Photonics

Laser Spectroscopy: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 912 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser spectroscopy; absorption spectroscopy; infrared sensing; spectral analysis; molecular detection; quantum cascade lasers; frequency combs; optical sensing; spectroscopic imaging; environmental monitoring

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

Advances in Polarization Optics and Polarimetric Techniques

edited by

Subiao Bian

and Changcai Cui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 703 | Submission Open

Keywords: polarization optics; instrumentation and measurements; applications

Advanced and Efficient Non-Destructive Laser Cleaning

edited by Yuyang He and

Yanhu Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 664 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser cleaning; roughness; cleanliness; cleaning efficiency; oxide layer; rust; substrate damage threshold; scanning strategy; plasma shockwave

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

Optical Networks and Their Applications

edited by

Muhammad Umar Masood

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical networks; optical transmission systems; digital signal processing (DSP); photonic integrated circuits (PICs); software-defined networking; AI/ML in optical communication; Fibre–mmWave–Optical Wireless (OW) convergence; physical-layer security; quantum-safe networking; elastic optical networks; joint communication and sensing; free-space optical communication; 6G transport

2D Materials for Quantum and Nanophotonic Technologies

edited by Ajit Kumar Katiyar and

Tanmoy Das

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 455 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; graphene; quantum photonics; nanophotonics; light–matter interaction; plasmonics; Van der Waals heterostructures; optoelectronic devices; single-photon technologies; nonlinear optics

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

Computational Methods for Advanced Optical Imaging

edited by

Xin Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational optics; computational imaging; inverse design; image reconstruction; end-to-end optimization; deep learning; information theory

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

Advances in FMCW LiDAR Technology

edited by Simone Bianconi and

Pol Ribes-Pleguezuelo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: FMCW; LiDAR; sensing; coherent ranging; chirped laser

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

Advances in Mid-Infrared Photonic Systems

edited by Yiğit Ozan Aydın

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: mid-infrared photonics; mid-infrared systems; mid-IR fiber lasers; mid-IR amplifiers, optical sensing; spectroscopy; supercontinuum sources; nonlinear optics; quantum cascade lasers; soft-glass fiber design, interband cascade lasers; photonic integration; infrared imaging; specialty fibers; waveguides; free-space optical communication; biomedical photonics

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

Optical Sensing and Precision Metrology

edited by Kaiyuan Zheng and

Yafei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; light–matter interactions; lab-on-a-chip; laser spectroscopy; advanced sensors

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

Holographic Information Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xianfeng Xu

, Wen-Jing Zhou,

Hongbo Zhang

and

Ting-Chung Poon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital holography; coherent and incoherent digital holography; optical scanning holography; holographic displays; holographic cryptography; polarization holography; holography system design; holographic information processing

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

Optical Fiber Technologies: Design, Implementation, and Applications

edited by Xiansong Fang and

Lingjun Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communications; optical interconnect; digital signal processing; optical fiber devices; photonic integrated circuits; distributed optical fiber sensing; fiber-optic gyroscopes; optical fiber lasers; on-chip lasers

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

Advances in Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing

edited by

Raffaele Vallifuoco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed optical fiber sensing ; Rayleigh scattering ; Brillouin scattering ; Raman scattering ; distributed acoustic sensing ; distributed temperature sensing ; signal processing ; structural health monitoring ; hazard monitoring ; smart infrastructure

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

Advanced Light Manipulation via Nanostructures and Light–Matter Interaction

edited by Xianzhe Zhang,

Luyao Huang

and

Yihao Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: light manipulation; nanophotonics; metasurfaces; light–matter interaction; optical chirality; structured light

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

Advances in Quantum Electro-Optics and Optomechanics

edited by

Guoqing Qin

,

Dan Long

and Xuan Mao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum electro-optics; optomechanics; light-matter interaction; microcavity; quantum sensing; integrated photonics

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

Advances in Integrated Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Emerging Applications

edited by Jingyi Zou and Ruixuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonics; photonic materials; photonic devices; heterogeneous integration; emerging applications

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

Microwave Photonics: Advances and Applications

edited by

Hao Luo

and Jinlong Yu

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4022 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave photonics; optoelectronic oscillators; photonic signal processing; integrated microwave photonic circuits; RF-over-fiber; microwave photonic filters; high-frequency signal generation; optical modulation and detection; photonic-assisted radar and sensing; wideband analog optical links

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

Recent Progress in Perovskite Solar Cell Technologies

edited by Ashraful Hossain Howlader and

Jaker Hossain

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; defect passivation; interface engineering; stability enhancement; charge carrier dynamics; ion migration; photonic management; scalable fabrication; perovskite materials; machine learning and simulation

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

Optical Fiber Sensing: Recent Progress and Future Prospects in Multidisciplinary Applications

edited by

Enis Cerri

and

Francesco Arcadio

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; structural health monitoring in optical fiber sensing; physical sensors, chemical sensors, and biosensors; distributed optical fiber sensors; resilience of renewable energy systems in optical fiber sensing; distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); distributed temperature sensing (DTS); AI and machine learning in optical fiber sensing; applications and measurements in optical fiber sensing; mathematical number models in optical fiber sensing

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

Tunable Metamaterials and Multifunctional Optoelectronics

edited by

Pingping Min

and

Chi Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunable metamaterials; active metasurfaces; reconfigurable photonics; multifunctional optoelectronics; beam steering and wavefront control; terahertz devices; inverse design; smart materials; 6G Communication; electromagnetic absorption; integrated photonics

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

Science and Applications of Optical Fiber Sensors: Recent Advances and Future Trends, 2nd Edition

edited by Alex Dante and Quandong Huang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-optic physical sensors; fiber-optic chemical sensors; fiber-optic biosensors; fiber-optic intrinsic sensors; fiber-optic discrete sensors; fiber-optic distributed sensors

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

Technologies and Applications of Optical Imaging

edited by

Xinyuan Zhang

, Shilong Xu and

Jiajie Fang

submission deadline 13 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7112 | 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

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

Challenges and Opportunities in Wireless Optical Communication

edited by

Simona Riurean

and

Monica Leba

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7430 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless optical communication (WOC); visible light communication (VLC); free space optical communication (FSO); optical camera communication (OCC); Li-Fi technology and its applications; key characteristics for high data rates; non LoS and LoS Requirements; modulation techniques; hybrid RF–optical solutions

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

Signal Processing and System Integration for Next-Generation Optical Communication

edited by Jingchi Li, Yixiao Zhu and

Xingfeng Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4800 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communication; optical signal processing; photonic integration; optical interconnects; machine learning for optical systems; system-level design and optimization

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

Intelligent Optoelectronic Detection and Tracking

edited by Haixia Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent optoelectronics; photonic detection; target tracking; electro-optical systems; optical sensing

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

Advances in Raman Spectroscopy

edited by Jeewan C. Ranasinghe

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS); coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS); graphene-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (GERS); nanomaterials in spectroscopy; machine learning for spectral analysis; multimodal spectroscopy; biomedical and environmental applications

Research, Development and Application of Raman Scattering Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by Haisheng Su and

Enming You

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface-enhanced and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; coherent Raman spectroscopy; resonance Raman spectroscopy; biological applications of Raman spectroscopy; theoretical and computational advances of Raman spectroscopy; Raman sensing; Raman optical activity

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

Emerging Trends in Photodetector Technologies

edited by

Dongyang Han

submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8113 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors; self-Powered; single-photon avalanche diodes; flexible optoelectronics; optical communications; imaging; 2D materials; perovskites; wide-bandgap semiconductors

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

Photonic Metasurfaces: Advances and Applications

edited by

Yongze Ren

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3362 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidimensional optical modulation; structural color; polarimetry and polarization imaging; biosensing metasurface; metalens; multispectral/hyperspectral imaging; augmented/virtual reality optics via metasurface; edge detection; structural light

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

Advanced Fiber Laser Technology and Its Application: 2nd Edition

edited by

Qi Qin

, Peng Liu,

Xinyang Su

, Shanzhe Wang, Jun He and Yanwen Jiang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2229 | 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 combining; 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, robotics, machine vision and microscopy

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

Recent Advances in Imaging and Non-Imaging Optical Technologies

edited by

Xiang Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1270 | Submission Open

Keywords: structured light projection; 3D shape measurement; freeform optics; non-imaging optics; optical design and optimization; computational imaging; phase measurement and deflectometry; computer vision and pattern recognition; metrology and inspection; illumination design; machine/deep learning in optics

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

Low-Dimensional Materials for Optoelectronic and Photonic Fundamentals and Applications

edited by

Xinxin Shang

and

Ziqi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open

Keywords: saturable absorber; ultrafast photonic devices; ultrafast laser design; nonlinear optical materials; lithium niobate; low-dimensional quantum structures; deep ultraviolet light source; light-emitting diodes

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

Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes (PeLEDs): Emerging Technologies for Next-Generation Displays

edited by Dongxu Zhu, Ye Wu and Changting Wei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1023 | Submission Open

Keywords: lead-free; perovskite nanocrystals; light output efficiency; degradation mechanism; large-scale display

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

Optical Levitation: Physics and Applications

edited by

Nan Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: feedback cooling of levitated micro- or nanoparticles; launching strategy; real-time trapped particle characterization; novel displacement calibration method; quantum ground state cooling in levitated system; force/acceleration/torque sensing based on levitated optomechanics

Recent Advances in Topological Photonics: From Fundamentals to Materials Engineering

edited by

Lu Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open

Keywords: topological photonics; photonic crystals; material engineering; topological edge states; integrated photonics; metamaterials; non-Hermitian photonics; robust light transport

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

Light-Based Technologies in Biophotonics

edited by Stephen H. Kim and Andreas H. Hielscher

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophotonics; optical imaging; microscopy; spectroscopy; light-tissue interaction; image reconstruction; numerical methods; physics-driven methods; data-driven methods; photoacoustics

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

Integrated Photonics on Thin-Film Lithium Niobate

edited by Lingfang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-film lithium niobate; integrated optics; electro-optic modulators; nonlinear integrated photonics; optical frequency conversion; quantum photonics; microwave photonics; photonic-integrated circuits; heterogenous integration; nanofabrication

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

Next-Generation VLC Systems for 6G: AI-Enabled Design and Photonic Integration

edited by

Amjad Ali Amjad

,

Pablo Palacios Játiva

, Zeyad Abdulaziz Hazaea Qasem and

Syed Raza Mehdi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communication; visible light communication; underwater wireless optical communication; free space optical communication; optical camera communication; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; artificial intelligence in communications; 6G mobile networks; architecture and protocol; optical wireless power transfer

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

Advances in Mid-Infrared Laser Science and Technology

edited by Yiwen Shi and

Feng Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: mid-infrared lasers; fiber lasers; nonlinear optics; optical parametric oscillators; rare-earth-doped mid-IR sources; solid-state laser; mid-IR photonics; environmental sensing; biomedical diagnostics; laser materials processing; laser spectroscopy; beam quality optimization; wavelength tunable lasers

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

Optical Metasurface Devices

edited by

Artem Vorobev

, Giovanni Magno and

Jesus H. Mendoza-Castro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurfaces; metalenses; nanophotonics; diffractive optical elements; photonic integrated circuits (PICs); plasmonics; hybrid plasmonic–dielectric nanostructures

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

High Power Fiber Lasers: Advances and Applications

edited by

Chao Yang

, Yunpeng Wang and

Wei Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-power lasers; high-energy pulse lasers; fiber lasers; IR wavelength band; Tm3+-doped; Ho3+-doped; Er3+-doped; Nd3+-doped; Yb3+-doped; large mode area fiber

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

Nano-Photonics and Nano-Electronics

edited by

Rundi Yang

and

Zhizhi Kong

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanophotonics; nanoeletronics; light–matter interaction; photonic materials; near-field optics; nanofabrication; sub-diffraction-limit characterization

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

Advanced Photonic Technologies: From Light Sources and Nonlinear Optics to Sensing Applications

edited by Duo Jin,

Zhaohong Liu

,

Xuchen Shan

,

Shunda Qiao

and Laiyang Dang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6865 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced light sources and laser technologies; nonlinear optical processes and devices; biophotonics and advanced imaging; high-precision fiber and spectroscopic sensing

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

Advances in Semiconductor Materials

edited by Shuo Deng

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 868 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor material; semiconductor device; synthesis; characterization; modelling

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

Long-Wave Infrared Lasers and Applications

edited by Zhiyong Li and

Qing Ye

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1878 | Submission Open

Keywords: long-wave infrared; nonlinear optical frequency conversion; quantum cascade laser; laser annealing; single frequency; wavelength stability; transmission; high peak power

Advances and Challenges in Free-Space Optics

edited by

Xin Zhao

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1504 | Submission Open

Keywords: FSO; channel modeling; laser; photodetectors; turbulence suppression; quantum optical communication

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

Laser Spectroscopy: Towards Higher Precision and Sensitivity

edited by

Muhammad Asad Khan

and

Naveed Ahmed Chishti

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser spectroscopy; cavity ring-down spectroscopy; optical frequency combs; high-resolution spectroscopy; trace gas detection; frequency metrology; doppler-broadening thermometry; nonlinear optics; laser–matter interaction

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

Intelligent Computational Optical Imaging

edited by Chang Qiao

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational optical imaging; intelligent imaging; computational imaging; optical microscopy; image reconstruction; physics-informed learning; deep learning; super-resolution imaging

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

Optical Fiber Lasers: Advances in Design, Fabrication and Applications

edited by

Huaiwei Zhang

, Zhiqiang Wang and

Xinyang Su

submission deadline 21 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1544 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber lasers; fiber laser applications; optical fiber

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

Reconfigurable and Multifunctional Metasurfaces for Sensing, Imaging, and Integrated Photonic Systems

edited by Jiawei Zuo and Jing Bai

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel metasurface design and inverse design methodologies; metalens design, fabrication, and system integration; polarization imaging and polarimetric sensing; metasurfaces for augmented reality (AR) and holographic displays; millimeter-wave and terahertz metasurfaces for 6G telecommunications; metasurface-enabled biomedical and clinical imaging; beam steering using metasurface optics; tunable, reconfigurable, and programmable metasurfaces; machine-learning-assisted metasurface optimization; multifunctional and multiplexed metasurface platforms

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

Light-Emitting Diodes: Technology, Advances, Challenges and Applications

edited by

Urszula Błaszczak

,

Łukasz Gryko

and

Jacek Mariusz Żmojda

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15874 | Submission Open

Keywords: light-emitting diodes (LEDs); advanced semiconductor materials for LEDs; luminescent materials for LEDs; thermal management of LEDs; optimization of LED materials and construction; optimization of LED systems; energy efficiency of LEDs; UV-VIS-NIR LED applications (e.g., lighting, medicine, sensors); sustainability of LEDs (materials, technology, and applications); LED recycling and lifecycle analysis

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

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