Research and Applications of Optical Fibers
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics and Optical Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2025) | Viewed by 1642
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical fibers are defined as lightweight, flexible mechanisms with a transparent core and cladding layer, used for guiding light signals over long distances with minimal loss in quality.
Since its first invention by K. C. Kao in the 1960s, it is widely used in many areas, including optical communication, optical sensing, fiber laser, nonlinear optics, etc. Recently, a substantial amount of research has been conducted in the field of optical fibers and their application, such as passive and active fiber manufacturing, fiber transmittance, fiber laser amplification, etc. As a scientific basic material, the research and development of optical fibers and their application involve multidisciplinary work, encompassing a wide range of disciplines such as optics, materials science, electronics, etc.
This Special Issue aims to publish selected contributions on the advances in the research and applications of optical fibers, which may include, but not be limited to, the following topics:
- Active fiber;
- Single-mode fiber;
- Multimode fiber;
- Optical fiber device;
- Optical fiber communication;
- Optical fiber sensing;
- Optical fiber transmittance;
- Laser amplification;
- Photonic crystal fiber;
- Nonlinear fiber and application.
Dr. Kang Ying
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- active fiber
- single-mode fiber
- multimode fiber
- optical fiber device
- optical fiber communication
- optical fiber sensing
- optical fiber transmittance
- laser amplification
- photonic crystal fiber
- nonlinear fiber and application
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