Innovation in Optical Design
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 445
Special Issue Editor
Interests: optics; computational spectrum; imaging spectrometer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical design is the core of modern imaging technologies, driving innovations that enable precision, efficiency, and functionality across scientific and industrial domains. This field integrates physics, mathematics, optics, and computerl science to create and optimize the best optical systems. These systems contains common lens, mirrors, aspherical lens, advanced freeform optics and more photonic architectures such as metasurface. This Special Issue on Innovation in Optical Design aims to highlight recent advances in theory, simulation, fabrication, and system integration, with an emphasis on methods that bridge the design and the application. Contributions are welcomed on topics including imaging and illumination optics, optical tolerancing analysis, optimization algorithms, design for optical element manufacturability, and computational optical design approaches. Through this Special Issue, we seek to provide a comprehensive platform to clarify the evolving principles, challenges, and innovations that define the future of optical system design.
Dr. Lei Yu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- design theory and method
- optical system
- freeform optics
- computational optics
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