Dear Colleagues,

Optical devices are widely used in our daily life: LED bulbs, photo cameras, optical fibers, school microscopes or telescopes, laser range meters, and various displays and sensors, to name a few. The listed devices include a variety of active or passive optical parts made of such optical materials as glasses, semiconductors, metals, etc. However, the majority of those optical materials and devices are produced using well-established and routine technological processes.

Further scientific and technological advancements in the fields of optical materials and devices are associated with the development of quantum technologies, neuromorphic devices, IoT, and artificial intelligence. The key requirements for progress are the emergence of new synthetic approaches for materials preparation, development of new material post-processing technologies, and deep understanding of the physics of optical phenomena. Among the most perspective materials are nanodiamonds with various optical centers, lanthanide-doped inorganic hosts, single molecular magnets, etc.

This Special Issue invites the submission of original articles and reviews covering a wide range of topics, from material synthesis to optical device implementations. Likewise, theoretical articles will be considered for publication.

Dr. Mikhail V. Shestakov
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Optics is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• semiconductors
• glasses
• clusters
• single molecular magnets
• plasmonics
• luminescence
• non-linear optics
• optical devices