidics

Recent Advances in Quantum Interferometry, Imaging and Sensing

edited by Fabrizio Sgobba and

Bostjan Batagelj

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon detectors; optical coherence tomography in the low-photon regime; fiber-optic spectroscopy and sensing in the low-photon regime; quantum optics; quantum cryptography; entangled states preparation and distribution; nonlinear optical techniques for sensing; ultrafast laser-based sensing in the low-photon regime; quantum metrology and interferometry; biochemical sensing using photonics; integrated quantum photonics; remote quantum-based sensing; optical instrumentation and measurement; photonic devices for sensing and measurement

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