Aims & Scope

The Journal features mainly original research work in experiment, theory and applications related to nanophotonic structures. Papers suitable for publication significantly advance our understanding of nanophotonic materials and structures and cover topics such as:

• Metamaterials and metasurfaces;
• Photonic crystals and related micro- and nanophotonic materials;
• Investigation and characterization of photonic crystal properties such as optical nonlinearities, photonic band gap effects, spontaneous emission;
• Fabrication of nanophotonic structures and devices using various methods, including lithography, self-assembly, holography, etc.;
• Subwavelength optics of structured materials;
• Metallic and metallo-dielectric nanophotonic structures;
• Subwavelength structures for terahertz optics;
• Plasmonics;
• Chiral and bianisotropic media;
• Structured photonic topological insulators and optics of PT-symmetric nanostructures;
• Optics of nanostructured 2D materials;
• Random and complex structured optical media;
• Frequency selective surfaces;
• High-impedance surfaces;
• Metamaterials for antenna and circuit technology;
• Metamaterial-based devices;
• Acoustic and elastic metamaterials;
• Photonic crystal fibers and "holey" fibers;
• Integration of photonic crystals;
• Micro-optical-electro-mechanical-systems (MOEMS);
• Nanostructured optical microcavities and photonic "dots";
• Inverse design and machine-learning-driven design of nanophotonic structures;
• Novel approaches to micro- and nanophotonics;
• Critical assessment of new application fields (light sources, lasers, biophotonics, detectors, optical components, atom and molecule confinement).

Special Issue on Quantum Frontiers: Nano- and Meta- materials for Emerging Quantum Technologies
Submission Date: 2026-05-01

The year 2025 marks the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, celebrating a field that is rapidly transitioning from fundamental research to real-world innovation. In recent years, a joint endeavour of experts from quantum physics, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, metamaterials, and materials science has led to remarkable demonstrations in quantum technology.

This progress is primarily fuelled by breakthroughs in metamaterials, micro- and nanostructured platforms, and engineered quantum systems, which offer powerful new capabilities for sensing, controlling, and processing quantum information.

This Special Issue invites cutting-edge contributions at the intersection of nano- and meta- structures, and quantum science, highlighting recent achievements that push the boundaries of what is experimentally and technologically possible. Topics include, but are not limited to, quantum photonic devices, nanostructured quantum light sources, quantum metasurfaces, hybrid quantum systems, novel platforms for quantum sensing, and material-enabled approaches to quantum communication, information processing and computation.

We aim to showcase the growing synergy between nanoscale engineering, nanophotonics and quantum innovation, and to celebrate the transformative role of nanomaterials in shaping the next generation of quantum technologies. Topics include, but are not limited to, quantum photonic devices, nanostructured quantum light sources, quantum metasurfaces, hybrid quantum systems, novel platforms for quantum sensing, and material-enabled approaches to quantum communication, information processing and computation.

We aim to showcase the growing synergy between nanoscale engineering, nanophotonics and quantum innovation, and to celebrate the transformative role of nanomaterials in shaping the next generation of quantum technologies.

Guest editors:

Prof. Jensen Li
University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

Dr. Emanuele Pelucchi
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Dr. Elizaveta Semenova
Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Manuscript submission information:

Manuscript submission deadline: 1-May-2026

You are invited to submit your manuscript at any time before the submission deadline. For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, please contact Dr. Elizaveta Semenova via esem@dtu.dk.

Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript, and select the article type of “VSI: Quantum Frontiers” when submitting your manuscript online at the journal’s submission platform Editorial Manager®. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could also be found on the Journal Homepage.

Keywords:

nano- and meta- structures, nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, metamaterials, quantum technology, quantum information, hybrid quantum systems