Advanced Photonics Nexus

Co-Editors-in-Chief:

Xiao-Cong (Larry) Yuan, Shenzhen University, China
Anatoly Zayats, King's College London, United Kingdom
Weibiao Chen, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, CAS, China

Co-published by SPIE and Chinese Laser Press, Advanced Photonics Nexus is a Gold Open Access international journal that publishes novel results of high significance and broad interest in all areas of optics and photonics. The journal publishes high-quality original papers, letters, and review articles, reflecting important advances in fundamental and applied aspects of optics and photonics. Advanced Photonics Nexus is a sibling journal of the highly selective international journal Advanced Photonics, and ensures fast-track publication of high-quality submissions.

Now accepting submissions! Learn more and submit your work.

On the cover: "Rapid and precise distance measurement with hybrid comb lasers" by Z. Wang, J. Zhi, H. Wu, B.E. Little, S.T. Chu, J. Zhang, Z. Lu, C. Shao, W. Wang, and W. Zhang in Volume 3 Issue 4.

Call for Papers

How to Submit a Manuscript

Submissions of regular papers are always welcome.

To submit a paper, please prepare the manuscript according to the  journal guidelines and use the  online submission system. All papers will be peer‐reviewed in accordance with the journal's established policies and procedures.  Advanced Photonics Nexus is a sibling journal of the highly selective international journal  Advanced Photonics, and ensures fast-track publication of high-quality submissions.  Advanced Photonics Nexus articles are published with immediate open access under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution (CC BY) license. The article publication charge (APC) is waived for all articles submitted through 2023.

 

Upcoming Theme Issues

Solar and Thermal Photonics



Publication Date

Spring 2025

Submission Deadline

31 October 2024
Guest Editors
Emiliano Cortes
LMU Munich
Germany

Ned Ekins-Daukes
University of New South Wales
Australia

Georgia T. Papadakis
ICFO
Spain

Jia Zhu
Nanjing University
China
Call for papers

Advanced Photonics and Advanced Photonics Nexus welcome submissions to a joint theme issue on Solar and Thermal Photonics.

As energy demands increase and energy resources diminish, one source of energy remains unlimited, omnipresent, and ubiquitous: solar/thermal radiation. Thus, taming and controlling solar and thermal radiation, both referring to the emission of photons due to incandescence, has been a topic of rapidly advancing research. Also, the conversion of sunlight photons into fuels or electricity is rapidly shaping as a path towards sustainably overcoming the energy crisis. In this special issue, we welcome papers in a diverse area of photonics, spanning the visible and infrared spectrum of radiation, with focus on energy harvesting and related applications.

Topics as diverse as artificial photosynthesis, light-assisted catalysis and chemistry, thermophotovoltaic systems, concentrated solar power, solar batteries and energy storage, radiative cooling, solar thermal evaporation, all rely on controlling sunlight photons and their interaction with matter and nanoscale devices. With recent progress in nanofabrication as well as materials, solar cell efficiencies have exceeded the Shockley-Queisser limit with triple junction PVs, thermophotovoltaic efficiencies have exceeded 40%, and solar thermophotovoltaic efficiencies can exceed these numbers. These examples demonstrate that the limits for solar research are always upshifting; there is plenty of room under the sun.

In this special issue, our aim is to cover topics listed below:

  • Light-harvesting for solar cells
  • Light-harvesting for thermal batteries
  • Light-harvesting for thermophotovoltaics and solar thermophotovoltaics
  • Thermal emissivity control for radiative cooling
  • Thermal emissivity control for thermophotovoltaic performance enhancement
  • Metamaterials and metasurfaces for spectrally, directionally, and polarization selective thermal radiation
  • Actively tunable thermal emission
  • Thermal stability of materials
  • Solar thermal conversion and utilization
  • Phase-change materials for active photonics at visible and IR frequencies
  • Radiative cooling for thermal management
  • Nonreciprocal thermal emission / absorption

All papers will undergo standard peer-review processes. Manuscripts should be submitted according to the journal guidelines. A cover letter indicating that the submission is intended for this theme issue should be included. Papers are published as soon as they are accepted for publication, and final proofs are approved. NOTE: Submissions to Advanced Photonics are by invitation only.

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