Photonics

Advances in Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors: Materials, Designs and Applications

edited by

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5491 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; polymer optical fibers; fiber sensors; surface Plasmon resonance; gratings; optical time-domain reflectometry

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Optical Wireless Communication

edited by

Jianyang Shi

and

Junwen Zhang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4039 | Submission Open

Keywords: visible light communication (VLC); infrared communication; ultraviolet communication; free space optical communication (FSO); modulation techniques; channel modeling; system design; photodetectors; optical receivers; signal processing; vehicular communication; underwater optical wireless communication; space optical communication; inter-satellite communication; satellite ground communication

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

Digital Holography and 3D Imaging Technologies

edited by Qiang Li, Zi Wang and

Huan Deng

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital holography; 3D display technologies; holographic 3D display; light field 3D display; integral imaging; computational imaging and processing; augmented reality display; near-eye display; metasurface; liquid crystal; liquid lens; real-time rendering; 3D visualization

Ultrashort Pulse Lasers for Sensing, Environmental Monitoring, and Biomedical Applications

edited by Vladimir L. Kalashnikov

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrashort pulse laser pulses; spectral supercontinuum generation; ultrashort pulse spectroscopy; ultrafast laser material processing; femtosecond laser-assisted surgery; ultrashort lasers in biology

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

Holographic Information Processing

edited by

Xianfeng Xu

,

Hongbo Zhang

, Wen-Jing Zhou and

Ting-Chung Poon

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 30539 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)

Integrated Waveguide-Based Photonic Devices

edited by

Qiancheng Zhao

and

Li Shen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22664 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated photonics; photonic integrated devices; planar lightwave circuits; ultra-low-loss waveguides; microresonators; silicon photonics; silicon nitride integrated photonics; lithium niobate integrated photonics; nonlinear integrated photonics; mid-infrared integrated photonics

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

Recent Advancements in Tunable Laser Technology

edited by Dário Machado Garcia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6784 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunable lasers; optical communication; coupled resonator; spectral control; optical tuning; laser spectroscopy; laser devices

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

Advances in Free-Electron Radiation Sources and Particle Accelerators: Current Research and Future Directions

edited by Weihao Liu, Javier Resta-Lopez,

Yelong Wei

and David Alesini

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6170 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-electron beam; electromagnetic radiation; light sources; laser-driven particle acceleration; laser free-electron beam interaction

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

Advances in Micro and Nano-Photonics: Emerging Materials and Applications

edited by Nikita Toropov, Aneesh Veluthandath and Maria Mukhina

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4973 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle; microparticle; emission; laser; chirality; anisotropy; sensor; diagnostics; biomedicine; light-matter interaction; optical manipulation

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

Novel Techniques and Applications of Ophthalmic Optics

edited by

Jiahe Cui

and Zhijian Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4759 | Submission Open

Keywords: ophthalmic optics; ophthalmic imaging; ophthalmic surgery; ophthalmology; vision; OCT; adaptive optics; virtual reality; augmented reality

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

The State of the Art of Photonics in Europe

edited by Grégory Barbillon and

Carlos Marques

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2761 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystals; nano-photonics; plasmonics; nano-plasmonics; photonic devices; plasmonic devices; biophotonics

Emerging Technologies and Applications in Fiber Optic Sensing

edited by

Rui Zhou

and

Chuanxin Teng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2274 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); distributed temperature sensing (DTS); fiber lasers; fiber optic devices; specialty optical fiber; fiber micromachining techniques; smart sensing systems; industrial IoT

Optical Fiber Sensors: Shedding More Light with Machine Learning

edited by Koustav Dey,

Nikolai Ushakov

, Sourabh Roy and Elena De Vita

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1647 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; fiber gratings; sensor signal processing; fiber optic interferometers; multimode interference (MMI); physical; chemical and bio sensors; distributed fiber optic sensors; fiber optic specklegram sensors; fiber vortex sensors

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

Advancements in Optical and Acoustic Signal Processing

edited by Hongna Zhu and Zhengliang Hu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical signal processing; optical sensing; artificial intelligence and machine learning in optical information processing; acoustic signal processing; acoustic signal sensors; nonlinear acoustics; laser ultrasonics; acousto-optic interaction; acoustic inversion; physics-informed neural networks; array signal processing; stability analysis

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

Advances in Levitated Optomechanics

edited by Xudong Yu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1101 | Submission Open

Keywords: levitated optomechanics; optical tweezers; paul trap; magnetic levitation; feedback cooling; quantum back-action; high-precision sensing; macroscopic quantum phenomenon; quantum gravity tests; dark matter detection; nonlinear dynamics; stochastic motion; multi-particle array

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

Intelligent Photonics: Advances and Application

edited by Peng Xie, Ruikai Xue, Yiqing Shu and Xiao Yu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent photonics; photonic information processing; photonic chip; photonic ai; optical neural network

Fiber Optic Sensors: Science and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qinduan Zhang

,

Zongliang Wang

and

Shuai Qu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; sensor applications; optical fiber devices; principles of fiber optic sensors; precision measurement; distributed fiber sensors; optical signal detection

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

Recent Advances for Next-Generation High-Speed Optical Networks: Technologies, Components, Systems and Architectures

edited by

Giannis Kanakis

and

Maria Spyropoulou

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5585 | Submission Open

Keywords: metro networks; data center interconnects; access networks; coherent PON; high-speed transceivers; switches; network architectures; PICs; optical technologies; optical components; co-packaged optics; neuromorphic circuits; photonic sensors

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

Emerging Technologies for 6G Space Optical Communication Networks

edited by

Lu Lu

and Qifu Sun

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4887 | 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)

Recent Research on Optical Sensing and Precision Measurement

edited by

Wenyao Liu

and Chengfeng Xie

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2232 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; temperature measurement; gas/liquid measurement; bio/biochemical/biomedical measurement; electric/magnetic field measurement; strain/pressure/force measurement; angular velocity sensor; quantum sensing; precision measurement; spectral imaging; terahertz imaging; optical instruments; trace detection

Advances and Applications in Visual Optics

edited by Shwetabh Verma

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1611 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual optics; new technologies in visual optics; advances and techniques in refractive and cataract surgery; laser-induced refractive index change; optics of the eye; biomechanics of the eye; refractive errors— development and control; eye diagnostics; optical coherence tomography; intraocular lens; eye and mathematical modelling; movements of the eye; bilateral symmetry; wavefront aberration; applications of artificial intelligence in visual optics

Advancements in Photonic Crystals: Materials, Design, and Applications

edited by

Guang Lu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystals; novel materials; advanced design; applications; photonic bandgaps; photonic crystal devices; optoelectronic devices

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

Optical Imaging and Signal Processing for Biomedical Applications

edited by Duofang Chen

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase imaging; computational optical imaging; optical tomography reconstruction; high-resolution optical imaging; endoscopic optical imaging; digital holography; AI-enhanced signal processing; multimodal imaging

Advancements in Optical Measurement Techniques and Applications

edited by

Yuping Ye

and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3238 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of optical measurement; optical sensors and instrumentation; advances in spectroscopy and imaging; optical metrology in manufacturing and industry; environmental monitoring using optical methods; optical measurement in telecommunications; optical applications in ocean exploration; applications of optical measurements in the life sciences; optical measurements for space research; integration of optical measurement techniques with other technologies

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

Advances in Multimode Optical Fibers and Related Technologies

edited by Xin Chen and Hao Dong

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1864 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimode fibers; modal bandwidth; VCSELs

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

Ultrafast Lasers and Nonlinear Optics

edited by Dario Giannotti,

Francesco Canella

, Riccardo Gotti and Sara Pizzurro

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1347 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state lasers; ultrafast lasers; fiber lasers; laser spectroscopy; imaging; nonlinear optics; frequency conversion; frequency mixing

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

Nonlinear Optics of Materials: Their Fundamentals and Applications

edited by

Tingchao He

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; ultrafast optics; nonlinear optics

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

Technologies of Laser Wireless Power Transmission

edited by Yudan Gou

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD); solar cell; metamorphic buffer; III-V semiconductor material; tunnel junction; laser wireless power transmission (LWPT); laser power converters (LPCs); laser

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

The Application of Wavefront Shaping for Scattered Light Fields

edited by Haoyi Zuo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: scattered light field control; wavefront shaping; spatial light modulator; transmission matrix; feedback algorithms

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

Organic Photodetectors, Displays, and Upconverters

edited by Ge Mu and Kangkang Weng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26147 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic semiconductor; photodetectors; light-emitting diodes; upconverters

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

Advanced Methods in Exploring Light–Matter Interactions and Nonlinear Effects Optics Applications

edited by

Zhaohong Liu

, Yuanqin Xia, Xiao Fang,

Jiawei Sun

,

Zeyu Gao

and Jiarui Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 16410 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-power lasers; nonlinear optics; light– matter interactions; solid-state lasers; Brillouin microscopy; Raman spectroscopy; radar detection; machine learning in optical systems; wavefront shaping; computational imaging; adaptive optics; fiber-optic systems; laser-based sensing; optical imaging techniques

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

Advanced Technologies in Biophotonics and Medical Physics

edited by

Yue Zhao

,

Haigang Ma

and

Yujiao Shi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5648 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic imaging and spectroscopy; optical coherent tomography; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; biomedical optics and biophotonics; X-ray-induced acoustic computed tomography; radiation-induced ultrasound imaging; biological and medical physics; basic research and translational research.

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

High-Power Ultrafast Lasers: Development and Applications

edited by Razvan Dabu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5245 | Submission Open

Keywords: chirped pulse amplification; ultra-broadband optical parametric chirped pulse amplification; advanced front-ends of multi-PW lasers; hybrid amplification femtosecond laser systems; PW-class femtosecond lasers; ultrahigh intensity lasers; ultrafast laser systems modeling; high temporal intensity contrast; high energy nanosecond pump lasers; large aperture laser crystals; large aperture nonlinear crystals; high efficiency diffraction gratings; nonlinear optics; nonlinear pulse compression; coherent beam combination of femtosecond pulses; femtosecond laser pulses characterization; interaction of ultra-high intensity laser field with matter; laser plasma electrons acceleration; laser plasma ions acceleration; attosecond laser pulses; laser fusion; nano-technologies based on high-repetition rate femtosecond lasers; femtosecond lasers material processing

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

Terahertz Advancements in Fibers, Waveguides and Devices

edited by

Yifei Zhang

and Qi Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5191 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz (THz) waveguides; THz devices; THz communications

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

Emerging Topics in Freeform Optics

edited by Zexiao Li and

Zixuan Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5017 | 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

Recent Advances in Infrared Lasers and Applications

edited by

Xiaoming Duan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4145 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state lasers; laser materials; fiber lasers; semiconductor lasers; nonlinear optical frequency conversion; laser design; thermal management of lasers; narrow-linewidth IR lasers; Q-switched IR lasers; ultra-fast IR lasers; multiwavelength IR lasers; applications of IR lasers

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

Quantum High Precision Measurement

edited by Anshou Zheng and Jibing Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3763 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum sensing; quantum entanglement; Heisenberg limit; atomic clocks; quantum non-demolition measurements; squeezed states; interferometry; quantum metrology

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

Advancements in Optical Techniques for Enhancing the Sensitivity and Precision of Atomic Magnetometers

edited by

Ying Liu

and

Junjian Tang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3600 | Submission Open

Keywords: atomic magnetometers; weak magnetic measurement; atomic polarization; three-axis measurement

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

Advances in Optical Sensors and Applications

edited by

Alberto Sposito

,

Natasha Vukovic

and

Alexander May

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2357 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; fibre optics; fluorescence; gyroscope; integrated optics; luminescence; pressure sensing; spectroscopy; temperature sensing

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

Polarization Optics: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Su Zhang and Juntong Zhan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1212 | Submission Open

Keywords: polarization light propagation; polarization detection; polarization scattering; target polarization characteristic; polarization measurement

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

Recent Developments in Fringe Pattern Analysis for Optics and Photonics

edited by Manuel Servin, Gonzalo Paez and Moises Padilla

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical metrology; fringe profilometry; phase shifting; 3D scanning; phase demodulation; digital holography; dynamic interferometry; quantitative phase imaging; phase unwrapping; optical coherence tomography

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

Ultrafast Fiber Lasers: Nonlinear Dynamics and Novel Phenomena

edited by

Zhenhong Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast fiber lasers; nonlinear dynamics; soliton dynamics; ultrafast pulse generation; supercontinuum generation; mode-locking techniques; optical rogue waves

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

Optical Materials: Novel Properties and Engineering for Future Photonic Devices

edited by Degui Sun

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 685 | Submission Open

Keywords: isotropic optical material; anisotropic optical material; integrated optics; polarization; application

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

Emerging Trends in Photonics Nanostructures

edited by

Francesco Floris

and Ramsey Selim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-optics; photonics; plasmonics; optical devices

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

Microstructured Optical Sensors: Design, Fabrication and Applications

edited by Victor Argueta-Diaz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructured optical sensors; photonic sensor design; sensor fabrication techniques; optical sensing applications; lithography in sensor fabrication; biomedical optical sensors; environmental monitoring sensors; industrial process control sensors; sensor performance optimization; future trends in optical sensing.

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

Optical Atomic Clocks: Progress, Applications and Fundamental Physics

edited by Matteo Barbiero and

Yuanfei Wei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical frequency standard; optical atomic clock; frequency stability; uncertainty; physics beyond standard model; quantum precision measurement

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

Recent Advances in Microwave Photonics Technologies

edited by Juanjuan Yan and

Qian Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave photonics; microwave photonic filters; optoelectronic oscillators; optical frequency combs; arbitrary waveforms generation; radio over fiber; integrated microwave photonics; microwave photonic radars; microwave signal measurements

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

Advanced Research in Topological Photonics

edited by

Hongwei Jia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: topological photonics; photonic crystals; quantum optics; metamaterials; edge states; non-Hermitian physics; topological insulators; optoelectronic devices; nanophotonics; topological phase transitions

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

Plasmonic Metasurfaces: Science and Applications

edited by

Tao Wang

and

Rahul Priyadarshi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasmonic metasurfaces; nanophotonics; optical communication; photoelectric conversion; wireless sensing; metasurface-based sensors; light– matter interaction; electromagnetic wave manipulation; smart optical devices; IoT-enabled sensing systems

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

New Insights in Optical Manipulation Techniques: From Fundamental Advances to Biomedical Applications

edited by

Xiaoshuai Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical tweezers; optical fiber tweezers; optical forces; optical manipulation in vivo; biophotonics; optofluidic manipulation; nanophotonics

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