1 INTRODUCTION

This Special Issue highlights topics relating to recent research advances in optical communications, optical sensing and laser applications, emphasising fibre-optic communication systems/sub-systems; optical signal processing; optical fibre sensors and devices; and various applications of silicon photonics, modulators, and optoelectronic integration circuits. It brings together contributions by outstanding international leaders, researchers, scientists, and engineers from a broad range of interdisciplinary fields to present their work in the science, technology, and applications of optical communications, optical sensing, and related laser techniques.

中文翻译：

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特刊“光通信、传感和激光应用”

1 简介

本期特刊重点介绍与光通信、光传感和激光应用的最新研究进展相关的主题，重点是光纤通信系统/子系统；光信号处理；光纤传感器和设备；以及硅光子学、调制器和光电集成电路的各种应用。它汇集了来自广泛跨学科领域的杰出国际领导者、研究人员、科学家和工程师的贡献，展示他们在光通信、光传感和相关激光技术的科学、技术和应用方面的工作。