Recent advances in photonic devices, for the generation, modulation and detection of light, have received huge attentions from related academic and research communities, offering faster and more efficient data transmission than traditional electronics. Especially photon source devices, such as LEDs, laser diodes, optical modulators, convert electrical signals to optical ones, forming the backbone of technologies like fiber-optic communication and optical interconnection. Together, these fields drive innovation in telecommunications, artificial intelligence, and information technology. There is no doubt that the trends of miniaturization, integration and low power consumption of photonic devices are crucial to further promote the rapid development of related applications.
The advances in the photonic devices are accelerating the development of the optical information and optoelectronic device industry. Our research topic aims to address critical challenges in new photonic devices, such photonic crystal devices, optical modulators, LEDs, laser diodes. Specifically, we focus on the recent discovery on enhancing the efficiency and stability of new generation semiconductor photonic source devices, such as LEDs, LDs, plasmon lasers, addressing current breakthrough in the lifetime and performance of photonic source devices. Besides, we aim to introduce the latest progress on the optical field modulation of the light or laser beam, where the direct modulation and vertical cavity structure are the key technologies to realize the application of modulated photons. Thus, this research topic will help the researchers to share their latest exciting achievement in the new LEDs and LDs photonic devices for more efficient photonic information technology innovation.
We welcome the submissions of Reviews, Original Research articles, and Perspectives in areas including, but not limited to:
• Laser Diodes: electro-absorption modulated laser, directly modulated laser and vertical cavity surface emitting laser for high-speed optical communication, as well as the LD based on GaN and so on.
• Optical modulator: mechanism and device structure for the optical modulator.
• Light Field Manipulation：the devices and technology for the intensity, polarization, phase, or coherence manipulation of the light.
• Light-matter interaction: the plasmon-photon coupling in the LD or LED devices where the optical intensity can be enhanced or the light extraction efficiency can be increased, or the specific LD or LED device structure for plasmon coupling for polarization or direction modulation of the light beam output.
Article types and fees
This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:
- Brief Research Report
- Editorial
- FAIR² Data
- Mini Review
- Original Research
- Perspective
- Review
- Technology and Code
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Keywords: Optical Modulator, Light Field Manipulation, Light-matter interaction, Photonic Crystal device, Light Emitting Diode, Laser Diode
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