Our society is indebted to the numerous inventors and scientists who helped bring about the
incredible technological advances in modern society that we all take for granted. The …

Single-photon detectors based on superconducting thin films have become a viable class of
technologies for widespread usage in quantum optics. In this tutorial paper we introduce the …

The investigation of molecules in the mid-IR spectral range has revolutionized our
understanding in many fields such as atmospheric chemistry and environmental sensing for …

Thanks to intrinsically short electronic relaxation on the ps time scale, III-V semiconductor
unipolar devices are ideal candidates for ultrahigh-speed operation at mid-infrared …

Since its invention in 1994, the quantum cascade laser (QCL) has emerged as a versatile
light source of wavelength 4–12 µm, covering most of the mid-and long-wavelength infrared …

Heterodyne detection based on interband cascade lasers (ICL) has been demonstrated in a
wide range of different applications. However, it is still often limited to bulky tabletop systems …

Long-wave infrared (LWIR, 8–14 µm) photonics is a rapidly growing research field within the
mid-IR with applications in molecular spectroscopy and optical free-space communication …

The recent development of Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs) represents one of the biggest
opportunities for the deployment of a new class of Free Space Optical (FSO) communication …

Hiding terrestrial objects from aerial monitoring has long been an important objective in
national security and public safety. However, the diversity of terrestrial environments raises …

In this study, we delved into the influence of Ir nanofilm coating thickness on the optical and
optoelectronic behavior of ultrathin MoO3 wafer-scale devices. Notably, the 4 nm Ir coating …