Photonics

Recent Research on Optical Sensing and Precision Measurement

edited by

and Chengfeng Xie

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; temperature measurement; gas/liquid measurement; bio/biochemical/biomedical measurement; electric/magnetic field measurement; strain/pressure/force measurement; angular velocity sensor; quantum sensing; precision measurement; spectral imaging; terahertz imaging; optical instruments; trace detection

Advancements in Fluorescent Materials and Applications

edited by Changfeng Si and Zhu Wu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermally activated delayed fluorescence; room-temperature phosphorescence; OLEDs; bioimaging; sensing; photocatalysis; organic dyes; near-infrared

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

Ultrafast Optics: From Fundamental Dynamics to Transformative Technologies

edited by Yizhou Liu and Kong Gao

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2858 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast optics; ultrafast lasers; femtosecond dynamics; strong-field physics; nonlinear optics; ultrafast laser– matter interaction; optical imaging; novel optical interactions; advanced laser technologies

Optical Communication: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Jayaprasath Elumalai

and

Nianqiang Li

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communication; fiber optics; free-space optics; integrated photonics; silicon photonics; coherent systems; modulation and coding; optical networks; quantum communication; terahertz links

Advances in Optical Precision Manufacturing and Processing

edited by Shuo Qiao and Feng Shi

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | 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; laser manufacturing

Optical Access and Transport Networks

edited by

Zbigniew Zakrzewski

,

Sławomir Andrzej Torbus

and Jacek Majewski

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical access network; xPON; optical transport; OTN; ROADM; WSS; OXC; PXC; xWDM; optical OFDM; MCF; optical routing; EON; optical fiber; optical Xhaul; radio-fiber; optical modulation; coherent transmission; xDFA; ODN; submarine transmission; quantum communications; optical angular momentum; optical fronhaul; Raman amplification; optical layer 0; GMPLS; all-optical communications; optical eavesdropping

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

THz Spectroscopy: New Trends and Applications

edited by Mihaela Bojan,

Angel Adalberto Duran Ledezma

, Iuliana Urzică and

Cristian Udrea

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: THz spectroscopy; terahertz imaging; ultrafast dynamics; non-destructive testing; advanced materials; biological applications; security applications; environmental monitoring; novel THz sources

Challenges and Opportunities in Optical Communication Networks

edited by

Fady El-Nahal

and Dokhyl AlQahtani

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 234 | 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)

New Progress in Infrared Detector

edited by

Jing Zhou

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 207 | 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)

Photodetector Devices and Emerging Technologies

edited by Haroldo T. Hattori, Andrey E. Miroshnichenko and As’ham Khalil

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors; opto-electronic materials; quantum sensors

Recent Advances in Underwater and Free-Space Optical Communications

edited by

Chao Zhai

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater optical communications; free-space optical communications; atmospheric turbulence; underwater turbulence; adaptive optics; optical propagation; turbulence suppression; orbital angular momentum

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

Precision Photonic Sensing: Advances in Optical Fiber Technologies

edited by

Xiaoyang Hu

and

Yaofei Chen

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-precision photonic sensing; high-sensitivity photonic sensing; high-resolution photonicsensing; long-haul photonic sensing; noise-suppression in photonic sensing; large dynamic range photonic sensing; multi-parameter sensing; the advanced optical fiber technology; the low noise optical fiber laser; high-performance signal processing; high-performance distributed optical fiber sensing; the multiplexing technology; nonlinear effect in optical fiber sensing; optical fiber laser interferometry; optical fiber measurement applications; spectrometer and spectral analysis

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

Advanced Luminescent and Fluorescent Materials for Photonic Applications

edited by

Hui Lin

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: transparent ceramics; optical properties; optical applications; laser ceramics; scintillator ceramics; transparent ceramic armor; Faraday ceramic materials; optical functional crystal; solid-state lighting; fluorescent materials

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

Emerging Optical Technologies for 6G Space-Borne Communication Networks

edited by

Lu Lu

and Qifu Sun

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G and beyond; non-terrestrial networks (NTN); space-borne communication networks; optical wireless communications (OWC); free-space optical communications (FSO); optical transceivers and photonic technologies; integrated sensing and communications (ISAC); coding; modulation; and information theory for space networks; quantum communications and quantum key distribution (QKD); system design; testbeds; prototyping; and experimental validation

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

Advances in 3OM: Opto-Mechatronics, Opto-Mechanics, and Optical Metrology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Virgil-Florin Duma

, Constantin Daniel Comeagă, Marija Strojnik and

Guillermo Garcia-Torales

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7701 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3OM; opto-mechatronics; opto-mechanics; optical metrology; optical devices; optical systems; laser scanners; imaging techniques; optical coherence tomography (OCT); non-destructive testing (NDT); analytic approaches; numerical simulations; finite element analysis (FEA); experimental studies; sensors and control structures

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

High-Power Fiber Lasers, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaolin Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: ytterbium-doped fiber laser; fiber laser oscillator; fiber laser amplifier; multi cladding fiber; transverse mode instability; nonlinear effect; single-frequency fiber laser; narrow-linewidth fiber laser; pulsed fiber laser; quasi-continuous-wave fiber laser

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

Optical Systems for Next-Generation Lidar Technology

edited by Qingyan Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; laser communication; optical system design

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

State-of-the-Art Optical Systems for Astronomy

edited by Qichang An

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: astronomical optical systems; wavefront sensing and control; adaptive optics; low-sensitivity optical design; high-precision optical manufacturing; astronomical photonics; thermal management and system stability; laser guide star technology

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

Emerging Technologies and Applications in Fiber Optic Sensing

edited by

Rui Zhou

and

Chuanxin Teng

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4468 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); distributed temperature sensing (DTS); fiber lasers; fiber optic devices; specialty optical fiber; fiber micromachining techniques; smart sensing systems; industrial IoT

Deep Ultraviolet Detection Materials and Devices

edited by

Qiang Li

,

Mingsheng Xu

and Weizong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2044 | Submission Open

Keywords: III-V semiconductors (GaN; etc.); SiC materials and devices; AlN crystals and templates; BN growth and fundamental properties ; heterostructure physics ; first-principles calculation; deep UV photodetectors; diamonds materials and devices; gallium oxide materials and devices

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

Optical Fibers Beyond Communication: Advances in Sensing, Imaging, and Energy Applications

edited by

Yunhe Zhao

, Yanpeng Li and Wenjuan Sheng

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1644 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional or multi-material fibers; fiber-optic sensors; environmental monitoring; biomedical imaging; computational imaging; energy applications

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

Innovations in Structured Optical Field: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by

Jia-Qi Lü

and Zhi-Cheng Ren

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1451 | Submission Open

Keywords: structured light; light field manipulation; vector optical field/beam; vortex optical beam; orbital angular momentum; rotational Doppler effect; holography; spatiotemporal optical vortices; spatial multiplexing

Optical Fiber Sensing: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jun Long Lim

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1012 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensor; optical fiber sensing; fiber Bragg gratings; specialty optical fiber; photonics crystal fiber; characterization; optical fiber design; fiber fabrication; power delivery; fiber laser; optoelectronics; structural health monitoring

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

Emerging Trends in Optical Fiber Technology

edited by

Ye Tian

and Xixin Wang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber; optical fiber communication; optical fiber sensing; optical signal processing; quantum communication; integrated optical chip; photonic crystal fiber

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

Plasmonic Metasurfaces and Metamaterials

edited by Yang Huang and Pujuan Ma

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | 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)

Emerging Technologies and Future Directions in Optical Frequency Combs

edited by

Yanyan Zhang

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

Keywords: next-generation frequency comb sources; applications in quantum technologies; dual-comb spectroscopy and its expanding horizons; astrophysics and space applications; metrology and timing systems

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

AI for Photonics: Intelligent Imaging, Learning-Driven Optics, and Photonic Computing

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1955 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI for photonics and learning-driven optics; inverse design and differentiable photonics; adaptive optics and wavefront sensing or shaping; digital holography and computational imaging; lensless and fiber endomicroscopy; optical tomography and quantitative phase imaging; optical neural networks and photonic computing; nonlinear optics and high-power or solid-state lasers; stimulated Brillouin scattering and Raman sensing; physics-informed machine learning and digital twins

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

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 1206 | 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

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

edited by

Flavio Esposito

and

Carlos Marques

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1105 | 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

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 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear optics; soliton dynamics; nonlinear wave phenomena

Advances in Spin-Orbit Coupling of Light

edited by

Weiming Zhen

and

Guohua Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 304 | 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)

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

edited by

Hemani Kaushal

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 176 | 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 172 | Submission Open

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

Plasmonics for Advanced Photonic Applications

edited by

Muhammad Khalid

and Giovanni Magno

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

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

New Advances in Optical Wireless Communication, 2nd Edition

edited by Xiaolin Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 100 | 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 95 | 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 91 | 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 323 | 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 140 | 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)

Optical Atomic Clocks: Progress, Applications and Fundamental Physics

edited by Matteo Barbiero and

Yuanfei Wei

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1144 | 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)

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

edited by Hamzeh Khalili and Fatemeh Tabatabimehr

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 654 | 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)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 603 | 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)

Non-Hermitian Photonics for Enhanced Light Control and Sensing

edited by

Dan Long

and

Ze-Guo Wang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 144 | 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)

Optical Imaging and Measurements: 2nd Edition

edited by Zixin Zhao,

Feifei Gu

and

Gaopeng Zhang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9839 | 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 8992 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5062 | 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 3467 | 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 3064 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | 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 6380 | 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)

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