Functional Metasurfaces: Metalenses, Chiral Optics, and Beyond
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 25
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Interests: nanophotonics; laser spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy
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Dear Colleagues,
Metasurfaces have rapidly transformed modern optics by enabling precise control of light in ultrathin, planar platforms. From high-performance metalenses to spin-selective chiral metasurfaces, these functional nanostructures are redefining imaging, sensing, polarization control, holography, and beyond. Advances in design, materials, and nanofabrication continue to push metasurfaces toward real-world integration in quantum technologies, biophotonics, communications, and augmented reality.
This Special Issue invites original research articles and reviews on recent developments in functional metasurfaces, including novel architectures, advanced fabrication approaches, nonlinear and quantum effects, tunable devices, and emerging applications. Our goal is to highlight both fundamental breakthroughs and practical implementations that will shape the future of flat optics.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Hsiang-Chen Chui
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional metasurfaces
- metalenses and flat optics
- chiral metasurfaces and polarization control
- nonlinear and quantum metasurfaces
- metasurface-enabled imaging and sensing
- tunable and reconfigurable metasurfaces
- holography and optical information processing
- metamaterials
- nanophotonics
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