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Fiber Optic Sensors: Science and Applications

edited by

Qinduan Zhang

and

Zongliang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9223

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; sensor applications; optical fiber device; principles of fiber optic sensors; precision measurement; distributed fiber sensors; optical signal detection

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

Machine Learning Applied to Optical Communication Systems

edited by

Jinlong Wei

and Zhaopeng Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7392

Keywords: machine learning; neural network; deep learning; optical communications; digital signal processing; optical performance monitoring; modulation format identification; device imperfection estimation; channel modelling; linear and nonlinear equalization

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

Optical Communication and Networks Facilitating Emerging Applications and Services

edited by

Piotr Boryło

Piotr Chołda

and

Edyta Biernacka

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3579

Keywords: application awareness; emerging network applications; optical network design and optimization; quality of experience; network softwarization; virtualization; dynamic resource provisioning; proof of concept; optical network monitoring.

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

Visible Light Positioning and Communication Systems: From Theory to Practical Applications

edited by Juan Carlos Torres Zafra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2225

Keywords: VLC; indoor positioning; channel modeling; signal processing; photodetection; IoT; smart buildings; vehicular networks; LED technology

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

Advances in Optical Fiber Sensing Technology

edited by Tao Geng, Vladimir Tuz,

Qiang Ling

and Yiwei Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1584

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; fiber sensing; signal processing; special fibers; microstructure fibers; micro/nanofibers; functional materials; photorefractive materials

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

Optical Vortex: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Yuhao Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 313

Keywords: spin-orbit coupling and optical angular momentum (OAM); Laguerre– Gaussian (LG) modes and fractional-order OAM; geometric phases and topological photonics; OV multiplexity and multicasting; integrated on-chip OAM lasing; optical trapping and rotating; quantum communication and information; optical microscopy and metrology

Recent Advances in Infrared Photodetection and Imaging

edited by Kun Ba

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 236

Keywords: infrared photodetection; infrared imaging system and mechanism; infrared photoelectricity technology; novel infrared materials and system; dual-/multi-color infrared photodetection; future development of infrared photodetection; application of infrared photodetection

Optical Wireless Communication: Science and Applications

edited by

Tongyun Li

, Xinke Tang and

Wajahat Ali

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 216

Keywords: optical wireless; Li-Fi; free-space optics; optical transmission; optical network

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

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes: Recent Breakthroughs and Future Directions

edited by Bo-Yen Lin and Yi-Ting Lee

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 214

Keywords: organic light-emitting diodes; designing and synthesis of efficient organic materials; OLED display and lighting; light extraction techniques; lifespan of OLED

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

Advancements in Semiconductor Photonic Devices

edited by Zhigang Song

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 160

Keywords: semiconductor photonic; photonic devices; integration photonics

Fundamentals and Applications of Vortex Beams

edited by Carmelo Rosales-Guzmán

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 151

Keywords: optical vortices; laser beam shaping; optical tweezers; optical communications; quantum optics; orbital angular momentum

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

Optical Interferometry

edited by

Qun Yuan

Yidong Tan

and

Zhongming Yang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7186 | Submission Open

Keywords: interferometry; interferogram; optical testing; optical metrology; optical sensing; optical imaging

Narrow Linewidth Laser Sources and Their Applications

edited by

Shijie Fu

and

Huadong Lu

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6578 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser; narrow-linewidth laser; laser application

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

Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Solid-State Lasers

edited by

Vicente Aboites

Juan Hugo García López

and

Rider Jaimes-Reategui

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state lasers; complex systems; optical engineering; Q-switching

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

Advancements in Nanofabrication: Innovations in Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Processes for Next-Generation Lithography

edited by

Sihai Luo

Jingyuan Deng

and

Chun Cao

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofabrication; next-generation lithography; advanced photoresists; extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV); directed self-assembly; process optimization; photonics; nanotechnology applications; nanomaterial characterization

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

Optical Computing and Optical Neural Networks

edited by

Bin Shi

, Apostolos Tsakyridis and

Miltiadis Moralis-Pegios

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3097 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical computing; neuromorphic computing; opto-electric neural networks; optical/photonic spiking neural networks; optical/photonic deep neural networks; optical/photonic convolutional neural networks; optical reservoir computing; opto-electric ising machine; optical training algorithms; optical systems for neural networks

Optical Precision Manufacturing and Testing: Technologies and Trends

edited by

Xiaokun Wang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1167 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical high-precision manufacturing and testing; optical instruments; optical system; surface defect detection and evaluation; subsurface defect detection

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

The Three-Decade Journey of Quantum Cascade Lasers

edited by

Manijeh Razeghi

, Li Wang,

Quanyong Lu

and Hideki Hirayama

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: intersubband transition; quantum transport models; quantum cascade lasers; mid-infrared/terahertz; nonlinearities; frequency comb; spectroscopy

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

Advancements in Computational Imaging and Optical Computing

edited by Yunzhe Li

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational imaging; optical system design lens-less imaging; optical neural networks; AI-augmented imaging; optical computing; quantitative phase imaging; computational microscopy; imaging modality translation; digital staining

Organic Photodetectors, Displays, and Upconverters

edited by

Ge Mu

and Kangkang Weng

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic semiconductor; photodetectors; light-emitting diodes; upconverters

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

Ultrafast Optics and Applications

edited by

Chao Mei

Xinyang Su

and

Renlai Zhou

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6493 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrashort pulses; mode-locked lasers; high harmonic generation; nonlinear effects; time-resolved spectroscopy; pump– probe measurements; optical parametric oscillator; nonlinear crystal; optical parametric amplification; ultraviolet optics

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

Novel Laser Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Changqing Cao

and

Lixin Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3458 | Submission Open

Keywords: light– matter interaction; light field manipulation and applications; solid state; fiber; and other laser sources; optical materials; optical imaging; optical measurement; optical sensors and systems; infrared and terahertz technologies

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

Design and Applications of Optical Microscopes

edited by

Runze Li

, Qian Zhao and

Chen Bai

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1391 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging; microscopy; confocal; adaptive optics; fiber optics; metasurfaces; PSF engineering

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

Optical Fiber Devices: Technologies and Applications

edited by Sergi García

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber communications; signal processing; microwave photonics; optical fiber devices; fiber sensing; specialty optical fibers; optical coherence tomography; fiber Bragg gratings

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

New Perspectives in Microwave Photonics

edited by

Li Liu

, Huaqing Qiu and Yiwei Xie

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated microwave photonic technology; microwave photonic radar; intelligent microwave photonics; microwave photonic measurement and sensing; programmable microwave photonic filter; microwave photonic processing technology; microwave photonic devices

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

Advances in Perovskite Solar Cells

edited by Tanghao Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite; device structure; composition; tandem; flexible; stability; mass production

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

Emerging Trends in Photonics Nanostructures

edited by

Francesco Floris

and Ramsey Selim

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-optics; photonics; plasmonics; optical devices

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

Novel Two-Dimensional Materials Based on Nonlinear Photonics

edited by Jia Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2257 | Submission Open

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

High-Power Fiber Lasers

edited by

Xiaolin Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2146 | Submission Open

Keywords: ytterbium-doped fiber laser; fiber laser oscillator; fiber laser amplifier; multi cladding fiber; transverse mode instability; nonlinear effect; single-frequency fiber laser; narrow-linewidth fiber laser; pulsed fiber laser; quasi-continuous-wave fiber laser

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

Optical Vortex Laser

edited by

Peng Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: scalar vortex laser; vector vortex laser; vortex arrays laser; vortex lattices laser; raman vortex laser; intra-cavity frequency-doubled/sum-frequency generation vortex laser; intra-cavity optical parametric vortex laser; cascaded-pumped vortex laser; vortex random fiber laser; kaleidoscope vortex laser

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

Science and Applications of Optical Fiber Sensors: Recent Advances and Future Trends

edited by Alex Dante and Quandong Huang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1752 | Submission Open

The State of the Art of Photonics in Europe

edited by Grégory Barbillon and

Carlos Marques

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1418 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystals; nano-photonics; plasmonics; nano-plasmonics; photonic devices; plasmonic devices; biophotonics

The Integration of Quantum Communication and Quantum Sensors

edited by

Satyendra Kumar Mishra

, Miguel Ángel Vázquez and Joan Bas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1158 | 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)

Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in LED Technology

edited by Faiz Rahman

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1152 | Submission Open

Keywords: LED; compound semiconductor light emitter; luminescence; phosphor; solid-state lighting

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

Metamaterials for Terahertz Photonics: Enabling Novel Techniques

edited by

Chenglong Zheng

and Hui Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz; metamaterials; polarization

Recent Advancements in Tunable Laser Technology

edited by Dário Machado Garcia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | 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)

Advancements in Optical Sensing and Communication Technologies

edited by Can Zhao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 631 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; optical communication; optical fiber

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

From Theory to Reality: Progress and Challenges in Free-Electron Laser Development

edited by Najmeh Mirian

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: free-electron laser; ultrashort pulse; hard X-ray FEL; soft X-ray; seeded FEL; seeding FEL; EEHG; HGHG; ESASE; SASE

The Emerging Science in Microstructured Optical Fibers

edited by Binbin Hong and

Rui Min

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 184 | 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

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

Advances in Structured Light: Propagation, Scattering, and Applications

edited by

Mingjian Cheng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: structured light; propagation; scattering; optical turbulence; light– matter interactions; imaging techniques; optical communications; optical trapping; laser material processing; quantum information science

Advanced Solid-State and Fiber Mid-IR Lasers: Novel Materils, Components, Systems and Applications

edited by

Oleg Antipov

and

Arkady Kim

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10708 | Submission Open

Keywords: mid infrared (mid-IR); solid-state lasers; fibers; nonlinear crystals; laser crystals and ceramics; single crystals and polycrystalline materials; optical components; ultrafast mid-IR lasers and amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators and generators; supercontinuum sources; mid-IR surgery and medical diagnostics; environmental monitoring; mid-IR lidars; manufacturing process control; harmonics generation under mid-IR pumping

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

Challenges and Future Directions in Adaptive Optics Technology

edited by Ping Yang and

Zeyu Gao

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2991 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive optics; wavefront sensing; wavefront correction; wavefront shaping; optical metrology; optical communication; machine learning; atmospheric; oceanic or biomedical optics

Group IV Photonics: Advances and Applications

edited by

and Yan Cai

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2645 | 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

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

High-Power Diode Lasers: Advances and Challenges

edited by

Lin Zhu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: diode lasers; high power; beam quality; power conversion efficiency

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

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 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: hollow-core fiber optics; HCFs for high-power delivery systems; applications in HCFs

Technologies and Applications of Biophotonics

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11303 | 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

Xian Zhou

and

Xue Chen

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7569 | 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

Zhaojian Zhang

and

Junbo Yang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7040 | 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)

Silicon Photonics Devices and Integrated Circuits

edited by Duan Huang and Wei Li

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4482 | Submission Open

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

Optical Devices/Components/Coatings for Ultra-Precision Equipment

edited by Heyan Wang and Liang Yu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4445 | 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)

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