Microwave Photonics: Science and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2025 | Viewed by 176
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microwave photonics; optoelectronic devices; Si photonic integration optoelectronic package technology
Interests: application of microwave photonics in phased array radar; hybrid integration of optoelcetronics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microwave photonics has attracted enhanced attention due to its high bandwidth, low loss, and immunity to electromagnetic interference. This interdisciplinary area combines the high-speed capabilities of photonics with the well-established technology of microwaves, leading to innovative solutions in telecommunications, radar, and wireless systems. Microwave photonic devices are the core functional components of microwave photonic systems, typically consisting of lasers, modulators, detectors, photonic filters and optoelectronic oscillators. In order reduce the size and power consumption of these systems, microwave photonic integration will become an important area of research.
This Special Issue, entitled “Microwave Photonics: Science and Applications”, welcomes the submission of theoretical, numerical, and experimental papers that address advances in the field. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- High-efficiency optoelectronic devices, such as semicoductor laser/modulator/PD, etc;
- Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAs) with a high output power and low noise figure;
- Optoelectronic oscillator (OEOs)
- Microwave photonic links with a high dynamicrange and low noise figure;
- Silicon-based integrated photonic chips or devices;
- Advanced photonic integration packaging technology;
- Modeling and analysis of microwave photonic devices and links
Dr. Zhike Zhang
Dr. Hui Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microwave photonics
- optoelectronic devices
- photonic integration optoelectronic package
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