Advances in Photopolymer Materials: Holographic Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Photopolymers are highly adaptable for various optical applications. Every day, new opportunities arise in areas like data storage, diffractive optical elements, photonic structures, reflection holography, holographic gratings for astronomy and astrophysics, waveguides, holographic sensors, wavefront sensing, holographic diffusers, holographic optical elements (HOEs) for solar energy applications, and holographic couplers for see-through applications. These applications are becoming increasingly complex and require recording materials with new characteristics, such as sustainability, low-toxicity properties, the ability to interact with specific molecules or analytes, and nanoparticle-doped materials.

This Special Issue focuses on the development and characterization of photopolymer materials for optical and photonic applications. Topics covered include new media development, performance enhancements, and material optimization. Techniques explored will include the fabrication of holographic optical elements, surface embossing, and the fabrication of volumetric elements. Papers describing the behaviour of photopolymers under shrinkage, swelling and thermal conditions, and the fabrication and application of photopolymers and other photosensitive materials in sensors to produce nanostructures or holographic applications will be included. Both original contributions and technical review articles will be accepted.

Dr. Marta Morales-Vidal
Prof. Dr. Inmaculada Pascual
Dr. Tomás Lloret
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.