Celebrating 50 Years of Modern Photoacoustics
This Special Topic commemorates the 50th anniversary of a landmark in photoacoustic science: the seminal 1976 paper by Allan Rosencwaig and Allen Gersho, “Theory of the Photoacoustic Effect with Solids” (J. Appl. Phys. 47, 64–69). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.322296. Widely recognized as the foundation of modern photoacoustics, this influential work has shaped decades of scientific advances and technological developments in the field. This volume honors the enduring legacy of Rosencwaig and Gersho’s contribution and explores its profound impact over the past half-century.
Dedicated to photoacoustics and optoacoustics, this Special Topic welcomes contributions on topics including, but not limited to:
- Fundamental theory and modeling of photoacoustic and optoacoustic phenomena
- Photoacoustic and optoacoustic imaging and sensing
- Materials and transducers for photoacoustic applications
- Time-resolved and frequency-domain techniques
- Biomedical and clinical applications
- Industrial, environmental, food and security-related implementations
- Nanoscale and microscale photoacoustic phenomena
- UV-Vis and Near and Mid Infrared spectrocopy and imaging
- Hybrid methods combining photoacoustics with other modalities
- Instrumentation and signal processing innovations
- Historical perspectives and future directions in the field
- Thermophysical Properties
- Ultrafast Phenomena
- Phononics and Diffusion Waves
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- Photoacoustic Gas Sensors
- Clinical Imaging and Tomography
- Photoacoustic Microscopy and Therapy
- Cytometry and Endoscopy
- Theranostics and Contrast Agents
- Non-Destructive Evaluation, Scanning and Depth Profiling
- Semiconductors, Electronic and Phononic Bandgap Materials
- Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
- Analytical chemistry
- Earth-Sciences and Petrochemical Applications
- Atmospheric Monitoring Applications
Guest Editors
Andreas Mandelis, Associate Editor for the Special Issue
Mauro Luciano Baesso, Physics Department, State University of Maringá, PR, Brazil
Juan José Alvarado Gil, CINVESTAV Unidad Merida, Merida, Mexico
Roberto Li Voti, Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Vitalyi E. Gusev, Laboratoire d’Acoustique de l’Université du Mans (LAUM), UMR 6613, Institut d’Acoustigue – Graduate School (IA-GS), CNRS Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France