Optical Sensors: Applications, Performance and Challenges

Dear Colleagues,

In this era of rapid technological innovation, optical sensors with a spectral range spanning deep ultraviolet to THz stand as a beacon of innovation. These devices, by harnessing the properties of light, provide us with profound insights that enable us to understand the world around us. Their intrinsic properties of high sensitivity, rapid response, and non-invasion position them at the heart of future advancements. With the development of material science, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence, optical sensor technologies have broadened their applications to autonomous vehicles, laser communications, Internet of Things, environmental monitoring, and life sciences. However, challenges associated with the ever-increasing demands for sensitivity, miniaturization, energy efficiency, and cost effectiveness remain.

For this Special Issue, we invite you to submit cutting-edge results related to “Optical Sensors: Applications, Performance and Challenges”. Experimental research and comprehensive review papers are welcome.

Dr. Yubing Wang
Prof. Dr. Lijun Wang
Prof. Dr. Junfeng Song
Guest Editors

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• sensors
• optics, photonics
• sensitivity
• miniaturization
• energy efficiency