Optical Devices and Systems for Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Owing to the low loss in propagation, high flexibility in handling, and strong immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI), optical fibers have been widely studied for high speed communications as well as for versatile sensors. Even though fiber optics are among the most powerful tools in optics, there is still great demand for bulk optics. Recently, many efforts have been made to implement novel optical devices and systems for biomedical applications.  It is widely agreed that optical coherence tomography (OCT) opened the optics market of biomedical applications. Various systems have been implemented by using the intrinsic properties of optics: intensity, phase, polarization, evanescence, coherence, and interference. In addition to OCT, diffusion optics and acousto optics have been widely studied. Multiphoton microscopy and confocal microscopy have become well-known popular modalities, and various super resolution microscopies could be implemented by using optics. Now, we can get a high resolution three-dimensional image of even the in-vivo brain of a mouse. Sensors based on various optical interferometers have been proposed for biomedical sensing. Plasmonics and nano particles have been introduced to overcome the barrier of dielectric materials. It is expected that this Special Issue, "Optical Devices and Systems for Biomedical Applications", of Applied Science will provide succinct information on the optics of biomedicine. To do so, your contribution as an author or a reviewer is welcome and much appreciated. Any optics, fiber and bulk, that can lead us to the wonderful world of biomedical fields are also welcome to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Byeong Ha Lee
Prof. Dr. Il-Bum Kwon
Prof. Dr. Chang-Seok Kim
Guest Editors

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