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Emerging Technologies for Silicon Photonics and Integrated Circuits

edited by Yin Xu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; photonic integrated circuits; electro-optic modulator; fiber-to-chip coupling; signal processing; photo-electric detector; optical material; AI algorithm; optical computing; integrated quantum photonic device

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

Silicon Integrated Photonics: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Yongjun Huang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon integrated photonics; heterogeneous integration; quantum technology; ultra-fast photonics; topological photonics; optical computing; AI-assisted photonic design; spin– photon interface; nonlinear dynamics; optomechanics

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

Optical Sensors and Devices

edited by

Zhaoyong Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10965 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensor; optical spectrum; distributed fiber sensing; optical remote sensing; optical scattering; photoelectric detection

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

Applications and Development of Optical Fiber Sensors

edited by Haokun Yang,

Yuan Wang

, Zhe Ma, Zhenshi Sun and Rongxin Zhu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6804 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensor; distributed sensing system; AI-driven fiber sensors; novel fiber structure; optic– electronic detection techniques; smart city fiber networks; structural health monitoring; sensing technology innovation

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

Advances in Epsilon-Near-Zero Photonics

edited by Aleksei Anopchenko and

Howard (Ho Wai) Lee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6220 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-index materials; epsilon-near-zero; nanophotonics; plasmonics; nonlinear optics; optical metasurfaces; metamaterials; light– matter interaction; electromagnetics

Application and Development of Optoelectronic Oscillators (OEOs) in Microwave Photonics

edited by

Gefeson Mendes Pacheco

and

Qidi Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4270 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic oscillators; optoelectronic oscillator sensors; optical RF signal processing; low phase noise; microwave photonics; and radio over fibers

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

Nonlinear Optics and Optical Parametric Oscillators: From Fundamentals to Cutting-Edge Research

edited by Wange Song

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4071 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical parametric oscillators; ultrafast optics; integrated photonics

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

Advancements in Optics and Laser Measurement

edited by

Hongru Li

and

Shutong Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3565 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing technologies; optical interferometry; 3D surface profiling; laser imaging; laser scanning and reconstruction; non-contact measurement; high-precision metrology; machine learning in optical measurement

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

Advances in Metasurfaces: Novel Designs and Applications

edited by Chenxia Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2641 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurfaces; metamaterials; flat optics; wavefront shaping; nanophotonics; unit cell design; nanofabrication; holography; optical sensors; reconfigurable metasurfaces (or active metasurfaces)

Biomedical Photonics

edited by Chao Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2247 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical photonics; brain imaging and metabolism; two-photon microscopy; photoacoustic imaging

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

Optical Communication Networks: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Mengyue Shi

and Zhengxuan Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1626 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communication networks; optical fiber communication; digital signal processing; optical passive networks

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

Emerging Terahertz Devices and Applications

edited by

Lin Chen

and Bo Fang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open

Keywords: THz metamaterials; THz modulators; THz plasmonic devices; THz dielectric resonators; THz waveguides; THz spectroscopy for cancer detection; THz endoscopy; THz communication; THz radar; machine learning for THz imaging

Terahertz (THz) Science in Photonics

edited by Jiang Li, Qiwu Shi and Yanfeng Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 939 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz sources; THz detectors; THz spectroscopy; THz imaging; metamaterials and metasurfaces; time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy

Advancements in Optical Devices for Quantum Information Processing and Communication

edited by

Hua-Ying Liu

, Yajun Gao and Feng-Yu Lu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical quantum information; quantum communication; quantum optical devices

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

Optical Thin Films: From Materials to Applications

edited by

Alexandre Botas

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin films; optical materials; optical devices; luminescence; light emission

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

Advanced Optical Imaging: Techniques and Applications

edited by Ying Ma,

Jiaji Li

and Taiqiang Dai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: super-resolution microscopy; computational imaging; adaptive optics; multimodal imaging; in vivo imaging; optical biosensors; industrial inspection

Photonic Integrated Circuits: From Fundamentals to Emerging Technologies

edited by Hua Yang and

Han Ye

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic integrated circuits (PICs); silicon photonics; integrated optoelectronics; heterogeneous integration; monolithic integration; thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN); III-V/Si hybrid integration; neuromorphic photonics; AI/ML for photonic design; photonic design automation (PDA); quantum photonic circuits; 2D/3D photonic integration/interposer; data center photonics; biophotonics sensing; LiDAR on-chip; energy-efficient photonics; active and passive optical devices; optical coupling and mode transformation; reverse engineering

Advances in Terahertz and Microwave Electromagnetic Manipulation

edited by

Chenxi Liu

Jinjing Ren

and Pei Xiao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: minimized/wideband antenna; metamaterials; EIT/Fano; modulation; electromagnetic effect; high-intensity fields; measurement technology

Optical Networks and Their Applications

edited by

Muhammad Umar Masood

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical networks; optical transmission systems; digital signal processing (DSP); photonic integrated circuits (PICs); software-defined networking; AI/ML in optical communication; Fibre– mmWave– Optical Wireless (OW) convergence; physical-layer security; quantum-safe networking; elastic optical networks; joint communication and sensing; free-space optical communication; 6G transport

Light-Based Technologies in Biophotonics

edited by Stephen H. Kim and Andreas H. Hielscher

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophotonics; optical imaging; microscopy; spectroscopy; light-tissue interaction; image reconstruction; numerical methods; physics-driven methods; data-driven methods; photoacoustics

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

Metasurfaces and Meta-Devices: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by

Jingcheng Zhang

and Tianyue Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurface-enabled multi-dimensional light field control; metasurface-based optical micromanipulation; metalens imaging; metasurfaces for advanced optical communications; heterogeneous metadevice integration; quantum metasurfaces; topological photonic crystals and metasurfaces; nonlocal metasurfaces and BIC; non-Hermitian and PT metasurfaces; metasurface-mediated optical singularities

Advances in Mid-Infrared Laser Science and Technology

edited by Yiwen Shi and

Feng Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: mid-infrared lasers; fiber lasers; nonlinear optics; optical parametric oscillators; rare-earth-doped mid-IR sources; solid-state laser; mid-IR photonics; environmental sensing; biomedical diagnostics; laser materials processing; laser spectroscopy; beam quality optimization; wavelength tunable lasers

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

Ultrafast Laser Nonlinear Dynamics

edited by Xinyang Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast laser; nonlinear material; ultrafast fabrication; ultrafast imaging; laser material; nonlinear dynamics

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

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Optical Networks

edited by

Shu-Hao Chang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical networks; machine learning; artificial intelligence; optical communication; technology foresight

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

Microwave Photonics: Challenges and Applications

edited by Zeping Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave photonics; optoelectronic devices; heterogeneous integration technology; optoelectronic package; system and application

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

Terahertz Communications in Photonics

edited by Yanyi Wang

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz communications; photonic THz generation; THz-over-fiber; integrated photonic circuits; THz signal processing; millimeter-wave and THz wireless links; THz sensing and imaging

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

Photobiomodulation: Cellular, Molecular, and Clinical Efficacy

edited by Michael Cho

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: photobiomodulation; cellular mechanisms; dose– response relationship; tissue repair and regeneration

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

New Perspectives in Biomedical Optics and Optical Imaging

edited by

Lin Huang

, Xiong Wang and Shuangli Liu

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23655 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; terahertz imaging; photoacoustic imaging; photobiomodulation

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

Advanced Optical Fiber Sensors for Harsh Environment Applications

edited by Qi Zhang and

Chen Zhu

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12476 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-optic sensor; fiber-optic sensing technology; advanced manufacturing technique; structural health monitoring; single-point sensing; ai for optical fiber sensing; distributed sensing; environmental monitoring; harsh environment sensing technique

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

Bound States in the Continuum in Photonics, Plasmonics, and Terahertz Technology

edited by

Zhuo Wang

and Fu Deng

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1784 | Submission Open

Keywords: bound states in the continuum; optical field enhancement; light-matter interaction; polarization manipulation; metamaterial; nonlinear effect; photonic device; plasmonic device; terahertz device

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

Advancements in High-Power Optical Fibers and Fiber Lasers

edited by

Fengyun Li

and

Chun Zhang

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1774 | Submission Open

Keywords: narrow-linewidth; tandem-pumping; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stimulated Raman scattering; transverse modal instability; nonlinear optics; near diffraction limit; fiber Bragg gratings; tilted fiber Bragg gratings

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

Technologies and Applications of Semiconductor Optical Devices

edited by Kunpeng Zhai,

Zhengtai Ma

and Tengteng Li

submission deadline 11 May 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave photonics ; integrated optoelectronics ; optical modulation ; RF photonics ; mmWave systems

The Principle and Application of Photonic Metasurfaces

edited by

Bin Wang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3758 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic metasurfaces; principle; application; light manipulation; imaging; sensing; communication; design; fabrication; photonics medicine; optical/photonics devices and system; AI technology

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

Advancements in Terahertz Metamaterial Optics, Devices, and Applications

edited by

Longhai Liu

, Zhang Zhang and

Chenglong Zheng

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3383 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonics; THz metasurfaces; biosensing and biosensors; optofluidics; THz photodetectors; dynamic modulators; terahertz non-destructive test

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

Long-Wave Infrared Lasers and Applications

edited by Zhiyong Li and

Qing Ye

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: long-wave infrared; nonlinear optical frequency conversion; quantum cascade laser; laser annealing; single frequency; wavelength stability; transmission; high peak power

Breakthroughs in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes: Materials, Devices, and Applications

edited by Mangey Ram Nagar and

Krishan Kumar

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF); hyperfluorescent emitters; hybridized local and charge-transfer (HLCT) emitters; organic semiconductors; host– guest systems; exciton management; high-efficiency OLEDs; color purity and stability; solution-processed OLEDs; vacuum-deposited OLEDs; charge-transport layers; device engineering and architecture; flexible and transparent OLEDs; display and lighting applications; degradation mechanisms in OLEDs

Advances in Hollow-Core Fiber Technologies and Applications

edited by

Federico Melli

and

Lorenzo Rosa

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: hollow-core fibers; design; fabrication; sensing; communication; non-linear applications; quantum applications

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

Optically-Enhanced Atomic Spin Sensors

edited by

Haoying Pang

and Feng Liu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: atomic spin sensors; electronic spin and nuclear spin; ultra-sensitive measurement; atomic polarization and hyperpolarization; optical detection

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

High-Power Laser Physics and Technology: From Fundamental Strong-Field Interactions to Industrial Applications

edited by

Yuhai Li

and

Bo Li

submission deadline 19 May 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-power laser; strong-field physics; petawatt laser systems; OPCPA; laser-driven acceleration; attosecond science; industrial micromachining; plasma X-ray sources; coherent beam combining; laser-fusion technology

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

Photonic Crystals: Physics and Devices, 2nd Edition

edited by

Feng Wu

and

Shuyuan Xiao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10099 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanophotonics; topological photonics; photonic crystals; photonic band gaps; metamaterials; metasurfaces; subwavelength gratings; resonances; bound states in the continuum; Goos– Hä nchen shift; photonic spin Hall effect; polaritons; devices

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

Advances in Interferometric Optics and Applications

edited by Shanzhi Tang and

Ruiying Liao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5462 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel method for optical interferometer; laser heterodyne/homodyne interferometer; grating interferometer; picometer/nanometer-level dimensional metrology; interferometric optical component; optomechanical design; optic– electronic detection techniques; data processing

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

Spectroscopy of Hot Atomic Vapor

edited by Thierry Passerat De Silans,

Jesús Pavón López

and João Carlos de Aquino Carvalho

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: hot vapors as sensors; lights scattering by hot vapors; coherent effects; non-linear optics; quantum manipulations; Rydberg atoms

Advances in Raman Spectroscopy

edited by Jeewan C. Ranasinghe

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS); coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS); graphene-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (GERS); nanomaterials in spectroscopy; machine learning for spectral analysis; multimodal spectroscopy; biomedical and environmental applications

Advances in Meta-Devices and Their Applications

edited by

Xu Mao

and Zhiyong Li

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-chip-integrated devices; meta-devices; metamaterial; metasurface and metalens; wavefront shaping; inverse design; nanofabrication

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

Photonic Metasurfaces: Advances and Applications

edited by

Yongze Ren

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidimensional optical modulation; structural color; polarimetry and polarization imaging; biosensing metasurface; metalens; multispectral/hyperspectral imaging; augmented/virtual reality optics via metasurface; edge detection; structural light

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

Advanced Optical Fiber Communication

edited by

Yize Liang

, Fang Wei and

Weijie Ren

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fibers; space-division multiplexing; coherent detection; digital signal processing; intelligent optical networks; advanced modulation formats; high-capacity optical communication; optical amplifiers

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

Advanced Fiber Laser Technology and Its Application: 2nd Edition

edited by

Qi Qin

, Peng Liu,

Xinyang Su

, Shanzhe Wang, Jun He and Yanwen Jiang

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulations and studies of fiber laser dynamics; temporal and modal fluctuations; mode-locked; Q-switched and Gain-switched fiber lasers; continuous wave fiber lasers; single-cycle fiber lasers and fiber-laser-based Frequency Combs; nonlinearity-based fiber lasers (Raman; Brillouin; supercontinuum; etc.); high-energy pulsed fiber lasers; high-power fiber lasers; including multiple laser combining; single-frequency fiber lasers; multi-wavelength fiber lasers; multi-core fiber lasers (coherent; incoherent); novel fiber materials and structures for fiber lasers; micro/nano structure fabrication; lasers for biophotonics; robotics; machine vision and microscopy

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

Advanced Technologies in Biophotonics and Medical Physics

edited by

Yue Zhao

Haigang Ma

and

Yujiao Shi

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6700 | 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 6373 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5216 | 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)

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