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Advancements in Wireless Optical Communication: Integrating Visible Light and Beyond

edited by

Minglun Zhang

and

Hongyu Zhou

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13178 | 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)

The Three-Decade Journey of Quantum Cascade Lasers

edited by

Manijeh Razeghi

, Li Wang,

Quanyong Lu

and Hideki Hirayama

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13032 | Submission Open

Keywords: intersubband transition; quantum transport models; quantum cascade lasers; mid-infrared/terahertz; nonlinearities; frequency comb; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)

Optical Sensors and Devices

edited by

Zhaoyong Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7636 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensor; optical spectrum; distributed fiber sensing; optical remote sensing; optical scattering; photoelectric detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Innovations in Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Yingjie Shao and Jonathan McKendry

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7434 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communication; visible light communication (VLC); free space optical communication; digital signal processing (DSP); micro-LEDs; channel modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Advances in Holography and Its Applications

edited by Julia Marín-Sáez and

Jesús Atencia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7390 | Submission Open

Keywords: holographic optical element; volume hologram; computer generated hologram; transmission hologram; reflection hologram; full color holography; multiplexing holography; holographic storage; hybrid refractive holographic systems

Emerging Trends in Spectral Analysis with Optical Sensors: Modern Approaches and Applications

edited by Qichang An and Hongchao Zhao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7388 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber sensors; astrophotonics; optical instrumentation and measurements; integrated photonics; interferometers; diffraction neural network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Nonlinear Optics and Optical Parametric Oscillators: From Fundamentals to Cutting-Edge Research

edited by Wange Song

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical parametric oscillators; ultrafast optics; integrated photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Exploring Cutting-Edge Technologies and Applications of Optics and Photonics

edited by

Francesco Prudenzano

Huabei Jiang

and Maurizio Ferrari

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2774 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophotonics; optoelectronics; optical materials; optical sensors; quantum photonics; optics; lasers; nonlinear optics; optical computing

Advancements in Optical Metrology and Imaging

edited by Yingying Wan, Ji Tan and Gaoxu Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2180 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical measurement; 3D/2D imaging; computational imaging; image processing; optical inspection; deep learning and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Recent Advances in Biomedical Optics and Biophotonics

edited by Eva Yebra-Pimentel and Maria Jesus Giráldez-Fernández

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1758 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophotonics; ophthalmic instrumentation and measurements; laser interferometry; biomarker detection; aberrometry; refractive errors; in vivo eye imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

Infrared Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by Lihua Ye

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared optoelectronic materials; infrared lasers; infrared emitters; infrared modulators; infrared detectors; infrared integrated photonics; infrared metamaterials; infrared metasurfaces; infrared optical fibers; infrared sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Biomedical Photonics

edited by Chao Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical photonics; brain imaging and metabolism; two-photon microscopy; photoacoustic imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)

Progress in Freeform Optical Design and Future Prospects

edited by Changxi Xue

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1156 | Submission Open

Keywords: freeform optics; optical design; optical manufacturing; optical measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Recent Advances in Polarization Optics

edited by Sushanta Kumar Pal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: structured light; beam shaping; optical encryption; optical communication; optical imaging; quantum information; optical lithography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Machine Learning in Photonics: Progress, Challenges, and Future Prospects

edited by Jiachen Wan and Yue Yao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonics; optics; biophotonics; biomedical imaging; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Advances in Photonic Quantum Information Processing: From Theory to Experiments

edited by Xiaoyan Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 354 | 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)

Light-Driven Nanomotors

edited by Ximin Cui

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomotor; optical trapping; optical binding; particle manipulation; light− matter interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Advances in LiDAR Technology

edited by Dongsong Sun and Yuli Han

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; wind and temperature measurement; middle and upper atmosphere; instrumentation and observations; machine learning

Emerging Trends in Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Research

edited by

David E. Fernandes

and Tiago A. Morgado

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14437 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear metamaterials and metasurfaces; reconfigurable and programmable (smart) metamaterials and metasurfaces; space-time modulated structures; metamaterials and metasurfaces for enhanced imaging capabilities; active metamaterials and metasurfaces; metamaterials and metasurfaces for biomedical applications; metamaterials and metasurfaces for wavefront control; topological metamaterials and metasurfaces; extreme wave phenomena in metamaterials and metasurfaces; metamaterial antennas and sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Optical Sensors for Advanced Biomedical Applications

edited by

Susana O. Catarino

and

Graça Minas

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2305 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostics and therapeutics; integrated optics; lab-on-a-chip; microelectronics; optics; sensors; modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Silicon Photonics: From Fundamentals to Future Directions

edited by

Zanyun Zhang

Zan Zhang

and

Huan Zhang

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1785 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; optical communication; optical sensing; quantum communication; optical computing; metasurfaces; photonic integrated circuits; two-dimensional materials; heterogeneous integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Optical Waveguides: Numerical Methods, Mathematical Modeling, and AI Techniques

edited by Eugene Smolkin

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1034 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modeling; optical waveguides; finite element method; finite difference method; computational photonics; mathematical modeling; AI in photonics; machine learning in waveguide design; signal processing in waveguides; predictive modeling

Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing: Techniques and Applications

edited by Kun Zhu, Huan Wu and Bin Zhou

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; distributed optical fiber sensing; Rayleigh; Raman; and Brillouin scattering; sensing signal processing; machine learning; artificial intelligence; infrastructure monitoring; applications in geoscience

Advances in Fiber Laser Technologies

edited by Yao-Yao Qi and Huihui Cheng

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 315 | 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)

Advancements in Optical Devices for Quantum Information Processing and Communication

edited by

Hua-Ying Liu

, Yajun Gao and Feng-Yu Lu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical quantum information; quantum communication; quantum optical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)

Optical Metasurfaces: Applications and Trends

edited by

Qi Song

Qinglei Zhao

and

Shuxin Wang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6355 | Submission Open

Keywords: achromatic metalenses; phase-tuning metasurfaces; optoelectronic co-designs in metadevices; metasurface holography; diffractive– refractive optics; wide-angle metalens designs; off-axis metalens imaging; optical metasurfaces in AR/VR; broadband infrared metalenses; metasurface-based computing imaging; metasurfaces as vortex beam generators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Light Emitting Devices: Science and Applications

edited by

Konthoujam James Singh

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: light-emitting diodes (LEDs); quantum light sources; multi-color emission; 2D semiconductors; photonics applications; single-photon emitters; nanostructured LEDs; optoelectronic devices; visible light communication; advanced light sources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Emerging Trends in Optical Fiber Sensors and Sensing Techniques

edited by

Yang Lu

and

Qi Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16764 | 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)

High-Power Fiber Lasers

edited by

Xiaolin Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13323 | Submission Open

Keywords: ytterbium-doped fiber laser; fiber laser oscillator; fiber laser amplifier; multi cladding fiber; transverse mode instability; nonlinear effect; single-frequency fiber laser; narrow-linewidth fiber laser; pulsed fiber laser; quasi-continuous-wave fiber laser

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Recent Progress in Integrated Photonics

edited by

Xiaoyan Zhou

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4488 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonics; photonic integration; quantum photonics; photonic devices; photonic materials; telecommunications; hybrid integration; data processing; sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Liquid Crystals in Photonics II

edited by

Qian Yang

Yannanqi Li

and Tiegang Lin

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4258 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystals; photonics; AR/VR; LCD; optical communication; sensors; laser technology; electronic devices; computational optics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Nonlinear Optical Phenomena in Rare Earth Doped Crystals

edited by Huanrong Fan, Faizan Raza and

Yanpeng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2160 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear optics; quantum optics; rare-earth-doped crystals; luminous micro-/nano-materials; rare-earth-doped single-particle crystals; photonics; information optics; nonlinear quantum optics; the interaction between lasers and matter; pulsed lasers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Latest Advances in Optical Diffraction, Imaging and Display

edited by Chenrun Feng,

Yannanqi Li

and Zhiyong Yang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffraction optical elements (DOEs); meta-surfaces for imaging and display; virtual reality and augmented reality; nano-photonics and nanolithography; holography and fourier optics; metamaterials; light scattering; phase modulation and laser beam shaping; wavefront sensing; optical microscopy; differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope; coherent diffraction imaging/phase contrast imaging/computational imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Research, Development and Application of Raman Scattering Technology

edited by Haisheng Su and

Enming You

submission deadline 27 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6746 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface-enhanced and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; coherent Raman spectroscopy; resonance Raman spectroscopy; biological applications of Raman spectroscopy; theoretical and computational advances in Raman spectroscopy; Raman sensing; Raman optical activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)

Advances and Applications of Laser Measurements

edited by Cheng Lu

submission deadline 28 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3551 | 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)

Photonics Metamaterials: Processing and Applications

edited by Feng Cheng and Yao Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 14902 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; nanofabrication; plasmonics; photonic device; imaging

(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 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7440 | 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)

Thermal Radiation and Micro-/Nanophotonics

edited by

Zao Yi

and

Xiaohu Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4516 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructures; metamaterials; micro/nano-optics; plasmonics; applications of micro/nano-optics

Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Technology

edited by Fei Liu and Yi Shi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4213 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed optical fiber sensors; optical time-domain reflectometry; optical frequency-domain reflectometry; spatial resolution; sensing range; modulation/demodulation; signal processing

Advances in Solid-State Laser Technology and Applications

edited by Zhen Qiao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3036 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state lasers; high-power lasers; pulsed lasers; laser materials; structured light laser; materials processing; laser medical treatment; laser metrology; information processing; quantum optics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Emerging Trends in Fiber Optic Sensing

edited by Haiyang Wang and Guowen An

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2546 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber sensing; distribued fiber sensing; optical sensing; laser sensing; signal processing; grating-based sensors; manufacturing of sensor devices; structural helath monitoring; temperature/pressure /acoustic/strain sensors; applications of sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)

Innovative Optical Sensing—Materials, Devices and Applications

edited by Ning Li and

Yihong Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1445 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; semiconductors; solution-processable devices; detectors; optoelectronic performances; photoresponse spectrum; multifunctional optoelectronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Advanced Research in Quantum Optics

edited by

Wei Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum optics; quantum sensing; quantum network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)

Advances in Free-Space Optical Communications

edited by

Dagang Jiang

and Jian Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1393 | Submission Open

Keywords: free space optical communication; acquisition; tracking and pointing; laser propagation; adaptive optics; free space optical network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

Advances in Optical Imaging

edited by

Walter Furlan

Juan A. Monsoriu

and Francisco Misael Munõz-Pérez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1199 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffraction optical elements (DOEs); imaging techniques; three-dimensional imaging; virtual reality and augmented reality; optical microscopy; computational optical imaging; digital holography; meta-surfaces for imaging and display; coherent diffraction; phase contrast and computational imaging; holography and Fourier optics; optical coherence tomography; adaptive optics; confocal microscopy; image processing; laser scanning imaging; fluorescence imaging; confocal microscopy

Biophotonics in Medical, Diagnosis, Health Monitoring, and Environmental Applications

edited by Kehao Zhao and

Kevin P. Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunophotonics; neurophotonics; optogenetics; photonics in cardiology; ophthalmic technologies

Novel Developments in Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

edited by

Xufeng Jing

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 821 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; advanced photonic devices; perovskite semiconductors; flexible electronics; sustainable optoelectronics; metamaterials; metasurface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Research and Applications of Optical Fibers

edited by

Kang Ying

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: active fiber; single-mode fiber; multimode fiber; optical fiber device; optical fiber communication; optical fiber sensing; optical fiber transmittance; laser amplification; photonic crystal fiber; nonlinear fiber and application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Photodetectors for Next-Generation Imaging and Sensing Systems

edited by

Changqing Cao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors; two-dimensional materil; imaging technique; sensing system; laser technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)

Optical Wireless Communications for 3D Ubiquitous Intelligent 6G Networks and Beyond

edited by

Farah Mahdi Al-Sallami

Sujan Rajbhandari

and Chedlia Ben Naila

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 609 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communications; underwater optical wireless communications; visible light communications and LiFi; vehicular optical wireless communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)

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