Ultrafast Polaritonics
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Interaction Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 160
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ultrafast polaritonics is a rapidly emerging field at the intersection of quantum optics, condensed matter physics, and ultrafast laser science. By hybridizing photons with matter excitations (excitons, phonons, plasmons, and magnons), polaritons offer a unique platform to explore coherent light–matter interactions. Understanding and controlling these hybrid states on their intrinsic femtosecond-to-picosecond timescales opens up transformative opportunities across quantum technologies, nanophotonics, and non-equilibrium physics.
This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality contributions advancing our understanding of polariton formation, coherent dynamics, and ultrafast control across diverse material platforms.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: exciton-polariton condensation and superfluidity; phonon– and magnon–polariton dynamics; strong coupling in 2D and van der Waals materials; ultrafast pump–probe and THz spectroscopy of polaritons; coherent control and nonlinear polariton optics; vibrational strong coupling and cavity-modified chemistry; Floquet polaritonics; and polariton-based devices and neuromorphic computing.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Pavel Kolesnichenko
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polaritons
- strong coupling
- ultrafast spectroscopy
- exciton-polaritons
- phonon-polaritons
- floquet
- non-equilibrium dynamics
- microcavities
- 2D materials
- quantum photonics
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