Recent Advances of Polymer Lasers and Optical Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer materials, due to their good plasticity, low cost, excellent biocompatibility, lightweight, corrosion resistance, can be used to prepare microcavity structures of different shapes to meet the preparation of various optoelectronic integrated devices. This Special Issue highlights the latest advancement in polymer lasers design, micro/nano lasers, and optical sensing and application, such as laser display, communication, optical imaging, biological detection, optical sensing, and wearable photonic devices.
The unique properties of polymer lasers including biocompatibility and tunable make them ideal materials for next-generation photonic devices. From the perspective of wearable devices, the flexibility and portability of polymer lasers enable them to perfectly adhere to clothing or human skin, providing a stable light source for wearable optical biosensors and enabling real-time monitoring of human physiological parameters.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced device architectures and fabrication techniques for polymer lasers;
- Design and synthesis of polymers for lasing applications;
- Integration of polymer lasers with optical sensing platforms;
- Micro- and nano-structured polymer devices;
- Optical sensors for detection;
- Theory and modeling of lasing mechanisms in polymer systems;
- Applications in healthcare, environmental monitoring, and optical communications.
Dr. Songtao Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer lasers
- optical lasers
- hybrid microcavity
- sensing
- optical application
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