Metasurface-Based Photonic Devices and Their Applications

A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2026 | Viewed by 2

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Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Interests: microwave antennas; metasurfaces for beamforming and polarization control; communication technologies

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Metasurfaces comprise subwavelength resonators that collectively alter the wavefront and polarization of output waves. Integrating active components or 2D materials enable metasurface-based photonic devices with tunability and reconfigurability. These advances promise compact, low-power photonic systems for biomedical imaging, communications, and non-destructive testing. This Special Issue focuses on advanced metasurface-based photonic devices for beamforming and polarization manipulation with strong potential for near-term deployment in communications and non-destructive testing.

Dr. Jingfeng Chen
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • metasurfaces
  • subwavelength resonators
  • beamforming
  • reconfigurable metasurfaces
  • 2D materials integration
  • polarization manipulation

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