Current and future horizon of optics and photonics in environmental sustainability

• Published in: Sustainable computing informatics and systems 2022-12, Vol.36, p.100815, Article 100815
• Main Authors: T., Sridarshini, Chidambaram, Preethi, S., Geerthana, V.R., Balaji, Thirumurugan, Arun, Sitharthan, Madurakavi, Karthikeyan, Dhanabalan, Shanmuga Sundar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Optics; Photonics; Precision agriculture; Sustainable environment; Underwater technology
• ISSN: 2210-5379
• DOI: 10.1016/j.suscom.2022.100815

Environmental sustainability is one of the effect variables that must be considered and addressed across the globe. Optics and Photonics systems were employed to have a significant impact in the environmental applications and supports for the development of green future. The importance of optics and photonics in major environmental applications like farming and underwater technology has been covered in this review. This also emphasis the optical techniques and equipment employed to sense, monitor, and transmit data concerning to environmental applications. Further, how the optics and photonics technology have potentially addressed the problems in these fields and the future horizon of the same in global environmental sustainability have also been elaborated. Finally, the research gap that to be addressed in this aspect have been discussed. •Emerging optical and photonics technologies tends to provide solution and reliable methodologies in almost all the sectors in the world.•The review discusses the importance of optics and photonics in environmental sustainability and issues and problem to be addressed.•Detailed comparison studies have been performed in underwater photonics techniques and its applications.•The research gap for the future researchers to addressed in the field of optics and photonics have been discussed.