Thermal Radiation and Micro-/Nanophotonics
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 950
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metamaterials; plasmonics; functional nanomaterials; micro-nano optics; solar cell; photothermal effect; raman enhancement effect; photocatalysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermal radiation and micro-/nanophotonics is one of the most active frontiers in the development of optics, combining achievements in both photonics and nanotechnology. It has become an indispensable aspect of science and technology in the 21st century. Its main advantage is that it can achieve many new functions on the basis of local electromagnetic interaction. Thermal radiation and micro/nano-photonics is not only one of the leading research directions in the optical field, but is also an important direction of development for new optoelectronic industries. It plays an irreplaceable role in optical communication, interconnection, and storage; sensing imaging and measurement; display; solid-state lighting; biomedicine; security; green energy; and other fields.
The rapid growth of thermal radiation and micro-/nanophotonics has benefited from the continuous quest to design and build innovative nanostructures. At present, there is a strong interest in exploring the unconventional properties and advantages offered by alternative plasmonic (beyond noble metals), high- or giant-refractive-index, perovskite, quantum-confined (two- or three-dimensional), and hybrid nanostructures.
In this Special Issue, we aim to provide a timely perspective on the advances in thermal radiation and micro-/nanophotonics related to such novel nanostructures. The topics to be covered include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Fabrication of nanostructures;
- Optical properties of nanostructures;
- Nanostructured metamaterials: fabrication and optical properties;
- Biosensing based on surface plasmon resonance;
- Interactions between laser and matter;
- Applications, e.g., sensing, photocatalysis, photovoltaics, lighting, and switching.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Zao Yi
Dr. Xiaohu Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanostructures
- metamaterials
- micro/nano-optics
- plasmonics
- applications of micro/nano-optics
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