In the past decades, there has been a growing interest in infrared lasers and their applications. Especially benefited from the rapid development of laser technology, nonlinear optics, and optical materials. At present, lasers represented by solid-state, fiber, and nonlinear optical frequency conversion technologies have become important means of generating infrared lasing that have promoted the development of related technical applications such as sensing, remote sensing, high-resolution spectroscopy, and so on.
This Research Topic of the journal Frontiers in Physics focuses on the most recent advances in infrared lasers, from materials to laser sources and applications. It aims to bring together the latest developments in novel infrared lasers, as well as the application of infrared technology in spectroscopy, trace gas detection, remote sensing, optical microscopy, biomedicine, and other mid-IR laser technologies. Aspirant authors are encouraged to submit their latest original research, as well as forward-looking review papers, to this Research Topic.
This Research Topic aims to create a collection of recent research works to cover infrared lasers and their applications. The types of manuscripts include Review Articles, Research Articles, and Letters. The topics include but are not limited to:
• Infrared laser
• Infrared laser gain medium
• Nonlinear optics
• Novel Laser Sources and Techniques
• Fiber Lasers and Integrated Photonics
• Sensing, Imaging, and Spectroscopy
• Materials for infrared technology
• Applications for infrared lasers
• Thermal management of lasers
In the past decades, there has been a growing interest in infrared lasers and their applications. Especially benefited from the rapid development of laser technology, nonlinear optics, and optical materials. At present, lasers represented by solid-state, fiber, and nonlinear optical frequency conversion technologies have become important means of generating infrared lasing that have promoted the development of related technical applications such as sensing, remote sensing, high-resolution spectroscopy, and so on.
This Research Topic of the journal Frontiers in Physics focuses on the most recent advances in infrared lasers, from materials to laser sources and applications. It aims to bring together the latest developments in novel infrared lasers, as well as the application of infrared technology in spectroscopy, trace gas detection, remote sensing, optical microscopy, biomedicine, and other mid-IR laser technologies. Aspirant authors are encouraged to submit their latest original research, as well as forward-looking review papers, to this Research Topic.
This Research Topic aims to create a collection of recent research works to cover infrared lasers and their applications. The types of manuscripts include Review Articles, Research Articles, and Letters. The topics include but are not limited to:
• Infrared laser
• Infrared laser gain medium
• Nonlinear optics
• Novel Laser Sources and Techniques
• Fiber Lasers and Integrated Photonics
• Sensing, Imaging, and Spectroscopy
• Materials for infrared technology
• Applications for infrared lasers
• Thermal management of lasers
