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Advances in Photonic Quantum Information Processing: From Theory to Experiments

edited by Xiaoyan Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 124 | 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)

Novel Techniques and Applications of Ophthalmic Optics

edited by

Jiahe Cui

and Zhijian Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 115 | 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)

Advances in Free-Space Optical Communications

edited by

Dagang Jiang

and Jian Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 98 | 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)

Cutting-Edge Quantum Light Applications in Spectroscopy and Imaging

edited by Fu Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum light; spectroscopy; quantum imaging; quantum correlation; entanglement; squeezing

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

Recent Progress in Holography and Its Future Prospects

edited by Jhou-Pu Yang, En-Lin Hsiang and

Yuge Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: holography; computer-generated hologram; AR/VR; HPC electronic devices; AI/ML; three-dimensional holographic displays; spatial light modulator; diffractive optical elements; holographic optical elements; holographic data storage

Advances in Laser Field Manipulation

edited by Xinzhong Li, Yixian Qian and Hao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: light field control; laser field transmission; interaction between lasers and matter

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

Challenges and Opportunities in Wireless Optical Communication

edited by

Simona Riurean

and

Monica Leba

submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless optical communication (WOC); visible light communication (VLC); free space optical communication (FSO); optical camera communication (OCC); Li-Fi technology and its applications; key characteristics for high data rates; non LoS and LoS Requirements; modulation techniques; hybrid RF– optical solutions

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

Photonic Crystals: Physics and Devices, 2nd Edition

edited by

Feng Wu

and

Shuyuan Xiao

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4298 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanophotonics; topological photonics; photonic crystals; photonic band gaps; metamaterials; metasurfaces; subwavelength gratings; resonances; bound states in the continuum; Goos– Hä nchen shift; photonic spin Hall effect; polaritons; devices

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

Optoelectronic Detection Technologies and Applications

edited by

Bincheng Li

and

Dawei Zhang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2412 | Submission Open

Keywords: UV/VIS/IR detection; terahertz detection; single-photon detection; laser detection; quantum detection; multi-spectral/high-spectral/hyper-spectral detection; high dynamic imaging; 3D imaging; optoelectronic devices; intelligent optoelectronic detection

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

Advances in Near-Field Optics: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by

Angela Capocefalo

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1411 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-field optics; nanophotonics; scanning near-field optical microscopy; biophotonics; plasmonics; optoelectronics; surface-enhanced spectroscopy

Emerging Trends in On-Chip Photonic Integration Technologies

edited by Chen Ji,

Chaoyuan Jin

, Fei Guo and Ronald G. Broeke

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: InP PIC; silicon photonic; LNOI integration; monolithic integration; hybrid integration; heterogeneous integration; nanophotonics; biophotonics; THz photonics; optical metrology

Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Technology: Innovations and Future Trends

edited by

Yu Huang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: VCSEL technology; optoelectronics; laser innovation; data communication; sensing systems; imaging applications; material development; design approaches; fabrication techniques; photonic neural networks; future trends

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

Plasmonics and Metamaterials

edited by

Yongqiang Liu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface plasmon polaritons; spoof surface plasmon polaritons; filters; antennas; passive and active devices; metasurface; RCS reduction; metalens

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

Advanced Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Techniques

edited by Bin Du

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed optical fiber sensing; optical frequency domain reflectometry; optical time domain reflectometry; signal processing; distributed temperature sensing; distributed vibration sensing; distributed chemical sensing; distributed pressure sensing; shape sensing; environmental and structural health sensing.

Advancements in Optical Measurement Techniques and Applications

edited by

Yuping Ye

and Juan Zhao

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 187 | 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

Specialty Optical Fibers: Advances in Design, Fabrication, Performance and Applications

edited by Antonella Maria Loconsole

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft glasses-based optical fibers; plastic optical fibers; photonic crystal optical fibers; hollow core optical fibers; etched/tapered/functionalized optical fibers; radiation-resistant optical fibers; active optical fibers; polarization-maintaining optical fibers

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

Mid-IR Active Optical Fiber: Technology and Applications

edited by Antonella Maria Loconsole

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: middle-infrared (Mid-IR) range; optical fibers; chalcogenide glasses; fluoride glasses; hollow-core fibers; waveguide design; fiber sensors; spectroscopic sensing; fiber devices; photonics

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

Modern Advances in Optical, Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy

edited by Xuan Qian,

Artem Shikhovtsev

, Yongqiang Yao and

Pavel G. Kovadlo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric optics; turbulence; adaptive optics; site testing; astro-climate; astronomical sensors; optical astronomy; millimeter astronomy; influence of solar activity; laser communication

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 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

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

Bound States in the Continuum in Photonics, Plasmonics, and Terahertz Technology

edited by

Zhuo Wang

and Fu Deng

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: bound states in the continuum; optical field enhancement; light-matter interaction; polarization manipulation; metamaterial; nonlinear effect; photonic device; plasmonic device; terahertz device

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

Emerging Trends in Biomedical Optical Imaging

edited by Ravikant V. Samatham and

Hrebesh M. Subhash

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; biophotonics; super-resolution; multiphoton microscopy; OCT; photoacoustic imaging; Raman spectroscopy; FLIM; optogenetics; computational imaging

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

Steady-State and Ultrafast Time-Resolved Optical Spectroscopy and Laser Applications in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Biomedical Optics and High-Resolution Imaging

edited by

Robert R. Alfano

Binlin Wu

and

Lingyan Shi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: steady-state spectroscopy; ultrafast laser spectroscopy; time-resolved spectroscopy; time-resolved imaging; Raman spectroscopy; visible resonance Raman; stimulated Raman scattering; optical Kerr effect; terahertz Raman; Majorana photon; multiphoton microscopy; second harmonic generation; optical biopsy; high-resolution imaging; cancer diagnosis; Alzheimer’ s disease; liquid biopsy; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; epigenomics; DNA nucleotides; methylation hybridization

Biomedical Optics：Imaging, Sensing and Therapy

edited by Mengyu Jia, Xu Cao and Yihan Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic tomography; Cherenkov imaging; diffuse optical tomography; optical coherence tomography; functional near-infrared spectroscopy; diffuse correlation spectroscopy; X-ray computed tomography; X-ray excited luminescence imaging; fluorescence molecular tomography; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; high-throughput Raman imaging; photodynamic therapy; laser therapy; optical microscopy

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

Advancements in Optical Wireless Communication (OWC)

edited by Beiyuan Liu, Weijie Liu and Jie Lian

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communications; advanced optical devices; wideband OWC; underwater OWC; integrated sensing and communication; MIMO OWC; learning-based OWC; multiple access and networking; ultra-dense detector array

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Optical Wireless Communication

edited by

Jianyang Shi

and

Junwen Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 63 | 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

Recent Advances in Optical Wireless Communication Systems and Networks

edited by

Yang Hong

, Jin Shi and

Zhouyi Hu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2580 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communications; visible light communications; optical wireless networks; underwater optical wireless transmission; optical camera communications

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

Advances in Nonlinear Optics: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by

Wenjie Wan

and Yuanlin Zheng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear photonics; integrated photonics; photonic devices and applications; integrated quantum optics; synthetic dimensions; non-hermitian optics

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

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 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 206 | 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

Optical Technologies for Measurement and Metrology

edited by Shuling Hu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical measurement and metrology; photonic chip; integrated lasers; non-contact measurement; metasurface; signal modulation/demodulation; 3D display

Optical Fiber Sensors: Shedding More Light with Machine Learning

edited by Koustav Dey,

Nikolai Ushakov

, Sourabh Roy and Elena De Vita

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 153 | 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)

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

edited by Nikita Toropov, Aneesh Veluthandath and Maria Mukhina

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Polarimetric Imaging: Innovations and Applications

edited by Jiawei Zuo and Jing Bai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: polarimetric imaging; metasurfaces; nanofabrication; polarization microscopy

Ultrafast Lasers and Nonlinear Optics

edited by Dario Giannotti, Francesco Canella, Riccardo Gotti and Sara Pizzurro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Photonic Integration Technology and Devices

edited by

Wei Du

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonics integrated circuits; optoelectronics; Si photonics; hybrid integration

Advanced Laser Beam Control Technology and Applications

edited by Lizhi Dong, Xin Yu and

Qing Ye

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser beam combination; laser beam quality; beam path conditioning; laser beam propagation; thermal blooming; atmospheric turbulence; beam director; adaptive optics; free-space optical communication; aero-optics; laser guide star; acquisition; pointing and tracking

Advances in Nonlinear Fiber Optics: Science and Applications

edited by Jingwei Wu and

Fabio Mangini

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear fiber optics; fiber lasers; pulsed fiber lasers; supercontinuum generation; gas-filled hollow-core fiber lasers; fiber-based microscopy; fiber-based frequency comb; fiber-based pulse stretching and compression; parametric fiber devices; fiber sensors

Emerging Trends in On-Chip Photonic Integration

edited by Zixian Wei

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic integrated circuits; integrated photonics; silicon photonics; heterogeneous integration; passive components; active components; co-package; optical communication; neuromorphic computingphotonic integrated circuits; integrated photonics; silicon photonics; heterogeneous integration; passive components; active components; co-package; optical communication; neuromorphic computing

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

Photonics for Biomedical Applications: Design and Integration of Optical Imaging Systems

edited by

Cuixia Dai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; optical coherence tomography (OCT); fluorescence imaging; multiphoton microscopy; photoacoustic technique; imaging system design; optical system integration; multimodal imaging

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

The Latest Frontiers in Fiber Laser Innovations

edited by Yiwen Shi, Peilong Yang and Liang Jin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber lasers; noval optical design in fiber lasers; special optical fiber/optical waveguide; nonlinear fiber optics; fiber amplifiers; applications based on fiber lasers

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

Advanced Materials and Devices for Silicon Photonics

edited by Jiawei Wang,

Qiancheng Zhao

and Meiting Song

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated silicon and silicon nitride photonics; light sources; including quantum dot lasers and heterogeneous integrated III-V lasers; etc.; silicon modulators and switches; detectors; including Ge-on-Si and III– V hybrid detectors; etc.; III– V material integration with silicon photonics; silicon photonics metamaterials; silicon photonics MEMS; silicon bio-photonics

Neuromorphic Photonics

edited by

Paulo André

and

Rute A. S. Ferreira

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuromorphic engineering; photonics; artificial intelligence; brain-inspired computing; synaptic plasticity; optical neural networks

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

Advances in Diffuse Optical Tomography: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

edited by Limin Zhang

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical optical imaging; light propagation model; image reconstruction; optical measurement technique; medical applications of diffuse light

Next-Generation Optical Networks for 5G, 6G, and Beyond

edited by Hamzeh Khalili and Fatemeh Tabatabimehr

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G and beyond; 6G; dynamic bandwidth allocation; network slicing; fiber-to-everything (FTTx); optical fronthaul; backhaul; energy-efficient networks; photonic technologies; AI-driven network management

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

Progress in OAM Beams: Recent Innovations and Future Perspectives

edited by Miranda Van Iersel and Eric G. Johnson

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2005 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbital angular momentum; structured light; imaging; sensing; optical communication; optical micromanipulation

Progress in Fiber Optic Sensors: Design and Applications

edited by Dewen Duan

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; fiber optic devices; fiber optic sensing (FOS) technology; FOS advances; sensors

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

Diffractive Optics and Its Emerging Applications

edited by Peng Wang and Apratim Majumder

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffractive optics; simulation and optimization; fabrication and replication; computational imaging and machine vision; AR/VR and LiDAR; diffractive optical computing; reconfigurable diffractive device

Research on Optical Materials and Components for 3D Displays

edited by Jianyu Hua, Fan Chu and Hanle Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: holographic 3D display; light field 3D display; augmented reality 3D display; near eye 3D display; microlens array; metalens array; metasurface; flat lens; liquid crystal; lithium niobate; directional backlight; eye tracker

Fiber Optics and Fiber Lasers

edited by Wenguang Liu,

Jiangbin Zhang

and Ran Xia

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber lasers; high-power fiber lasers; mid-infrared fiber laser; novel special fibers; nonlinear optics; fiber sensing; fiber communication; mode-locked fiber lasers; ultrafast dynamics

High-Precision Laser Interferometry: Instruments and Techniques

edited by Hongxing Yang and Pengcheng Hu

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: precise measurement; laser technology; nanotechnology; multi-dimensional measurement; laser frequency stabilization; laser interferometer; laser interferometry; optical nonlinearity; linear displacement; absolute distance measurement; calibration

Development and Optimization of High-Power Semiconductor Laser Diodes and Photodetectors

edited by

Cheng-Ao Yang

and Jiang Wu

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor laser; laser diodes; optoelectronics devices

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