Photonic Integrated Circuits: Emerging Spectra and Technologies
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, the field of photonics has witnessed significant progress, with photonic integrated circuits (PICs) emerging as a key technology poised to transform numerous areas of our lives and physical environments. While traditionally focused on the near-infrared range for telecommunications, PICs are now expanding their use into the ultraviolet (UV) and visible (VIS) ranges, as well as supporting other emerging technologies. This makes them vital for high-speed data communications, advanced sensing, quantum computing, and medical applications. The continuous innovation in materials, manufacturing techniques, and device designs is constantly expanding the range of functions and uses that PICs can handle, pushing the limits of what is possible in optical science and engineering.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Photonics, “Photonic Integrated Circuits: Emerging Spectra and Technologies”. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in PICs, with a particular focus on the expanding opportunities in the UV/VIS ranges, as well as the emerging technologies utilizing PICs.
We welcome original research articles and reviews. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- New material platforms for wide bandgap PICs;
- Integrated quantum photonics, quantum information, and ion manipulation;
- Photonic integrated circuits for sensing and imaging;
- Light shaping and manipulation using PICs;
- Emerging applications of PICs;
- Nonlinear optics at UV/VIS wavelengths;
- High-speed modulation at UV/VIS wavelengths;
- Heterogeneous integration of light sources at UV/VIS wavelengths.
Dr. Chupao Lin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photonics integrated circuits
- ultra-violet photonics
- integrated quantum photonics
- heterogeneous integration
- visible photonics
- sensing
- imaging
- nonlinear optics
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