Photonics

Computational Optical Imaging: Theories, Algorithms, and Applications

edited by

Zhenya Zang

,

Yiwei Chen

and Dong Xiao

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5077 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational imaging; compressive imaging; single-photon imaging; biomedical imaging and sensing; statistics and optimization imaging algorithms; applied machine learning in imaging; smart imaging sensors

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

Computational Imaging: Photonics and Optical Applications

edited by Zewei He and

Guizhong Fu

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3510 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational imaging; photonics; optical systems; optical applications; machine vision; theoretical and experimental modeling; multimodal imaging; artificial intelligence application; multimodal and multiscale approaches; biomedical imaging; remote sensing; super-resolution; high-speed computing

Plasmonics for Advanced Photonic Applications

edited by

Muhammad Khalid

and Giovanni Magno

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2292 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonics; nanophotonics; hybrid plasmonic-photonic devices; topological plasmonics; integrated photonics; light-matter interacation; biosensing; quantum plasmonics

Emerging Topics in Atmospheric Optics

edited by Xuan Qian and

Congming Dai

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1601 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric optics; optical turbulence; adaptive optics; laser communication; laser and infrared atmospheric transmission; radiation; laser application

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

Advanced Luminescent and Fluorescent Materials for Photonic Applications

edited by

Hui Lin

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open

Keywords: transparent ceramics; optical properties; optical applications; laser ceramics; scintillator ceramics; transparent ceramic armor; Faraday ceramic materials; optical functional crystal; solid-state lighting; fluorescent materials

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

Computational Optical Imaging: Progress and Future Prospects

edited by Famin Wang and

Zhou Ge

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; deep learning; super-resolution; photonics; image processing; digital holography

High-Speed Optical Fiber Communication

edited by

Hao Luo

,

Jing Xu

and

Yaping Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fibers; optical fiber communication; laser optics; optical sensors; measurement; integrated optics; nonlinear optics; optoelectronics

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

Recent Advances in Solid-State Lasers: Design, Experimentation and Applications

edited by

Xiaoming Duan

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state lasers; laser materials; pumping technology; nonlinear optical frequency conversion; thermal manage of laser; narrow linewidth lasers; continuous-wave lasers; Q-switched lasers; ultrafast lasers; multiwavelength lasers; applications of lasers

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

Advances in Nanophotonics: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by

Georgios N. Tsigaridas

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonics; nanophotonics; biophotonics; light–matter interactions; biomedical applications; photonic crystals; photonic sensors; photonic circuits; optical memories; optical computing

Optical Fiber Sensors: Design and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by Yiwei Ma, Zicheng Wang and Jing Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; optical fiber sensing; optical fiber gyro; optical fiber gratings; optical data processing; photonic material; structure-modulated fiber sensor; signal processing; microstructure fiber sensors

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

Optical Imaging and Optical Image Processing: Advances in Systems, Algorithms, and Applications

edited by

Yiwei Chen

and

Zhenglong Sun

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1755 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; optical image processing; computational imaging; biomedical optical imaging; optical coherence tomography; hyperspectral and multispectral imaging; image reconstruction and enhancement; deep learning for optical imaging; quantitative phase imaging; photonic imaging systems

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

Challenges and Future Directions in Adaptive Optics Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by Ping Yang,

Zeyu Gao

and Xinlan Ge

submission deadline 10 Jun 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3032 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive optics; wavefront sensing; wavefront correction; wavefront shaping; optical metrology; optical communication; machine learning; atmospheric, oceanic or biomedical optics

Biomedical Imaging and Its Translation and Application

edited by

Jingqin Chen

submission deadline 10 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; translational research; clinical application; multimodal imaging; molecular imaging; image-guided intervention; diagnostic imaging; imaging biomarkers; point-of-care; artificial intelligence

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

Ghost Imaging and Quantum-Inspired Classical Optics

edited by

Zhiyuan Ye

,

Baolei Liu

and

Chenyu Hu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2517 | Submission Open

Keywords: ghost imaging; single-pixel imaging; computational imaging; quantum imaging; quantum–classical correspondence; intensity correlations; incoherent interference

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

Metasurfaces for Next‑Generation Nanophotonic Devices

edited by Lidan Zhang,

Sensong An

and Mengmeng Li

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurfaces; nanophotonics; metalens; computational photonics; hyperspectral imaging; polarization imaging; integrated photonics; nonlinear optics; quantum photonics; AI-assisted design

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

Recent Advances in Neutron Optics

edited by Zhanwen Ma and

Erxi Feng

submission deadline 19 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutron optics; neutron delivery; neutron focusing; neutron guide; neutron super-mirror; neutron polarizer; neutron chopper; neutron instrumentation

Plasmonics and Nanophotonics: Science and Applications

edited by

Faten Bashar Kamal Eddin

and

Nurul ‘Illya Muhamad Fauzi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonics; nanophotonics; surface plasmon resonance; biosensors; optical sensors; biomedical imaging; plasmonic nanomaterials; metamaterials; integrated photonics; point-of-care diagnostics

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

Novel Developments in Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by

Xufeng Jing

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9002 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; advanced photonic devices; perovskite semiconductors; flexible electronics; sustainable optoelectronics; metamaterials; metasurface

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

Photodetectors for Next-Generation Imaging and Sensing Systems

edited by

Changqing Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5104 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors; two-dimensional materil; imaging technique; sensing system; laser technology

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

Advancements in Photonic Crystals: Materials, Design, and Applications

edited by

Guang Lu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2696 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystals; novel materials; advanced design; applications; photonic bandgaps; photonic crystal devices; optoelectronic devices

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

Advanced Photodetectors for Photonic and Hybrid Photonic–Electronic Systems and Applications

edited by

Qingtao Chen

, Huijuan Niu and Yongqing Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2424 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors; photonic integration; photonic–electronic integration; multifunctional photodetectors; photodetector applications

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

Technologies and Applications of Terahertz Metamaterials

edited by

Haotian Ling

and Guang Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1820 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz metamaterials; surface plasmon polaritons; active metamaterials; flexible metamaterials; all-dielectric terahertz metamaterials; metamaterials for communications; metamaterials for imaging; metamaterials for biosensing; other terahertz metamaterial applications

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

Optical Imaging for 3D Surface and Phase Recovery: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Yibin Tian

and Cheng Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1206 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; 3D reconstruction; phase recovery; deep learning

Emerging Technology in Laser Scanning

edited by

Xin Xiong

and

Xinghui Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision metrology; nanomanufacturing; lidar; frequency combs; optical encoder; confocal laser scanning; silicon photonics; femtosecond laser; AI-driven optical metrology; machine vision

Emerging Trends in Integrated Photonics and Quantum Technology

edited by Konstantinos Papatryfonos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonics; silicon/SiN photonics; thin-film LiNbO3; heterogeneous integration; direct III-V-on-silicon heteroepitaxy; frequency combs; quantum photonics; photonic design automation; packaging and testing

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

Nano-Optoelectronics: Materials, Devices and Applications

edited by

Arun Kumar

and Zhenzhou Cheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonics; optoelectronics; nanomaterials; devices

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

Modern Semiconductor Lasers: From VCSELs to QCLs

edited by

Cong Zhang

and Yue Song

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1543 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor lasers; VCSELs; QCLs; high-power lasers; high-speed modulation; mid-infrared sources; photonic integration; narrow linewidth lasers; ultracompact lasers; novel cavity designs

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

Recent Advances and Applications in Optical Fiber Sensing

edited by

Yanjun Chen

and Xiangdong Ma

submission deadline 10 Jul 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8538 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber, grating, and components for optical fiber sensing; physical sensors, chemical sensors, and biosensors; micro- and nano-structured fiber-optic sensors; distributed optical fiber sensing; geophysical sensing; rotational sensing; environmental and structural monitoring; applications in geoscience; biomedical optical sensing; signal processing and data fusion in fiber optic sensing; instrumentation and measurements in optical fiber sensing; AI and machine learning in optical fiber sensing

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

Enabling Optical Communication Technologies for Intelligent Computing Networks

edited by Liangjia Zong and

Tong Ye

submission deadline 10 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical network architecture; optical fiber technology; optical switching; optical algorithm; intelligent optical network

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

AI for Photonics: Intelligent Imaging, Learning-Driven Optics, and Photonic Computing

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8962 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI for photonics and learning-driven optics; inverse design and differentiable photonics; adaptive optics and wavefront sensing or shaping; digital holography and computational imaging; lensless and fiber endomicroscopy; optical tomography and quantitative phase imaging; optical neural networks and photonic computing; nonlinear optics and high-power or solid-state lasers; stimulated Brillouin scattering and Raman sensing; physics-informed machine learning and digital twins

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

Ultrafast Optics: From Fundamental Dynamics to Transformative Technologies

edited by Yizhou Liu and Kong Gao

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4786 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast optics; ultrafast lasers; femtosecond dynamics; strong-field physics; nonlinear optics; ultrafast laser–matter interaction; optical imaging; novel optical interactions; advanced laser technologies

Optical Access and Transport Networks

edited by

Zbigniew Zakrzewski

,

Sławomir Andrzej Torbus

and Jacek Majewski

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1034 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical access network; xPON; optical transport; OTN; ROADM; WSS; OXC; PXC; xWDM; optical OFDM; MCF; optical routing; EON; optical fiber; optical Xhaul; radio-fiber; optical modulation; coherent transmission; xDFA; ODN; submarine transmission; quantum communications; optical angular momentum; optical fronhaul; Raman amplification; optical layer 0; GMPLS; all-optical communications; optical eavesdropping

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

Challenges and Opportunities in Optical Communication Networks

edited by

Fady El-Nahal

and Dokhyl AlQahtani

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical network architectures; advanced modulation formats; photonic integration; machine learning in optical networks; network security; high-speed transmission; nonlinear signal processing

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

Emerging Technologies and Future Directions in Optical Frequency Combs

edited by

Yanyan Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation frequency comb sources; applications in quantum technologies; dual-comb spectroscopy and its expanding horizons; astrophysics and space applications; metrology and timing systems

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

Precision Photonic Sensing: Advances in Optical Fiber Technologies

edited by

Xiaoyang Hu

and

Yaofei Chen

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-precision photonic sensing; high-sensitivity photonic sensing; high-resolution photonicsensing; long-haul photonic sensing; noise-suppression in photonic sensing; large dynamic range photonic sensing; multi-parameter sensing; the advanced optical fiber technology; the low noise optical fiber laser; high-performance signal processing; high-performance distributed optical fiber sensing; the multiplexing technology; nonlinear effect in optical fiber sensing; optical fiber laser interferometry; optical fiber measurement applications; spectrometer and spectral analysis

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

Innovations in Structured Optical Field: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by

Jia-Qi Lü

and Zhi-Cheng Ren

submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5690 | Submission Open

Keywords: structured light; light field manipulation; vector optical field/beam; vortex optical beam; orbital angular momentum; rotational Doppler effect; holography; spatiotemporal optical vortices; spatial multiplexing

Optical Fibers Beyond Communication: Advances in Sensing, Imaging, and Energy Applications

edited by

Yunhe Zhao

, Yanpeng Li and Wenjuan Sheng

submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2783 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional or multi-material fibers; fiber-optic sensors; environmental monitoring; biomedical imaging; computational imaging; energy applications

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

Plasmonic Metasurfaces and Metamaterials

edited by Yang Huang and Pujuan Ma

submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1926 | Submission Open

Keywords: theory and modeling of metamaterials/metasurfaces; ultrahigh-Q metasurfaces; nonlocal and quantum plasmonics; non-hermitian plasmonics; twisted light manipulation; nonlinear plasmonics; topological photonics with plasmonics; ultrafast plasmonic processes; two-dimensional material-integrated metasystems; machine learning-driven design; dynamic and reconfigurable metasurfaces; biosensing and imaging applications

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

Advances in Spin-Orbit Coupling of Light

edited by

Weiming Zhen

and

Guohua Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1380 | Submission Open

Keywords: light–matter interactions; spin–orbit coupling; optical skyrmions; propagation; scattering polarization manipulation; Goos–Hänchen shift; spin Hall effect of light; spatiotemporal vortices; optical geometric phase

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

Hybrid RF/Optical Wireless Solutions for Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial 6G Networks

edited by

Hemani Kaushal

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid RF/FSO communication; optical wireless communication (OWC); non-terrestrial networks (NTN); UAV/HAPS/satellite communications; mobility management; beamforming and beam management; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS); optical; AI/ML for 6G hybrid networks; channel modeling and turbulence mitigation; sustainable 6G systems; quantum communication and security

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

Silicon Photonics and Beyond: Hybrid Integration for Future Technologies

edited by

Maumita Chakrabarti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs); hybrid and heterogeneous photonic integration; wafer-to-wafer and die-to-wafer bonding technologies; integration of III-V materials on silicon; advanced optical interconnects for AI and HPC systems; co-packaged optics and optical I/O architectures; photonic–electronic co-integration; advanced photonic packaging and assembly; optical transceivers and communication systems; emerging materials and platforms beyond silicon photonics; integrated lasers, modulators, detectors, and amplifiers; quantum photonic integration; photonic sensors and biosensing platforms; reliability, manufacturability, and scalability of integrated photonic systems; design methodologies, simulation, and testing of hybrid photonic devices; applications in telecommunications, data centres, automotive, healthcare, and edge computing

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

Recent Progress in Silicon Photonics

edited by

Deng Mao

and

Weijia Li

submission deadline 1 Aug 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2007 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonic circuits; fiber optics communication; modulators; detectors; power splitters; polarization management; WDM; heterogeneous and hybrid integration; advanced packaging; fiber-to-chip coupling; design automation; quantum computing; photonics computing; sensing; LiDAR; transceivers

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

New Trends in Optical Solitons: Theory, Computation and Applications

edited by

Zhao Li

,

Lu Tang

and Ejaz Hussain

submission deadline 13 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear differential equation; singular solitons; soliton solution; stability; partial differential equation

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

Super-Resolution Optical Microscopy: Science and Applications

edited by

Donghan Ma

and

Fan Xu

submission deadline 15 Aug 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2167 | Submission Open

Keywords: super-resolution microscopy; single-molecule localization microscopy; structured illumination microscopy; stimulated emission depletion microscopy; DNA-PAINT; expansion microscopy; multimodal imaging

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

Advances in Micro-Nano Optical Manufacturing

edited by Shuo Qiao,

Xing Peng

and Xiao Shen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7604 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-nano manufacturing; optical component; nanoscale fabrication technologies; process-characterization co-design; optical design; image fusion; defect inspection; machine learning; metasurface manufacturing; ultra-precision machining; machine vision; functional optical materials; precision measurements and metrology; freeform design; manufacturing technology; opto-mechanical design; additive micro-optics; advanced optical manufacturing and detection

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

Latest Papers Related to OWPT 2026–2027 on the Topics of Devices, Components, and Systems

edited by

Tomoyuki Miyamoto

and

Motoharu Matsuura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless power transmission; laser power beaming; power over fiber; OWPT subsystem; OWPT related devices and materials

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

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