Photonics

Deep Learning in Optical Engineering: Applications in Design, Simulation, and Performance

edited by

Dongliang Zheng

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1773 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; R&D of optical materials; optical design; optical inspection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Data-Science Based Techniques in Photonics)

Advances in the Propagation and Coherence of Light

edited by

Yongtao Zhang

, Xinlei Zhu and Jing Wang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3946 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial coherence; temporal coherence; spatio-temporal coherence; coherence structures; structured light; light field propagation; partial coherence

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

Photonic Crystals and Materials with Tunable Luminescence for Show Business

edited by

Nikolai Gaponenko

and

Guanying Chen

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3258 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystals; luminescence; synthesis of photonic crystals

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

Collective Effects in Light-Matter Interactions

edited by Philippe Wilhelm Courteille and Raul Teixeira

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open

Keywords: collective light–matter interaction; collective light scattering; many-body quantum systems; anderson localization; collective atomic spin squeezing; topological edge modes; superradiance; subradiance

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

Optical Sensing Technologies, Devices and Their Data Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by Yufei Chu, Abu Farzan Mitul, Yuanxian Zhang and Hanqing Guo

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2242 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; lidar; atmospheric and environmental detection; optical sensors; AI in optical sensing; optofluidics; fluorescence; non-destructive detection; ultrasonic detection; optical sensing data and their applications; frequency comb sensors

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

Quantum Cascade Lasers: Recent Progress and Novel Applications

edited by Andrea Ottomaniello and Urban Senica

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open

Keywords: intersubband transitions; quantum cascade lasers; frequency combs; detectors; mid-infrared; terahertz; non-linear dynamics; photonic integration; laser feedback interferometry

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

Photonics Metamaterials: Processing and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by Feng Cheng and Yao Wang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1660 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Optical Communication and Networks

edited by

Fady El-Nahal

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 714 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation optical architectures; advanced coherent transmission; AI/ML for optical networking physical layer security; spectral efficiency; integrated photonics; nonlinear impairment mitigation; energy-efficient optical systems; high-speed signal processing

Next-Generation X-Ray Optical Technologies and Applications

edited by

Zhi Qiao

and Ming Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4074 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray optics and testing; X-ray metrology; X-ray multi-contrast imaging; AI for science; free electron lasers; X-ray beamlines and diagnostics; high-power lasers; pump-probe techniques

Laser-Driven Ultrafast Dynamics and Imaging in Atoms and Molecules

edited by

Chi-Hong Yuen

and

Songfeng Zhao

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3808 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser induced dynamics; ultrafast imaging; strong field physics; rescattering physics; quantum control; pump-probe spectroscopy; attosecond science

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

Micro/Nano Optical Technology and Its Applications

edited by Guiqiang Du and Tongbiao Wang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2098 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nano optical technologies; micro/nano structures; micro/nano fabrication; photonic crystals; metamaterials; metasurfaces; plasmonics; multilayers

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

Advances in Photonic–Electronic Integration

edited by

Tao Zhu

, Yu Yu, Aaron Danner,

Guanyu Chen

and Yuanmin Du

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1776 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic–electronic integration; silicon photonics/thin-film lithium niobate/lithium titanate/barium titanate oxide photonics; heterogeneous integration; optical computing; fiber-optic communication; integrated quantum devices; integrated optical sensing devices; optoelectronic devices and systems

Advances in Photon-Counting Imaging and Sensing

edited by Yan Kang, Zhe Sun and

Yunkun Zhao

submission deadline 17 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon detectors; 3D imaging and sensing; photon counting; time-correlated single-photon counting; quantum imaging and ghost imaging

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

Advances in Hollow-Core Optical Fibers: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by

Charu Goel

and

Daiqi Xiong

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4698 | Submission Open

Keywords: hollow-core optical fibers; antiresonant optical fibers; photonic bandgap fibers; gas lasers; light–matter interactions; mid-infrared sources; THz waveguides; optical fiber sensing; beam delivery

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

Diffractive Optics: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Wenli Li and Yechuan Zhu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffractive optical elements (DOEs); metasurfaces and their imaging systems; computational optics/inverse design; nanofabrication; beam shaping/structured light; optical devices/systems integration

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

Fiber Lasers: Progress, Challenges, and Future Prospects

edited by

Maolin Dai

,

Ruoao Yang

and

Xuanyi Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber laser; fiber optics; optical fiber; laser systems; nonlinear optics

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

The Architecture of Specialty Optical Fibers: From Design to Application

edited by Zhenggang Lian

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: specialty optical fibers (SOFs); microstructured optical fibers; fiber design and modeling; advanced fiber fabrication; nonlinear fiber optics; functional fiber materials; fiber-integrated photonic devices; optical sensing and metrology; high-power fiber technologies

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

Coherence and Polarization Optics

edited by Yi Wei

submission deadline 24 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: polarization; scattering; phase; imaging model

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

Laser as a Detection: From Spectral Imaging to LiDAR for Remote Sensing Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jianfeng Chen

,

Ming Zhao

and

He Tian

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4554 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser detection; LiDAR; laser spectroscopy; remote sensing; optical design

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

Advances in X-Ray Imaging Technology

edited by Yudong Yao

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1931 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced X-ray imaging; synchrotron & XFEL; X-ray coherent diffraction imaging and ptychography; phase-contrast and dark-field imaging; X-ray detectors and optics; deep learning; multi-modal characterization

Silicon Photonics: Challenges and Future Directions

edited by

Bin Ni

and

Shengbao Wu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonic circuits; silicon photonics; photonic components; heterogeneous integration; optical communication; optical sensing; computing

Microstructured Optical Sensors: Design, Fabrication and Applications

edited by Victor Argueta-Diaz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructured optical sensors; photonic sensor design; sensor fabrication techniques; optical sensing applications; lithography in sensor fabrication; biomedical optical sensors; environmental monitoring sensors; industrial process control sensors; sensor performance optimization; future trends in optical sensing.

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

Recent Advances in Free-Space Optical Communication

edited by Zhi-Min Wang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-violet laser; THz laser; ultra-violet laser detector; optical design; modulation; demodulation; optical communication

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

Optical Technologies for Measurement and Metrology

edited by Shuling Hu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9229 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical measurement and metrology; photonic chip; integrated lasers; non-contact measurement; metasurface; signal modulation/demodulation; 3D display

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

Advancements and Future Perspectives in All-Optical Detection and Reliability Improvement Technologies

edited by Xin Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4923 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical network security; all-optical fast matching; all-optical logic gates; optical network reliability; reliability evaluation

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

Recent Progress in Optical Metamaterials and Metasurfaces

edited by

Yeming Qing

, Koichi Okamoto and Murai Shunsuke

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2046 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; metadevices; plasmonics; space-time modulation; nonreciprocal photonics; nanoantennas; quantum metamaterials; topological physics

Emerging Trends in Diffractive Optics and Metasurfaces

edited by Weiwei Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2008 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurface inverse design; broadband meta achromat; active/reconfigurable diffractive optics; nonlinear and quantum metadevices; wafer scale nano imprint lithography; machine learning topology optimization; lab on chip biosensing metasurface; beam steering and LiDAR; augmented/virtual reality optics

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

Nanophotonics and Metasurfaces for Optical Manipulation

edited by

Sen Yang

,

Xingguang Liu

and Chuchuan Hong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1905 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical tweezers; nanotweezers; optical manipulation; nanomanipulation; microfluidics; optical forces; photo-induced heating; electrokinetics; photophoretic effects

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

Next-Generation Free-Space Optical Communication: Systems, Networks, and Signal Processing

edited by Lei Zhu, Jianxin Ren and

Huan Chang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1674 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-space optical communication; adaptive optics; intelligent signal processing; photonic integration; turbulence mitigation; quantum optical communication; deep space optical communications; Li-Fi

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

Recent Advances in Microwave Photonics Technologies

edited by Juanjuan Yan and

Qian Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave photonics; microwave photonic filters; optoelectronic oscillators; optical frequency combs; arbitrary waveforms generation; radio over fiber; integrated microwave photonics; microwave photonic radars; microwave signal measurements

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

Fiber Optic Sensors: Advances, Technologies and Applications

edited by Qiang Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; optical sensing; fiber bragg gratings; distributed sensing; biosensors; signal processing

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

Optical Displays: Materials, Devices and Systems

edited by Haiyan Bai, Liu Ding and

In-Hwan Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: display technologies; luminescent materials; quantum dots; OLED; micro-LED; liquid crystals; AR/VR; device engineering; human–computer interactions; solid-state lighting

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

Recent Progress in Biomedical Optical Technologies

edited by Dongyuan Liu and Limin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical optics; functional near-infrared spectroscopy; near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); diffuse optical tomography; photoplethysmography; optical health sensing

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

Microwave Photonics: Integrated Technologies, Advanced Sensing, and Communications for 6G Era

edited by

Zhaoxi Chen

,

Pingrang Hua

and

Xiangzhi Xie

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave photonics; 6G communications; integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); real-time spectrum sensing (RT-SS); dynamic spectrum management; ultra-broadband signal processing; reconfigurable photonics; millimeter-wave/sub-THz communications

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

New Trends in Optical Sensing Techniques

edited by

Everardo Vargas-Rodriguez

and

Ana Dinora Guzman-Chavez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; interferometry; fiber sensors; biosensors; laser sensing systems; optical materials; artificial intelligence

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

Advancements in Terahertz Photonics

edited by

Jie Ji

and Xiangjun Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz wave generation; terahertz sources and emitters; terahertz modulation and switching; terahertz waveguides and propagation; terahertz integrated photonics; terahertz metamaterials and plasmonics; terahertz detection technologies; terahertz imaging and spectroscopy

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

Next-Generation Optical Fibers: Structural Innovations and Multifaceted Applications in Industry and Healthcare

edited by

Guoqing Wang

, Dongrui Xiao, Jun Hong and

Carlos Marques

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-core fibers; photonic crystal fibers; hollow-core anti-resonant fibers; meta-surface fibers; biodegradable optical fibers; optical fiber sensing; optical fiber communication; optical fiber hydrophone; biomedical sensing; environmental monitoring

Silicon Photonics: Device Engineering, Nanofabrication and Quantum Applications

edited by Greta Andrini and Jacopo Forneris

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; single-photon sources; solid-state quantum emitters; defect engineering integrated quantum photonics; photonic integrated circuits; nanophotonics; nanofabrication; CMOS photonics; heterogeneous integration

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

Ultrafast Polaritonics

edited by Pavel Kolesnichenko

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: polaritons; strong coupling; ultrafast spectroscopy; exciton-polaritons; phonon-polaritons; floquet; non-equilibrium dynamics; microcavities; 2D materials; quantum photonics

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

Silicon Photonics: Progress and Future Prospects

edited by

Xin Mu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-to-chip coupling; modulators; photodetectors; photonic integrated circuits; heterogeneous/hybrid integration; quantum photonics; photonic sensors; LIDAR; optical computing; design automation and modeling

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

Optical Approaches in Raman Spectroscopy: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Tao Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibrational spectroscopy; vibrational imaging; Raman sensors; coherent Raman imaging; hyperspectral Raman imaging; Raman in multimodal imaging; deep learning spectral analysis

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

Nanophotonics and Optoelectronic Physics: Fundamental Insights and Device Applications

edited by

Yuanzheng Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanophotonics; optoelectronic devices; metasurfaces; plasmonics; integrated photonics; light–matter interaction; photodetectors; nonlinear nanophotonics; light-emitting diodes (LEDs); solar cells

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

Recent Advances in Holography and 3D Display

edited by Juan Liu and

Dapu Pi

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2390 | Submission Open

Keywords: holographic display; light field display; artificial intelligence; diffractive optical element; metasurface; near-eye display

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

Next-Generation Liquid Crystal Devices and Applications

edited by Rui Duan

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1001 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystal devices; next-generation photonics; cholesteric liquid crystals; liquid crystal sensors; tunable photonic materials; liquid crystal lasers; soft and flexible optics; chiral photonics; hybrid LC composites; adaptive optical devices

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

Advances and Applications of Optical Sensing and Instrumentation

edited by

Xiangyu Guo

submission deadline 3 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical metrology and precision measurement; interferometry and holography; optical coherence tomography (OCT) and spectroscopy; imaging systems and sensors; fiber-optic and photonic sensors; machine vision and image-based inspection; in situ and in-line monitoring; robotics and automation with optical sensing; integrated optics; advanced optical systems for manufacturing

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

Advances in EUV Optics: Science and Technology

edited by

Meiyi Wu

and

Runze Qi

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 705 | Submission Open

Keywords: EUV optics; lithography; mirror polishing; metrology; grating; thin films; multilayers; optical performance; synchrotron radiation; free electron lasers

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

Recent Advances in Biomedical Optics and Biophotonics

edited by Eva Yebra-Pimentel and Maria Jesus Giráldez-Fernández

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6292 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophotonics; ophthalmic instrumentation and measurements; laser interferometry; biomarker detection; aberrometry; refractive errors; in vivo eye imaging

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

Recent Progress in Optical Quantum Information and Communication

edited by

Morteza Ahmadi

and

Isa Ahmadalidokht

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5625 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical quantum information; quantum communication; quantum networks; single-photon sources; entangled photons; quantum key distribution (qkd); quantum frequency conversion; photonic quantum computing; quantum optics; nonlinear optics in quantum systems; photonic integrated circuits (pics)

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

Optical Metasurfaces for Next-Generation Communication and Sensing

edited by Hongliang Li and

Lin Cheng

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2023 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical metasurfaces; beam steering and holography; tunable and reconfigurable metasurfaces; metasurface-enhanced sensing; on-chip photonic integration; photodetection; bound states in the continuum; topological photonics; nonlinear and quantum optics; multispectral and computational imaging

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

Integrated Nanophotonics: Platforms, Devices, and Applications

edited by Zequn Chen and Chen Wei

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 868 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated opto-electronics; nanophotonics-integrated sensors, modulators, and photodetectors; photonic computing and optical communications; heterogeneous integration; emerging photonic materials; flexible integrated photonics; on-chip spectrometers; platform-scale photonic integration; silicon photonics

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