Due to its absorption properties in atmosphere, the mid-infrared (mid-IR) region has gained
interest for its potential to provide high data capacity in free-space optical (FSO) …

Space-to-ground high-speed transmission is of utmost importance for the development of a
worldwide broadband network. Mid-infrared wavelengths offer numerous advantages for …

Since about one and half centuries ago, at the dawn of modern communications, the radio
and the optics have been two separate electromagnetic spectrum regions to carry data …

Free-space optics (FSO) in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) contains rich spectral resources for
future ultrahigh-speed wireless communications yet is currently under-exploited. Two …

The 3∼ 5 µm mid-infrared (mid-IR) light has several exceptional benefits in the case of
adverse atmospheric conditions compared to the 1.5 µm band, so it is a promising candidate …

The utilization of mid-infrared (mid-IR) light spanning the 3-5? µm range presents notable
merits over the 1.5? µm band when operating in adverse atmospheric conditions …

There has been growing interest in free-space optical (FSO) communications in the mid-
infrared (mid-IR) region. In this paper, we review FSO communications in the mid-IR using …

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 …

A free-space optical (FSO) transmission system is experimentally demonstrated in the long-
wave infrared (LWIR,) using a directly modulated quantum cascade laser (DM-QCL) and a …

Dual wavelength quantum cascade lasers (DW‐QCLs) are a type of semiconductor laser
that can emit two different wavelengths of light simultaneously. They are constructed using …