Optical Sensors
A section of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220).
Section Information
Optical Sensors Section publishes original peer-reviewed papers covering all aspects of Optical Sensing. Both theoretical and experimental papers and comprehensive review are considered. This Section addresses all aspects of optical sensors, including source and detection technologies, sensor architectures, sensor performance, processing approaches and applications, as well as actuation and control by light. These optical sensors and actuators include micro- and nanodevices, large devices, sensor arrays, as well as several materials and technologies for a very large number of applications. The Section provides a platform for the publication of original and scientific research that is likely to have a large general impact and also has the aim of initiating Special Issues.
Editorial Board
Topic Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Optical and RF Atmospheric Propagation (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Optical Sensing in Power System (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Recent Progress in Optical Voltage and Current Sensors (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Optical Fibers and Photonics for Novel Physical Sensors (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Micro/Nano-Structured Devices for Sensors and Transducers (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Recent Development and Applications of Plastic Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors for Concrete Structure Monitoring (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Advanced Fiber-Optic Sensors in Civil Engineering (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Multipixels Single Photon Detectors for Quantum Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Pervasive Fiber Optic Sensor Technology: Improvements and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Recent Developments of Integrated Photonic Sensors (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Optical Sensors: Innovative Designs, Configurations, Measurements, and Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2021)
- New Trends on Sensor Devices for Space and Defense Applications (Deadline: 30 July 2021)
- Opto-Thermal Sensor Technologies (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Optics and Photonics for Novel Physical and Chemical Sensors (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Infrared Sensors and Technologies: Recent Advances (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Optical Sensors in Multi-Modal Imaging (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Health Monitoring with Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Selected Papers from the 25th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference (OECC2020) (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Optical Fiber Ring Laser Sensors (Deadline: 10 August 2021)
- Plasmonic Optical Fiber Sensors: Technology and Applications (Deadline: 10 August 2021)
- Recent Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 15 August 2021)
- Phononic Crystal Sensors and Their Applications (Deadline: 15 August 2021)
- Innovative Photonic and Microwave Sensing Approaches and Their Applications (Deadline: 30 August 2021)
- Silicon-Based Optical Sensors (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Optical Fiber Sensor Transducers Based on Hybrid and Structured Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Optical Fiber Sensors in Radiation Environments (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Lidar/Laser Scanning in Civil Engineering (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Mid-Infrared Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2021)
- Optical Wireless Technologies for B5G (Deadline: 20 September 2021)
- Photonic Integrated Circuits for Spectroscopic Sensing (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Photovoltaics Generators and Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- 25 Years of Long-Period Fiber Gratings (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Optical Spectral Sensing and Imaging Technology (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sensors Based on Optical Waveguide (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Optical Fiber Plasmonic Sensors 2021 (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Materials and Applications for Miniature Fiber-Optic Sensors (Deadline: 1 October 2021)
- Light–Matter Interactions in Functional Nanomaterials for Sensing (Deadline: 6 October 2021)
- New Trends for Millimeter-Wave Antennas and Devices: Design, Manufacturing, and Measurement for the 5G Era and Beyond (Deadline: 20 October 2021)
- Integrated Photonics for Novel Sensing and Measurement Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2021)
- Optical Fiber Pressure Sensors (Deadline: 30 October 2021)
- Nanostructured Materials for Optical Biosensing: Progress and Perspectives (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Advances in Silicon Photonic Sensors (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Optical Sensors Based on Random Laser (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- 2D Materials-Based Electronic and Optoelectronic Biochemical Sensing Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sensing with Hollow-Core Photonic-Crystal Fibers (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Microring Resonator Sensors (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Recent Advances in Depth Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- EUV and X-ray Wavefront Sensing (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sensors and X-ray Detectors (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 1 November 2021)
- Optical Imaging and Biophotonic Sensors (OIBS) (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- Optical Sensors for Flow Diagnostics (Deadline: 20 November 2021)
- Emerging Trends and Applications of Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Silicon Photonics: A Theme Issue in Honor of Professor Richard A. Soref (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Volatile Organic Compounds Detection with Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advances in Optical Proximity Sensor Based Interferometry (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advanced Laser Phototherapy: Sensing and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Optical Sensing for Chemical Application (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Selected Papers from the 5th International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics (AOP2021) (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Optical Sensors in Health and Wellbeing (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sensing and Imaging Technology in Dentistry (Deadline: 1 December 2021)
- Enhancing Light-Matter Interaction by Metastructures for Sensing Applications (Deadline: 10 December 2021)
- Advances in Plasmonics-Based Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 10 December 2021)
- Optical Sensors Technology and Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Emerging Technologies for Sensing, Imaging and Biomechanics of the Eye for Diagnostics and Surgery (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Photonic Sensors and Optoelectronic Devices Based 2D Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2021)
- Optical Fiber Sensors for Space and Planetary Exploration: In-Orbit Results, Validation and Qualification (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advanced Quantum Diamond Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Materials and Packaging for Optical Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advanced Fiber Photonic Devices and Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Emerging Functional Materials for Sensor Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- State-of-the-Art Optical Sensors Technology in China 2021 (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Sensors for the Detection of Functional Changes in Living Cells (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Luminescence Based Nano-Sensors for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Surface Plasmon Sensors (Deadline: 10 January 2022)
- New Developments in Guided Waves (GW) Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Using Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 15 January 2022)
- Optical Sensors for the Measurement of Human Posture and Movement (Deadline: 20 January 2022)
- Optical Technologies for Medical Diagnostics (Deadline: 20 January 2022)
- Recent Advances in Fiber Bragg Grating Sensing (Deadline: 30 January 2022)
- Optical Sensing for Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Numerical Modeling for the Sensor Application (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Fibre-Optic Devices for Minimally Invasive Medical Procedures (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications 2021–2022 (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Advanced Optoelectronic Sensors and Sensing Technology Based on Low-Dimensional Materials (Deadline: 10 February 2022)
- Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors: Applications and Technology (Deadline: 10 February 2022)
- Fiber Optic Sensors in Chemical and Biological Applications (Deadline: 15 February 2022)
- Optical Camera and Visible Light Sensor Communication (Deadline: 20 February 2022)
- Optical Immunosensors (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- 2D Materials for Optical Sensing and Photonic Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Novel Optical Sensors for Biomedical Application (Deadline: 20 March 2022)
- State-of-the-Art Optical Sensors Technology in Russia 2021-2022 (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Optical Sensor Technology for Optics, Information Technology and Nanotechnology (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Scattering-Based Techniques for Sensing Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Rapid Screening in the Life Science Based on Photonics and Plasmonics Technology (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Application and Technology Trends in Optoelectronic Sensors (Deadline: 1 May 2022)
- Sensing with Infrared and Terahertz Technologies (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
