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Advances in Laser Spectroscopy: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Jianing Wang,

Guolin Li

and

Qixin He

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4995 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser technology; laser Raman spectroscopy; laser-induced fluorescence spectrum; absorption spectroscopy technology; laser spectral imaging; laser confocal microscopy; fiber sensing; remote sensing; atomic and molecular spectroscopy

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

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Optical Networks

edited by

Shu-Hao Chang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3408 | Submission Open

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

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

Optical Communication Networks: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Mengyue Shi

and Zhengxuan Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2513 | 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)

Photonics Enabled by Plasmonic Metamaterials: Recent Developments and Future Directions

edited by Weijie Kong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonic; metamaterial; metasurface; super-resolution; subwavelength; nanolithography; nanofabrication; ultraviolet; quantum; spectroscopy; sensing

Advanced Photonics Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: Science and Applications, 3rd Edition

edited by

Zhaojian Zhang

and

Junbo Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; skyrmions; artificial intelligence; nonlocal; strong coupling; topological photonics; optical neural networks; phase-change materials; non-Hermitian

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

Advances in Microwave Photonics: From Chips to Systems

edited by

Bin Shao

, Bin Wang and Qinggui Tan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonic circuits (PICs); integrated photonic devices; microwave photonic systems; microwave photonic beamforming; microwave photonic radar; microwave photonic frequency converter; space-borne photonic payloads; optical metrology; fiber-optic sensing; optoelectronic oscillators

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

Photoacoustic Imaging: Methods, Systems, and Applications

edited by Yannis M. Paulus and Van Phuc Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic; photoacoustic applications; ultrasound; imaging; medical; biomedical; cellular imaging; molecular imaging; functional imaging; imaging technology

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

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

edited by

Yuhai Li

Bo Li

and

Rongqi Shen

submission deadline 1 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 250 | 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)

Terahertz Communications in Photonics

edited by Yanyi Wang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1624 | 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)

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

edited by Mangey Ram Nagar and

Krishan Kumar

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 411 | 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

Exploring Cutting-Edge Technologies and Applications of Photonics and Optics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Boris Malomed

and

Pasquale Pagliusi

submission deadline 18 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum photonics and technologies; lasers and their applications; optical communication and network; optoelectronics and optical materials; nonlinear optics and photonics; new applications enabled by photonics technologies and systems; biophotonics and biomedical optics

Recent Advances and Future Directions in Advanced Optical Imaging for Biomedical and Materials Applications

edited by Hao Luo

submission deadline 18 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical microscopy; super-resolution imaging; label-free microscopy; spectromicroscopy; multi-modal imaging; AI-driven microscopy; live-cell imaging; optical probes; quantitative phase imaging; in vivo microscopy; clinical/industrial microscopy applications

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

Emerging Technologies for Silicon Photonics and Integrated Circuits

edited by Yin Xu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1843 | 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)

Advances in Metasurfaces: Novel Designs and Applications

edited by Chenxia Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4709 | Submission Open

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

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 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2497 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances on Applications of Optics and Photonics—Selected Papers from the 7th International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, AOP2026

edited by

Manuel Filipe Pereira da Cunha Martins Costa

and

Alessandro Fantoni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-photonics; plasmonics; theoretical optics; quantum optics; nonlinear optics; optical communications and sensors; optical fibers and applications; biophotonics; biomedical optics; ultrafast lasers and ultrafast optics; power lasers; optical metrology; image processing; industrial applications; optometry; ophthalmic optics; color and visual sciences; optoelectronics; microwave photonics; photonics and optical instrumentation for space and astronomy; optics and photonics for smart mobility and smart cities

Photonic Integrated Circuits: From Fundamentals to Emerging Technologies

edited by Hua Yang and

Han Ye

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 581 | 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 Hollow-Core Fiber Technologies and Applications

edited by

Federico Melli

and

Lorenzo Rosa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 396 | 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)

Advanced Optothermal and Optical Trapping and Manipulation: From Microscale Interfaces to Applications

edited by

Gabriel Ortega-Mendoza

, Rafael Zaca Móran and Arturo Guzmán Barraza

submission deadline 1 May 2027 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical trapping; optothermal trapping; Marangoni effect; thermal gradients; microparticles; microbubbles

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

Advanced Photonic Sensing Technologies for Optical Fiber Devices

edited by Shuhui Liu and

Shun Wang

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3549 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel fiber structures and materials; environmental; industrial; and biomedical sensing applications; quantum sensing technologies using optical fibers; distributed and multiplexed sensing; nonlinear and multifunctional fiber sensors; fiber-based LIDAR and remote sensing

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

New Perspectives in Microwave Photonics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Li Liu

and

Wei Xue

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated microwave photonic technology; microwave photonic radar; intelligent microwave photonics; microwave photonic measurement and sensing; programmable microwave photonic filter; microwave photonic processing technology; microwave photonic devices

Optical Imaging and Optical Image Processing: Advances in Systems, Algorithms, and Applications

edited by

Yiwei Chen

and

Zhenglong Sun

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; optical image processing; computational imaging; biomedical optical imaging; optical coherence tomography; hyperspectral and multispectral imaging; image reconstruction and enhancement; deep learning for optical imaging; quantitative phase imaging; photonic imaging systems

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

Enabling Optical Communication Technologies for Intelligent Computing Networks

edited by Liangjia Zong and

Tong Ye

submission deadline 10 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical network architecture; optical fiber technology; optical switching; optical algorithm; intelligent optical network

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

Latest Papers Related to OWPT 2026–2027 on the Topics of Devices, Components, and Systems

edited by

Tomoyuki Miyamoto

and