Special Issues

Photonics runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Nanophotonics, Metasurface, and Topological Photonic Crystals: Physics and Applications submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2982 | Submission Open
Keywords: subwavelength nanostructure; metasurface for light manipulation and imaging; imaging through scattering; topological photonic crystals
Ultrafast Laser Irradiation in Surface Engineering and Tribology
edited by , and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2506 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser control; beam shaping; laser parameters; laser measurement; laser processing; ultrafast laser; surface engineering; tribology
Optical Wireless Communications and Applications submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2127 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Imaging and Sensing with Correlated Photons submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum imaging; quantum sensing; photon correlations; entanglement
State-of-the-Art Optical Communication in China
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2791 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Surface Plasmon
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1301 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface plasmon; nanophotonic; nanomaterials
Electrolytes, Charged Fluids and Plasmas submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Flat Bands: Fundamentals and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2555 | Submission Open
Keywords: strongly correlated spin; electronic and bosonic systems with flat bands; finetuning and perturbations of flat bands; flat bands and disorder/nonlinearity; flat bands and non-hermitian; flat bands and topology; novel experimental platforms; flat bands and applications
Optical 3D Sensing Technology and Application
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2101 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical 3D sensing; 3D reconstruction; 3D data processing
Free Space Optics-Based 6G Non-terrestrial Networks submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open
Keywords: free space optics; 6G communication; non-terrestrial networks; network flying platforms; aerial communications
Space Laser Communication and Networking Technology
edited by Zhi Liu
submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open
Keywords: space laser communication; amplification and forwarding technology; optical routing technology; all-optical switching and wavelength conversion technology; beam adaptive correction technology; efficient fiber coupling technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Photonic State Tomography: Methods and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7582 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum state tomography; photonic tomography; quantum information encoding; entangled photons; numerical methods
Microwave Photonic Techniques
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5673 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwave photonics signal generation; microwave photonics signal processing; microwave photonics filter; microwave photonic links; microwave photonic sensor; THz photonics; integrated microwave photonics; microwave photonics radar; microwave photonics for optical communications; intelligent microwave photonics
Optical Remote Sensor Design and Development
edited by , Donglin Xue and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4772 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical remote sensor; spectrometer; optical system design; optical manufacturing and testing; opto-mechanical structure; optical surveying; infrared photoelectricity technology
Optical Measurement Systems
edited by Shuming Yang, Yuanliu Chen and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4652 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical measurement; optical metrology; optical imaging; optical sensors; optical instrumentation; optical microscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)
High Power Fiber Laser and Amplifiers
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1981 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-power fiber laser and amplifier; fiber design and fabrication; fiber grating; pump combiner; mode dynamics; stimulated Raman scattering; stimulated Brillouin scattering; fiber laser application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Advances in Structured Light
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open
Keywords: structured light; vortex beams; vector beams; non-diffracting beams; accelerating beams; partially coherent beams; spatiotemporal beams
Optical Modulation
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1282 | Submission Open
Keywords: electro-optic modulator; electro-absorption modulator; integrated modulator; spatial light modulator; electro-optic frequency comb; intensity modulation direct detection transmission; coherent optical transmission; transmitter
Low-Dimensional Optical Materials: Optical Properties and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 836 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical materials; optical properties; optical devices
Specialty Optical Fibers and Their High-Power Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open
Keywords: specialty optical fibers design; specialty optical fibers fabrication; photonic crystal; microstructured; and hollow core fibers; large mode area fiber; fiber lasers and amplifiers
Optical Sensors, Measurements, and Metrology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical sensor; accuracy; uncertainty; laser interferometer; waveguide sensors; fiber optical sensors; wavefront sensors
Power Scaling of Semiconductor Lasers
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Silicon Photonics Packaging: Connecting Photonic Integrated Circuits with the Outside World submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: Si photonics; photonic packaging; co-packaged optics; optical fiber; semiconductor laser; micro-optics; MEMS
Nonlinear Optics in Perovskite Materials
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite materials; ultrafast dynamics; stimulated emission; lasing; fiber laser; nonlinear refraction; nonlinear absorption; harmonic generation; optoelectronic devices
THz Imaging and Spectroscopy
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3136 | Submission Open
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Photonics Sensors submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2888 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber optic sensors; interferometric sensors; resonance-based sensors; plasmonic sensors; fluorescence; luminescence; absorption; spectroscopy; physical sensors; mechanical sensors; chemical sensors and biosensors; nanostructured materials and coatings; surface functionalization procedures; microfluidics; lab on chip; sensor packaging; sensor interrogation and instrumentation
Nonlinear and Ultrafast Optics: Fundamentals and Applications submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2598 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical nonlinearity; high-power laser sources; laser resonators; beam guiding; fiber communications; photonics; plasmonics; nonlinear optoelectronic materials; ultrafast laser-matter interaction; filamentation; supercontinuum; THz and microwave-field generation; nonlinear atmospheric/oceanic optics; remote sensing; lightning control; Earth-space laser communications; space debris removal; biomedical optics; ultrafast quantum science
Perovskite Materials and Optoelectronic Applications
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: perovskite solar cells; novel perovskite materials; perovskite LEDs; thin film; applications of perovskite; theoretical modeling of perovskite; perovskite devices; perovskite quantum dots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Emerging Research in Optoelectronic Signal Processing
edited by
submission deadline 13 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Optical Fiber Physical and Mechanical Sensors
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3402 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
High-NA Focused Laser Pulses: From Nanophotonics till Strong-Field Phenomena
edited by and Yulia Gulina
submission deadline 15 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulsed lasers; high-NA focusing; nano- and micromodification; nanosensing; nanophotonics; near-wavelength nonlinear effects; strong-field optical phenomena
Femtosecond Laser and Its Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: femtosecond laser; ultrafast dynamics; carrier dynamics; ultrafast four-dimensional scaning electron microscopy; electron dynamics control
Lasers and Dynamic of Systems submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 16 articles | Viewed by 10148 | Submission Open
Keywords: lasers; dynamic systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Advanced Polarimetry and Polarimetric Imaging
edited by , and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6307 | Submission Open
Keywords: polarization; polarimetry; polarimetric imaging; image processing
Single Frequency Fiber Lasers and Their Applications submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3023 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber optics; fiber lasers; single-frequency operation; narrow-linewidth; optical filters; multi-wavelength operation; single-frequency amplifiers; applications of single-frequency fiber laser
Micro Fluorescence Detectors/Sensors and Their Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1901 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro fluorescence detectors; fluorescence sensors; miniaturization; light-emitting diode (LED); laser diodes (LD); photodiode (PD); avalanche diode (APD); environmental monitoring; food safety
Optical Detection Techniques for Diagnostic Applications submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: optics; photonics; biosensing; diagnostics; surface chemistry; microfluidics; nanotechnology; spectroscopy techniques; imaging; medical devices; biomedical engineering
Optical Precision Testing Technology and Instruments
edited by , Hua Shen and Guoyan Sun
submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical testing; optical instrument; optical measurement; optical components; optical system; optical analysis and testing; optical surface error; surface defect detection and evaluation; subsurface defect detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Photonics: Theory, Technologies and Applications submission deadline 25 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Advanced Photonic Sensing and Measurement
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 8919 | Submission Open
Keywords: lasers; photonics; instrumentation and measurements; sensors; laser interferometry; laser dynamics; microwave photonics; optical fiber
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Advances and Applications in Computational Imaging submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging systems; image processing; coding and sensing; image reconstruction algorithms; holography
Femtosecond Laser-Induced Microfabrication
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1622 | Submission Open
Keywords: femtosecond laser surface structuring; laser induced periodic surface structuring (LIPSS); micro- and nano-structuring of materials; laser induced direct writing and surface functionalization; laser processing for integrated optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Optical Solitons in an Inhomogeneous Fiber: From Control to Applications submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical solitons; soliton solutions; soliton control; modulation instability; optical computing; supercontinuum generation
Optical Systems for Astronomy
edited by and Gennady G. Valyavin
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3915 | Submission Open
Computational Optical Imaging and Its Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2182 | Submission Open
Keywords: scattering media; image processing and algorithm; microscopy; super-resolution imaging; wavefront sensing; lensless imaging
Optical Properties of Sol-Gel Derived Materials and Thin Film Structures submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open
Keywords: microcavity; photonic crystal; sol-gel; xerogel; waveguide; powders; ceramics; glass; luminescence; photocatalysis
Advances in Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy
edited by , and Tianwu Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open
Next-Generation Passive Optical Networks: Progress and Challenges
edited by , Xing Ouyang and Gao Ran
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 627 | Submission Open
Generate Quantum States of Photons from Semiconductor Chips
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiconductor waveguides; compound semiconductors; quantum dots; spontaneous parametric down-conversion; spontaneous four wave-mixing; entangled states; single photons; squeezing; quantum interference; monolithic integration; hybrid integration
Metrology at High-Power Laser Facilities: Primary and Secondary Laser-Driven Sources
edited by , Zsolt Divéki, Uddhab Chaulagain, Gabriele Maria Grittani and Michael Ehret
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: extreme light facilities; ultra-intense laser pulses; ultrafast metrology; laser-driven radiation sources (electron; ion and proton; etc.) metrology; diagnostic devices; procedures; and protocols for metrology; electromagnetic; terahertz; infrared; visible; ultraviolet; X-ray and gamma radiation metrology
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