Quantum Optics: Advances and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Photonics and Technologies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2026
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The United Nations has declared 2025 as the first “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology”, marking a new era for quantum technology. Quantum optics has evolved from theoretical foundations to practical applications, and quantum computing, with its exponentially growing power, has demonstrated the potential to far surpass traditional computers in handling certain complex problems. Quantum communication provides a theoretical guarantee for secure communication and has begun to be widely applied in practice. Additionally, quantum precision measurement technology, with ultra-high precision and sensitivity, offers technical support for fields such as environmental monitoring and geological exploration; gravitational wave interferometers are typically applied.
This Special Issue, “Quantum Optics: Advances and Applications”, will focus on cutting-edge research in the interdisciplinary field of quantum optical science, covering both the exploration of fundamental principles and transformative technological breakthroughs. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and case studies from researchers, academicians, and industry experts.
The scope of submissions includes but is not limited to the following:
- The preparation and measurement of quantum light sources;
- Quantum computing and quantum simulation;
- Fundamental issues in quantum optics;
- Quantum effects of interactions between light fields and matter;
- Micro- and nano-quantum optics;
- Quantum precision measurement and quantum sensing;
- Quantum communication and quantum key distribution.
Prof. Dr. Kui Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- the preparation and measurement of quantum light sources
- quantum computing and quantum simulation
- fundamental issues in quantum optics
- quantum effects of interactions between light fields and matter
- micro- and nano-quantum optics
- quantum precision measurement and quantum sensing
- quantum communication and quantum key distribution
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