Microwave Photonics: Challenges and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Communication and Network".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2026) | Viewed by 794
Special Issue Editor
Interests: optoelectronic devices; heterogeneous integration technology; system and application
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microwave Photonics (MWP) has shown great potential in communication, radar, sensing, aerospace, and other fields in recent years. By utilizing the broadband, low loss, and anti electromagnetic interference characteristics of photons, microwave photon technology provides innovative solutions to the challenges faced by traditional microwave systems, such as bandwidth bottlenecks, signal processing complexity, and environmental adaptability. However, this field still faces key scientific issues such as device integration, system stability, and cost control, which urgently require collaborative breakthroughs between academia and industry.
This Special Issue focuses on the latest research progress and future trends in microwave photonics, covering but not limited to the following topics:
- Key technological breakthroughs: design and optimization of high-efficiency optoelectronic conversion technology, heterogeneous integration technology, photon microwave generation, wireless on fiber (RoF) systems, photonic-integrated circuits (PIC), and other devices.
- System and application: microwave photon technology in 5G/6G communication, photon-assisted radar, quantum microwave sensing, satellite communication and other scenarios.
- Challenges and prospects: standardization, energy consumption control, and interdisciplinary integration paths for large-scale applications.
We sincerely invite scholars from all over the country to submit original research or review papers, jointly promoting the industrialization of microwave photonics from the laboratory and providing technical support for the next generation of information infrastructure.
Dr. Zeping Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microwave photonics
- optoelectronic devices
- heterogeneous integration technology
- optoelectronic package
- system and application
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