Emerging Terahertz Devices and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
Interests: terahertz photonics, plasmonics, and metamaterials; the applications of terahertz wave in industry and environment; optical waveguide and terahertz waveguide structure preparation and application
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue invites the submission of innovative research that covers recent advances in emerging terahertz devices and applications.
Terahertz (THz) technology operates in the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and infrared, typically in the frequency range between 0.1 and 10 THz (wavelengths from 3 mm to 30 µm). This region, often called the "THz gap," has unique properties that can facilitate novel applications in imaging, sensing, communications, and biomedical diagnostics. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in terahertz devices and their multiple applications.
We will consider academic and review papers that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- THz sources
- THz detectors
- THz modulators and components
- THz applications such as:
- Security and non-destructive testing;
- Biomedical imaging and diagnostics;
- Wireless communications (6G and beyond);
- Astronomy and space science;
- Material science.
Prof. Dr. Lin Chen
Prof. Dr. Bo Fang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- THz metamaterials
- THz modulators
- THz plasmonic devices
- THz dielectric resonators
- THz waveguides
- THz spectroscopy for cancer detection
- THz endoscopy
- THz communication
- THz radar
- machine learning for THz imaging
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