Special Issues

Photonics publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Section
Search by Title/Keyword
 
Order results
Display
Results per page
Ultrafast Lasers and Nonlinear Optics
edited by Dario Giannotti, Francesco Canella, Riccardo Gotti and Sara Pizzurro
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state lasers; ultrafast lasers; fiber lasers; laser spectroscopy; imaging; nonlinear optics; frequency conversion; frequency mixing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Nonlinear Optics of Materials: Their Fundamentals and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite materials; ultrafast optics; nonlinear optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
New Progress in Infrared Detector
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrared detectors; light coupling manipulation; low-dimensional detection materials; integrated multi-mode infrared detection; polarimetric imaging; spectral imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Technologies of Laser Wireless Power Transmission
edited by Yudan Gou
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal– organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD); solar cell; metamorphic buffer; III-V semiconductor material; tunnel junction; laser wireless power transmission (LWPT); laser power converters (LPCs); laser
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
The Application of Wavefront Shaping for Scattered Light Fields
edited by Haoyi Zuo
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: scattered light field control; wavefront shaping; spatial light modulator; transmission matrix; feedback algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Organic Photodetectors, Displays, and Upconverters
edited by Ge Mu and Kangkang Weng
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20401 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic semiconductor; photodetectors; light-emitting diodes; upconverters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Advanced Methods in Exploring Light–Matter Interactions and Nonlinear Effects Optics Applications
edited by , Yuanqin Xia, Xiao Fang, , and Jiarui Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8317 | 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)
Terahertz Advancements in Fibers, Waveguides and Devices
edited by and Qi Yang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4179 | Submission Open
Keywords: terahertz (THz) waveguides; THz devices; THz communications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Advanced Technologies in Biophotonics and Medical Physics
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4052 | 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)
High-Power Ultrafast Lasers: Development and Applications
edited by Razvan Dabu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3690 | Submission Open
Keywords: chirped pulse amplification; ultra-broadband optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; advanced front-ends of multi-PW lasers; hybrid amplification femtosecond laser systems; PW-class femtosecond lasers; ultrahigh intensity lasers; ultrafast laser systems modeling; high temporal intensity contrast; high energy nanosecond pump lasers; large aperture laser crystals; large aperture nonlinear crystals; high efficiency diffraction gratings; nonlinear optics; nonlinear pulse compression; coherent beam combination of femtosecond pulses; femtosecond laser pulses characterization; interaction of ultra-high intensity laser field with matter; laser plasma electrons acceleration; laser plasma ions acceleration; attosecond laser pulses; laser fusion; nano-technologies based on high-repetition rate femtosecond lasers; femtosecond lasers material processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Emerging Topics in Freeform Optics
edited by Zexiao Li and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2992 | Submission Open
Keywords: freeform optical design& modification; micro/nanoforming; high precision machining of freeform surface; micro/nano optics and photonics; metrology & characterization of freeform surfaces; micro-featured surfaces; micro/nanomachining modeling; simulation of optical manufacturing; optical machining & measurement; process monitoring and quality control; ultra-precision machining; other technologies sssociated with freeform optics
Advancements in Optical Techniques for Enhancing the Sensitivity and Precision of Atomic Magnetometers
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open
Keywords: atomic magnetometers; weak magnetic measurement; atomic polarization; three-axis measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Polarization Optics: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by Su Zhang and Juntong Zhan
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open
Keywords: polarization light propagation; polarization detection; polarization scattering; target polarization characteristic; polarization measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Recent Developments in Fringe Pattern Analysis for Optics and Photonics
edited by Manuel Servin, Gonzalo Paez and Moises Padilla
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical metrology; fringe profilometry; phase shifting; 3D scanning; phase demodulation; digital holography; dynamic interferometry; quantitative phase imaging; phase unwrapping; optical coherence tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Quantum High Precision Measurement
edited by Anshou Zheng and Jibing Liu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum sensing; quantum entanglement; Heisenberg limit; atomic clocks; quantum non-demolition measurements; squeezed states; interferometry; quantum metrology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
Advances in Optical Sensors and Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosensors; fibre optics; fluorescence; gyroscope; integrated optics; luminescence; pressure sensing; spectroscopy; temperature sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Emerging Trends in Photonics Nanostructures
edited by and Ramsey Selim
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open
Keywords: nano-optics; photonics; plasmonics; optical devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Optical Materials: Novel Properties and Engineering for Future Photonic Devices
edited by Degui Sun
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open
Keywords: isotropic optical material; anisotropic optical material; integrated optics; polarization; application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Microstructured Optical Sensors: Design, Fabrication and Applications
edited by Victor Argueta-Diaz
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: microstructured optical sensors; photonic sensor design; sensor fabrication techniques; optical sensing applications; lithography in sensor fabrication; biomedical optical sensors; environmental monitoring sensors; industrial process control sensors; sensor performance optimization; future trends in optical sensing.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Optical Atomic Clocks: Progress, Applications and Fundamental Physics
edited by Matteo Barbiero and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical frequency standard; optical atomic clock; frequency stability; uncertainty; physics beyond standard model; quantum precision measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
Recent Advances in Microwave Photonics Technologies
edited by Juanjuan Yan and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwave photonics; microwave photonic filters; optoelectronic oscillators; optical frequency combs; arbitrary waveforms generation; radio over fiber; integrated microwave photonics; microwave photonic radars; microwave signal measurements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Emerging Trends in Rare-Earth Doped Material for Photonics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical amplifiers; luminescent phosphors; photonic lasers; ultrafast spectroscopy; perovskite materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Plasmonic Metasurfaces: Science and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasmonic metasurfaces; nanophotonics; optical communication; photoelectric conversion; wireless sensing; metasurface-based sensors; light– matter interaction; electromagnetic wave manipulation; smart optical devices; IoT-enabled sensing systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Principle and Application of Optical Metasurfaces
edited by and Bin Fang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: metasurfaces; imaging; wavefront engineering; nonlinear optics; nanophotonics; metalens; metasurface holograms; topological metasurfaces; polarization control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Advanced Research in Topological Photonics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: topological photonics; photonic crystals; quantum optics; metamaterials; edge states; non-Hermitian physics; topological insulators; optoelectronic devices; nanophotonics; topological phase transitions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
New Insights in Optical Manipulation Techniques: From Fundamental Advances to Biomedical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical tweezers; optical fiber tweezers; optical forces; optical manipulation in vivo; biophotonics; optofluidic manipulation; nanophotonics
The Future of Optical Networking in 6G: Applications, Technologies and Trends
edited by Lihua Ruan and Sourav Mondal
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical network; 6G; optical communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
The Development of TFT Optoelectronic Devices and Their Circuits
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: fabrication techniques; novel optoelectronic materials; physics of optoelectronics devices; device architectures; circuit design and system integration; opto-biosensor; modeling and simulation; environmental impact; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Ultrafast Fiber Lasers: Nonlinear Dynamics and Novel Phenomena
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 78 | 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)
Fundamentals and Applications of Aerosol Analysis with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
edited by Daniel Diaz and David W. Hahn
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3598 | 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)
Advancements in Photonic Sensors and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 6 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonic sensors; photonic sensing systems; control and measurement systems; inforamtion prosessing; machine learning; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Emerging Trends in Photonic Crystals
edited by
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7295 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonic crystals; self-assembly; sensing; display; biomedical engineering; energy harvesting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Terahertz Photonics: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
edited by Ziqi Li
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4091 | 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 Fiber Communication: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by , and Xing Ouyang
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2331 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber– optic communications; optical networks; digital and optical signal processing; optical devices and components; optical subsystems and systems.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Steady-State and Ultrafast Time-Resolved Optical Spectroscopy and Laser Applications in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Biomedical Optics and High-Resolution Imaging
edited by , , and Sandra Mamani
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1993 | 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)
Recent Advances and Applications in Optical Fiber Sensing
edited by and Xiangdong Ma
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 914 | 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)
Next-Generation Optical Networks for 5G, 6G, and Beyond
edited by Hamzeh Khalili and Fatemeh Tabatabimehr
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open
Keywords: 5G and beyond; 6G; dynamic bandwidth allocation; network slicing; fiber-to-everything (FTTx); optical fronthaul; backhaul; energy-efficient networks; photonic technologies; AI-driven network management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Plasmonic Metasurfaces and Metamaterials
edited by Yang Huang and Pujuan Ma
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 97 | 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 Optical Fiber Sensing Technology
edited by Tao Geng, , and Yiwei Ma
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18878 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical fiber sensors; fiber sensing; signal processing; special fibers; microstructure fibers; micro/nanofibers; functional materials; photorefractive materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Optical Sensing for Liquids: Science and Technology
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open
Keywords: optofluidics; optical (bio)sensors; refractive index (bio)sensors; spectroscopy; opto-electronic techniques for fluid investigation; fluorescence; interferometry-based (bio)sensors; optical imaging for fluid analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Integrated Optics Temperature Sensors Based on Guided Wave and Photonics Structures
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermo-optic effect; thermal expansion effect; optical temperature sensors; photonic crystals cavities; photonic integrated circuits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Challenges and Opportunities in Optical Communication Networks
edited by and Dokhyl AlQahtani
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 105 | 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)
Free-Space Optical Communication and Networking Technology
edited by Zhi Liu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8647 | 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)
High-Performance Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices
edited by Cheng Liu and Yi Lu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1918 | Submission Open
Keywords: LED; micro-LED; edge-emitting laser; VCSEL; quantum cascade laser; photodetector; solar cell; III-V; III-nitride; GeSn
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Advances in Polarimetric Imaging: Innovations and Applications
edited by Jiawei Zuo and Jing Bai
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: polarimetric imaging; metasurfaces; nanofabrication; polarization microscopy
Optimizing Communication and Routing in Optical Data Center Networks
edited by Jialong Li and Ao Yu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical data center networks; communication optimization; routing protocols; optical switching; network architecture; traffic engineering; resource allocation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Recent Advances in Optical Wireless Communication Systems and Networks
edited by , Jin Shi and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12418 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical wireless communications; visible light communications; optical wireless networks; underwater optical wireless transmission; optical camera communications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Recent Advances in Optical Turbulence
edited by , Deyue Zou and Kainan Yao
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6959 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical turbulence; atmospheric turbulence; underwater turbulence; adaptive optics; turbulence mitigation; turbulence simulation; refractive index structure parameter; greenwood frequency; Taylor frequency; seeing
(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 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5415 | Submission Open
Keywords: single-photon source; single-photon detector; single-photon frequency conversion
New Perspectives in Photodetectors
edited by and Xiujuan Zou
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic photodetectors; low-dimensional material photodetectors; quantum dot photodetectors; ultrafast photodetection; photodetector arrays; infrared photodetection; visible-blind photodetectors; UV photodetectors; THZ photodetectors; plasmonic photodetectors; polarization-sensitive photodetectors; photodetectors for biological applications; photodetectors for communication systems; photodetectors for environmental monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Back to TopTop