Photonics

Advanced Technologies in Biophotonics and Medical Physics

edited by

Yue Zhao

,

Haigang Ma

and

Yujiao Shi

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10061 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors: Materials, Designs and Applications

edited by

Xuehao Hu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8289 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; polymer optical fibers; fiber sensors; surface Plasmon resonance; gratings; optical time-domain reflectometry

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

Terahertz Photonics: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by Ziqi Li

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7489 | Submission Open

Keywords: THz sources; THz-TDS; optical pump THz probe; THz pump; THz spintronics; THz detectors; THz devices; THz sensors; THz imaging

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

Optical Materials: Novel Properties and Engineering for Future Photonic Devices

edited by Degui Sun

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1395 | Submission Open

Keywords: isotropic optical material; anisotropic optical material; integrated optics; polarization; application

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

Optical Materials in Laser Cleaning

edited by

Guodong Zhu

and

Yuan Ren

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical materials; high-power laser; ultrafast laser; optical path design; machine vision; theoretical model; new cleaning process; multi online monitoring; engineering application

New Perspectives in Laser Nonlinearity: Phenomena, Theory, and Breakthroughs

edited by

Jinxia Feng

and

Peng Li

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: material (such as 2D materials; thin film; meta-materials) nonlinearities and their applications; novel nonlinear phenomena; nonlinearity in quantum optics; advances in nonlinear optics theory and methods; nonlinear properties with structured light

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

Optical Fiber Sensors: Design and Application

edited by Yiwei Ma, Zicheng Wang and Jing Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10427 | 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)

Advances in Micro and Nano-Photonics: Emerging Materials and Applications

edited by Nikita Toropov, Aneesh Veluthandath and Maria Mukhina

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10300 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle; microparticle; emission; laser; chirality; anisotropy; sensor; diagnostics; biomedicine; light-matter interaction; optical manipulation

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

Optical Measurement Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhenmin Zhu

,

Fumin Zhang

and

Wei Feng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7482 | Submission Open

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

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

Infrared Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by Lihua Ye

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2921 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared optoelectronic materials; infrared lasers; infrared emitters; infrared modulators; infrared detectors; infrared integrated photonics; infrared metamaterials; infrared metasurfaces; infrared optical fibers; infrared sensing

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

Ultrafast Dynamics Probed by Photonics and Electron-Based Techniques

edited by Duan Luo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2403 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast dynamics; time-resolved spectroscopy; ultrafast electron diffraction and microscopy; ultrafast X-ray techniques; nonequilibrium states; multiscale spatiotemporal characterization; quantum materials and heterostructures; in situ excitation methods

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

High-Speed Optical Fiber Communication

edited by

Hao Luo

,

Jing Xu

and

Yaping Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1062 | 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)

Innovation in Optical Design

edited by Lei Yu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open

Keywords: design theory and method; optical system; freeform optics; computational optics

Computational Imaging

edited by

Shubin Liu

, Xiaoli Ma and Fan Chu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational cameras hyperspectral computational imaging; computational microscopy super-resolution techniques; photonics in medical and biomedical imaging applications

Next-Generation Nano-Optoelectronics: Materials, Devices, and Systems

edited by

Xin Guo

and

Yajun You

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-optoelectronics; quantum devices; 2D materials; plasmonic detectors; nano-LEDs; hybrid photonics; quantum emitters

Free-Space Optical Communications: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Lei Yang and Yueying Zhan

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: free space optical communications; optical wireless communication; atmospheric turbulence; adaptive optics; satellite communication; hybrid RF/FSO; pointing-acquisition-tracking (PAT)

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

Optical Levitation: Physics and Applications

edited by

Nan Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 264 | 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

Fundamentals and Design of Micro/Nano Photonic Devices

edited by Taojie Zhou and Guohong Xiang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nano photonics; photonic crystals; integrated photonics; plasmonics; metasurfaces; micro- and nanocavities; topological photonics

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

Artificial Intelligence for Label-Free Imaging and Spectroscopy in the Life Sciences

edited by Arianna Bresci

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; biphotonics; label-free imaging; machine learning; microscopy; spectroscopy; optical biosensing; data-driven photonics

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

Optical Waveguides: Numerical Methods, Mathematical Modeling, and AI Techniques

edited by Eugene Smolkin

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2218 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modeling; optical waveguides; finite element method; finite difference method; computational photonics; mathematical modeling; AI in photonics; machine learning in waveguide design; signal processing in waveguides; predictive modeling

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

edited by Ping Yang,

Zeyu Gao

and Xinlan Ge

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2197 | Submission Open

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

Photoluminescence: Advances and Applications

edited by Vijayalakshmi Lakkamraju

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1032 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoluminescence; rare-earth and transition-metal-doped materials; quantum dots and nanostructures; perovskite photophysics; energy transfer and defect engineering; optical amplifiers and lasers; light-emitting diodes (LEDs); biomedical imaging and sensing; solar energy conversion; advanced spectroscopic techniques

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

Optical Metasurfaces: Applications and Trends

edited by

Qi Song

,

Qinglei Zhao

and

Shuxin Wang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16919 | Submission Open

Keywords: achromatic metalenses; phase-tuning metasurfaces; optoelectronic co-designs in metadevices; metasurface holography; diffractive– refractive optics; wide-angle metalens designs; off-axis metalens imaging; optical metasurfaces in AR/VR; broadband infrared metalenses; metasurface-based computing imaging; metasurfaces as vortex beam generators

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

Advances in Free-Space Optical Communications

edited by

Dagang Jiang

and Jian Huang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6583 | Submission Open

Keywords: free space optical communication; acquisition; tracking and pointing; laser propagation; adaptive optics; free space optical network

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

Light Emitting Devices: Science and Applications

edited by

Konthoujam James Singh

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: light-emitting diodes (LEDs); quantum light sources; multi-color emission; 2D semiconductors; photonics applications; single-photon emitters; nanostructured LEDs; optoelectronic devices; visible light communication; advanced light sources

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

Emerging Trends in Optical Fiber Sensors and Sensing Techniques (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yang Lu

and

Qi Wang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed acoustic/vibration sensing; distributed temperature/strain sensing; hybrid distributed fiber-optic sensing; applications of distributed fiber-optic sensing; applications of AI to distributed fiber-optic sensing; resonant fiber-optic biochemical sensors; fiber-optic displacement sensors; fiber-optic gas sensors; lossy fiber-optic sensors; fiber-optic point sensor applications

Recent Advances in Neutron Optics

edited by Zhanwen Ma and

Erxi Feng

submission deadline 19 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

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

Optical Imaging Innovations and Applications

edited by

Jianying Zhou

and

Joseph Rosen

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24372 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; imaging systems; holographic imaging; optical microscopy; coded aperture imaging; digital holography; fiber optics imaging; coherence imaging; coherent and incoherent imaging; speckle imaging

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

Steady-State and Ultrafast Time-Resolved Optical Spectroscopy and Laser Applications in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Biomedical Optics and High-Resolution Imaging

edited by

Robert R. Alfano

,

Binlin Wu

,

Lingyan Shi

and Sandra Mamani

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5063 | Submission Open

Keywords: steady-state spectroscopy; ultrafast laser spectroscopy; time-resolved spectroscopy; time-resolved imaging; Raman spectroscopy; visible resonance Raman; stimulated Raman scattering; optical Kerr effect; terahertz Raman; Majorana photon; multiphoton microscopy; second harmonic generation; optical biopsy; high-resolution imaging; cancer diagnosis; Alzheimer’ s disease; liquid biopsy; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; epigenomics; DNA nucleotides; methylation hybridization

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

Quantum Optics: Communication, Sensing, Computing, and Simulation

edited by

Peng Xu

, Dong Wang and

Wei Xiong

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5048 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum optics; quantum communication; quantum sensing and metrology; quantum simulation; quantum computation; quantum measurement and control

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

Recent Progress in Quantum Communication

edited by

Dawei Wang

submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum key distribution (QKD); quantum networks; quantum internet; quantum repeaters; entanglement distribution; single-photon sources; quantum cryptography; satellite QKD; quantum memories; integrated quantum photonics

Advances in Computational Imaging: Algorithms, Technologies, and Applications

edited by Dong Wang and Wenjing Zhao

submission deadline 27 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-pixel imaging; ghost imaging; phase imaging; wavefront; single-pixel holography; scattering media; scattering imaging; tracking through scattering media; scattering lens

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

Recent Progress in Single-Photon Generation and Detection

edited by E Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17319 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

Tomoyuki Miyamoto

and

Motoharu Matsuura

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16365 | Submission Open

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

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

Free-Space Optical Communication and Networking Technology

edited by Zhi Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15783 | Submission Open

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

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Optical Wireless Communication

edited by

Jianyang Shi

and

Junwen Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12716 | Submission Open

Keywords: visible light communication (VLC); infrared communication; ultraviolet communication; free space optical communication (FSO); modulation techniques; channel modeling; system design; photodetectors; optical receivers; signal processing; vehicular communication; underwater optical wireless communication; space optical communication; inter-satellite communication; satellite ground communication

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

Advancements in Optical Information Processing and Communication Technologies

edited by

Tao Yang

, Jiabin Cui and Kunpeng Zhai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10180 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical transmissions; optical interconnections; optical information processing; optical computing; integrated photonic devices; nonlinear optics

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

Advanced Research in Quantum Optics

edited by

Wei Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8280 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum optics; quantum sensing; quantum network

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

Novel Developments in Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by

Xufeng Jing

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7728 | 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)

Recent Advances in Infrared Lasers and Applications

edited by

Xiaoming Duan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7678 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state lasers; laser materials; fiber lasers; semiconductor lasers; nonlinear optical frequency conversion; laser design; thermal management of lasers; narrow-linewidth IR lasers; Q-switched IR lasers; ultra-fast IR lasers; multiwavelength IR lasers; applications of IR lasers

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

New Progress in Optical Precision Measurement in the Field of Space Technology

edited by Zhongwen Deng and Xingyu Jia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5144 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical interferometry; Laser Ranging; LiDAR; optical imaging; FMCW; image processing; laser comb

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

Advancements in Mode-Locked Lasers

edited by Juan Carlos Hernandez-Garcia and

Jose David Filoteo-Razo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4592 | Submission Open

Keywords: mode-locked lasers; fiber lasers; complex dynamics pulses; nonlinear optics; instrumentation and measurements; sensors

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

Photodetectors for Next-Generation Imaging and Sensing Systems

edited by

Changqing Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4056 | Submission Open

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

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

Computational Optical Imaging: Theories, Algorithms, and Applications

edited by

Zhenya Zang

,

Yiwei Chen

and Dong Xiao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3937 | 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)

Emerging Trends in Optical Imaging, Sensing and Wireless Communication Through Random Scattering Media

edited by

Ganesh Balasubramaniam

,

Shlomi Arnon

and

Ravi Kumar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2641 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffuse optical imaging; holography; optical wireless communication; light scattering; machine learning; inverse problems; image reconstruction; orbital angular momentum; early disease detection; bulk tissue imaging and sensing

Advances and Applications in Visual Optics

edited by Shwetabh Verma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2534 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual optics; new technologies in visual optics; advances and techniques in refractive and cataract surgery; laser-induced refractive index change; optics of the eye; biomechanics of the eye; refractive errors— development and control; eye diagnostics; optical coherence tomography; intraocular lens; eye and mathematical modelling; movements of the eye; bilateral symmetry; wavefront aberration; applications of artificial intelligence in visual optics

Advancements in Photonic Crystals: Materials, Design, and Applications

edited by

Guang Lu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2301 | 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 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1791 | 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)

Ultrafast Fiber Lasers: Nonlinear Dynamics and Novel Phenomena

edited by

Zhenhong Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1723 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast fiber lasers; nonlinear dynamics; soliton dynamics; ultrafast pulse generation; supercontinuum generation; mode-locking techniques; optical rogue waves

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

Progress in Ultra-Stable Laser Source and Future Prospects

edited by

Guanjun Xu

,

Dongdong Jiao

and

Lingqiang Meng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1665 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical cavity; ultra-stable laser; optical frequency transfer; optical frequency comb; atomic clock; fiber-stabilized laser; optical microcavity; automatic frequency stabilization

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

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