Special Issues

Photonics publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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New Insights in Low-Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum dots; semiconductor nanocrystals; perovskite; 2D materials; transition metal dichalcogenides; van der Waals heterostructures; optoelectronic devices; ultrafast spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Advanced Optical Fiber Sensors for Harsh Environment Applications
edited by Qi Zhang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber-optic sensor; fiber-optic sensing technology; advanced manufacturing technique; structural health monitoring; single-point sensing; ai for optical fiber sensing; distributed sensing; environmental monitoring; harsh environment sensing technique
Optical Fiber Amplifiers and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare-earth element-doped fiber amplifiers (RE-DFAs); semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); fiber optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs); optical waveguide amplifiers (OWAs); (modal) gain; noise figure (NF); effective waveband; gain flatness; pump efficiency; differential modal gain (DMG)
Next-Generation Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers
edited by Yun Sun and Qiang Kan
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: VCSELs; laser array; optical modes; communication; sensing; dynamics; photonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Recent Advances in Nonlinear Optics: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by Anderson Stevens Leônidas Gomes
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear optics; nonlinear quantum optics; nonlinear optical effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Advancements in Wireless Optical Communication: Integrating Visible Light and Beyond
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: • visible light communications• underwater optical wireless communications• deep learning• channel model• high-speed transmission
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Optical Quantum System
edited by , Yanting Zhao and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7850 | Submission Open
Keywords: precise measurement; quantum coherence; photon interference; quantum cryptography; quantum manipulation of atoms and molecules; ultracold atoms and molecules; quantum simulation; integrated photonics; nonlinear optics; quantum communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
Emerging Topics in Single-Photon Detectors
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open
Keywords: low photon budget; LiDAR; tissue imaging; quantum information; SPAD; SNSPD; signal processing; theoretical modeling; processing development; sensing modalities; system integration; advanced algorithms; clinical research
Free-Space Optical Communication and Networking Technology
edited by Zhi Liu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2268 | Submission Open
Keywords: free-space optical communications; optical signal processing; optical communication network; optical propagation; adaptive optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Emerging Trends in Silicon Photonics
edited by Amin Babazadeh
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: silicon photonics; integrated photonics; quantum photonics; quantum computing; communication photonics; information processing; sensors; imaging; light sources and detectors; quantum communication
Advances in Optical System Design
edited by Jian Bai, Bo Li and Lei Yu
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: aberration theory; optical imaging; optical optimization algorithm; optical simulation and modeling; deep learning; free-form surface design
Phototheranostics: Science and Applications
edited by Victor Loschenov
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3894 | Submission Open
Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photoimmunotherapy; photodiagnostics; theranostics; photosensitizer; cancer; fluorescence diagnosis; biomedical imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Emerging Trends in Optical Phased Arrays
edited by , Liu Weiwei and Binghui Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open
Keywords: silicon photonics; optical phased arrays (OPA); light detection and ranging (LiDAR); optical wireless communications (OWC); phase shifter; optical antenna; grating coupler
Next-Generation Free-Space Optical Communication Technologies
edited by Renzhi Yuan and Haifeng Yao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1652 | Submission Open
Keywords: free-space optical communication; atmospheric turbulence; underwater turbulence; optical scattering and absorption; optical detection techniques; optical modulation and coding techniques; satellite optical communications; underwater optical communications; ultraviolet communications; optical networking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Advances in Optofluidic Sensing for Medical, Biological and Chemical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: optofluidics; optical (bio)sensors; refractive index (bio)sensors; spectroscopy; opto-electronic techniques for fluid investigation; fluorescence; interferometry-based (bio)sensors; optical imaging for fluid analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
The Interaction between Photonics and Machine Learning
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational optics and machine learning; deep learning for optical systems; AI-empowered photonic sensor networks; adaptive optics and machine learning algorithms; optoelectronic neural networks for information processing; machine learning-based optimization of photonic devices; photonics-enabled machine vision systems; AI-driven design of optical components; quantum photonics and quantum machine learning; reinforcement learning to control optical systems
Fiber Optic Sensing and Its Applications
edited by Yufei Chu, Hanqing Guo, Yuanxian Zhang and Abu Farzan Mitul
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber sensing; lidar; atmospheric and environmental detection; optical sensors; AI in fiber sensing; optofluidic; fluorescence; non-destructive detection; ultrasonic detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Exploring Cutting-Edge Technologies and Applications of Optics and Photonics
edited by , and Maurizio Ferrari
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: biophotonics; optoelectronics; optical materials; optical sensors; quantum photonics; optics; lasers; nonlinear optics; optical computing
High-Performance Solid-State Lasers: Fundamentals and Applications
edited by Margarita Deneva, Marin Nenchev and Maria Marinova
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid state lasers; laser efficiency; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; laser theory and modelling; nonlinear optics; laser applications
Novel Advances in Special Structured Optical Fibers and Sensors
edited by , Mengshi Zhu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: special structured optical fibers; novel structured optical fiber devices; sensors and actuators; functionalized fibers
Emerging Trends in Photonic Integrated Laser
edited by Hao Tian
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiconductor laser; integrated photonics; heterogeneous integration; self-injection locking; piezoelectric actuator; silicon nitride photonics; photonic integrated circuit; nanofabrication; visible light; LiDAR
New Technologies for Human Visual Function Assessment submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: arduinopowered lighting; spatiotemporal visual evaluation; humanmachine vision interaction; computer vision learning from human vision.; psychophysical vision approaches; modeling of the visual system; color perception; neural coding; brain activity and visual perception
Nonlinear Optics of Perovskite Materials: Their Fundamentals and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite materials; ultrafast optics; nonlinear optics
New Trends in Terahertz Photonics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical devices; electric field probe; imaging techniques; non-destructive testing; numerical simulations; metamaterials; biomedicine; spectral database; nonlinear spectroscopy; Rydberg state
Liquid Crystals in Photonics II
edited by , and Tiegang Lin
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid crystals; photonics; AR/VR; LCD; optical communication; sensors; laser technology; electronic devices; computational optics
Emerging Trends in Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Optical Communication
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum optical communication; quantum key distribution; continuous-variable; discrete-variable; quantum teleportation; quantum secure direct communication; quantum secret sharing
Recent Progress in Optical Gyroscopes
edited by Liu Yang
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG); ring-laser gyroscope (RLG); resonant optical gyroscope; integrated optical gyroscope; Brillouin optical gyroscope; optomechanical gyroscope
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Nanoplasmonics: Emerging Field of Nanophotonics
edited by Weijie Kong and Guoyu Luo
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasmonic imaging; plasmonic lithography; plasmonic fabrication; metasurface; metamaterial; deep ultraviolet plasmonic; extreme ultraviolet plasmonic; two-dimensional materials; nonlinear plasmonic; quantum plasmonic; trapping; waveguides; spectroscopy and sensing; microfluidics
Semiconductor Lasers: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
edited by Yongqiang Ning and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: VCSEL; semiconductor lasers; integrated lasers; semiconductor disk lasers; dynamics and stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Organic Optoelectronic Materials and Their Applications
edited by Xixiang Zhu
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic; perovskite; flexible; light-emitting diodes; photovoltaics; optoelectronic material
Advances in Interferometric Optics and Applications
edited by Shanzhi Tang and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel method for optical interferometer; laser heterodyne/homodyne interferometer; grating interferometer; picometer/nanometer-level dimensional metrology; interferometric optical component; optomechanical design; optic– electronic detection techniques; data processing
Advances and Applications of Laser Measurements
edited by Cheng Lu
submission deadline 28 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser measurement; interferometry; LiDAR; optical metrology; spectral analysis; structured-light
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Emerging Trends in Optical Fiber Sensors and Sensing Techniques
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3428 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed acoustic/vibration sensing; distributed temperature/strain sensing; hybrid distributed fiber-optic sensing; applications of distributed fiber-optic sensing; application of AI to distributed fiber-optic sensing; resonant fiber-optic biochemical sensors; fiber-optic displacement sensors; fiber-optic gas sensors; lossy fiber-optic sensors; fiber-optic point sensor applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Latest Papers Related to OWPT 2024 on the Topics of Devices, Components and Systems submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical wireless power transmission; laser power beaming; power over fiber; OWPT subsystem; OWPT system
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)
Optical Fiber Communication: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by , and Xing Ouyang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber– optic communications; optical networks; digital and optical signal processing; optical devices and components; optical subsystems and systems.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Machine Learning in Photonics: Progress, Challenges, and Future Prospects
edited by Jiachen Wan and Yue Yao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonics; optics; biophotonics; biomedical imaging; machine learning; deep learning
Emerging Topics in Freeform Optics
edited by Zexiao Li and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: freeform optical design& modification; micro/nanoforming; high precision machining of freeform surface; micro/nano optics and photonics; metrology & characterization of freeform surfaces; micro-featured surfaces; micro/nanomachining modeling; simulation of optical manufacturing; optical machining & measurement; process monitoring and quality control; ultra-precision machining; other technologies sssociated with freeform optics
Advances in LiDAR Technology
edited by Dongsong Sun and Yuli Han
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: LiDAR; wind and temperature measurement; middle and upper atmosphere; instrumentation and observations; machine learning
Progress in Hyperspectral Imaging and Future Prospects
edited by , Yimian Dai and Zhuang Zhao
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: multispectral imaging; hyperspectral imaging; ultraspectral imaging; fourier transform hyperspectral imaging; hyperspectral computed tomography imaging; hadamard-transform-based hyperspectral imaging; compressive aperture snapshot spectral imaging; metasurface design in hyperspectral imaging; hyperspectral image super-resolution; hyperspectral image denoising; hyperspectral image unmixing; hyperspectral image classification; hyperspectral anomaly detection
Optical Light Propagation and Communication Through Turbulent Medium
edited by Mert Bayraktar and Kholoud Elmabruk
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical communication; turbulent medium; atmospheric turbulence; free-space optical communication; adaptive optics; underwater optical communication; tissue turbulence; jet engine turbulence; wavefront sensing and control; scintillation; beam wandering; laser communication; photonics; light propagation; adaptive optics systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Optical Sensors for Advanced Biomedical Applications submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostics and therapeutics; integrated optics; lab-on-a-chip; microelectronics; optics; sensors; modeling and simulation
Optical Metamaterials for Advanced Optoelectronic Devices
edited by Jining Li, Yue Yang and Dexian Yan
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: metasurfaces; advanced optics; integrated optics; metalens; topological photonics
Optical Networking Technologies for High-Speed Data Transmission
edited by Yixiao Zhu and Xiansong Fang
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical communications; optical networking; digital signal processing; data-center interconnects; passive optical network; fronthaul; long-haul transmission
Advances in Silicon Photonics: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by and Hui Cong
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser integration; high-speed modulators; phase-shifters for tuning and switching; avalanche photodetectors; quantum photonics; electronic and photonic integration; microresonator physics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Fundamentals, Advances, and Applications in Optical Sensing
edited by Qirui Wang, and Min Guo
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical sensing; fiber optics; optical metrology; light detection and ranging (LiDAR); distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); spectroscopy; interferometry; interrogator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Emerging Materials and Techniques in Photonic Quantum Information Technologies
edited by Adetunmise C. Dada
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum optics; quantum computing; 2D materials; perovskites; photonic crystals; quantum cryptography; integrated quantum photonics; quantum sensing; scalability of quantum systems; commercialization of quantum technologies
Advances in Fiber Laser Technologies
edited by Yao-Yao Qi and Huihui Cheng
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: mode-locking; Q-switching; high-power fiber laser; fiber device; vortex fiber laser
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Advanced Quantitative Phase Microscopy: Techniques and Applications
edited by Ying Ma, Shaohui Zhang and Sha An
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantitative phase imaging; quantitative phase microscopy; phase retrieval; label free; ptychography; 3D Imaging; 3D tomography
Advances in Photonic Quantum Information Processing: From Theory to Experiments
edited by Xiaoyan Wu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum imaging; ghost imaging; quantum sensing; quantum computing; quantum communication; optical imaging and sensing; quantum optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
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