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In this review, we propose a term, ‘optochemistry’, a combination of optics and chemistry. In comparison with photochemistry that relates to photon aspect of light, optochemistry is a chemistry that relates to optics in which light is considered as wave or beam. Optochemistry and its applications include optical fibers, optical waveguides, organic resonators, lasers, organic polaritonics, light-matter strong coupling, optical vortices, optical manipulation, ultra-high sensitivity optical sensing, and so forth, that relate to the characteristics of molecules and polymers with chirality, spins (radicals), helices, supramolecules, semiconductors etc. The authors expect that the new-and-old optics and chemistry meet and generate a new field of research, and the term ‘optochemistry’ will gain acceptance to the society in the field of science and technologies.

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Keyword: Optochemistry, self-assembly, microstructure, optical resonator, microlaser, sensing, optical logic, light-matter strong coupling

Date published: 2026-05-12

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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• Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (ISSN: 14686996) vol. 27 2665926

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Manuscript type: Author's version (Accepted manuscript)

MDR DOI: https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.6306

First published URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2026.2665926

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