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

edited by Daniel Diaz and David W. Hahn

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 215 | 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)

Challenges and Opportunities in Free Space Optical Communication

edited by Shanyong Cai and

Liqian Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: free space optical communication; atmospheric channel; forward error correction; ATP

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

Combined Pulse Laser: A Reliable Tool for High-Quality, High-Efficiency Material Processing

edited by Xianshi Jia, Xiao Zhu and Cong Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: combined pulse laser; laser– matter interaction; laser processing; temporal and spatial shaping; laser plasma; in situ observations

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

Emerging Topics in Optical Communications

edited by Haojie Zhang and

Danshi Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI for optical communication; AI driven optical systems; microwave photonic devices and applications in optical communication; orbital angular momentum of light for communications; rydberg-atom-based communication; digital twin optical network; optical fiber network; autonomous optical network; DSP-based monitoring; wideband optical transmission

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

The Development of Photonics Imaging Utilizing Photoacoustic Techniques

edited by Qiangzhou Rong and Kaili Ren

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic imaging technology; optical ultrasound sensor; photoacoustic imaging; deep learning; machine learning; bio-optics; medical optics; tumor microenvironment; laser technology

Fiber Bragg Grating: Science and Applications

edited by

Chao Yang

Wanzhuo Ma

and Yu Ding

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber Bragg grating fabrication; fiber communication; fiber sensing; fiber laser; high power; large energy; infrared; rare earth doping

Optical Fiber Amplifiers and Their Applications

edited by

Jianshuai Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare-earth element-doped fiber amplifiers (RE-DFAs); semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); fiber optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs); optical waveguide amplifiers (OWAs); (modal) gain; noise figure (NF); effective waveband; gain flatness; pump efficiency; differential modal gain (DMG)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Photonics Sensors

edited by

Carlos Marques

and

Flavio Esposito

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 24 articles | Viewed by 38251 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; interferometric sensors; resonance-based sensors; plasmonic sensors; fluorescence; luminescence; absorption; spectroscopy; physical sensors; mechanical sensors; chemical sensors and biosensors; nanostructured materials and coatings; surface functionalization procedures; microfluidics; lab on chip; sensor packaging; sensor interrogation and instrumentation

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

Advancements in Wireless Optical Communication: Integrating Visible Light and Beyond

edited by

Minglun Zhang

and

Hongyu Zhou

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3015 | Submission Open

Keywords: • visible light communications• underwater optical wireless communications• deep learning• channel model• high-speed transmission

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

Laser Technology and Applications

edited by Li Zhong

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2349 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-power laser; high-brightness laser; ultrashort pulse laser; attosecond laser technology; narrow linewidth; single-frequency laser; frequency combs; ultraviolet laser; mid-infrared laser; semiconductor lasers

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

Recent Advances in Nonlinear Optics: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Anderson Stevens Leônidas Gomes

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1440 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear optics; nonlinear quantum optics; nonlinear optical effects

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

Progress in Specialty Optical Fibers and Future Prospects

edited by Stephanos Yerolatsitis and Kerrianne Harrington

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: hollow-core fibers; multicore fibers; specialty optical fibers; complex refractive index profiles; microstructured fibers; non-uniform optical fibers

Next-Generation Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

edited by Yun Sun and Qiang Kan

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: VCSELs; laser array; optical modes; communication; sensing; dynamics; photonics

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

Optical Quantum System

edited by

Yanqiang Guo

, Yanting Zhao and

Xiaomin Guo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9965 | Submission Open

Keywords: precise measurement; quantum coherence; photon interference; quantum cryptography; quantum manipulation of atoms and molecules; ultracold atoms and molecules; quantum simulation; integrated photonics; nonlinear optics; quantum communication

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

Emerging Topics in Single-Photon Detectors

edited by

Zheng Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1149 | Submission Open

Keywords: low photon budget; LiDAR; tissue imaging; quantum information; SPAD; SNSPD; signal processing; theoretical modeling; processing development; sensing modalities; system integration; advanced algorithms; clinical research

New Advances in Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by Min Li and Shuo Deng

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; semiconductor; optoelectronic device; synthesis; characterization; modeling

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

Laser as a Detection: From Spectral Imaging to LiDAR for Remote Sensing Applications

edited by

Jianfeng Chen

Ming Zhao

and

He Tian

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4789 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser detection; LiDAR; laser spectroscopy; remote sensing; optical design

(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 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3352 | 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)

Research on Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers

edited by Nasser Peyghambarian and Xiushan Zhu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3349 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber lasers; rare-earth-doped fibers; continuous-wave fiber lasers; pulsed fiber lasers; mode-locked fiber lasers; visible fiber lasers; upconversion fiber lasers; mid-infrared fiber lasers; fiber-laser-pumped nonlinear conversion lasers; single-frequency fiber lasers; multicore fiber lasers; phosphate fiber lasers; germanate fiber lasers; fluoride fiber lasers; chalcogenide fiber lasers

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

Levitated Optomechanics

edited by

Nan Li

and

Huizhu Hu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3078 | Submission Open

Keywords: levitated particles; launching; feedback cooling; precision sensing

New Trends in Photoacoustic Imaging

edited by

Yao Sun

Liliya Yamaleyeva

and Hao Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2903 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic imaging; technical advancements; biomedical applications

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

Emerging Trends in Silicon Photonics

edited by Amin Babazadeh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1423 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; integrated photonics; quantum photonics; quantum computing; communication photonics; information processing; sensors; imaging; light sources and detectors; quantum communication

The Three-Decade Journey of Quantum Cascade Lasers

edited by

Manijeh Razeghi

, Li Wang,

Quanyong Lu

and Hideki Hirayama

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open

Keywords: intersubband transition; quantum transport models; quantum cascade lasers; mid-infrared/terahertz; nonlinearities; frequency comb; spectroscopy

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

Advances in Optical System Design

edited by Jian Bai, Bo Li and Lei Yu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: aberration theory; optical imaging; optical optimization algorithm; optical simulation and modeling; deep learning; free-form surface design

Integrated Waveguide-Based Photonic Devices

edited by

Qiancheng Zhao

and

Li Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11100 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonics; photonic integrated devices; planar lightwave circuits; ultra-low-loss waveguides; microresonators; silicon photonics; silicon nitride integrated photonics; lithium niobate integrated photonics; nonlinear integrated photonics; mid-infrared integrated photonics

Photonic Integrated Circuits for Information, Computing and Sensing

edited by Andrea Salamon, Liam O’Faolain and Simone Iadanza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10333 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; nanophotonics; integrated photon detectors and sensors; quantum information; integrated quantum photonics; polymer waveguides; 1D and 2D materials; optical sensing

Phototheranostics: Science and Applications

edited by Victor Loschenov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7090 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photoimmunotherapy; photodiagnostics; theranostics; photosensitizer; cancer; fluorescence diagnosis; biomedical imaging

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

Photonics: 10th Anniversary

edited by

Nelson Tansu

and

Sergio Fantini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6444 | Submission Open

Keywords: optics; photonics; biophotonics; optoelectronics; optical communication; lasers; light sources; optical sensors; quantum photonics

Optical Technology for Challenging Conditions：Methods and Applications

edited by

Xiaobo Li

, Jing Wu, Hongyuan Wang and

Yu Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4503 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; complex media; adverse weather conditions; wavefront shaping

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

Next-Generation Free-Space Optical Communication Technologies

edited by Renzhi Yuan and Haifeng Yao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3264 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-space optical communication; atmospheric turbulence; underwater turbulence; optical scattering and absorption; optical detection techniques; optical modulation and coding techniques; satellite optical communications; underwater optical communications; ultraviolet communications; optical networking

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

Emerging Trends in Optical Phased Arrays

edited by

Caiming Sun

, Liu Weiwei and Binghui Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3181 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; optical phased arrays (OPA); light detection and ranging (LiDAR); optical wireless communications (OWC); phase shifter; optical antenna; grating coupler

Advances in X-ray Optics for High-Resolution Imaging

edited by Yang Du and Yaohu Lei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray imaging; X-ray optics; high resolution; detectors; microscopy; fluoroscopy; spectroscopy; ultrafast; X-ray astronomy; EUV/neutron imaging

Emerging Technologies for 6G Space Optical Communication Networks

edited by

Lu Lu

and Qifu Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1241 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; space-based networks; non-territorial networks; optical communications; optical transceivers; wireless networks; space optical communication networks; coding theory and applications; quantum communication and quantum key distribution (QKD); system design; case studies; testbeds; prototypes; model validation; applications; implementation and experimental evaluations

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

Optical Sensing Technologies, Devices and Their Data Applications

edited by Yufei Chu, Hanqing Guo, Yuanxian Zhang and Abu Farzan Mitul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; lidar; atmospheric and environmental detection; optical sensors; AI in optical sensing; optofluidics; fluorescence; non-destructive detection; ultrasonic detection; optical sensing data and their applications

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

New Trends in Terahertz Photonics

edited by

Yan Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 724 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical devices; electric field probe; imaging techniques; non-destructive testing; numerical simulations; metamaterials; biomedicine; spectral database; nonlinear spectroscopy; Rydberg state

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

Thermal Radiation and Micro-/Nanophotonics

edited by

Zao Yi

and

Xiaohu Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructures; metamaterials; micro/nano-optics; plasmonics; applications of micro/nano-optics

Innovations in Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Yingjie Shao and Jonathan McKendry

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communication; visible light communication (VLC); free space optical communication; digital signal processing (DSP); micro-LEDs; channel modeling

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

Advances in Optofluidic Sensing for Medical, Biological and Chemical Applications

edited by

Valentina Bello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 351 | 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)

Exploring Cutting-Edge Technologies and Applications of Optics and Photonics

edited by

Francesco Prudenzano

Huabei Jiang

and Maurizio Ferrari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophotonics; optoelectronics; optical materials; optical sensors; quantum photonics; optics; lasers; nonlinear optics; optical computing

The Interaction between Photonics and Machine Learning

edited by

Guohui Yuan

and

Zhuoran Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational optics and machine learning; deep learning for optical systems; AI-empowered photonic sensor networks; adaptive optics and machine learning algorithms; optoelectronic neural networks for information processing; machine learning-based optimization of photonic devices; photonics-enabled machine vision systems; AI-driven design of optical components; quantum photonics and quantum machine learning; reinforcement learning to control optical systems

Emerging Trends in Photonic Integrated Laser

edited by Hao Tian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor laser; integrated photonics; heterogeneous integration; self-injection locking; piezoelectric actuator; silicon nitride photonics; photonic integrated circuit; nanofabrication; visible light; LiDAR

Current Research, Trends, and Prospects in Laser-Assisted Additive Printing Technology

edited by Anne-Patricia Alloncle and

Catalin-Daniel Constantinescu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-assisted additive printing technology; laser-assisted bio-printing; laser-induced forward transfer; additive microfabrication; micro-/nano-additive structuring

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

Novel Advances in Special Structured Optical Fibers and Sensors

edited by

Heming Wei

, Mengshi Zhu and

Fufei Pang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: special structured optical fibers; novel structured optical fiber devices; sensors and actuators; functionalized fibers

New Technologies for Human Visual Function Assessment

edited by

Francisco Javier Ávila Gómez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: arduinopowered lighting; spatiotemporal visual evaluation; humanmachine vision interaction; computer vision learning from human vision.; psychophysical vision approaches; modeling of the visual system; color perception; neural coding; brain activity and visual perception

High-Performance Solid-State Lasers: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Margarita Deneva, Marin Nenchev and Maria Marinova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid state lasers; laser efficiency; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; laser theory and modelling; nonlinear optics; laser applications

Optical Fiber Lasers and Laser Technology

edited by

Shaodong Hou

and Qi Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber lasers; ultrafast lasers; optical fibers; nonlinear fiber optics; fiber amplifiers; high-performance laser systems; laser sensing and detection

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

Research and Applications of Optical Fiber Lasers

edited by Yichang Meng and

François Sanchez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-short and ultra-fast fiber lasers; solitons in fibers lasers; complex optical pulses in fiber lasers; supercontinuum generation in fiber lasers; new type mode locker or Q-switcher in the fiber lasers; high-power fiber laser technology; new locking technology in fiber lasers; mid-IR photonics; fiber lasers for LiDAR

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

Advancements in Optical Fiber Sensing

edited by Yiping Wang and Qiang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensing; fiber grating sensor; new optical fiber and its application

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

Metrology at High-Power Laser Facilities: Primary and Secondary Laser-Driven Sources

edited by

Daniel Ursescu

, Zsolt Divéki, Uddhab Chaulagain, Gabriele Maria Grittani and Michael Ehret

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3238 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme light facilities; ultra-intense laser pulses; ultrafast metrology; laser-driven radiation sources (electron; ion and proton; etc.) metrology; diagnostic devices; procedures; and protocols for metrology; electromagnetic; terahertz; infrared; visible; ultraviolet; X-ray and gamma radiation metrology

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

Liquid Crystals in Photonics II

edited by

Qian Yang

Yannanqi Li

and Tiegang Lin

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystals; photonics; AR/VR; LCD; optical communication; sensors; laser technology; electronic devices; computational optics

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