Ultrafast Optics: From Fundamental Dynamics to Transformative Technologies
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Yb-doped fiber laser system; harmonic mode locking laser; Q-switching and mode-locking self-pulsing Er-doped fiber laser
Interests: laser diodes; optics and lasers; laser technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on the emerging research results on fundamental dynamics and transformative technologies based on ultrafast optics. Developing ultrafast optics could significantly contribute to multiple fields of ultrafast laser machining, optical imaging, strong-field physics, and more. Therefore, many aspects need further investigation, including advanced optical performance, novel optical interactions, and new optical applications.
This Special Issue will cover a vast scope of research, including the fundamental dynamics of ultrafast optics and transformative technologies based on ultrafast optics; contributions will be solicited on topics including but not limited to the following areas:
- The fundamental dynamics of ultrafast optics;
- Novel optical phenomena based on ultrafast optics;
- The application of ultrafast optics;
- Optical imaging based on ultrafast optics;
- Strong-field physics based on ultrafast optics.
Dr. Yizhou Liu
Dr. Kong Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ultrafast optics
- ultrafast lasers
- femtosecond dynamics
- strong-field physics
- nonlinear optics
- ultrafast laser–matter interaction
- optical imaging
- novel optical interactions
- advanced laser technologies
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