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akhilesh kumar pathak
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
About this Research Topic
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Background
Since 1970, when the photonic device was introduced to the world, extensive research has been dedicated towards this area, resulting in the broadening of their use from optical transmission waveguides in telecommunications to sensing devices for different applications. Recently, such devices become an integral part of our daily life due to their excellent feature of low cost, immunity to electromagnetic interference, rapid response, precise manufacturing methods and improved security competencies. Their demand as a sensing probe is increasing more specifically in pharmaceutical, clinical, military and industrial applications.
Photonics devices effect a broad range of applications. The development of sensing devices is comprised of several challenges including fast response, cross sensitivity, selectivity and packaging. Photonic devices help to overcome these challenges by integrating with sensing material and shaping their architectures and design. The primary goal of this Research Topic is to introduce society to new methods, materials and sensing techniques to achieve healthy-world goal and smart city requirement. Biophotonic sensing for healthcare using fiberoptic sensors can be used for detection in autonomous vehicles, enabling smart transportation as well as attaining high-speed internetwork in free space optics (FSO) communication. Additionally, new fictionalization methods will be exploited in this Research Topic to improve the selectivity and sensing response of the device.
The scope of the Research Topic encompasses but is not limited to following areas:
• Optical fibres and optical communications (inc. integrated optics, amplifiers)
• Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
• Medical and biomedical optics
• Optical and photonic materials (inc. metamaterials)
• Optical instrumentation and technology (inc. detectors, metrology, sensors, lasers)
• Biophotonics
Keywords: Photonic Sensors, Optical Wireless Communication, Biophotonics, Fiber and Integrated Photonics and Lasers, Nanophotonics, Optoelectronics, Smart Cities, Nonlinear Optics and MEMS, Quantum Optics and Information and Ultrafast Optics
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