Photonics

Advanced Optical Measurement Spectroscopy and Imaging Technologies

edited by Geer Teng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4446 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical information acquisition; photonics and spectroscopy informatics; spectral analysis; optical detection systems and new components; optical diagnosis; multimodal imaging; image processing; optical sensors; molecular imaging; remote sensing and microscopy; non-destructive detection; fast optical inspection; optical information algorithms and processing

Optical Wireless Communications (OWC) for Internet-of-Things (IoT)

edited by Simeng Feng and Baolong Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4017 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communication (OWC); internet of things (IoT); visible light communication (VLC); UAV communications

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

Terahertz (THz) Science in Photonics

edited by Jiang Li, Qiwu Shi and Yanfeng Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3706 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz sources; THz detectors; THz spectroscopy; THz imaging; metamaterials and metasurfaces; time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy

Emerging Terahertz Devices and Applications

edited by

Lin Chen

and Bo Fang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3261 | Submission Open

Keywords: THz metamaterials; THz modulators; THz plasmonic devices; THz dielectric resonators; THz waveguides; THz spectroscopy for cancer detection; THz endoscopy; THz communication; THz radar; machine learning for THz imaging

Advances in Ultrafast Science and Applications

edited by Bingying Lei,

Zewei Luo

, Rui Lou and Boping Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2492 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast laser system; ultrafast applications; ultrashort pulse generation; attosecond science; ultrafast dynamics; nonlinear optics; ultrafast laser–matter interactions

Lightwave Electronics

edited by Dandan Hui

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1738 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Fei Sun and Yichao Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1624 | Submission Open

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

Femtosecond Lasers: Principles, Techniques and Applications

edited by Kehao Zhao and

Kevin P. Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1617 | Submission Open

Keywords: femtosecond lasers; ultrafast optics; nonlinear optics; laser–matter interaction; ultrafast spectroscopy; micro- and nanofabrication; biomedical photonics; pulse shaping

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

Optical Fiber Sensors: Refractivity and Interferometric Applications

edited by Qirui Wang,

Liye Li

and

Weimin Lyu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1260 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; refractive index sensing; biosensors and detection; fiber optic interferometers; instrumentation; measurements

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

Advances and Applications of Fiber Grating

edited by

Yunshan Zhang

and Lei Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 902 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber bragg gratings; femtosecond laser engraving; multiparameter sensing; optical communication; industrial internet of things; fiber grating devices; biomedical imaging; long-period fiber bragg grating; intelligent perception systems

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

Advances in Super-Resolution Optical Imaging and Microscopy

edited by Chenshuang Zhang and Zhenlong Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open

Keywords: super-resolution microscopy; live-cell super-resolution imaging; cellular dynamics; multimodal imaging; theranostics; cellular dynamics; deep learning

Advanced Methods in Exploring Light–Matter Interactions and Nonlinear Effects Optics Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaohong Liu

,

Xiaoming Duan

,

Jianming Hu

, Jianchang Zhao, Jiarui Li and

Shuyi Mi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-power lasers; nonlinear optics; light–matter interactions; solid-state lasers; brillouin microscopy; Raman spectroscopy; radar detection; machine learning in optical systems; wavefront shaping; computational imaging; adaptive optics; fiber-optic systems; laser-based sensing; optical imaging techniques

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

Optical System Design: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications

edited by Bo Li, Jingxu Sun and Lisong Yan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical system design; AI-driven optical design; metasurface-based optical systems; integrated photonics; free-form optical design; adaptive optical systems; high-precision imaging optics; multi-physics co-optimization; novel optical materials; inverse optimization algorithms

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

Advanced Optical Frequency Combs

edited by Chenghong Zhang and

Bo Fu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser photonics; ultrafast optics; microresonators; integrated photonics; nonlinear optics; precision metrology; interferometry; spectroscopy

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

Advances in Free Space Optical Communication: From Classical Links to Intelligent and Quantum Enhanced Systems

edited by Shan Jiang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-space photonic systems; atmospheric and turbulent optics; structured light and beam engineering; adaptive and wavefront-controlled optics; AI-enabled optical transmission and control; intelligent photonic signal processing; quantum free-space communication; quantum light sources and detection; terahertz communication networks; digital signal processing in free-space communications

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

The Recent Advancements and Applications of Microwave Photonics

edited by

Peng Li

and

Hongyi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: RF photonics; radio-over-fiber; microwave photonics signal processing; integrated microwave photonics

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

Latest Advances in Optical Computing, Sensing and Networking

edited by Chao Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical computing; integrated photonics; quantum sensing; optical networks; neuromorphic photonics; terahertz communication; silicon photonics; machine learning in optics

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

Optical Fiber Laser Technology and Application

edited by

Yi An

,

Min Jiang

and Jun Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optics; rare earth-doped fiber lasers; high-power fiber lasers; pulsed fiber lasers; AI for fiber lasers; modeling and simulation of fiber lasers; field manipulation of fiber lasers; fiber lasers for communications, sensing, and imaging

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

Challenges and Innovations in 3D LiDAR Systems

edited by

Davide Cassanelli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: lidar design; optics solutions; sensor characterization; adverse weather; point cloud filtering; 3D object detection & tracking; point cloud segmentation; multi-sensor data fusion

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

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: From Bench to Real-World Applications

edited by Prasoon K. Diwakar

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); real-time analysis; remote sensing; machine learning/AI; mining and minerals; portable instrumentation; elemental mapping; plasma physics; industrial applications; environmental monitoring

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

Advances in Nonlinear Optical Imaging

edited by

Zhiqiang Yan

, Hongyuan Wang and Qianhao Ning

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphoton microscopy; coherent raman imaging; super-resolution nonlinear imaging; computational and adaptive nonlinear optics; novel laser sources and detector technology; image reconstruction and intelligent processing; biomedical and clinical applications; nonlinear imaging in materials and nanostructures; miniaturized and portable nonlinear systems; multimodal nonlinear optical imaging

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

Optical Frequency Transfer and Metrology

edited by

Jing Gao

and Zhijing Du

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical frequency transfer; optical clock; laser stabilization; optical frequency comb; atomic frequency standards; photonic microwave generator; chip-scale atomic clock; optical microcavity; quantum precision measurement; laser source

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

Fundamentals and Applications of Aerosol Analysis with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

edited by Daniel Diaz and David W. Hahn

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8808 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; aerosols; aerosol analysis; single-shot analysis; plasma–particle interactions; ns-LIBS, fs-LIBS; remote LIBS

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

VCSEL Designs for High-Speed, High-Power and Polarization-Control: Novel Applications from Quantum Devices to Neuromorphic Computing

edited by

Valerio Torrelli

and

Matteo Giovanni Carmelo Alasio

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 707 | Submission Open

Keywords: VCSEL; high-speed; high-power; single-mode; polarization; quantum sensing; interferometry; neuromorphic computing

Ultrafast Laser Nonlinear Dynamics

edited by Xinyang Liu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast laser; nonlinear material; ultrafast fabrication; ultrafast imaging; laser material; nonlinear dynamics

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

Photonic Interconnects: From Devices to Networked Systems

edited by

Felipe Göhring de Magalhães

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic interconnects; optical and hybrid networks; routing and switching; network topologies; quality of service (QoS); latency and bandwidth management; reconfigurable photonic systems; cybersecurity and resilience; secure optical communication; high-performance computing and data centers

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

Optoelectronic Intelligent Sensing Chips: From Devices to Systems

edited by Weiqing Cheng

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic chips; optical sensing; optoelectronic sensing; intelligent processing; smart sensors; spectroscopy; imaging chips; system-on-chip; infrared detection

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

Freeform Optics and Diffraction

edited by

Rafael G. González-Acuña

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: freeform optics; hybrid refractive-diffractive systems; advanced manufacturing and metrology; AI-assisted optical design

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

Advanced Lasers and Their Applications, 3rd Edition

edited by

Xinyao Li

, Chao-Jian He and

Song Yang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 10034 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber laser; all-solid-state laser; semiconductor laser; micro/nano structure fabrication; optical sensor

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

Laser Applications Towards Space Sustainability and Safety

edited by Jan Vanda

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-based systems; laser-based orbital measurement; daylight-capable laser ranging; satellite laser ranging; space situational awareness; optical tracking; laser momentum transfer; laser–matter interaction; photon pressure; laser ablation; laser energy transfer; space debris; collision avoidance; debris remediation; in-orbit servicing; laser safety; space sustainability; AI image processing

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

Advances in Optical Fibers for Sensing and Communication in Harsh Conditions

edited by Martin Roche

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber; photonics; sensing; fiber lasers; telecommunication; harsh environments

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

Recent Progress in Optical and Biomedical Sensing

edited by

Mingyu Li

and

Li Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; biomedical sensing; integrated photonic sensors; silicon photonics; resonant sensors; high-sensitivity sensing; multiplexed sensing; on-chip sensing systems

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

Advances in Optical Fiber Technology: Telecom and Specialty Fibers for AI Network Infrastructure

edited by Yi Sun, Kazunori Mukasa, Cheng Guo and Ailing Zhong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: datacenter network; space division multiplexing; hollow core fiber; distributed acoustic sensing; nonlinear signal processing

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

Advances in Colloidal Quantum Dot Optoelectronics

edited by Nima Taghipour

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: colloidal quantum dots; synthesis of nanocrystals; light-emitting diodes; lasers; photodetectors; photovoltaics; quantum light sources; device fabrication; optoelectronics; photonics

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

Recent Advances in Spectroscopy

edited by Aparajita Bandyopadhyay and Amartya Sengupta

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: faster temporal resolution; extreme spatial resolution; deep learning analytics; futuristic spectroscopic platforms

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

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 30 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12791 | 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)

Innovative Optical Technologies in Advanced Manufacturing

edited by

Ci Song

and

Xing Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9335 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; measurement and metrology; precision manufacturing; optical design; computational imaging; image processing; advanced manufacturing; detection technology; process monitoring; machine learning

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

Silicon Photonics: From Fundamentals to Future Directions

edited by

Zanyun Zhang

,

Zan Zhang

and

Huan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8880 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; optical communication; optical sensing; quantum communication; optical computing; metasurfaces; photonic integrated circuits; two-dimensional materials; heterogeneous integration

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

Advanced Technologies in Optical Wireless Communications—2nd Edition

edited by

Cuiwei He

, Chengwei Fang,

Ke Wang

and

Chen Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7445 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-space optical (FSO) communication; visible light communication (VLC) and LiFi; underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC); system design and signal processing; devices and components

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

Novel Advances in Optical Fiber Gratings

edited by Jingxian Cui and

Zhiyong Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7155 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber bragg grating sensors; fiber grating fabrication; fiber grating applications; optical fiber sensing; fiber laser

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

Advancements in Optics and Laser Measurement

edited by

Hongru Li

and

Shutong Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5874 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing technologies; optical interferometry; 3D surface profiling; laser imaging; laser scanning and reconstruction; non-contact measurement; high-precision metrology; machine learning in optical measurement

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

Metasurfaces and Meta-Devices: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Jingcheng Zhang and Tianyue Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4201 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurface-enabled multi-dimensional light field control; metasurface-based optical micromanipulation; metalens imaging; metasurfaces for advanced optical communications; heterogeneous metadevice integration; quantum metasurfaces; topological photonic crystals and metasurfaces; nonlocal metasurfaces and BIC; non-Hermitian and PT metasurfaces; metasurface-mediated optical singularities

Lasers and Complex System Dynamics

edited by

Juan Hugo García-López

,

Rider Jaimes-Reátegui

and

Guillermo Huerta Cuellar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3429 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser dynamics; nonlinear optics; complex systems; spatio-temporal chaos; self-organization; synchronization; cavity solitons; laser networks; photonic instabilities; emergent behavior

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Photonics Sensors—2nd Edition

edited by

Flavio Esposito

and

Carlos Marques

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2999 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; interferometric sensors ; resonance-based sensors ; plasmonic sensors ; fluorescence ; luminescence ; absorption ; spectroscopy ; physical and mechanical sensors ; chemical sensors and biosensors ; nanostructured materials and coatings; microfluidics ; lab on chip ; artificial intelligence and machine learning for sensing

Metasurface-Based Photonic Devices and Their Applications

edited by Jingfeng Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1869 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurfaces; subwavelength resonators; beamforming; reconfigurable metasurfaces; 2D materials integration; polarization manipulation

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

Next-Generation Optical Frequency Combs and Their Photonic Applications

edited by

Yichi Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1751 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical frequency combs; soliton combs; microcombs; dual-comb spectroscopy; quantum frequency combs; EO comb; kerr comb; chip-scale frequency combs; spectral shaping; precision measurement; precision metrology; hyperspectral imaging; microwave generation; microresonators; noise characterization; integrated photonics

Two-Dimensional Materials for Emerging Photonics and Spintronics Applications

edited by

Saurabh Dixit

and

Vinay Sharma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; quantum photonics; quantum optics; nonlinear optics; spintronics; polariton; Moiré superlattices; light–matter interactions; metamaterials; anisotropic materials

Ultrafast Lasers: Fundamentals, Technology, and Applications

edited by

Tayyab Imran

and

Florin Jipa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast lasers; femtosecond pulses; mode-locking; dispersion management; CPA/OPCPA amplification; pulse diagnostics (FROG/XFROG); nonlinear optics; ultrafast spectroscopy; precision micromachining; simulation & digital-twin/ML optimization

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

Advances in Optical Fiber-Based Devices: Design, Deployment, and Emerging Applications

edited by

Sylvie Lebrun

,

Maha Bouhadida

and Minh Châu Phan-Huy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1027 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber; fiber sensors; telecommunications; quantum communications; fabrication; micro and nanostructured fibers; active and passive fibered devices; chip-to-fiber coupling; nonlinearities in fiber; novel materials

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

Laser Spectroscopy: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications

edited by

Yihong Wang

and

Rong Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | 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)

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