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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Silicon and Silicon Nitride Integrated Photonics: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5943 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonic device design and optimization; fabrication techniques and characterization; integrated nonlinear optics; integration of silicon and silicon nitride photonics with other material systems; on-chip communication and signal processing; quantum information processing; biosensing applications; electronic– photonic integration and system-level design; integrated visible/MIR photonics; market trends and industry challenges
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Research on Rare-Earth-Doped Fiber Lasers
edited by Nasser Peyghambarian and Xiushan Zhu
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber lasers; rare-earth-doped fibers; continuous-wave fiber lasers; pulsed fiber lasers; mode-locked fiber lasers; visible fiber lasers; upconversion fiber lasers; mid-infrared fiber lasers; fiber-laser-pumped nonlinear conversion lasers; single-frequency fiber lasers; multicore fiber lasers; phosphate fiber lasers; germanate fiber lasers; fluoride fiber lasers; chalcogenide fiber lasers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Laser Technology and Applications
edited by Li Zhong
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-power laser; high-brightness laser; ultrashort pulse laser; attosecond laser technology; narrow linewidth; single-frequency laser; frequency combs; ultraviolet laser; mid-infrared laser; semiconductor lasers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Joint Fiber-Optic Communications and Sensing
edited by Patryk Urban
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical fiber sensors in communication infrastructure; in-service fiber monitoring; distributed sensing; reflectometry; interferometry; remote network supervision; optical instrumentation and measurement; long-haul network; metro network; access network; passive optical network; point-to-point network architecture; point-to-multipoint network architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Micro-Nano Optical Devices
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14053 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro-nano-optical structures; microcavity; grating; quantum dots; quantum well; lasers; LEDS; dispersion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Optical Communication, Sensing and Network
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10015 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Specialty Optical Fibers and Their High-Power Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3062 | Submission Open
Keywords: specialty optical fibers design; specialty optical fibers fabrication; photonic crystal; microstructured; and hollow core fibers; large mode area fiber; fiber lasers and amplifiers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Next-Generation Adaptive Nonlinear Equalization Algorithm Using Machine Learning for High-Speed Optical Communication
edited by and Xueyang Li
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Silicon Photonics Packaging: Connecting Photonic Integrated Circuits with the Outside World submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 609 | Submission Open
Keywords: Si photonics; photonic packaging; co-packaged optics; optical fiber; semiconductor laser; micro-optics; MEMS
New Advances in Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
edited by Min Li and Shuo Deng
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: optoelectronic materials; semiconductor; optoelectronic device; synthesis; characterization; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Single Frequency Fiber Lasers and Their Applications submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9350 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber optics; fiber lasers; single-frequency operation; narrow-linewidth; optical filters; multi-wavelength operation; single-frequency amplifiers; applications of single-frequency fiber laser
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
New Advances in Optical Wireless Communication
edited by Xiaolin Zhou
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3888 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical wireless communications; signal processing; channel estimation; optical devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Laser as a Detection: From Spectral Imaging to LiDAR for Remote Sensing Applications submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3720 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser detection; LiDAR; laser spectroscopy; remote sensing; optical design
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)
Levitated Optomechanics
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2562 | Submission Open
Keywords: levitated particles; launching; feedback cooling; precision sensing
New Perspectives in Optical Design and Stray Light Suppression of Coronagraph
edited by Hongxin Zhang and Ming-zhe Sun
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical system design; observation instrumentation; solar observation methodologies; stray light analysis and suppression; optical system installation
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Photonics Sensors submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 25796 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber optic sensors; interferometric sensors; resonance-based sensors; plasmonic sensors; fluorescence; luminescence; absorption; spectroscopy; physical sensors; mechanical sensors; chemical sensors and biosensors; nanostructured materials and coatings; surface functionalization procedures; microfluidics; lab on chip; sensor packaging; sensor interrogation and instrumentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Advanced Photonic Sensing and Measurement II
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 23 articles | Viewed by 20536 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonics; sensing; measurement; optical fiber sensors; biophotonics; quantum optics; nanosensors; remote sensing; terahertz; optical instrumentation; photonic devices; interferometers; microwave photonic sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Emerging Topics in High-Power Laser and Light–Matter Interactions
edited by , and Sensen Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7842 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-power laser technology and applications; optical neural networks and machine learning in optics; fiber-optic sensing and communication; adaptive optics and wavefront shaping; short pulse laser; brillouin scattering and its applications; solid-state laser systems and their applications; spectral imaging and its applications; quantum imaging and quantum optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Photonics Integration on Silicon-on-Insulator and Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Platforms
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3727 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated photonics; silicon on insulator; thin-film lithium niobate/lithium niobate on insulator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Coherence Manipulation, Propagation and Applications of Vortex Beam
edited by and Jinhong Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3064 | Submission Open
Keywords: vortex beams; light manipulation; coherence; coherence structure; beam propagation; atmospheric turbulence; optical trapping; information transmission
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Novel Advances in Integrated Optics
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2350 | Submission Open
Optical Technology for Challenging Conditions:Methods and Applications
edited by , Jing Wu, Hongyuan Wang and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2218 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical imaging; complex media; adverse weather conditions; wavefront shaping
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)
Recent Progress in Ultrafast Laser
edited by , Yufeng Song and Xingliang Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1614 | Submission Open
Keywords: lasers; ultrashort pulse; mode-locked laser; soliton; nonlinear optics; photonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Advances in Ultrafast Laser Science and Applications
edited by Shuai Yuan, Mengyun Hu, and Cang Jin
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1572 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrafast laser science; soliton generation; ultrafast laser spectroscopy; ultrafast laser imaging; ultrafast phenomena; surface plasmon resonance; ultrashort pulse writing; THz science; chemical reactions by ultrafast pulses; orbital angular momentum generation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Recent Advances in Optical Metamaterials and Metasurfaces
edited by Yeming Qing and Yunxia Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open
Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; metadevices; space– time modulation; nonreciprocal photonics; nanoantennas; quantum metamaterials; topological physics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Emerging Technologies for 6G Space Optical Communication Networks
edited by and Qifu Sun
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open
Keywords: 6G; space-based networks; non-territorial networks; optical communications; optical transceivers; wireless networks; space optical communication networks; coding theory and applications; quantum communication and quantum key distribution (QKD); system design; case studies; testbeds; prototypes; model validation; applications; implementation and experimental evaluations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
State-of-the-Art in Optical Materials
edited by Robert Chapman and Viola V. Vogler-Neuling
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical materials; crystals; nonlinear optics; nanofabrication; lithography; photonic crystals; photonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Ultrafast Pulsed Fiber Laser and Applications
edited by , and Bo Guo
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Enhanced Sensing Performance in Optical Fibers
edited by and Zhenshi Sun
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber-optical sensor; distributed sensing system; AI-driven fiber sensors; novel fiber structure; FBGs; optic– electronic detection techniques; smart city fiber networks
Advances in Scattering Imaging and Single-Pixel/Ghost Imaging
edited by Dong Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging through scattering media; tracking through scattering media; scattering lens; single-pixel imaging; ghost imaging; phase imaging; wavefront; single-pixel holography
Advancements in Signal Processing for High-Speed Optical Fiber Transmission Networks submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open
Keywords: signal processing; optical fiber transmission; high-speed networks; advance modulation techniques; signal processing algorithms; data throughput; adaptive signal processing; optical network systems; dispersion mitigation; noise reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Emerging Trends in Laser-Matter Interaction
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrashort pulses; efficient ablation; burst; subtractive fabrication; biomimetic engineering; laser structuring; laser polishing; rapid material removal
Coherent Transmission Systems in Optical Wireless Communication
edited by , , Hui Chen and Jiao Zhang
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2425 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical wireless communication; coherent transmission; frees space optics; visible light communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Fiber Optic Sensors in Biomedical Applications submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber optic sensors; wearable biomedical sensors; fiber optic biosensors; healthcare monitoring; fiber optic clinical applications; minimally invasive therapies; embedding strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Advances in Integrated Photonics: From Materials to Devices and Systems
edited by and Xiao-Hui Tian
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical microstructures; photonic integrated circuits; microwave photonics; optical computation; optical communication; quantum computation; quantum communication; light detection and ranging
Advances in High-Efficiency Lasers: From Laser Diode Pumping to Ultra-Short Pulse Generation
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrashort pulse lasers; high peak power lasers; mid-infrared ultrashort pulse lasers
Optical Imaging and Measurements
edited by Zixin Zhao, and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10789 | Submission Open
Space Division Multiplexing Techniques
edited by , Jing Zhang and Ning Wang
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2462 | Submission Open
Keywords: space division multiplexing; few-mode fiber; multimode fiber; multi-core fiber; fiber-based device; amplifiers; nonlinearity
Optical Satellite Communications for Quantum Networking submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1799 | Submission Open
Keywords: satellite QKD; space-to-ground entanglement distribution; DV- and CV-QKD protocols; channel modeling; turbulent medium; FSO; adaptive optics; optical ground station
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
Photophysical Processes in Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer solar cell; organics solar cell; charge photogeneration; carrier recombination; exciton diffusion; non-fullerene acceptors; all polymer solar cells
Advances in Near-Field Optics: Fundamentals and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: near-field optics; nanophotonics; scanning near-field optical microscopy; biophotonics; plasmonics; optoelectronics; surface-enhanced spectroscopy
Advancements in Fiber Lasers: Ytterbium-Doped, Raman-Based and Hybrid Systems
edited by Efrain Mejia Beltran
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2212 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Emerging Trends in Laser Processing Techniques
edited by Jinghua Han, Jing Xiao and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser effects; laser plasma; laser-induced damage; nonlinear ionization; laser manufacturing; laser detection; laser countermeasure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Recent Advances in Free Electron Laser Accelerators
edited by Anna Giribono, , Francesco Filippi, and Michele Opromolla
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1031 | Submission Open
Keywords: free electron laser (FEL); accelerator technology; beam dynamics; beam control; acceleration techniques; beam diagnostics; coherent light source; electron beam; wavelength tunability; ultrafast pulses; X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL); laser-driven plasma acceleration; energy recovery linac (ERL); superconducting radiofrequency (RF) cavities; plasma-based accelerator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Silicon-Based Integrated Optics: From Design to Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: silicon photonics; photonic integration; integrated  circuits; CMOS
New Perspectives in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science and Technology
edited by and Yujie Peng
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrafast laser; nonlinear optics; intense laser; laser processing; light-matter interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Advances in Quantum Technologies Based on Trapped Charged Particles
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion traps; mass spectrometry; precision spectroscopy; quantum control; quantum information processing; optical clocks; hybrid systems; time and frequency transfer (TFT); cold molecules
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
Recent Advances in Diffractive Optics
edited by and
submission deadline 24 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7800 | Submission Open
Keywords: diffractive optics; singular optics; optical image processing; digital image processing; neural networks in optics; sensors; FDTD methods
Optical Fibre Sensing: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6435 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical fibre sensors; optical fibre sensing; characterisation; optical fibre design; fibre fabrication; power delivery; fibre laser; optoelectronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Multifunctional Metasurfaces: Design Strategies and Applications
edited by Yijia Huang and Jianing Yang
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4491 | Submission Open
Keywords: flat optics; metasurfaces; multifunctional devices; tunable devices; wavefront manipulation; electromagnetic absorption; polarization conversion; meta-antenna; optimization algorithm; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
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