Computational Imaging: Photonics and Optical Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editors
2. Huanjiang Laboratory, Zhuji, China
Interests: infrared imaging; computational imaging; image restoration; multi-spectral fusion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Computational imaging has emerged as a powerful paradigm in vision, photonics, and optical applications, revolutionizing the way we acquire, process, and interpret visual information. By integrating innovative optical designs with advanced computational algorithms, this interdisciplinary field enables high-performance/high-quality imaging across diverse domains such as biomedical imaging, remote sensing, and machine vision. The rapid advancement of photonics technologies, coupled with growing demands for high-quality, intelligent imaging solutions, continues to drive progress in this area. This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research at the intersection of computational imaging, vision, photonics, and optical applications. We welcome original research articles, including theoretical studies, experimental demonstrations, and novel algorithmic developments. Review articles that provide comprehensive overviews of the state of the art in computational imaging within the scope of vision, photonics, and optical applications are also highly encouraged. We invite researchers from academia and industry to contribute their latest findings to this exciting Special Issue. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Computational optical imaging systems;
- Photonics-enabled imaging sensors;
- Image restoration and enhancement;
- Computational optical system design;
- Engineering applications of optical systems;
- Multimodal information fusion;
- Remote sensing with optical computing;
- Machine vision and computational imaging;
- Photometric stereo;
- Advanced computational detectors;
- Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) imaging;
- Infrared imaging;
- Multi-aperture and multi-scale imaging systems.
Prof. Dr. Zewei He
Dr. Guizhong Fu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- computational imaging
- photonics
- optical systems
- optical applications
- machine vision
- theoretical and experimental modeling
- multimodal imaging
- artificial intelligence application
- multimodal and multiscale approaches
- biomedical imaging
- remote sensing
- super-resolution
- high-speed computing
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