Mid-Infrared Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications
Chairs
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Michał Nikodem |
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Ryszard Piramidowicz |
Synopsis
Mid-infrared (mid-IR) photonics has seen substantial advancements in recent years, driven by the development of specialized materials, innovative light sources, and sensitive detection technologies. This wavelength region has several important properties (such as small scattering or ability to probe molecular fingerprints), making it highly valuable for various applications, including optical sensing, spectroscopy or free-space communication.
This session will explore the latest developments in mid-IR materials and devices, including optical waveguides, fibers, sources, and detectors, along with their applications in various scientific and industrial fields. It aims to highlight cutting-edge research in mid-IR photonics, from fundamental material science to device engineering and real-world applications. Both theoretical and experimental contributions are encouraged.
Topics
- Design, fabrication, and characterization of mid-IR optical waveguides
- Mid-IR-compatible integrated photonic devices
- Advances in materials for waveguides
- Development of optical fibers for mid-IR applications, including chalcogenide-based and fluoride-based fibers
- Hollow-core fibers for mid-IR light guidance
- Innovations in Interband Cascade Lasers (ICL) and Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL)
- Broadband mid-IR source (including supercontinuum sources and optical frequency combs)
- High-performance detectors for mid-IR
- Nonlinear frequency conversion from near-infrared to mid-infrared wavelengths
- Applications of mid-infrared photonics (including optical spectroscopy for chemical and biological analysis; gas sensing and environmental monitoring; free-space optical communication; mid-infrared imaging systems and their applications in medical diagnostics and security)