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. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM 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. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Clinical Translation of Novel Photonics Technologies: From Fundamental Research to Clinical Practice submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Emerging Trends in Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Research
edited by and Tiago A. Morgado
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear metamaterials and metasurfaces; reconfigurable and programmable (smart) metamaterials and metasurfaces; space-time modulated structures; metamaterials and metasurfaces for enhanced imaging capabilities; active metamaterials and metasurfaces; metamaterials and metasurfaces for biomedical applications; metamaterials and metasurfaces for wavefront control; topological metamaterials and metasurfaces; extreme wave phenomena in metamaterials and metasurfaces; metamaterial antennas and sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Quantum Enhanced Devices and Instruments for Sensing Applications
edited by and Kai Wei
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: light– matter interactions; precision measurement; quantum optomechanics; optical devices and instruments; magnetic field and inertial sensing; optimization methods
Recent Advances in Nonlinear Optics: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by Anderson Stevens Leônidas Gomes
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear optics; nonlinear quantum optics; nonlinear optical effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Optical Quantum System
edited by , Yanting Zhao and
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6400 | 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)
Laser Processing and Modification of Materials
edited by Liyang Yue and Wei Guo
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1964 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser; laser material processing; laser applications; laser cutting; laser welding; laser cleaning; laser surface patterning; laser drilling; laser cladding; laser machining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Design and Applications of Novel Nanophotonics Devices
edited by Haejun Chung
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open
Keywords: metamaterials; plasmonics; solar energy harvesting and conversion; waveguides and devices; nanoparticles; photonic crystals; integrated silicon photonics; quantum optics; light-matter interaction; nano-biophotonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
High-Power Infrared Laser Systems: Design, Characterization, and Applications
edited by Bo Wu
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrared laser; nonlinear optics; infrared sensing; infrared imaging; ultra-fast infrared laser
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Advances in Adaptive Optics: Techniques and Applications
edited by and Yongfeng Zhang
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive optics; wavefront sensor; wavefront sensorless methods; wavefront reconstruction algorithms; wavefront control algorithms; wavefront correctors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
New Advances in Freeform Optics Design
edited by and
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6460 | Submission Open
Keywords: freeform surface; freeform imaging; freeform illumination
Progress in Integrated Photonics and Future Prospects
edited by Kaiyi Wu and Mengyue Xu
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated photonics; photonics integrated circuits (PICs); thin-film photonics; monolithic photonics integration; hybrid/heterogenous photonics integration; integrated quantum photonics; integrated nonlinear photonics; nanofabrication; inverse design for integrated photonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Advances in Infrared Spectroscopy and Raman Spectroscopy
edited by and Yujie Shen
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open
Keywords: label-free imaging; light– matter interaction; absorption; scattering; IR spectroscopy; spontaneous Raman; coherent Raman; nonlinear spectroscopy/microscopy; time-resolved techniques; vibrational mode; chemical bond
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)
Recent Advances for Next-Generation High-Speed Optical Networks: Technologies, Components, Systems and Architectures submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: metro networks; data center interconnects; access networks; coherent PON; high-speed transceivers; switches; network architectures; PICs; optical technologies; optical components; co-packaged optics; neuromorphic circuits; photonic sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Progress in Neurophotonics and Its Future Perspectives submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6748 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Resonant Nanophotonics and Nanodevices
edited by Chaobiao Zhou and Sha Xiong
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: bound states in the continuum; optical microcavity; metasurfaces; toroidal dipole resoance; anapole modes; optical devices; phase change materials; nonlinear optics; strong coupling
Optical Technologies Supporting 5G/6G Mobile Networks submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8354 | Submission Open
Keywords: xhaul; optical backhaul; optical fronthaul; midhaul; digitized radio-over-fiber; analogue radio-over-fiber; optical 5G/6G core; radio-fiber technique; optical O-RAN; photonics antenna; fiber-optic beamforming; microwave photonics; optical slicing; TSON; Li-Fi connection; VLC; all-optical radio transport network; optical RRH/RU; radio-over-ethernet-over-fiber; multicore fibers for O-RAN; radio-over-PON
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)
THz Imaging and Spectroscopy
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8236 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Integrated Waveguide-Based Photonic Devices
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7530 | 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
Novel Advances in Optical Communications
edited by Xiaolong Pan, Li Zhipei and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7450 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Photonic Devices Based on Plasmonic or Dielectric Nanostructures
edited by and Braulio García-Cámara
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5592 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasmonic; dielectric; nanostructures; phase-change materials; liquid crystals; switchers; filters; solar cells; detectors; holograms; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Brain Photobiomodulation: Searching for Predictive Target Engagement submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4860 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcranial photobiomodulation; low-level light therapy; major depressive disorder; anxiety disorders; Alzheimer’ s disease; Down syndrome; bipolar disorder; brain injury; sexual dysfunction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Advances and Applications of Solid State Lasers
edited by Ivan I. Kuznetsov and Ivan Buchvarov
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3093 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-average-power lasers; high-peak power lasers; ultrafast lasers; laser amplifiers; ytterbium lasers; neodymium lasers; diode-pumped lasers; crystalline waveguides; mid-IR lasers; UV lasers; thermal effects; faraday isolators; laser applications
Advanced Semiconductor Laser Diodes and Detectors
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2022 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiconductor laser diode; interband cascade laser; quantum cascade laser; type II superlattice; MCT; semiconductor detector
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Next-Generation Free-Space Optical Communication Technologies
edited by Renzhi Yuan and Haifeng Yao
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1159 | 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)
Advances in X-ray Optics for High-Resolution Imaging
edited by Yang Du and Yaohu Lei
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open
Keywords: X-ray imaging; X-ray optics; high resolution; detectors; microscopy; fluoroscopy; spectroscopy; ultrafast; X-ray astronomy; EUV/neutron imaging
Advances in Structured Light Generation and Manipulation
edited by , Bretsko Mikhail Vladimirovich and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open
Keywords: structured light; tailored light; shaped light; structured illumination; orbital angular momentum; vortices; structured polarization
Optics and Laser: Light Field Manipulation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Next-Generation Free-Space Optical Communication Technology
edited by Siyuan Yu, and Xiaonan Yu
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open
Keywords: free-space optical communication; space optical communication systems; optical wireless communication; space optical modulation techniques; space optical detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Latest Advancements in Science, Engineering and Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging
edited by Costas Balas
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: scanning; snapshot; compact; video-rate (hyper-) spectral imagers; supervised and unsupervised spectral cube data classifiers; dimensionality reduction/expansion of spectral cube data; (hyper-) spectral imaging-based monitoring/inspection; artificial vision; medical diagnosis; material identification; nondestructive analysis
Progress in Specialty Optical Fibers and Future Prospects
edited by Stephanos Yerolatsitis and Kerrianne Harrington
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: hollow-core fibers; multicore fibers; specialty optical fibers; complex refractive index profiles; microstructured fibers; non-uniform optical fibers
Emerging Topics in Single-Photon Detectors
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 162 | 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 Shining Spots in Biomedical Photonics
edited by Jihad Zallat and Jean Rehbinder
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Nanoplasmonics: Emerging Field of Nanophotonics
edited by Weijie Kong and Guoyu Luo
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasmonic imaging; plasmonic lithography; plasmonic fabrication; metasurface; metamaterial; deep ultraviolet plasmonic; extreme ultraviolet plasmonic; two-dimensional materials; nonlinear plasmonic; quantum plasmonic; trapping; waveguides; spectroscopy and sensing; microfluidics
Design and Applications of Polarized Optical System
edited by Ying Zhang
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open
Keywords: design of polarization optical system; polarization calibration; polarization image processing; polarization defogging; polarization modulation device; polarization detector; multi-angle polarization detection; multi-spectral polarization detection; applications of polarized optical system
Novel Ultraviolet Laser: Generation, Properties and Applications
edited by , and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: UV laser generation; fourth and fifth harmonic generation; sum frequency generation for UV laser; supercontinuum and few-cycle laser pulse generation reach to UV range; UV lithography; UV imaging and tomography; UV precision machining; UV nano-microfabrication; UV synthesis of particle; UV polymerization; DUV disinfection and sterilization; UV photoelectron spectroscopy; UV breakdown spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Silicon and Silicon Nitride Integrated Photonics: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5469 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonic device design and optimization; fabrication techniques and characterization; integrated nonlinear optics; integration of silicon and silicon nitride photonics with other material systems; on-chip communication and signal processing; quantum information processing; biosensing applications; electronic– photonic integration and system-level design; integrated visible/MIR photonics; market trends and industry challenges
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Laser Technology and Applications
edited by Li Zhong
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 770 | 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)
Research on Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers
edited by Nasser Peyghambarian and Xiushan Zhu
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 434 | 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)
Joint Fiber-Optic Communications and Sensing
edited by Patryk Urban
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical fiber sensors in communication infrastructure; in-service fiber monitoring; distributed sensing; reflectometry; interferometry; remote network supervision; optical instrumentation and measurement; long-haul network; metro network; access network; passive optical network; point-to-point network architecture; point-to-multipoint network architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Micro-Nano Optical Devices
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12875 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro-nano-optical structures; microcavity; grating; quantum dots; quantum well; lasers; LEDS; dispersion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Optical Communication, Sensing and Network
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8770 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Specialty Optical Fibers and Their High-Power Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2865 | Submission Open
Keywords: specialty optical fibers design; specialty optical fibers fabrication; photonic crystal; microstructured; and hollow core fibers; large mode area fiber; fiber lasers and amplifiers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Next-Generation Adaptive Nonlinear Equalization Algorithm Using Machine Learning for High-Speed Optical Communication
edited by and Xueyang Li
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Silicon Photonics Packaging: Connecting Photonic Integrated Circuits with the Outside World submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open
Keywords: Si photonics; photonic packaging; co-packaged optics; optical fiber; semiconductor laser; micro-optics; MEMS
New Advances in Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
edited by Min Li and Shuo Deng
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: optoelectronic materials; semiconductor; optoelectronic device; synthesis; characterization; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Single Frequency Fiber Lasers and Their Applications submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8466 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber optics; fiber lasers; single-frequency operation; narrow-linewidth; optical filters; multi-wavelength operation; single-frequency amplifiers; applications of single-frequency fiber laser
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
New Advances in Optical Wireless Communication
edited by Xiaolin Zhou
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3523 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical wireless communications; signal processing; channel estimation; optical devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Laser as a Detection: From Spectral Imaging to LiDAR for Remote Sensing Applications submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2964 | 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)
Levitated Optomechanics
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2371 | Submission Open
Keywords: levitated particles; launching; feedback cooling; precision sensing
New Perspectives in Optical Design and Stray Light Suppression of Coronagraph
edited by Hongxin Zhang and Ming-zhe Sun
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical system design; observation instrumentation; solar observation methodologies; stray light analysis and suppression; optical system installation
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