Advances in Ultrafast Science and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 648
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ultrafast laser technology; high-power mid-infrared laser technology; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; ultrafast laser–matter interactions
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Interests: ultrashort pulse laser; laser-induced surface modification; functional surface; Bessel beams; ultrafast laser technology
Interests: ultrafast laser technology; plasma diagnosis; laser spectroscopy; laser–matter interaction; trace detection
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding the ultrafast dynamics of the microscopic world, which underpins all matter, is essential for explaining all biological, chemical, and physical phenomena. Ultrafast science is one of the leading frontiers in global science and technology, characterized by interdisciplinary collaboration and serving as a vital basis for contemporary research. This field utilizes ultrafast laser sources and ultrafast measurement as the main approach to understand, apply, and control macroscopic matter through the measurement and manipulation of ultrafast kinetic processes of microscopic particles.
With exceptional spatial and temporal resolution, ultrafast laser technology has become a pivotal tool in fundamental research, pushing the boundaries of human understanding from picoseconds to femtoseconds and now into the attosecond regime—the shortest time scale currently achievable. Furthermore, ultrafast measurement techniques and the generation of ultrashort pulses hold equal significance as prerequisites for evaluating and utilizing these pulses. By enabling ultrafast applications, this field stands at the cutting edge of science, intersecting multiple disciplines, including information technology, energy, materials science, and biomedicine.
This Special Issue aims to present original, state-of-the-art research articles focusing on advances in ultrafast science and applications. Specifically, we invite contributions addressing developments in ultrafast laser systems and their performance optimization; innovative measurement techniques for ultrafast phenomena; applications of ultrafast lasers in attosecond science, imaging, and spectroscopy; and theoretical and experimental studies on ultrafast dynamics and control. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Ultrafast laser technology and novel laser designs;
- Techniques for characterizing ultrafast light–matter interactions;
- Advances in time-resolved spectroscopy and imaging methods;
- Integration of ultrafast technologies in emerging applications;
- Ultrafast laser processing and its applications.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Bingying Lei
Dr. Zewei Luo
Dr. Rui Lou
Dr. Boping Xu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- ultrafast laser system
- ultrafast applications
- ultrashort pulse generation
- attosecond science
- ultrafast dynamics
- nonlinear optics
- ultrafast laser–matter interactions
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