Innovative Optical Sensing—Materials, Devices and Applications
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2025 | Viewed by 180
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photodetectors; thin film transistors; solution semiconductors; infrared imagers; wearable electronics
Interests: infrared detectors; detector calibration; detector non-uniformity correction; image processing; photoelectrical engineering; optical fiber sensors; laser absorption spectroscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical sensing is fundamental to modern technology, playing a crucial role in scientific research, industrial production and medical diagnosis. Recently, we have witnessed significant progress in the development of optical sensors based on innovative materials and well-designed detector structures. The advancements in nanostructured materials, low-dimensional materials and solution-processable materials, coupled with a deeper understanding of the physics behind optical sensing devices, hold the potential for innovative photodetection applications that feature low noise, high responsivity, fast response times, multi-spectral response and more. Multifunctional optical sensing devices manifesting tunable properties, multi-spectrum responses and a high potential for miniaturized optoelectronic systems are paving the way for future applications with desired characteristics, which are excellent alternatives to the current commercialized devices, e.g., silicon detectors.
This Special Issue aims to present cutting-edge materials and techniques for advanced optical sensing, which could be applied in future portable or wearable optoelectronics.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Organic/perovskite/quantum dot photodetectors;
- Low-dimensional material-based devices;
- Nano-structured photodetectors;
- Optical designs in photodetectors;
- Detectors with tunable photoresponse;
- Detector arrays and imagers.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Ning Li
Dr. Yihong Wang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- optical sensing
- semiconductors
- solution-processable devices
- detectors
- optoelectronic performances
- photoresponse spectrum
- multifunctional optoelectronics
