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Wide-field mid-infrared single-photon upconversion imaging

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  • Kun Huang

    (East China Normal University
    Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University
    Shanxi University)

  • Jianan Fang

    (East China Normal University)

  • Ming Yan

    (East China Normal University
    Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University)

  • E Wu

    (East China Normal University
    Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University)

  • Heping Zeng

    (East China Normal University
    Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University
    Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology
    Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences)

Abstract

Frequency upconversion technique, where the infrared signal is nonlinearly translated into the visible band to leverage the silicon sensors, offers a promising alternation for the mid-infrared (MIR) imaging. However, the intrinsic field of view (FOV) is typically limited by the phase-matching condition, thus imposing a remaining challenge to promote subsequent applications. Here, we demonstrate a wide-field upconversion imaging based on the aperiodic quasi-phase-matching configuration. The acceptance angle is significantly expanded to about 30°, over tenfold larger than that with the periodical poling crystal. The extended FOV is realized in one shot without the need of parameter scanning or post-processing. Consequently, a fast snapshot allows to facilitate high-speed imaging at a frame rate up to 216 kHz. Alternatively, single-photon imaging at room temperature is permitted due to the substantially suppressed background noise by the spectro-temporal filtering. Furthermore, we have implemented high-resolution time-of-flight 3D imaging based on the picosecond optical gating. These presented MIR imaging features with wide field, fast speed, and high sensitivity might stimulate immediate applications, such as non-destructive defect inspection, in-vivo biomedical examination, and high-speed volumetric tomography.

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  • Kun Huang & Jianan Fang & Ming Yan & E Wu & Heping Zeng, 2022. "Wide-field mid-infrared single-photon upconversion imaging," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-28716-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28716-8
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