Optical Thin Films: From Materials to Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics and Optical Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 435
Special Issue Editor
Interests: photoluminescence; nanothermometry; hyperspectral microscopy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical thin films hold tremendous importance in the development of new optical devices. As such, we are pleased to invite you to submit original research articles and review papers within the scope of this Special Issue, “Optical Thin Films: From Materials to Applications”.
The Special Issue welcomes both theoretical (simulation) and experimental research on thin films, contributing to the development of new materials or new applications within the photonics field.
Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Thin films for optical devices;
- Characterization techniques for optical thin films;
- Surface science applied to optical thin films;
- Fundamental and functional properties of surface and interfaces applied to optical thin films;
- Theoretical and computational modeling of surfaces and interfaces applied to optical thin films.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Alexandre Botas
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Photonics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- thin films
- optical materials
- optical devices
- luminescence
- light emission
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