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New Insights in Low-Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by

Xiao Luo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2909 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum dots; semiconductor nanocrystals; perovskite; 2D materials; transition metal dichalcogenides; van der Waals heterostructures; optoelectronic devices; ultrafast spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Exploring Optical Fiber Communications: Technology and Applications

edited by

Jiahao Huo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber communications; optical components; devices and subsystems; advanced digital signal processing; novel optical transmission schemes; advanced optical transmission technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Current Research, Trends, and Prospects in Laser-Assisted Additive Printing Technology

edited by Anne-Patricia Alloncle and

Catalin-Daniel Constantinescu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-assisted additive printing technology; laser-assisted bio-printing; laser-induced forward transfer; additive microfabrication; micro-/nano-additive structuring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Emerging Trends in Optical Neural Networks

edited by Xiaoxuan Ma and Hao Wang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural networks; photonic networks; optoelectronic devices; neuromorphic photonics; optical neural networks; convolutional neural network; matrix– matrix multiplication

Advancing Nanophotonics: Research, Innovations, and Intelligence

edited by Jietao Liu and

Haifeng Hu

submission deadline 18 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanophotonics; artificial intelligence; integrated photonics; metasurfaces; plasmonics; sensing; imaging; nonlinear optics; photonic crystals; AI-powered design

Free-Space Optical Communication and Networking Technology

edited by Zhi Liu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6259 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-space optical communications; optical signal processing; optical communication network; optical propagation; adaptive optics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Photonics Metamaterials: Processing and Applications

edited by Feng Cheng and Yao Wang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 6227 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; nanofabrication; plasmonics; photonic device; imaging

Advances in X-ray Optics for High-Resolution Imaging

edited by Yang Du and Yaohu Lei

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4165 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray imaging; X-ray optics; high resolution; detectors; microscopy; fluoroscopy; spectroscopy; ultrafast; X-ray astronomy; EUV/neutron imaging

Photonics for Emerging Applications in Communication and Sensing II

edited by

Guo-Wei Lu

, Zhenzhou Cheng and Ting-Hui Xiao

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3808 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; optical fiber subsystems; photonic integrated circuits; optical network technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Advanced Technologies in Biophotonics and Medical Physics

edited by

Yue Zhao

Haigang Ma

and

Yujiao Shi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2931 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic imaging and spectroscopy; optical coherent tomography; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; biomedical optics and biophotonics; X-ray-induced acoustic computed tomography; radiation-induced ultrasound imaging; biological and medical physics; basic research and translational research.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

Recent Advances in Micro/Nano-Optics and Photonics

edited by

Lige Liu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2671 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocrystals; perovskites; low-dimensional structures; laser writing; photolithography; meta-surfaces; microcavities; microlasers; microlens; etc.; microspectroscopy; photonic crystal; light field regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Lightwave Electronics

edited by Dandan Hui

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: petahertz electronics; photonics; optoelectronics; attosecond pulse; nonlinear optics; light-driven quantum computing; light-matter interactions; nanophotonics; optical communications

Photonic Integrated Circuits for Information, Computing and Sensing

edited by Andrea Salamon, Liam O’Faolain and Simone Iadanza

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21240 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; nanophotonics; integrated photon detectors and sensors; quantum information; integrated quantum photonics; polymer waveguides; 1D and 2D materials; optical sensing

The Three-Decade Journey of Quantum Cascade Lasers

edited by

Manijeh Razeghi

, Li Wang,

Quanyong Lu

and Hideki Hirayama

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8845 | Submission Open

Keywords: intersubband transition; quantum transport models; quantum cascade lasers; mid-infrared/terahertz; nonlinearities; frequency comb; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)

Latest Papers Related to OWPT 2024–2025 on the Topics of Devices, Components and Systems

edited by

Tomoyuki Miyamoto

and

Motoharu Matsuura

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7077 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless power transmission; laser power beaming; power over fiber; OWPT subsystem; OWPT system

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)

Advanced Fiber Laser Technology and Its Application

edited by

Qi Qin

and

Xinyang Su

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5124 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulations and studies of fiber laser dynamics; temporal and modal fluctuations; mode-locked; Q-switched and Gain-switched fiber lasers; continuous wave fiber lasers; single-cycle fiber lasers and fiber-laser based frequency combs; nonlinearity-based fiber lasers (Raman; Brillouin; supercontinuum; etc.); high-energy pulsed fiber lasers; high-power fiber lasers; including multiple laser combination; single-frequency fiber lasers; multi-wavelength fiber lasers; multi-core fiber lasers (coherent; incoherent); novel fiber materials and structures for fiber lasers; micro/nano structure fabrication; lasers for biophotonics and microscopy

Advances in Epsilon-Near-Zero Photonics

edited by Aleksei Anopchenko and

Howard (Ho Wai) Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4418 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-index materials; epsilon-near-zero; nanophotonics; plasmonics; nonlinear optics; optical metasurfaces; metamaterials; light– matter interaction; electromagnetics

Applications of Single-Photon Detector

edited by Yi-Shan Lee and Jau-Yang Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4232 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state; single-photon detector; superconductor; optical quantum information and communication; laser ranging; astrophysics; high-energy physics; dark matter searches; molecular dynamic; spatial multiplexing; photon number resolving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Advancements in Optical Metamaterials

edited by Pavel Terekhov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3572 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical metamaterials; optical metasurfaces; plasmonic and dielectric metasurfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Advanced Photonics Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: Science and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaojian Zhang

and

Junbo Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3480 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; vector optical fields; BICs; chirality; optical forces; thermal radiation; nonreciprocal; machine learning; 2D materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Recent Progress in Single-Photon Generation and Detection

edited by E Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2736 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon source; single-photon detector; single-photon frequency conversion

Combined Pulse Laser: A Reliable Tool for High-Quality, High-Efficiency Material Processing

edited by Xianshi Jia, Xiao Zhu and Cong Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open

Keywords: combined pulse laser; laser– matter interaction; laser processing; temporal and spatial shaping; laser plasma; in situ observations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Vortex Beams: Transmission, Scattering and Application

edited by

Tan Qu

and

Renxian Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1875 | Submission Open

Keywords: vortex beam; light scattering; beam transmission; orbital angular momentum; optical communication; imaging

Challenges and Opportunities in Free Space Optical Communication

edited by Shanyong Cai and

Liqian Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1803 | Submission Open

Keywords: free space optical communication; atmospheric channel; forward error correction; ATP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Optical Fiber Sensors: Recent Progress and Future Prospects

edited by

Vikas

and

Paola Saccomandi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; surface plasmon resonance ; photonic sensors; fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); long period gratings (LPGs); interferometric optical fiber devices; fluorescent sensors; light diffuser-integrated sensors; evanescent wave sensors; fiber laser sensors

The Interaction between Photonics and Machine Learning

edited by

Guohui Yuan

and

Zhuoran Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational optics and machine learning; deep learning for optical systems; AI-empowered photonic sensor networks; adaptive optics and machine learning algorithms; optoelectronic neural networks for information processing; machine learning-based optimization of photonic devices; photonics-enabled machine vision systems; AI-driven design of optical components; quantum photonics and quantum machine learning; reinforcement learning to control optical systems

Advances in Optical System Design

edited by Jian Bai, Bo Li and Lei Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: aberration theory; optical imaging; optical optimization algorithm; optical simulation and modeling; deep learning; free-form surface design

Photonics & Optical Fiber Sensors: Recent Advancements, Emerging Trends, and Future Prospects

edited by

Anubhav Srivastava

Agostino Iadicicco

and

Stefania Campopiano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensor; fiber biosensor; fiber gratings; integrated photonics

Advances in Optical Frequency Comb Generation and Applications

edited by Dohyeon Kwon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: femtosecond laser; nonlinear amplifying loop mirror; saturable absorber; microresonator and microcomb; optical cavity design; applications of optical frequency comb and mode-locked laser

Photonic Integrated Circuits: Techniques, Insights and Devices

edited by Wenzhao Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic integrated circuit; optical materials; optical communications; integrated devices; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Advances in Optical and Quantum Communications

edited by

Dawei Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communication; quantum communication; machine learning; quantum key distribution; nonlinear transmission; simplified coherent transmission; optical access network; quantum access network

Invisibility Cloaking: Methods, Principles, Materials, and Extended Applications

edited by Fei Sun and Yichao Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloak; invisibility; metamaterials; transformation optics; cloaking a sensor

Advanced Photonic Logic or Memory Devices for AI Computing Applications

edited by Zefeng Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic computing; photonic neural network; photonic memory; all-optical logic; high-speed photonics; nonlinear photonics; programmable photonics

Fiber Bragg Grating: Science and Applications

edited by

Chao Yang

Wanzhuo Ma

and Yu Ding

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber Bragg grating fabrication; fiber communication; fiber sensing; fiber laser; high power; large energy; infrared; rare earth doping

Marine Photonic Sensing and Measurement

edited by Yongchao Zou, Qingkai Hou and

Qi Wang

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber hydrophones; ocean biophotonics; ocean optical measurements; integrated photonic sensors for ocean applications; microwave photonic sensors for ocean exploration

Plasmon-Enhanced Photon Emission in Nanostructures

edited by Yinhui Kan

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4755 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface plasmons; nanostructures; photon emitter; metasurfaces; 2D materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Emerging Technologies for 6G Space Optical Communication Networks

edited by

Lu Lu

and Qifu Sun

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2321 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; space-based networks; non-territorial networks; optical communications; optical transceivers; wireless networks; space optical communication networks; coding theory and applications; quantum communication and quantum key distribution (QKD); system design; case studies; testbeds; prototypes; model validation; applications; implementation and experimental evaluations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Progress in Specialty Optical Fibers and Future Prospects

edited by Stephanos Yerolatsitis and Kerrianne Harrington

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: hollow-core fibers; multicore fibers; specialty optical fibers; complex refractive index profiles; microstructured fibers; non-uniform optical fibers

Technologies and Applications of Optical Imaging

edited by

Xinyuan Zhang

, Shilong Xu and

Jiajie Fang

submission deadline 13 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: visible/infrared imaging; computational optical imaging; fluorescence imaging; hyperspectral imaging; polarization imaging; laser scanning imaging; reflective tomography lidar imaging; synthetic aperture lidar imaging; photoacoustic imaging; multi-sensor fusion imaging

Advances in Optometric and Ophthalmic Technologies: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Francisco Javier Povedano-Montero

Juan E. Cedrún-Sánchez

and

Ricardo Bernardez-Vilaboa

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2059 | Submission Open

Keywords: eye care technologies; optical coherence tomography (OCT); telemedicine in optometry' optometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

Adaptive Optics Imaging: Science and Applications

edited by

Yukun Wang

Quanquan Mu

and

Lifa Hu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1313 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive optics; wavefront sensor and corrector; adaptive optics in astronomical instrumentation; adaptive optics for retinal imaging; adaptive optics for microscopy; adaptive optics for laser communication; adaptive optics applications; wavefront control algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Emerging Topics in Optical Communications

edited by Haojie Zhang and

Danshi Wang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI for optical communication; AI driven optical systems; microwave photonic devices and applications in optical communication; orbital angular momentum of light for communications; rydberg-atom-based communication; digital twin optical network; optical fiber network; autonomous optical network; DSP-based monitoring; wideband optical transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Recent Advances in Quantum Interferometry, Imaging and Sensing

edited by Fabrizio Sgobba and

Bostjan Batagelj

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon detectors; optical coherence tomography in the low-photon regime; fiber-optic spectroscopy and sensing in the low-photon regime; quantum optics; quantum cryptography; entangled states preparation and distribution; nonlinear optical techniques for sensing; ultrafast laser-based sensing in the low-photon regime; quantum metrology and interferometry; biochemical sensing using photonics; integrated quantum photonics; remote quantum-based sensing; optical instrumentation and measurement; photonic devices for sensing and measurement

Optical Measurement Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhenmin Zhu

Fumin Zhang

and

Wei Feng

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical measurement; laser technology; quantum optics; precision measurement; instrumentation and metrology; phase measurement; photonic devices for sensing and measurements; computational optical measurement; industrial applications; medical diagnostics

Advances in EUV/X-Ray Optics: Science and Applications

edited by

Paresh Chandra Pradhan

and Srikanth Panini Singam

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: mirrors for deflecting; monochromatizing; and collimating beams; diffractive optics for monochromators and spectrometers; optics focused on KB mirrors; reflective lenses; and zone plates; the design and fabrication of multilayer optics; metrological techniques

Advances in Laser Spectroscopy: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Jianing Wang,

Guolin Li

and

Qixin He

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser technology; laser Raman spectroscopy; laser-induced fluorescence spectrum; absorption spectroscopy technology; laser spectral imaging; laser confocal microscopy; fiber sensing; remote sensing; atomic and molecular spectroscopy

Recent Advances in Optical Network and Communication

edited by

Karcius Day Rosário Assis

, Raul Camelo de Andrade Almeida Júnior and Luiz Henrique Bonani

submission deadline 18 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical network planning; optical network communications; wireless– optical convergence (5G/6G); optical switching technologies; quantum communications over fiber

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Advances in Ultrafast Laser Science and Applications

edited by Shuai Yuan, Mengyun Hu,

Min Li

and Cang Jin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10013 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast laser science; soliton generation; ultrafast laser spectroscopy; ultrafast laser imaging; ultrafast phenomena; surface plasmon resonance; ultrashort pulse writing; THz science; chemical reactions by ultrafast pulses; orbital angular momentum generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Semiconductor Lasers: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

edited by Yongqiang Ning and

Xiaoying He

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6143 | Submission Open

Keywords: VCSEL; semiconductor lasers; integrated lasers; semiconductor disk lasers; dynamics and stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

New Trends in Photoacoustic Imaging

edited by

Yao Sun

Liliya Yamaleyeva

and Hao Yang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4468 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic imaging; technical advancements; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

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