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 reviews are considered. This Section addresses all aspects of optical sensing, including source and detection technologies, sensing architectures, physical effects for sensing, sensor performance, sensor technology, readout techniques, lab-on-chip optical devices, processing approaches and applications, as well as actuation and control by light. These optical sensors and actuators include micro- and nano-optical devices, large devices, sensor arrays, integrated optical sensors, fiber-optic sensors, as well as several materials and technologies for a very large number of applications, including civil infrastructure, aerospace, biomedical, environmental monitoring, etc. 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
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Fiber Optic and Photonic Sensors for Healthcare Monitoring: Technology and Applications (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Advances in the Design and Application of Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Novel Technology in Optical Communications (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Photoelectric Measurement and Sensing: New Technology and Applications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 September 2024)
- Metrology in the Era of Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Optical Sensing in Power Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Terahertz Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advanced Fiber Optic Lasers and Sensors (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Optical Sensing for Environmental Monitoring—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Precision Optical Metrology and Smart Sensing (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Opto-Thermal Sensor Technologies (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Grating-Based Sensors: Structures and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Application and Technology Trends in Optoelectronic Sensors (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Nanostructured Materials Systems for Optical Sensing (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Optofluidic Sensors (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- New Technology and Applications of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Distributed and Single-Point Fiber Optic Sensors: Applications and Technology (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Advances in Photoacoustic Resonators and Sensors (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Advanced Optical and Optomechanical Sensors (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Optical Tweezers in Sensing Technologies (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Recent Advances in Microfluidics-Integrated Optical Biosensors (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Optical Instruments and Sensors and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Optoelectronic Sensors (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Photonics for Advanced Spectroscopy and Sensing (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Spectroscopy-Based Sensing Technologies for Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Optical Fiber Sensors Used for Civil Engineering (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- New Prospects in Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Fiber Grating Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Optical Spectral Sensing and Imaging Technology: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Humidity Sensors Based on Spectroscopy (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Fiber Optic Sensors and Their Application in Transport (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Digital Holography in Optics: Techniques and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Applications of Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advanced Spectroscopy-Based Sensors and Spectral Analysis Technology (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Advanced Optics and Photonics Technologies for Sensing Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Research Progress and Applications of Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Optical Sensors for Space Situational Awareness (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Photoelectrochemical Sensors (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Fiber Bragg Gratings-Based Sensors for Optical Measurement (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Advanced Laser Processing Technology and Its Functional Devices (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Advancements in Wireless Localization: Enhancing Object Detection, Navigation and Communications (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Optical Microfiber-Based Sensors: Design and Applications (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Photonic Sensing Technology in the Energy Sector (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in THz Sensing and Imaging (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Laser Scanning and Applications (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Optic Fiber Sensing Technology for Marine Environment (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Theory and Application of Optical Fiber Sensing (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Quantum-Enabled Optical Communications and Networks (Deadline: 25 December 2024)
- Optical-Based Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Optical Fiber Sensors in Radiation Environments: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Important Achievements in Optical Measurements in China 2024 (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Feature Papers in Optical Sensors 2024 (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Recent Advances in Micro- and Nanofiber-Optic Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Research Progress in Optical Microcavity-Based Sensing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Recent Advances of Optoelectronic Devices and Semiconductor Sensors (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- State-of-the-Art Optical Sensors Technology in China 2024–2025 (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Developments and Applications of Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors and Fiber Lasers (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Recent Advances in Distributed Optical Fiber Acoustic Sensors and Their Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Ultrafast Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Spectroscopy Gas Sensing and Applications (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Recent Progress in Industrial Sensors Based on Optical Fiber Technologies (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Specialty Optical Fiber-Based Sensors (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Fiber Laser Sensor Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Infrared and Raman Spectral Sensing for Food and Industrial Applications (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Advances in Optical Fiber-Based Sensors (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Optoelectronic Functional Devices for Sensing Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Spectral Detection Technology, Sensors and Instruments, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Preparation and Application of Photonic Devices for Optical Sensing and Detection (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for High Temperature Sensing Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Advances in Fiber Optic Sensors for Energy Applications (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Optical Sensor for Mining (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Nanophotonic Materials and Sensor Devices (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Advances in Optical Sensing, Instrumentation and Systems: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advances in Sensing Technology: From Photon, Electron to Signal Processing (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Recent Trends and Advances in Biomedical Optics and Imaging (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- State of the Art in Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectroscopy Gas Sensing (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Advances in Optical Sensing and Actuation: Devices, Systems and Applications (Deadline: 14 March 2025)
- Optical Sensors for Biological and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Quantum Sensors and Sensing Technology (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Design and Fabrication of Fiber Optic Sensors for Bio-Chemical Sensing Applications (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Precision Metrology Using Ultrashort Pulse Laser and Optical Frequency Comb (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Fiber Optic Sensing and Applications (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Optical Sensors for Gas Monitoring (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Unlocking the Potential of Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: Revolutionizing Sustainable Energy Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Challenges and Future Trends in Optical Communications (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- High-Resolution Guided-Wave Optical Sensors (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Acoustic Sensing for Musical Instrument Study and Vocal Analysis (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Optical Sensors for Industrial Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advances in Miniaturization and Power Efficiency of Optical Sensors (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Waveguide-Based Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Recent Advances in LiDAR Sensor (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- New Trends in Optical Imaging and Sensing Technologies (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Optical Spectroscopy for Sensing, Monitoring and Analysis: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- New Developments in Guided Waves (GW) Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Using Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Advanced Optical Sensors Based on Machine Learning: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
- Feature Review Papers in Optical Sensors (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
