Photonics

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

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2188 | 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

Advances in Biomedical Optical Imaging: Advances, Technologies, and Emerging Applications

edited by Naresh Kumar Ravichandran and

Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1518 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical coherence tomography (OCT); multiphoton microscopy (MPM); widefield and confocal fluorescence microscopy (FM); photoacoustic imaging (PAI); hyper- and multispectral imaging (HSI; MSI); structured illumination microscopy (SIM); super-resolution optical imaging; raman and Brillouin imaging; label-free and functional optical imaging; artificial intelligence and computational imaging; optical biosensors and biophotonics; clinical and preclinical optical imaging; multimodal and hybrid imaging systems; endoscopic and miniaturized optical imaging; cell and molecular imaging; 3D tumor and cancer imaging and analysis; advances in biomarkers; real-time optical imaging for surgery and diagnosis

Plasmonics for Advanced Photonic Applications

edited by

Muhammad Khalid

and Giovanni Magno

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1441 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Spin-Orbit Coupling of Light

edited by

Weiming Zhen

and

Guohua Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1094 | Submission Open

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

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

Exploring the Optical Solitons in Fiber Optics: Fundamental Concepts, Computational Approaches, and Broad Applications

edited by Usman Younas and Shafqat Ur Rehman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 586 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear optics; soliton dynamics; nonlinear wave phenomena

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

edited by

Hemani Kaushal

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 343 | 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)

Recent Progress in Optical System Design

edited by

Jingfei Ye

and Jun Yu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: freeform optics; computational optics; micro-nano optics; novel applications

New Advances in Optical Wireless Communication, 2nd Edition

edited by Xiaolin Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communications; signal processing; channel estimation; optical devices

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

New Insights in Integrated Quantum Photonics

edited by Mostafa Khalil

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated quantum photonics; quantum optical microcombs; quantum dot lasers; quantum encryption; on-chip entangled photon pair sources; high-dimensional quantum key distribution; quantum optical frequency comb

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

Recent Progress in Integrated Photonics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoyan Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonics; photonic integration; quantum photonics; photonic devices; photonic materials; telecommunications; hybrid integration; data processing; sensing technologies

(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 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | 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)

Advanced Nonlinear Optics in Ultrafast Lasers: From Novel Materials to System Applications

edited by

Defeng Zou

,

Xiuqi Wu

and Penglai Guo

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast laser technology; mode-locked fiber lasers; saturable absorber materials; optical soliton dynamics; laser system applications

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

Advanced Photonic Technologies: From Light Sources and Nonlinear Optics to Sensing Applications

edited by Duo Jin,

Zhaohong Liu

,

Xuchen Shan

,

Shunda Qiao

and Laiyang Dang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4241 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced light sources and laser technologies; nonlinear optical processes and devices; biophotonics and advanced imaging; high-precision fiber and spectroscopic sensing

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

Optical Atomic Clocks: Progress, Applications and Fundamental Physics

edited by Matteo Barbiero and

Yuanfei Wei

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3843 | 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 Progress in Terahertz Radar Imaging

edited by

Yinwei Li

and

Shunjun Wei

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz radar; terahertz imaging; terahertz video SAR; terahertz 3D imaging; target detection and tracking; terahertz device; terahertz antenna; terahertz detector

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

Non-Hermitian Photonics for Enhanced Light Control and Sensing

edited by

Dan Long

and

Ze-Guo Wang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 961 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-Hermitian photonics; exceptional point sensing; chiral mode conversion; quantum photonics; light control; photonic sensors; non-Hermitian systems

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

Next-Generation Optical Networks for 5G, 6G, and Beyond

edited by

Hamzeh Khalili

and

Fatemeh Tabatabimehr

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 822 | 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)

Optical Imaging and Measurements: 2nd Edition

edited by Zixin Zhao,

Feifei Gu

and

Gaopeng Zhang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12629 | Submission Open

Keywords: three-dimensional imaging; phase imaging; polarization imaging; computational optical imaging; optical coherence tomography; digital holography; speckle interferometry; optical triangulation measurements

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

Recent Advancements in Tunable Laser Technology

edited by Dário Machado Garcia

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10723 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunable lasers; optical communication; coupled resonator; spectral control; optical tuning; laser spectroscopy; laser devices

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

Advancements in Optical Measurement Techniques and Applications

edited by

Yuping Ye

and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9198 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of optical measurement; optical sensors and instrumentation; advances in spectroscopy and imaging; optical metrology in manufacturing and industry; environmental monitoring using optical methods; optical measurement in telecommunications; optical applications in ocean exploration; applications of optical measurements in the life sciences; optical measurements for space research; integration of optical measurement techniques with other technologies

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

Optical Signal Processing for Advanced Communication Systems

edited by Weile Zhai

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4451 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber; microwave photonics; communication system; integrated sensing and communication; secure communication

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

Optical Fiber Sensors: Recent Progress and Future Prospects

edited by

Vikas

and

Paola Saccomandi

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3964 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; surface plasmon resonance ; photonic sensors; fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); long period gratings (LPGs); interferometric optical fiber devices; fluorescent sensors; light diffuser-integrated sensors; evanescent wave sensors; fiber laser sensors

(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 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1724 | 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)

Liquid Crystals in Photonics II

edited by

Qian Yang

,

Yannanqi Li

and Tiegang Lin

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7480 | Submission Open

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

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

The Interaction between Photonics and Machine Learning

edited by

Guohui Yuan

and

Zhuoran Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3125 | 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

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

Emerging Trends in Rare-Earth Doped Material for Photonics

edited by

Jiangbo She

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2584 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical amplifiers; luminescent phosphors; photonic lasers; ultrafast spectroscopy; perovskite materials

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

Latest Advances in Optical Diffraction, Imaging and Display

edited by Chenrun Feng,

Yannanqi Li

and Zhiyong Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2087 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffraction optical elements (DOEs); meta-surfaces for imaging and display; virtual reality and augmented reality; nano-photonics and nanolithography; holography and fourier optics; metamaterials; light scattering; phase modulation and laser beam shaping; wavefront sensing; optical microscopy; differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope; coherent diffraction imaging/phase contrast imaging/computational imaging

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

Plasmonic Sensors: Advances and Applications

edited by Evangelia Chatzianagnostou and Dimosthenis Spasopoulos

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1086 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonic sensors; SPR sensors; localized SPR sensors; nanoplasmonic sensors; plasmo-photonic sensors; biosensing and point-of-care diagnostics; temperature sensing; gas sensing; food safety; environmental sensing

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

Optical Tweezers: From Light Scattering Theory to Micro/Nanoparticle Manipulation

edited by

Ruixue Zhu

and

Alexey Popov

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical tweezers; light scattering/electromagnetic theory; micro/nanoparticle manipulation; sub-piconewton precision; non-contact force measurement; biophysics; multi-field integration; modeling and simulations; photonics/interdisciplinary applications; AI-powered optical tweezers

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

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

edited by

Yibin Tian

and Cheng Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Infrared Photodetectors

edited by

Tao Zhang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared photodetectors; long-wavelength infrared; very-long-wavelength infrared; focal plane arrays; silicon-based infrared detection

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

Advances in Optical Sensors and Applications

edited by

Alberto Sposito

, Natasha Vukovic and

Alexander May

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13015 | 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)

Optical Metasurface: Applications in Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Sandeep Kumar Chamoli

,

Qi Chen

and

Subhash Singh

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3366 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurface-enhanced imaging; metasurface-based sensing; biomedical metasurfaces; optical computing with metasurfaces; integrated metasurface photonics

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

Recent Trends in Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Optical Systems

edited by

Qiang Bian

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber bragg grating; optical fiber sensor; fiber laser; optical fiber communication system; fiber grating inscription

Advanced Optical Transmission Techniques

edited by

Zhipei Li

,

Xishuo Wang

and

Weiwen Kong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9981 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-capacity transmission systems; artificial intelligence optical communication; digital signal processing; data center optical interconnection; flexible optical network

Advancements in Optical Techniques for Enhancing the Sensitivity and Precision of Atomic Magnetometers

edited by

Ying Liu

and

Junjian Tang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6037 | Submission Open

Keywords: atomic magnetometers; weak magnetic measurement; atomic polarization; three-axis measurement

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

Advances in Micro-Nano Optical Manufacturing

edited by Shuo Qiao,

Xing Peng

and Xiao Shen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5352 | 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)

Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices: Characterizations, Design and Fabrication

edited by Yining Mu and Jikai Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2017 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor optoelectronic devices; photodetectors and imaging sensors; light-emitting diodes and lasers; nanofabrication and device design; optical and electrical characterization; quantum and integrated photonics; perovskite and emerging semiconductors; device stability and reliability

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

Next-Generation Optical Transmission Systems: Breakthroughs, Technologies, and Emerging Frontiers

edited by Xizheng Ke

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1938 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent optics; optical sensors and fiber optic sensing technology; optical communication; visible light communication systems

Neural Networks in Optical Communications and Optical Computing: Implementation, Applications, and Prospects

edited by

Zhiqun Gu

,

Ruikun Wang

and

Qiaolun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1812 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural networks; photonic neural networks; optical networks; artificial intelligence; photonics; optical signal processing; intelligent optical communications; optical computing; optical fiber systems; machine learning in photonics

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

Principle and Application of Optical Metasurfaces

edited by

Zhizhang Wang

and Bin Fang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1654 | 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)

Recent Developments in Fringe Pattern Analysis for Optics and Photonics

edited by Manuel Servin, Gonzalo Paez and Moises Padilla

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1653 | 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)

High-Capacity and Reliable Free-Space Optical Communication Systems

edited by

Yi Wang

,

Guanjun Xu

and

Guowei Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: space– air– ground integrated networks (SAGINs); hybrid RF/FSO systems; free-space optical communications; physical-layer security (PLS); high-capacity and reliability; passive eavesdropping; active eavesdropping

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

New Insights in Optical Manipulation Techniques: From Fundamental Advances to Biomedical Applications

edited by

Xiaoshuai Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical tweezers; optical fiber tweezers; optical forces; optical manipulation in vivo; biophotonics; optofluidic manipulation; nanophotonics

Advances and Applications of Optical Frequency Combs

edited by

Francesco Canella

, Dario Giannotti and Edoardo Suerra

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical frequency combs; optics; spectroscopy; lasers; high precision; atomic physics

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

Intelligent Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors for Advanced Measurement and Monitoring

edited by

Yibeltal Chanie Manie

and

Minyechil Alehegn Tefera

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor networks; Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors; optical sensing; artificial intelligence (AI); deep learning and machine learning; intelligent signal processing; smart sensing networks; structural health monitoring; data-driven demodulation; photonic sensing systems; smart cities and industrial monitoring; predictive maintenance

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

New Insights in Fiber Laser：Progress, Challenges, and Future Prospects

edited by

Han Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-power/high-brightness fiber laser; ultrafast fiber lasers; mid-infrared fiber lasers; random fiber lasers; multidimensional control of fiber lasers

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

Optical Super-Resolution Microscopy

edited by Xuanwen Hua and Wenhao Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: super-resolution principles; super-resolution microscopy; multimodal imaging; volumetric imaging; adaptive optics; super-resolution probes; super-resolution sensors; imaging flow cytometry; computational super-resolution; artificial intelligence

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

AI-Native Optical Networks: Machine Learning and AI for Next-Generation Automation, Resilience, and Sustainability

edited by

Khouloud Abdelli

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-native optical networks; artificial intelligence; machine learning; photonic neural networks; neuromorphic computing; large language models; edge intelligence; self-healing networks; proactive fault management; sustainability

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

Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors for Temperature and Humidity Monitoring

edited by Ruijie Tong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensor; humidity detection; novel sensing designs; multiplexing and distributed sensing; nterrogation and demodulation techniques; advanced functional materials

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