Mid-infrared (MIR) lasers have experienced substantial progress in the past decade for various emerging applications. Mid-IR wavelength coincides with the molecular resonant peaks, namely molecular fingerprints, which makes MIR lasers useful for spectroscopic and biomedical applications. Research works in the areas of MIR frequency combs, ultra-broadband MIR sources, characterization of novel MIR nonlinear crystals, as well as MIR sensing and imaging have emerged in recent decades. In addition, with a quadratically scaled ponderomotive force, few-cycle Mid-IR pulses serve as the ideal tool for strong-field physics and ultrafast electronics science. To pursue the aforementioned applications, MIR few-cycle or even single-cycle pulses with high pulse energy and average power have been demonstrated by parametric conversions such as optical parametric amplifier and difference-frequency generation and direct lasing from MIR free-space and fiber lasers combined with nonlinear compression. In addition, the integrated MIR photonics and the biomedical applications of MIR technologies such as the investigation of on-chip MIR supercontinuum generation and frequency combs are other interesting research streams.
The goal of the Research Topic would like to address several recent developments and applications of MIR technologies, such as new materials of MIR laser and nonlinear conversion, novel techniques to pursue striking specifications of MIR lasers, new works in achieving MIR fiber lasing in new wavelength regions, new design of on-chip MIR sources for bandwidth extension, new strategies for MIR detection, novel systems of MIR imaging, new approaches in MIR spectroscopy, breakthroughs in strong-field experiments and ultrafast electron dynamics driven by MIR lasers, new methods in pursuing integrated long-wavelength MIR frequency combs, and new moves in MIR biomedical applications. The aforementioned fields are only indicative and by no means exhaustive.
This special session aims to create a collection of recent research works to cover both the novel MIR sources and applications. The types of manuscripts include Review Articles, Research Articles, and Letters. The topics include but are not limited to:
• Novel Mid-IR Sources and Techniques;
• Nonlinear Frequency Conversion and Parametric Sources;
• Nonlinear and Laser Materials for Mid-IR;
• Ultrashort Mid-IR Pulses and Frequency Combs;
• Mid-IR Supercontinuum Generation;
• Mid-IR fibers and fiber lasers;
• Mid-IR Integrated Photonics;
• New Sources and Techniques for Mid-IR Spectroscopy;
• Mid-IR sensing, Imaging, and Spectroscopy;
• Strong-field Physics Pumped by Mid-IR Laser;
• Biomedical Applications of Mid-IR Lasers;
• Novel Techniques of Mid-IR spectral and temporal measurement.
Mid-infrared (MIR) lasers have experienced substantial progress in the past decade for various emerging applications. Mid-IR wavelength coincides with the molecular resonant peaks, namely molecular fingerprints, which makes MIR lasers useful for spectroscopic and biomedical applications. Research works in the areas of MIR frequency combs, ultra-broadband MIR sources, characterization of novel MIR nonlinear crystals, as well as MIR sensing and imaging have emerged in recent decades. In addition, with a quadratically scaled ponderomotive force, few-cycle Mid-IR pulses serve as the ideal tool for strong-field physics and ultrafast electronics science. To pursue the aforementioned applications, MIR few-cycle or even single-cycle pulses with high pulse energy and average power have been demonstrated by parametric conversions such as optical parametric amplifier and difference-frequency generation and direct lasing from MIR free-space and fiber lasers combined with nonlinear compression. In addition, the integrated MIR photonics and the biomedical applications of MIR technologies such as the investigation of on-chip MIR supercontinuum generation and frequency combs are other interesting research streams.
The goal of the Research Topic would like to address several recent developments and applications of MIR technologies, such as new materials of MIR laser and nonlinear conversion, novel techniques to pursue striking specifications of MIR lasers, new works in achieving MIR fiber lasing in new wavelength regions, new design of on-chip MIR sources for bandwidth extension, new strategies for MIR detection, novel systems of MIR imaging, new approaches in MIR spectroscopy, breakthroughs in strong-field experiments and ultrafast electron dynamics driven by MIR lasers, new methods in pursuing integrated long-wavelength MIR frequency combs, and new moves in MIR biomedical applications. The aforementioned fields are only indicative and by no means exhaustive.
This special session aims to create a collection of recent research works to cover both the novel MIR sources and applications. The types of manuscripts include Review Articles, Research Articles, and Letters. The topics include but are not limited to:
• Novel Mid-IR Sources and Techniques;
• Nonlinear Frequency Conversion and Parametric Sources;
• Nonlinear and Laser Materials for Mid-IR;
• Ultrashort Mid-IR Pulses and Frequency Combs;
• Mid-IR Supercontinuum Generation;
• Mid-IR fibers and fiber lasers;
• Mid-IR Integrated Photonics;
• New Sources and Techniques for Mid-IR Spectroscopy;
• Mid-IR sensing, Imaging, and Spectroscopy;
• Strong-field Physics Pumped by Mid-IR Laser;
• Biomedical Applications of Mid-IR Lasers;
• Novel Techniques of Mid-IR spectral and temporal measurement.