Laser Micro/Nano-Fabrication: Innovations and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editors
Interests: laser micro/nano-fabrication; femtosecond laser micromachining; machine learning; laser shock peening
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Laser micro/nano-fabrication plays a crucial role in biomedicine, microelectronics, aerospace and other fields. Due to their extremely high processing precision and flexibility, lasers enable the manufacture of arbitrarily well-designed structures or patterns at the micro-nano scale, which is not feasible with conventional processing techniques. These micro/nano structures, with their distinctive characteristics, are widely applied in domains such as superhydrophobicity, micro-robots, directed transport, lubrication, and more. In recent years, the development of advanced laser sources, e.g., femtosecond lasers and attosecond lasers, has provided opportunities for the development of laser-based micro/nano fabrication. Additionally, numerous scholars have endeavored to reveal the mechanisms implicated in micro/nano fabrication and optimize fabrication processes, which has also resulted in the development of various novel manufacturing strategies.
In this Special Issue, we aim to highlight recent advances in laser micro/nano-fabrication in order to expand the boundaries of basic research and industrial applications, including laser source, fabrication strategy, process control, physical mechanisms, micro/nano feature characterization and real-world applications. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and case studies from researchers, academicians, and industry experts.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Advanced laser sources or equipment (especially ultrafast lasers);
- Laser micro/nano-fabrication for microelectronics and integrated circuits;
- Laser micro/nano-fabrication for biomedicine;
- Laser micro/nano-fabrication for aeronautics and astronautics;
- Machine learning and AI methods in laser micro/nano-fabrication;
- Coupling micro/nano-fabrication using laser and other methods.
Dr. Zhen Zhang
Prof. Dr. Neil Broderick
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lasers
- micro/nano-fabrication
- process strategy
- micro/nanostructure characterization
- fabrication mechanism
- coupling fabrication
- machine learning
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