Special Issues

Photonics publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building 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 on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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From Theory to Reality: Progress and Challenges in Free-Electron Laser Development
edited by Najmeh Mirian
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: free-electron laser; ultrashort pulse; hard X-ray FEL; soft X-ray; seeded FEL; seeding FEL; EEHG; HGHG; ESASE; SASE
Advancements in Optical Sensing and Communication Technologies
edited by Can Zhao
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical sensing; optical communication; optical fiber
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
The Emerging Science in Microstructured Optical Fibers
edited by Binbin Hong and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: microstructured optical fibers; fiber lasers; nonlinear optics; high-power fiber optics; fiber-to-chip integration; fiber sensors; lab-on-fiber; optical neural networks; terahertz waveguide; mid-infrared fibers; wearable fiber sensors; brain– machine interface fiber networks
The Integration of Quantum Communication and Quantum Sensors
edited by , Miguel Ángel Vázquez and Joan Bas
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: free-space quantum communication; satellite-based quantum communication; fiber-based quantum communication; two-dimensional-materials-based quantum sensor; OAM-mode-based quantum communication in fibers and free space; quantum-sensor-based devices; quantum photodetectors; quantum bio- and chemical sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
Advances in Structured Light: Propagation, Scattering, and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: structured light; propagation; scattering; optical turbulence; light– matter interactions; imaging techniques; optical communications; optical trapping; laser material processing; quantum information science
Recent Advancements in Tunable Laser Technology
edited by Dário Machado Garcia
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 80 | 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)
Group IV Photonics: Advances and Applications submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1368 | Submission Open
Keywords: group IV photonics; optoelectronics; integration; photonic devices; silicon photonics; germanium photonics; carbon photonics; renewable energy; biomedicine; data storage; programmable photonics; silicon photonics; foundry and manufacturing; integrated quantum photonics; artificial intelligence chip
Challenges and Future Directions in Adaptive Optics Technology
edited by Ping Yang and
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 749 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive optics; wavefront sensing; wavefront correction; wavefront shaping; optical metrology; optical communication; machine learning; atmospheric; oceanic or biomedical optics
Recent Advances in Hollow-Core Fiber Optics: Design, Fabrication, and Applications
edited by Meng Ding and Shoulin Jiang
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: hollow-core fiber optics; HCFs for high-power delivery systems; applications in HCFs
High-Power Diode Lasers: Advances and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: diode lasers; high power; beam quality; power conversion efficiency 
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Technologies and Applications of Biophotonics submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8572 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital holography; light-sheet microscopy; structured illumination microscopy; two/multi-photon microscopy; fluorescence microscopy; computational imaging; spatial light modulation; polarization imaging; photoacoustic tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Enabling Technologies for Optical Communications and Networking
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5919 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical transmission; optical access; optical networking; signal processing and impairment mitigation; artificial intelligence for optical communication and networking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Advanced Photonics Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: Science and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3890 | Submission Open
Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; topological photonics; non-Hermitian photonics; Moiré photonics; metalenses; metalenses; metadevices; inverse design; bound states in the continuum
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Hybrid Quantum Magnonics
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3291 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
Optical Devices/Components/Coatings for Ultra-Precision Equipment
edited by Heyan Wang and Liang Yu
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2520 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical devices/components/coatings; functional micro-nano structures; EM metamaterials/metasurfaces; optical measurement/metrology methods; ultra-precision measurement and equipment; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing: Techniques and Applications
edited by Kun Zhu, Huan Wu and Bin Zhou
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber optic sensors; distributed optical fiber sensing; Rayleigh; Raman; and Brillouin scattering; sensing signal processing; machine learning; artificial intelligence; infrastructure monitoring; applications in geoscience
Advances in Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Optics and Optical Systems for Synchrotrons, Free Electron Lasers, Highly Harmonic Generations and Telescopes
edited by Lorenzo Raimondi, and Cristian Svetina
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: extreme ultraviolet and X-ray optics and optical systems; mirrors; gratings; diffractive lenses; spectrometers; monochromators; beamlines and instrumentation; simulation codes and theory
Quantum Simulation and Sensing with Photonic Platforms
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
Laser Beam Propagation and Control
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4733 | Submission Open
Keywords: beam propagation; optical diffraction; advanced optical imaging; precision optical measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Technologies and Applications of Spectroscopy
edited by , Chuanliang Li, Jie Shao, Christa Fittschen and Barbara A Paldus
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4150 | Submission Open
Keywords: spectroscopy; laser techniques; optical fiber sensing (DTS; FBG; OTDR; etc.); photoelectric measurement; optical sensors; laser sensing; laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); laser devices and materials; laser communication; measurement and sensor systems; non-intrusive detection; molecular spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Applications of Single-Photon Detector
edited by Yi-Shan Lee and Jau-Yang Wu
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state; single-photon detector; superconductor; optical quantum information and communication; laser ranging; astrophysics; high-energy physics; dark matter searches; molecular dynamic; spatial multiplexing; photon number resolving
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Emerging Trends in Photonic Crystals
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonic crystals; self-assembly; sensing; display; biomedical engineering; energy harvesting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
The Emerging Science and Future Directions in Optical Microscopy
edited by Firehun Tsige Dullo
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical microscopy; fluorescence microscopy; super-resolution microscopy; on-chip imaging; photonics chip; optical waveguides; imaging techniques; optical sensors
Photonics in Single Molecule Detection and Analysis Techniques
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1606 | Submission Open
Keywords: light sources and detectors for single-molecules photonics applications; single-molecule FRET; optical tweezers; atomic force microscopy; magnetic tweezers; fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy; super-resolution microscopy
Progress in OAM Beams: Recent Innovations and Future Perspectives
edited by Miranda Van Iersel and Eric G. Johnson
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open
Keywords: orbital angular momentum; structured light; imaging; sensing; optical communication; optical micromanipulation
New Perspectives in Optical Design
edited by , Shuo Qiao and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open
Keywords: illumination design; optical design; image fusion; defect inspection; machine learning; hyperspectral imaging algorithms; image super-resolution; machine vision; image synthesis methods; precision measurements and metrology; freeform design; manufacturing technology; opto-mechanical design; thermal/structural/optical integrated analysis; structural optimization design; optical imaging-based measurement and detection; design and optimization of optical meta-surface; novel applications of meta-surface; metalenes
(This special issue belongs to the Section New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems)
Polarization Optics
edited by Qiang Fu and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical transmission characteristics; optical imaging; laser communication; target polarization characteristics; polarization detection; polarization characteristics; polarization imaging; polarization characteristics model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Advances in Holography and Its Applications
edited by Julia Marín-Sáez and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: holographic optical element; volume hologram; computer generated hologram; transmission hologram; reflection hologram; full color holography; multiplexing holography; holographic storage; hybrid refractive holographic systems
Primary Exploration and Applications of Deep Machine Learning in Photonics
edited by Naixing Feng and Zhixiang Huang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonics; machine learning; two-dimensional materials; metamaterials; metasurface; advanced AI-based CEM methods for modeling photonics structures; structural design of the photonic crystal with/without AI technique
Optical Metrology with Deep Learning
edited by Yao Hu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical metrology; physics-informed deep learning; metrology system design; deep neural network training; generalization ability of deep learning; interpretation of deep learning; uncertainty estimation
Plasmon-Enhanced Photon Emission in Nanostructures
edited by Yinhui Kan
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface plasmons; nanostructures; photon emitter; metasurfaces; 2D materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optoelectronics and Optical Materials)
Quantum Fiber Transmission: Securing Next-Generation Optical Networks
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Photonics and Technologies)
High-Power Ultrafast Lasers: Development and Applications
edited by Razvan Dabu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 102 | 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)
Recent Advances in Optical Wireless Communication Systems and Networks
edited by , Jin Shi and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical wireless communications; visible light communications; optical wireless networks; underwater optical wireless transmission; optical camera communications
Recent Advances in Liquid Photonic Devices
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid photonic devices; liquid lens; liquid crystal lens; liquid light switch; microfluidics; dielectric elastomer; electrowetting effect; dielectrophoretic effect
GHz Ultrafast Lasers and Optical Frequency Combs
edited by Huihui Cheng
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrafast lasers; optical frequency combs; GHz; high repetition rate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
Quantum Optics: From Fundamental Research to Technological Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum optics; light– matter interactions; quantum information processing; quantum technology; quantum communication; quantum sensing; quantum computing
Optical Wireless Communications (OWC) for Internet-of-Things (IoT)
edited by Simeng Feng and Baolong Li
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical wireless communication (OWC); internet of things (IoT); visible light communication (VLC); UAV communications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Photonic Integrated Circuits, Sensors, and Instrumentation
edited by
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: photonics; photonic sensors; photonic integrated circuits (PICs); biophotonics; silicon photonics; photonic crystals; photonic instrumentation
Optical Communication Networks: Advancements and Future Directions submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical communication; technology foresight; communication network; optical switching; optical network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Optoelectronic Detection Technologies and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 640 | 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
Advances in Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors: Materials, Designs and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer; polymer optical fibers; fiber sensors; surface Plasmon resonance; gratings; optical time-domain reflectometry
Visual Optics submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9121 | Submission Open
Keywords: vision science; optics of the eye and vision correction; ophthalmic imaging techniques; ocular aberrations and adaptive optics; ocular biomechanics; ocular biometry; eye movements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Recent Advances in 3D Optical Measurement
edited by Zeren Gao and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 676 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D optical measurement; advanced imaging technologies; structured light techniques; multi-camera systems; advanced algorithms; calibration methods; extreme measurement; holographic measurement; 3D imaging laser radar; weather laser radar
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Interaction Science)
Polarization-Enabled Optics
edited by Evripidis Michail
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open
Keywords: polarization-dependent spectroscopy; polarization-dependent optical properties of materials; polarization microscopy; optical imaging and microscopy; optical polarization devices; polarization optics
Fabrication of Optical Fiber and Fiber Amplifiers: From Design to Applications
edited by Shiying Xiao, Beilei Wu and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical fibers; specialty optical fibers; optical fiber amplifiers; EDFAs; rare-earth-doped fiber amplifiers; fiber Raman amplifiers; fiber Brillouin amplifiers; optical fiber sensors; optical fiber lasers
Underwater Optical Communications Channel Models: Trends and Challenges
edited by Xiang Yi and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: underwater optical communications; oceanic turbulence; IOPs in seawater; radiance transfer equation solution; monte-carlo photon tracing; scintillation and PDF modelling; MIMO and OAM multi-channel modelling; hareware-in-the-loop simulations of channels
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Communication and Network)
Development of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors for Measurements in Extreme Environments
edited by Xiyong Huang and Joseph J. Schuyt
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: Fiber Bragg grating; fiber optic sensor; extreme environmental sensing; signal processing; machine learning; interrogator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors)
OCT Technology Advances and Their Applications in Disease Studies
edited by and Conrad Merkle
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1091 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics)
Recent Advances in Optical Parametric Amplifiers
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: parametric amplifiers; ultrashort lasers; opcpa; parametric oscillators; mid-IR lasers; tunable lasers
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