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:
- Advanced Optical Fiber Displacement Sensors (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Novel Optical Sensors for Biomedical Applications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Ultrafast Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Optical Spectroscopy for Sensing, Monitoring and Analysis: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Advanced Optical Sensors Based on Machine Learning: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Optical Fiber Sensors in Radiation Environments: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Important Achievements in Optical Measurements in China 2024–2025 (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Advances in Optical Sensing and Actuation: Devices, Systems and Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- High-Power Laser Systems and Coherent Detection: Sensing Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Recent Advances in Optical and Optoelectronic Acoustic Sensors (Deadline: 1 May 2026)
- Advances and Innovations in Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 10 May 2026)
- New Prospects in Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advanced Optical and Optomechanical Sensors (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Fiber Bragg Gratings-Based Sensors for Optical Measurement (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Optical Sensing for Environmental Monitoring—2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Advancements in Metamaterial Sensors Across Frequency Domains (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Optical Sensors for Biological and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Photoacoustic and Photothermal Sensing and Imaging (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Advances in Optical Fiber-Based Sensors (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Recent Trends and Advances in Biomedical Optics and Imaging (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Development and Application of Optical Chemical Sensing (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Photoacoustic Sensing Techniques (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- New Developments in Guided Waves (GW) Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Using Optical Fiber Sensors (Deadline: 25 June 2026)
- Humidity Sensors Based on Spectroscopy (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Recent Advances in LiDAR Sensor (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Optical Fiber Sensing and Its Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) and Fiber Optic Sensor Technology (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Optical Spectroscopy Technology for Medical Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Recent Advances in Fiber Optic Sensor Technology (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Recent Advances in Optoelectronic and Photonic Sensors (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Laser and Spectroscopy for Sensing Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advanced Optoelectronic and Photonic Devices for Next-Generation Sensing and Communication (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Novel Approaches and Applications for Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Quantum Sensing and Quantum Communication (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- External Stimulus-Responsive Molecules and Materials for Sensing: Design and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Distributed and Single-Point Fiber Optic Sensors: Applications and Technology (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Optical Sensing and Implantable Sensors for Healthcare Applications (Deadline: 5 July 2026)
- Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Technology and Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Photonic Sensing Technology in the Energy Sector (Deadline: 25 July 2026)
- Recent Advances in Infrared Spectroscopy and Imaging as Sensing Techniques (Deadline: 25 July 2026)
- Optical Fiber Sensors for Acoustic, Electric, and Magnetic Field Detection (Deadline: 25 July 2026)
- New Trends and Progress in Plasmonic Sensors and Sensing Technology (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- SPAD-Based Sensors and Techniques for Enhanced Sensing Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advances in Photonics and Optics for Biochemical Sensing Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Quantum and Integrated Photonic Technologies for Advanced Optical Sensing (Deadline: 1 August 2026)
- Optical Sensing in Power Systems (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Spectroscopy Gas Sensing and Applications (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Recent Advances in Micro- and Nanofiber-Optic Sensors (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Advanced Spectroscopy-Based Sensors and Spectral Analysis Technology (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Recent Progress in Optical Fiber Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Machine Learning-Enhanced Fiber Optic Sensing: From Materials to Applications (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Advances in Fiber Optic Sensors: Innovations, Challenges and Applications (Deadline: 28 August 2026)
- Advances in Sensing Technology: From Photon, Electron to Signal Processing (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advancements in Metasurface-Based Optical and Optoelectronic Sensors (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Recent Advances in Spectroscopic Sensing and Sensor Engineering (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Optic Fiber Sensing Technology for Marine Environment (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Quantum-Enabled Optical Communications and Networks (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Innovative Optical Sensors for Navigation and Positioning Systems (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Infrared and Raman Spectral Sensing for Food and Industrial Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Novel Optical Biosensors in Biomechanics and Physiology (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Underwater Vision Sensing System: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors for Extreme Environments: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Fiber-Optic Sensing Devices and Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Recent Advances in Optoelectronic Materials and Device Engineering (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors and Fiber Lasers (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Optical Nanosensors for Environmental and Biomedical Monitoring (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Fiber Optic Sensors for Smart Systems (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Pervasive Fiber Optic Sensor Technology: Improvements and Applications: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 22 October 2026)
- Progress in LiDAR Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for High Temperature Sensing Applications (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- FBG and UWFBG Sensing Technology (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Innovative Optical and Scintillation Sensors for Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances in Single Photon Detectors (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Design and Application Progress of Integrated Optical Sensors (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Optical and Spectral Sensing for Biological and Agricultural Products Detection Applications (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Advanced Optical Fiber Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- New Trends and Applications of Fiber Bragg and Long-Period Gratings Sensors (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Optical Sensors: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology (Deadline: 25 November 2026)
- Advances in the Design of Fiber-Optic Sensors and Their Applications (Deadline: 27 November 2026)
- Recent Advances in THz Sensing and Imaging (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Distributed Sensors: Development and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Spectroscopic Sensing for Planetary Exploration and Planetary Defense (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advancements in Photoacoustic Sensors for Gas Detection and Air Quality Assessment (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advanced Optics and Photonics Technologies for Sensing Applications (AOP 2026) (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Laser Spectroscopy Sensing for Gas Detection (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Optical Materials for Sensors and Their Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Nanophotonic Materials and Sensor Devices (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Acoustic Sensing for Musical Instrument Study and Vocal Analysis (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Optical Sensors for Industrial Applications: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Optical Fibre Sensors for Challenging Applications (Deadline: 26 December 2026)
- Waveguide-Based Sensors and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Spectral Sensing Techniques in Biological Detection and Analysis (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Emerging Innovations in Hyperspectral Imaging: Experimental Technologies, Chemometrics, and AI (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Emerging Trends in Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor UV Photodetectors (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Quantum-Enhanced Sensing Technologies (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Intelligent Fiber-Optic Sensing: From Interferometers to Grating-Based Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Feature Papers in Optical Sensors 2026 (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Spectroscopic Sensors and Spectral Analysis (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Feature Review Papers in Optical Sensors 2026 (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Photodetectors and Optoelectronic Signal Processing for Next-Gen Communication and Sensing (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Optical Sensors for Gas Monitoring (Deadline: 25 January 2027)
- Advanced Sensing Technologies with Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advances in Optical Sensing, Instrumentation and Systems: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
